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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Royal

Crowns, queens and kings

241–288 of 297 names

French

Mathilde

Strength in battle

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Persian

Mehrdad

Gift of Mithra

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Turkish

Metehan

Mete with the title khan

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Hebrew

Michal

Uncertain; possibly brook in Hebrew

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Japanese

Michiko

Beauty, wisdom and child in one Japanese spelling

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Chinese

Muchen

Bathing and palace with the cited Chinese characters

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Arabic

Murad

Desired; longed for

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Zulu

Nandi

Sweet; pleasant

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Zulu · Xhosa

Nkosi

Chief; king; lord

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Twi · Akan

Ohemaa

Queen; queen mother

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Olav

Ancestor’s descendant

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English

Oswin

God’s friend

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Italian

Ottavia

Eighth, through Octavia

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Italian

Ottavio

Eighth, through Octavius

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Indonesian · Malay

Putri

Daughter; princess

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Serbian · Bulgarian · Czech

Radomir

Happy or willing + peace or world

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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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Welsh

Rhodri

Wheel and king

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Irish

Ríona

Form of Ríoghnach or short form of Caitríona

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Tongan

Salote

Tongan and Fijian form of Charlotte

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Irish

Saorla

Form of Saorlaith, free ruler

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Indonesian · Javanese

Satria

Knight; hero; nobleman

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Portuguese

Sebastião

Portuguese form of Sebastian: from Sebaste

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Persian

Shahrzad

Possibly noble lineage; Persian literary name

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Czech · Russian · Slavic

Stanislav

Stand or become + glory

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Arabic

Talal

Fine rain; morning dew

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Tahitian

Tamatoa

Warrior child

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Turkic · Turkish

Tarkan

High-ranking noble title

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Turkic · Turkish

Tekin

Prince

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Amharic

Tewodros

Form of Theodore; gift of God

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Greek

Theodosia

Feminine form of Theodosius: giving to God

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French · Germanic

Thibault

Bold people

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Amharic

Tsehay

Sun; sunshine

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Turkic · Turkish

Tuğrul

Legendary royal bird of prey

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Quechua

Túpac

Royal; noble

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Danish · Swedish · Norwegian

Ulrik

Heritage; ruler

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Czech

Václav

More or greater + glory

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