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

625–672 of 762 names

Catalan

Pau

Small, through Paul; also Catalan peace

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Spanish · Hebrew

Paz

Peace in Spanish; gold in Hebrew

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Chinese

Peng

Friend or vigorous growth with the cited Chinese characters

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Polish

Pola

Short form of Apolonia

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English

Posy

A bunch of flowers; also a short form of Josephine

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Sanskrit

Puja

Worship; reverence

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Arabic

Qays

Measurement

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Chinese

Qian

Beautiful with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Qing

Blue-green; youth with the cited Chinese characters

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Bulgarian · Serbian

Rada

Short form of Slavic names with rad: happy or willing

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Japanese · Hebrew

Ran

Orchid in Japanese 蘭; singing in Hebrew

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Sanskrit · Hebrew

Rani

Queen; royal lady

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Japanese

Rei

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

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Arabic

Rida

Contentment; satisfaction

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Japanese

Riko

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Japanese

Riku

Land in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Rin

Dignified in one Japanese spelling

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Hebrew · Scottish

Ron

Song; joy

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Dutch

Roos

Rose

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Arabic

Ruba

Hill

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Shona

Rudo

Love

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Chinese · Portuguese · Japanese

Rui

Auspicious with Chinese 瑞; other origins differ

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Sanskrit

Rupa

Form; appearance

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Japanese

Ryo

Clear, cool or distant in one Japanese spelling

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Old Norse · Swedish

Saga

Story; mythological derivation uncertain

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Japanese

Saku

First day of the lunar month in 朔; other spellings differ

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Korean

San

Mountain (山 spelling)

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Finnish · Indonesian

Sari

Finnish form of Sarah; Indonesian essence

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Finnish

Satu

Fairy tale; fable

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Swahili

Sefu

Possibly a Swahili form of Saif

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Chinese

Shan

Mountain or coral with the cited Chinese characters

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English · Scottish

Shaw

Thicket in English; a separate Scottish surname means wolf

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Old Norse · Icelandic

Sif

Bride; kinswoman

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Spanish · Italian

Sira

Syrian, through Syrus

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Quechua

Sisa

Flower; blossom

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Sanskrit

Sita

Furrow in the earth

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Italian

Sole

Sun

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Vietnamese

Son

Mountain

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Chinese

Song

Pine tree with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Sota

Wind and greatness in one Japanese spelling

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Javanese · Indonesian

Sri

Radiance; beauty

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Korean

Su-ah

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Turkish · Persian

Sude

Touched; painted

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Arabic

Suha

Overlooked; name of the star Alcor

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Japanese

Sui

Blue-green in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Suzu

Bell in one Japanese spelling

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Swedish

Svea

Name representing Sweden

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Swedish · Old Norse

Sven

Boy; young man

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