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Names with meaning.

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

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30 names

Croatian · Serbian

Luka

Form of Luke, probably referring to Lucania

Top 100
Slavic

Mila

Gracious or dear

Top 100
Russian

Anya

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

Familiar
Arabic · Japanese · Czech · Korean

Hana

Happiness; bliss

Familiar
Hebrew · Russian

Ira

Watchful; vigilant

FamiliarRising
Russian · Slavic

Ivan

Slavic form of John: God is gracious

Familiar
Russian

Kira

Russian feminine form of Cyrus; ultimate meaning uncertain

FamiliarRising
English · Russian

Lana

Short form of Alana or Svetlana

Familiar
Slavic · Sanskrit

Mira

Slavic short form associated with peace or world

FamiliarRising
Arabic · Hebrew · Russian

Raya

Banner; flag

Familiar
Latin · Slavic

Rosa

Rose; older Germanic and separate Slavic routes also exist

Familiar
Russian · Albanian

Vera

Faith

Familiar
Slavic

Zora

Dawn

Familiar
Arabic · Turkish · Bosnian

Azra

Maiden; virgin

Uncommon
Turkish · Polish · Hebrew

Ela

Hazel, as in hazel eyes

Uncommon
Hebrew · Russian

Lev

Heart

Uncommon
Slovene · Croatian

Nika

Victory of the people

Uncommon
Bulgarian · Russian · Ukrainian

Yana

Slavic form in the John family: God is gracious

Uncommon
Russian · Ukrainian · Japanese

Yuri

Slavic form of George: farmer

Uncommon
Russian

Zoya

Slavic form of Zoe: life

Uncommon
Arabic · Russian

Dima

Lasting rain

Rare gem
Russian

Ilya

Russian form of Elijah: my God is Yahweh

Rare gem
Old German · Croatian · Czech · Bulgarian

Ivo

Yew; other name families have separate roots

Rare gem
Czech · Russian · Croatian

Lada

Uncertain meaning; also a short form of longer names

Rare gem
Persian · Bulgarian

Neda

Voice; call

Rare gem
Yoruba · Norwegian · Polish

Ola

Wealth or honor in Yoruba; other origins have separate meanings

Rare gem
Polish

Pola

Short form of Apolonia

Rare gem
Bulgarian · Serbian

Rada

Short form of Slavic names with rad: happy or willing

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Serbian

Vuk

Wolf

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Slovene · Latin

Zala

Short form of Rozalija; rose

Rare gem
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