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

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18 names

Japanese

Hajime

Beginning; depends on kanji

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Japanese

Hanae

Flower with picture or blessing; depends on kanji

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Japanese · Korean

Haru

Spring or sunlight in Japanese spellings; day in Korean

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Japanese

Haruka

Distant in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Haruki

Sunlight and brightness in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Haruto

Sunlight and soaring in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Hayate

Wind-associated; depends on kanji

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Japanese

Hayato

Falcon and person in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Hibiki

Sound; resonance, with 響

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Japanese

Hikari

Light in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Hikaru

Light or brightness in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Himari

Sunlight and hollyhock in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese · Tahitian · Urdu

Hina

Japanese meaning depends on kanji; separate Polynesian and Urdu roots

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Japanese

Hinata

Sunny place in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Hiro

Abundant or generous, depending on the Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Hiromi

Vastness and beauty in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Honoka

Harmony and flower in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Hotaru

Firefly in one Japanese spelling

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