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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Short & sweet

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36 names

Hebrew · Persian · Germanic

Ava

Life

Top 100
German · English

Ella

Germanic other; also a short form of El- names

Top 100
German

Emma

Whole; great

Top 100
English · Dutch · Greek · Germanic

Theo

Short form of Theodore, Theobald or other Theo- names

Top 100
German · Turkish · Igbo · Hebrew

Ada

Noble in Germanic names; other languages have separate origins

Familiar
Old German · French · Germanic

Hugo

Old German form of Hugh

Familiar
German

Lena

Short form of Helena, Magdalena and other -lena names

Familiar
Arabic · Sanskrit · German

Lina

Tender; palm tree

Familiar
Spanish · Germanic

Luis

Famous in battle; Spanish form of Louis

Familiar
Germanic · English

Milo

Form related to Miles; deeper derivation uncertain

Familiar
Persian · German · Sanskrit

Mina

Enamel; glaze

Familiar
German · English

Otis

Surname name related to Otto

FamiliarRising
Old German

Otto

Wealth; fortune

Familiar
German · Dutch

Romy

Pet form of Rosemarie, Rosemary or Rom- names

FamiliarRising
English · French · Germanic · Latin

Rose

Rose flower; an older Germanic name history also exists

Familiar
English · German · Scandinavian · Greek

Thea

Short form of Dorothea, Theodora, Theresa or similar names

Familiar
Dutch · Hebrew

Bram

Short form of Abraham

Uncommon
German · Swedish

Elsa

Short form of Elisabeth

Uncommon
Old German

Ida

Uncertain; possibly work or labor

Uncommon
German

Karl

Man, through the Charles family

Uncommon
German

Wolf

Wolf

Uncommon
German · Dutch

Anke

Pet form of Anna and other An- names

Rare gem
German · Dutch

Arno

Short form of Arnold or Arnoud

Rare gem
Danish · German

Birk

Short form of Burkhard

Rare gem
Dutch

Dirk

Dutch and Low German form of Diederik

Rare gem
German · Dutch

Elke

Low German and Frisian form of Adelheid

Rare gem
Flemish · Dutch

Fien

Short form of Josefien and similar names

Rare gem
German

Hedy

Pet form of Hedwig

Rare gem
German · Dutch

Imke

Whole or great, through Ime

Rare gem
Old German · Croatian · Czech · Bulgarian

Ivo

Yew; other name families have separate roots

Rare gem
Flemish · German

Nele

Pet form of Cornelia

Rare gem
Dutch

Roos

Rose

Rare gem
German

Till

People, through a Germanic short form

Rare gem
Yoruba · German

Tobi

Great in Yoruba short forms; also a form of Tobias

Rare gem
Old German

Uta

Feminine form of Udo, associated with wealth

Rare gem
French · Germanic

Yves

Possibly yew, through Ivo

Rare gem
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