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

1,729–1,776 of 2,098 names

English

Starling

Starling bird; also an English surname name

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Stavan

Praise; a hymn of praise

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Greek

Stelios

Form of Stylianos, associated with a pillar

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Scottish Gaelic

Struan

From a Scottish place name associated with streams

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Korean

Su-ah

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Korean

Subin

Excellence; refinement (秀斌 example)

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Turkish · Persian

Sude

Touched; painted

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Arabic

Suha

Overlooked; name of the star Alcor

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Arabic · Urdu

Suhail

Smooth; even

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Hindi

Suhana

Pleasant; lovely

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Arabic

Suhayla

Gentle; feminine form of Suhayl

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Japanese

Sui

Blue-green in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit

Sujata

Well-born

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Punjabi

Sukhdeep

Light of happiness

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Sanskrit

Suman

Flower; good-hearted

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Arabic

Sumayya

Elevated; lofty

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Japanese

Sumire

Violet in one Japanese spelling

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Korean

Sun-jae

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Sanskrit

Sunita

Well-guided; wise

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Norwegian · Old English

Sunniva

Sun gift

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Sanskrit

Surya

The sun

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Sanskrit

Sushila

Good-natured; well-disposed

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Quechua

Suyana

Linked with waiting or expectation; often interpreted as hope

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Hindi · Marathi · Sanskrit

Suyash

Good fame; renown

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Japanese

Suzu

Bell in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Suzume

Meaning depends on kanji; sparrow is one possibility

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Swedish

Svea

Name representing Sweden

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Swedish · Old Norse

Sven

Boy; young man

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Norwegian

Sverre

Wild; swinging

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Serbian · Bulgarian

Svetozar

Holy + an uncertain second element, possibly dawn

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Italian

Sveva

Possibly a reference to the Suebi

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French · English

Swann

Surname with swan or servant origins

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Swara

Musical note; tone

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Swaraj

Self-rule; independence

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Sanskrit

Swati

The star Arcturus

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French · Latin

Sylvain

Of the woods

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Japanese

Tadao

Loyal man in 忠男; other spellings differ

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Korean

Tae-hyun

Peacefulness; wisdom (泰賢 example)

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Korean

Tae-hyung

Greatness; flourishing (泰亨 example)

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Korean

Tae-o

Great; five (太五 example)

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Korean

Tae-yang

Sun (太陽 spelling)

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Japanese

Taichi

Greatness and one in one Japanese spelling

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