The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Short & sweet

Four letters or fewer

17 names

Hawaiian · Japanese · Chinese

Kai

Sea in Hawaiian; East Asian meanings depend on spelling

Top 100

Spanish · Portuguese · Japanese

Rio

River in Spanish and Portuguese; Japanese readings depend on kanji

Familiar

Japanese · Finnish

Mika

Beauty and fragrance in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Persian · Arabic · Japanese

Rumi

From Rum, the old name for Anatolia

Uncommon

Japanese

Sora

Sky in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Russian · Ukrainian · Japanese

Yuri

Slavic form of George: farmer

Uncommon

Japanese · Finnish

Aki

Autumn or brightness in Japanese; Finnish short form

Rare gem

Hebrew · Japanese

Ami

My people

Rare gem

Japanese

Aoi

Hollyhock or blue-green in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese · Korean

Haru

Spring or sunlight in Japanese spellings; day in Korean

Rare gem

Japanese

Nagi

Calm in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Nao

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem

Japanese · Hebrew

Ran

Orchid in Japanese 蘭; singing in Hebrew

Rare gem

Japanese

Rei

Bell, beauty or jade’s sound in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Chinese · Portuguese · Japanese

Rui

Auspicious with Chinese 瑞; other origins differ

Rare gem

Japanese

Sui

Blue-green in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Yuki

Snow or happiness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

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