The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

First letter

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49–96 of 230 names

Igbo

Chisom

God goes with me

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Igbo

Chizoba

God continues to save

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Korean

Daon

Modern name; no single established meaning

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Yoruba

Dayo

Joy arrives

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Welsh · Indonesian · Javanese

Dewi

Possibly a form of David; Indonesian Dewi is separate

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Arabic · Russian

Dima

Lasting rain

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Turkish

Doğa

Nature

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Korean

Duri

Two in Gyeongsang dialect

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Igbo

Ekene

Thanks; gratitude

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Turkish · Turkic

Ekin

Harvest; crops of the field

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Turkish

Elvan

Colors

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Tamil

Ezhil

Beauty; loveliness

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Persian · Arabic

Firdaus

Paradise; heavenly garden

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Korean

Ga-on

Center; from an older Korean form

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Hebrew

Gefen

Grapevine

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Turkish · Turkic

Güneş

Sun; sunshine

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Punjabi

Gurdeep

Light of the Guru

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Welsh

Gwyn

White; blessed

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Hebrew

Hadar

Splendor; glory

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Ancient Greek

Halcyon

Kingfisher

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Korean

Haneul

Sky; heaven

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Punjabi

Harjot

Divine light

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Japanese · Korean

Haru

Spring or sunlight in Japanese spellings; day in Korean

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Japanese

Hibiki

Sound; resonance, with 響

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Japanese

Hikaru

Light or brightness in one Japanese spelling

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Arabic

Hilal

Crescent moon

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Japanese

Hinata

Sunny place in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit

Hira

Diamond

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Japanese

Hiromi

Vastness and beauty in one Japanese spelling

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Hawaiian

Hoku

Star in Hōkū; Hoku also names a lunar night

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Chinese

Hui

Wisdom or brightness with the cited Chinese characters

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Yoruba

Ifeoluwa

God’s love; God’s will

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Arabic

Ihsan

Excellence; doing good beautifully

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Arabic

Ikram

Honor; generosity

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Arabic

Ilham

Inspiration

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Turkish

İlkay

New moon; first moon

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Finnish

Ilo

Joy; happiness

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Urdu · Arabic

Inayat

Care; concern

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Sanskrit

Indra

Name of a Vedic god; derivation debated

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Norwegian · Swedish · Danish

Inge

Name element referring to the god Ing

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Scottish Gaelic

Innes

Form of Aonghas; proposed one strength root

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Japanese

Itsuki

Tree in one Japanese spelling

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Yoruba

Iyanu

Wonder; miracle

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