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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Less common in the US

721–768 of 949 names

Irish

Saorla

Form of Saorlaith, free ruler

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Sanskrit

Sarayu

The Sarayu river

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Finnish · Indonesian

Sari

Finnish form of Sarah; Indonesian essence

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Sanskrit

Sarika

Myna bird

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Finnish

Satu

Fairy tale; fable

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Sanskrit

Savita

Associated with the sun god Savitr

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Japanese

Sayaka

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Sanskrit

Seema

Boundary; limit

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Javanese · Indonesian

Sekar

Flower; blossom

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Amharic

Selam

Peace

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Turkish

Selin

Meaning uncertain; modern Turkish name

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Tamil

Selvi

Prosperous woman; daughter

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Korean

Seo-ah

Auspiciousness; elegance (瑞雅 example)

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Korean

Seo-yeon

Auspiciousness; beauty (瑞妍 example)

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Korean

Seo-yun

Auspiciousness; smoothness (瑞潤 example)

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Korean

Seol-ah

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Persian

Sepideh

Dawn; first light

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Korean

Seul-gi

Wisdom; intelligence

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Persian

Shadi

Happiness

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Persian

Shahrzad

Possibly noble lineage; Persian literary name

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Chinese

Shan

Mountain or coral with the cited Chinese characters

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Sanskrit

Shanti

Peace; tranquility

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English

Shelley

Clearing on a bank

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Japanese

Shiori

Poem and weaving; bookmark in one Japanese spelling

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Persian

Shirin

Sweet; charming

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Sanskrit

Shloka

Verse; stanza

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Scottish Gaelic

Shona

Scottish form in the Joan and Janet families

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sibongile

We are thankful

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Old Norse · Icelandic

Sif

Bride; kinswoman

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Old Norse · Danish

Signe

New victory

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Old Norse

Sigrid

Beautiful victory

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Finnish · Estonian

Siiri

Beautiful victory

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Persian

Simin

Silvery; made of silver

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Punjabi

Simran

Remembrance of God

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Sanskrit

Sindhu

River; the Indus

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Irish · Hebrew

Sinéad

The Lord is gracious

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Spanish · Italian

Sira

Syrian, through Syrus

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Quechua

Sisa

Flower; blossom

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Sanskrit

Sita

Furrow in the earth

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