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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97–144 of 762 names

Scottish Gaelic · English

Knox

Round hill

Familiar
Hawaiian

Koa

Warrior; the koa tree

Familiar
English · Russian

Lana

Short form of Alana or Svetlana

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English

Lane

Lane; path

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English

Lee

Clearing, in the English surname

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Old Norse

Leif

Heir; descendant

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German

Lena

Short form of Helena, Magdalena and other -lena names

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Greek · French

Leon

Lion

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Sanskrit · Arabic

Lila

Divine play

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Arabic · Sanskrit · German

Lina

Tender; palm tree

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Liv

Protection; also associated with life

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Spanish · Yoruba

Lola

Sorrows, through Dolores

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Spanish · Germanic

Luis

Famous in battle; Spanish form of Louis

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Spanish

Luz

Light

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Greek

Lyra

Lyre; the constellation name

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Hebrew · English

Mary

Original meaning uncertain

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Latin · English

Max

Short form of Maximilian, Maxim or Maxwell

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Germanic · English

Milo

Form related to Miles; deeper derivation uncertain

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Persian · German · Sanskrit

Mina

Enamel; glaze

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Slavic · Sanskrit

Mira

Slavic short form associated with peace or world

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Arabic · Hebrew

Musa

Form of Moses; probably Egyptian for son

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English · Indian usage

Myra

Literary coinage; possibly myrrh or a form of Mary

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French

Naël

Possibly a short form of Nathanaël or Gwenaël

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English

Nash

At the ash tree

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Swahili · Welsh

Nia

Purpose in Swahili; Welsh form of Niamh

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Italian · Greek

Nico

Victory of the people, when short for Nicholas

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Hebrew · Hawaiian · Japanese

Noa

Movement; motion

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Latin · French

Noel

Christmas

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Arabic

Noor

Light

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English

Nyla

Probably a feminine form of Niles

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Old Norse

Odin

Inspired; frenzied; furious

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Arabic

Omar

Flourishing; long-lived

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English · Greek

Onyx

Onyx gemstone

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English

Opal

Opal gemstone

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German · English

Otis

Surname name related to Otto

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Old German

Otto

Wealth; fortune

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Arabic · Hebrew · Russian

Raya

Banner; flag

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English

Reed

Red in the surname route; also the reed plant

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English · French · Yoruba

Remi

Oarsman, through Rémi

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English · French · Latin

Remy

Oarsman, through Rémy

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Latin

Rex

King

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Spanish

Rey

King; also a short form of Reynaldo

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Greek · Latin

Rhea

Meaning unknown; flow and earth are proposed connections

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Welsh

Rhys

Probably ardor; enthusiasm

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Spanish · Portuguese · Japanese

Rio

River in Spanish and Portuguese; Japanese readings depend on kanji

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German · Dutch

Romy

Pet form of Rosemarie, Rosemary or Rom- names

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Irish · Scottish Gaelic

Rory

Red king

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Latin · Slavic

Rosa

Rose; older Germanic and separate Slavic routes also exist

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