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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241–288 of 324 names

Vietnamese

Khoa

Science; branch of study

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Vietnamese

Kien

Firm; steadfast

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Vietnamese

Kiet

Hero; outstanding person

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Hawaiian

Kimo

Hawaiian form of James

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Swahili

Kito

Jewel; precious stone

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Akan · Twi

Kofi

Born on Friday

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Akan

Kojo

Born on Monday

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Chinese

Lei

Upright; a pile of stones with the cited Chinese characters

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Vietnamese · Chinese

Long

Dragon; Chinese meanings depend on the chosen character

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Breton

Malo

Bright pledge

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Sanskrit · Persian

Mani

Jewel; gem

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Māori · Hawaiian · Samoan · Sanskrit

Manu

Bird in Polynesian languages; wise in Sanskrit

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Turkish · Persian

Mert

Brave; manly

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Vietnamese

Minh

Bright

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Vietnamese

Nam

South

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Hebrew

Nevo

Hebrew form of Nebo

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Vietnamese

Nhan

Benevolence; compassion

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Vietnamese

Nhat

Sun; day

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Catalan

Nil

Nile River

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Swedish · Greek

Nils

Scandinavian form of Nicholas

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Portuguese

Nuno

Possibly ninth or grandfather

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Basque

Oier

Uncertain meaning

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Finnish

Oiva

Splendid

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Sanskrit

Ojas

Vigor; vitality; strength

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Olav

Ancestor’s descendant

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Persian

Omid

Hope

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Finnish

Onni

Happiness; luck

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Finnish

Otso

Bear

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Turkish · Turkic

Ozan

Poet; wandering bard

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Catalan

Pau

Small, through Paul; also Catalan peace

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Chinese

Peng

Friend or vigorous growth with the cited Chinese characters

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Arabic

Qays

Measurement

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Japanese

Riku

Land in one Japanese spelling

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Hebrew · Scottish

Ron

Song; joy

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Japanese

Ryo

Clear, cool or distant in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Saku

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

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Korean

San

Mountain (山 spelling)

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Swahili

Sefu

Possibly a Swahili form of Saif

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English · Scottish

Shaw

Thicket in English; a separate Scottish surname means wolf

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Vietnamese

Son

Mountain

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Chinese

Song

Pine tree with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Sota

Wind and greatness in one Japanese spelling

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Swedish · Old Norse

Sven

Boy; young man

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Korean

Tae-o

Great; five (太五 example)

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Māori

Tane

Man

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Chinese

Tao

Great waves with the cited Chinese characters

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Old Norse

Thor

Thunder

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German

Till

People, through a Germanic short form

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