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Names with meaning.

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

Short & sweet

Four letters or fewer

7 names

English

Ruby gemstone

Top 100

English

Red in the surname route; also the reed plant

Familiar

English · French · Yoruba

Oarsman, through Rémi

Familiar

English · French · Latin

Oarsman, through Rémy

Familiar

English · French · Germanic · Latin

Rose flower; an older Germanic name history also exists

Familiar

English

Uncommon

English

Rue herb

Uncommon

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