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

1,585–1,632 of 2,098 names

Arabic

Sabri

Patient

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Irish

Sadhbh

Probably sweet

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Korean

Saebom

New spring

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English

Saffron

Saffron spice; crocus

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Old Norse · Swedish

Saga

Story; mythological derivation uncertain

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Arabic

Sahar

Dawn; early morning

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Telugu · Sanskrit

Sahiti

Literature; poetry

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Finnish

Saimi

Named for Lake Saimaa

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Arabic

Sajid

One who bows in worship

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Saket

An ancient name for Ayodhya

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Japanese

Saku

First day of the lunar month in 朔; other spellings differ

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Tongan

Salote

Tongan and Fijian form of Charlotte

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Khmer

Samnang

Luck; good fortune

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Korean

San

Mountain (山 spelling)

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Dutch · Norwegian · Estonian

Sander

Short form of Alexander

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Sanskrit

Sanjana

Joining; uniting

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Sanskrit

Sanjeev

Living; reviving

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Swedish · Finnish

Sanna

Short form of Susanna; also associated with true

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Dutch

Sanne

Dutch and Danish short form of Susanna

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Sanskrit

Santosh

Contentment; happiness

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Japanese

Saori

Weaving with sand or early; depends on kanji

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Irish

Saorla

Form of Saorlaith, free ruler

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Sanskrit

Sarayu

The Sarayu river

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Finnish · Indonesian

Sari

Finnish form of Sarah; Indonesian essence

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Sanskrit

Sarika

Myna bird

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Sanskrit

Sarthak

Meaningful; purposeful

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Japanese

Satoshi

Wisdom; intelligence in one Japanese spelling

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Indonesian · Javanese

Satria

Knight; hero; nobleman

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Finnish

Satu

Fairy tale; fable

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Sanskrit

Satvik

Pure; virtuous

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Sanskrit

Savita

Associated with the sun god Savitr

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Japanese

Sayaka

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Portuguese

Sebastião

Portuguese form of Sebastian: from Sebaste

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Sanskrit

Seema

Boundary; limit

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Swahili

Sefu

Possibly a Swahili form of Saif

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Javanese · Indonesian

Sekar

Flower; blossom

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Amharic

Selam

Peace

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Turkish

Selin

Meaning uncertain; modern Turkish name

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Tamil

Selvi

Prosperous woman; daughter

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Irish

Senan

Little old one

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Korean

Seo-ah

Auspiciousness; elegance (瑞雅 example)

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Korean

Seo-jun

Auspiciousness; talent (瑞俊 example)

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Korean

Seo-yeon

Auspiciousness; beauty (瑞妍 example)

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Korean

Seo-yun

Auspiciousness; smoothness (瑞潤 example)

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