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Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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English · Italian word · Persian

Aria

Air; a solo song

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Hebrew · Persian · Germanic

Ava

Life

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Danish · Hebrew

Axel

Father is peace, through Absalom

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Turkish

Ayla

Halo of moonlight

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English · French

Beau

Handsome

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Biblical Hebrew

Eden

Possibly delight; biblical garden name

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German · English

Ella

Germanic other; also a short form of El- names

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German

Emma

Whole; great

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Italian

Enzo

Origin uncertain; also short for names ending in enzo

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Hebrew

Ezra

Help; helper

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Breton · English · Spanish · Portuguese

Gael

Probably referring to a Gaelic speaker

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Scottish Gaelic

Ian

The Lord is gracious

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Greek

Iris

Rainbow

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Scottish · Spanish

Isla

From Islay; also coincides with Spanish island

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English

Ivy

Ivy plant

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English

Jack

God is gracious, through John

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English · Spanish

Jade

Jade stone

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Hebrew · English

John

The Lord is gracious

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Spanish · Hebrew

José

God will add, through Joseph

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Hawaiian · Japanese · Chinese

Kai

Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling

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Hebrew

Leah

Possibly weary; origin uncertain

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Latin

Leo

Lion

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Hebrew

Levi

Possibly joined; attached

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Irish

Liam

Will and protection, through William

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English · Latin

Lily

Lily flower

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Italian · Romanian · Hungarian

Luca

From Lucania in Italian; a separate Hungarian Lucia form

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Latin · English

Lucy

Light, through Lucia

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Croatian · Serbian

Luka

Form of Luke, probably referring to Lucania

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Greek · English

Luke

Probably from Lucania

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Spanish · Latin

Luna

Moon

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English

Lyla

Variant of Leila or feminine form of Lyle

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Sanskrit · Greek

Maya

Illusion; divine creative power

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Italian · Scandinavian

Mia

Short form of Maria; also Italian mine

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Slavic

Mila

Gracious or dear

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Hebrew

Noah

Rest; comfort

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Irish · Latin · Arabic

Nora

Short form of Honora or Eleanor; Arabic Nora is separate

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Welsh

Owen

Form of Owain or Eoghan; ultimate origin uncertain

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English

Ruby

Ruby gemstone

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Irish

Ryan

From Rian; little king is a traditional interpretation

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English · Dutch · Greek · Germanic

Theo

Short form of Theodore, Theobald or other Theo- names

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Greek

Zoe

Life

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Greek · English

Zoey

Life

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Hebrew

Abel

Breath; vapor

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English

Ace

Highest rank

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German · Turkish · Igbo · Hebrew

Ada

Noble in Germanic names; other languages have separate origins

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Hebrew · Arabic

Adam

Man; humanity

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Arabic

Ali

Exalted; noble

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