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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1,681–1,728 of 2,098 names

Swahili

Simba

Lion in Swahili

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Persian

Simin

Silvery; made of silver

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Punjabi

Simran

Remembrance of God

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Arabic · Turkish

Sinan

Spearhead

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Sanskrit

Sindhu

River; the Indus

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Sindre

Norwegian form of Sindri

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Irish · Hebrew

Sinéad

The Lord is gracious

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Tongan · Samoan

Sione

Tongan and Samoan form of John

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sipho

Gift

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Spanish · Italian

Sira

Syrian, through Syrus

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Quechua

Sisa

Flower; blossom

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Sanskrit

Sita

Furrow in the earth

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Fijian

Sitiveni

Fijian form of Stephen; crown or garland

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Swedish · Old Norse

Sixten

Victory + stone

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sizwe

Nation

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Sanskrit

Sneha

Affection; tenderness

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Bulgarian

Snezhana

Form of Snježana: snowy

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Korean

So-hee

Brightness; hope (昭希 example)

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Korean

So-yeon

Simplicity; beauty (素妍 example)

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Sanskrit

Soham

I am that

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sohini

Beautiful; a pre-dawn raga

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Persian

Sohrab

Red water

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French

Solange

Religious; solemn

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Italian

Sole

Sun

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Icelandic

Sóley

Buttercup

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French

Soline

Religious; solemn

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Solveig

Sun strength

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Thai

Somchai

Worthy man; meaning depends on Thai spelling

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Vietnamese

Son

Mountain

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Sanskrit

Sonal

Golden

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Chinese

Song

Pine tree with the cited Chinese characters

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Greek

Sophronia

Feminine form of Sophronius: self-controlled or sensible

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Irish

Sorcha

Radiant; bright

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Persian

Soroush

Obedience; associated with a divine messenger

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Japanese

Sota

Wind and greatness in one Japanese spelling

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sourav

Fragrance

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Kannada · Sanskrit

Spandana

Heartbeat; pulse

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Marathi · Sanskrit

Spruha

Longing; wish

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Javanese · Indonesian

Sri

Radiance; beauty

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Czech · Russian · Slavic

Stanislav

Stand or become + glory

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