The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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41 names

Basque

Aiora

Revived medieval name; meaning uncertain

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Asturian · Arabic

Aixa

Living, through Aisha

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Basque

Amalur

Mother earth

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Basque

Amane

Mother

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Basque · Danish · Norwegian

Ane

Grace, through Anna

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Basque

Arantxa

Short form of Arantzazu

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Spanish

Candela

Candle; short form of Candelaria

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Catalan · Germanic

Elisenda

Uncertain; Germanic elements involving a path or journey

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Basque

Enara

Swallow bird

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Basque

Irati

Fern field

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Galician · Portuguese

Iria

Possibly a form of Irene

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Basque

Itxaso

Sea; ocean, through Itsaso

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Spanish

Itzia

Meaning uncertain

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Basque

Itziar

Basque village and Marian shrine name

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Basque

Izar

Star

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Basque

Leire

Basque place and monastery name

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Basque

Lorea

Flower

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Basque

Maialen

Form of Magdalene

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Catalan

Meritxell

Andorran village and Marian sanctuary name

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Catalan

Mireia

Catalan form of Mireio; meaning uncertain

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Basque

Miren

Form of Maria; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Basque

Nahia

Desire; wish

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Basque

Naroa

Abundant; fertile

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Basque · Spanish

Nerea

Possibly mine; alternatively a feminine form of Nereus

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Catalan

Núria

Marian sanctuary name in Catalonia

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Basque

Oihana

Forest, through Oihan

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Catalan

Ona

Short form of Mariona; also Catalan wave

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Spanish

Pilar

Pillar

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Spanish · Italian

Sira

Syrian, through Syrus

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Spanish

Triana

Name of a Seville neighborhood; deeper meaning uncertain

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Basque

Uxue

Basque town name associated with a dove

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Spanish · Arabic

Vega

Meadow or plain in Spanish; an astronomical route is separate

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Nahuatl · Spanish

Xochi

Flower; a form related to Xochitl

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Basque

Zuriñe

Basque name built from zuri: white

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Spanish

Zyanya

Uncertain; often associated with “forever”

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