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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913–949 of 949 names

Tamil

Yazhini

Associated with the Tamil yazh instrument

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Korean

Ye-eun

Cleverness; kindness (睿恩 example)

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Korean

Ye-ji

Cleverness; knowledge (睿知 example)

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Korean

Ye-jin

Art; preciousness (藝珍 example)

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Vietnamese

Yến

Swallow, the bird

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Korean

Yeon-hee

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Yoruba

Yetunde

Mother has come again

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Chinese

Yihan

Art and containment with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Ying

Flower; heroic qualities with the cited Chinese characters

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Swedish · Old Norse

Ylva

She-wolf

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Japanese

Yoko

Sunlight and child in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Yua

Joining and love in one Japanese spelling

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Chinese

Yue

Moon or surpassing with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yueying

Moon and flower with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Yui

Joining or tying in one Japanese spelling

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Arabic

Yumna

Blessed; fortunate

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Chinese

Yutong

Rain and paulownia with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yuxi

Speech and evening tide with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Yuzuki

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Arabic

Zakiya

Pure; righteous

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Slovene · Latin

Zala

Short form of Rozalija; rose

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Maya

Zazil

Light; clarity

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Persian

Zhaleh

Dew; hoarfrost

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Chinese

Zhiruo

Medicinal-plant associations in the spelling 芷若

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Persian

Ziba

Beautiful; graceful

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Chinese

Ziyi

Child and joy with the cited Chinese characters

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Slavic

Zlata

Golden

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Serbian · Croatian

Zorica

Dawn

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Arabic

Zubaida

The best part; cream

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Basque

Zuriñe

Basque name built from zuri: white

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Polish · Latvian

Zuzanna

Polish and Latvian form of Susanna: lily

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Serbian · Slovene

Zvezdana

Form of Zvjezdana, associated with a star

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Spanish

Zyanya

Uncertain; often associated with “forever”

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