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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1–48 of 324 names

Danish · Hebrew

Axel

Father is peace, through Absalom

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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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English

Jack

God is gracious, through John

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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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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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Italian · Romanian · Hungarian

Luca

From Lucania in Italian; a separate Hungarian Lucia form

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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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Hebrew

Noah

Rest; comfort

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Welsh

Owen

Form of Owain or Eoghan; ultimate origin uncertain

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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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Hebrew

Abel

Breath; vapor

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English

Ace

Highest rank

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Hebrew · Arabic

Adam

Man; humanity

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Arabic

Ali

Exalted; noble

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Arabic

Amir

Prince; commander

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Hebrew

Amos

Burden; load

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Hebrew · Old Norse

Ari

A lion

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English

Arlo

Uncertain; possibly linked to a literary place name

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Hebrew

Boaz

Swiftness

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English

Cole

Surname linked to Nicholas or Cola

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English

Colt

Young horse

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English

Dean

From a surname with more than one origin

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Hebrew

Eli

Ascended; uplifted

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Italian

Elio

Possibly sun; two historical routes exist

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Turkish

Eren

Holy person; saint

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Old Norse

Erik

Ever ruler

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Welsh

Evan

The Lord is gracious

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Irish · Old Norse

Finn

White; blessed in Irish

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English

Ford

River crossing

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Old German · French · Germanic

Hugo

Old German form of Hugh

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Basque

Iker

Visitation, as a Basque devotional name

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Arabic

Isa

Jesus

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Russian · Slavic

Ivan

Slavic form of John: God is gracious

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Spanish

Izan

Firm; enduring, through Ethan

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English

Jace

Short form of Jason

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English

Jett

Jet; aircraft or deep black

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Spanish · Hebrew

Juan

Spanish form of John

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Hebrew · English

Jude

Form of Judah; probably praise

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Hawaiian · Irish

Kane

Man in Hawaiian Kāne; Irish surname route is separate

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Persian · Irish

Kian

Royal; king

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