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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Four letters or fewer

34 names

English · Dutch · Greek · Germanic

Theo

Short form of Theodore, Theobald or other Theo- names

Top 100
Irish · Sanskrit

Tara

Irish hill name; possibly elevated place

FamiliarRising
English

Tate

From Tata; probably happy

Familiar
English · German · Scandinavian · Greek

Thea

Short form of Dorothea, Theodora, Theresa or similar names

Familiar
Arabic

Taha

Named for the 20th surah of the Qur’an

Uncommon
Persian

Taj

Crown

Uncommon
Tagalog · Filipino · Persian

Tala

Star in Tagalog; gold in Persian

Uncommon
Hebrew

Tova

Good

Uncommon
English

True

True; faithful or loyal

Uncommon
Korean

Tae-o

Great; five (太五 example)

Rare gem
Hebrew

Tal

Dew

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Māori

Tama

Son; boy

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Māori

Tane

Man

Rare gem
Chinese

Tao

Great waves with the cited Chinese characters

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Khmer

Tevy

Goddess or queen, through Khmer ទេវី

Rare gem
Vietnamese

Thảo

Grass; herbs

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Old Norse

Thor

Thunder

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Vietnamese

Thu

Autumn

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Vietnamese

Tiên

Immortal; fairy

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Quechua

Tika

Flower, from Quechua t’ika

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German

Till

People, through a Germanic short form

Rare gem
Chinese

Ting

Graceful with the cited Chinese characters

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Māori

Toa

Warrior

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Yoruba · German

Tobi

Great in Yoruba short forms; also a form of Tobias

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Romanian · Japanese

Toma

Romanian form of Thomas; Japanese meaning depends on spelling

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Portuguese

Tomé

Portuguese and Galician form of Thomas: twin

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Swedish · Danish

Tove

Modern form of Tófa

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Vietnamese

Trà

Tea

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Vietnamese

Trúc

Bamboo

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Vietnamese

Tuan

Handsome; talented

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Māori

Tūī

Tūī bird

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Turkish

Tunç

Bronze

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Vietnamese

Tung

Pine tree

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Swedish · Norwegian

Tuva

Swedish and Norwegian form of Tove

Rare gem
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