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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1–48 of 230 names

Hebrew · Sanskrit

Adi

Jewel; ornament

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Hebrew

Agam

Lake

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Igbo

Akachi

The hand of God

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Japanese · Finnish

Aki

Autumn or brightness in Japanese; Finnish short form

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Basque

Alaitz

Name of a mountain range in Navarre

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French

Alix

Nobility, through Alice

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Arabic · Urdu · Persian

Almas

Diamond

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Basque

Amaiur

Basque place name; etymology uncertain

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Basque

Amets

A dream

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Hebrew · Japanese

Ami

My people

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Sanskrit · Punjabi

Amrit

Nectar of immortality

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Chinese

An

Peace with the cited Chinese characters

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Zulu · Xhosa

Andile

They have increased

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Punjabi

Anhad

Unstruck melody; limitless sound

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Hindi · Punjabi

Anmol

Priceless; precious

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Chinese

Anran

Calm; safe, when written 安然

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Japanese

Aoi

Hollyhock or blue-green in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit · Hindi · Marathi

Apurva

Unprecedented; new

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Armenian · Korean

Ara

Uncertain Armenian etymology; Korean meaning varies

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Hebrew

Arbel

Mount Arbel place name

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Sanskrit

Ashwini

First of the lunar stars

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English · Greek

Aster

Aster flower; star

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Hebrew

Aviv

Spring; springtime

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Tigrinya

Awet

Victory

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Zulu · Xhosa

Ayanda

They are increasing

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Yoruba

Ayo

Joy

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Yoruba

Ayomide

My joy has arrived

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Turkish · Turkic

Aytaç

Moon crown

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Persian

Azar

Fire

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Arabic

Badr

Full moon

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Swahili

Bahati

Luck; good fortune

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Zulu · Xhosa · Ndebele

Banele

It is enough

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Persian · Kurdish

Baran

Rain

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Old Norse · Icelandic

Blær

Wind gust; gentle breeze

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English

Blue

The color blue

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Korean · Turkish · Albanian

Bora

Purple in Korean; snow in Albanian; storm in Turkish

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Welsh

Ceri

Origin uncertain; river, Ceridwen, or love-related explanations

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Japanese

Chihiro

A thousand fathoms in one Japanese spelling

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Igbo · Japanese

Chika

God is greater in Igbo; Japanese meaning depends on spelling

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