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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English · Italian word · Persian

Aria

Air; a solo song

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Hebrew · Persian · Germanic

Ava

Life

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Turkish

Ayla

Halo of moonlight

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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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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 · Spanish

Jade

Jade stone

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Hebrew

Leah

Possibly weary; origin uncertain

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English · Latin

Lily

Lily flower

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Latin · English

Lucy

Light, through Lucia

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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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Irish · Latin · Arabic

Nora

Short form of Honora or Eleanor; Arabic Nora is separate

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English

Ruby

Ruby gemstone

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Greek

Zoe

Life

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Greek · English

Zoey

Life

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German · Turkish · Igbo · Hebrew

Ada

Noble in Germanic names; other languages have separate origins

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Spanish · Hebrew · Latin

Alma

Soul in Spanish; other independent roots exist

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Hebrew · Latin

Anna

Favor; grace

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Russian

Anya

Russian short form of Anna, from Hannah: favor or grace

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Arabic · Japanese

Aya

Sign; miracle; verse

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Greek

Cleo

Short form in Greek name families associated with glory

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Greek

Cora

Maiden; sometimes a short form of another name

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Japanese

Emi

Favor and beauty in one Japanese spelling

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Irish

Erin

Ireland

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Hebrew · Latin

Eva

Life; living

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Hebrew

Eve

Life; living

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English

Evie

Short form of Eve or Evelyn

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Arabic · Japanese · Czech · Korean

Hana

Happiness; bliss

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English

Hope

Hope

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Hebrew · English

Jane

The Lord is gracious

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June

June; the month named after Juno

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Norwegian · Estonian

Kaia

Form of Katarina; ancient derivation uncertain

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Russian

Kira

Russian feminine form of Cyrus; ultimate meaning uncertain

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English · Russian

Lana

Short form of Alana or Svetlana

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German

Lena

Short form of Helena, Magdalena and other -lena names

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Sanskrit · Arabic

Lila

Divine play

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Arabic · Sanskrit · German

Lina

Tender; palm tree

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Liv

Protection; also associated with life

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Spanish · Yoruba

Lola

Sorrows, through Dolores

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Spanish

Luz

Light

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Greek

Lyra

Lyre; the constellation name

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