The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

First letter

Short & sweet

Four letters or fewer

15 names

Irish

Seán

The Lord is gracious

Familiar
Hebrew

Seth

Appointed; placed

Familiar
Arabic

Saad

Good fortune

Uncommon
Arabic

Said

Happy; fortunate

Uncommon
Arabic

Saif

Sword; blade

Uncommon
Arabic · Finnish

Sami

Lofty; exalted

Uncommon
Sanskrit · Hindi

Shiv

Auspicious; kind

Uncommon
Japanese

Saku

First day of the lunar month in 朔; other spellings differ

Rare gem
Korean

San

Mountain (山 spelling)

Rare gem
Swahili

Sefu

Possibly a Swahili form of Saif

Rare gem
English · Scottish

Shaw

Thicket in English; a separate Scottish surname means wolf

Rare gem
Vietnamese

Son

Mountain

Rare gem
Chinese

Song

Pine tree with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Japanese

Sota

Wind and greatness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Swedish · Old Norse

Sven

Boy; young man

Rare gem
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