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

1,489–1,536 of 2,098 names

Russian

Polina

Form of Paulina or short form of Apollinariya

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Tamil

Ponni

A name for the Kaveri river

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English

Posy

A bunch of flowers; also a short form of Josephine

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Brazilian Portuguese · Tupi

Potira

Flower, from Tupi potyra

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Sanskrit

Pranay

Love; affection

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Sanskrit

Pratik

Appearance; form

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Pratyush

Dawn; daybreak

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Sanskrit

Preeti

Love; joy

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Latin · Italian

Primo

Italian form of Primus: first

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Latin · French

Prosper

Fortunate; successful

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Sanskrit

Puja

Worship; reverence

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Sanskrit · Kannada

Puneeth

Pure; holy

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Indonesian · Malay

Putri

Daughter; princess

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Arabic

Qays

Measurement

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Chinese

Qian

Beautiful with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Qing

Blue-green; youth with the cited Chinese characters

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Vietnamese

Quang

Bright; clear

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Nahuatl

Quetzalli

Quetzal feather; something precious

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Quechua

Quilla

Moon, when used as the Quechua spelling of Killa

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Vietnamese

Quỳnh

A flowering epiphyllum; other senses depend on the root

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Sanskrit

Rachana

Creation; composition

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Bulgarian · Serbian

Rada

Short form of Slavic names with rad: happy or willing

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Czech · Polish

Radek

Short form of Slavic names with rad: happy or willing

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Serbian · Bulgarian · Czech

Radomir

Happy or willing + peace or world

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Italian

Raffaella

Italian feminine form of Raphael: God heals

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Italian

Raffaello

Italian form of Raphael: God heals

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Irish · English

Rafferty

Flood tide

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Arabic

Rafiq

Friend; gentle companion

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German

Rainer

German form of Rayner

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Persian

Ramin

Joyful; happy

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Japanese · Hebrew

Ran

Orchid in Japanese 蘭; singing in Hebrew

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Punjabi · Sanskrit

Ranbir

Hero in battle

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Javanese · Indonesian

Rangga

A Javanese official’s title

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Sanskrit · Hebrew

Rani

Queen; royal lady

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Arabic

Rasha

Young gazelle

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Arabic

Rashid

Rightly guided; wise

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Swahili

Rehema

Mercy; compassion

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Japanese

Rei

Bell, beauty or jade’s sound in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit

Rekha

Line; streak

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Hindi · Persian

Reshma

Silk

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Sanskrit

Revati

Prosperous; a star

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Spanish

Reyes

Kings

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Welsh

Rhodri

Wheel and king

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