The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

First letter

Soft & gentle

Gentle sounds, tender meanings

145–192 of 304 names

Turkish · Persian

Can

Soul; life

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Irish

Caolán

Little slender one

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Welsh

Carwyn

Love and white or blessed

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Irish

Daithí

Swiftness; nimbleness

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Sanskrit · Gujarati

Dhaval

Brilliant white; pure

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Korean

Do-ha

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Serbian · Croatian

Dragan

Precious

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Irish

Éanna

Possibly bird

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Danish · Swedish

Ebbe

Short form of Asbjørn

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Turkish · Turkic

Ediz

Lofty; high and noble

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Swedish · Finnish · Estonian

Edvin

Wealthy friend

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Finnish

Eino

Uncertain meaning

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French · Latin

Éloi

Chosen

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Spanish

Eloy

Chosen, through Eligius

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Turkish

Emre

Friend; brother

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Italian · Greek

Enea

Praise

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Basque

Eneko

Possibly my little one

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French · Greek

Étienne

Crown; wreath

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Korean

Eun-woo

Kindness; protection (恩祐 example)

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Norwegian

Even

Variant of Øyvind

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Arabic

Fadi

Redeemer; savior

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Swahili

Faraji

Consolation

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Yoruba

Femi

Short form of Olufemi; love me

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Swedish · Old Norse

Folke

People; folk

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German

Fridolin

Peace, through a Germanic pet form

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Javanese · Sundanese · Indonesian

Galih

Heart; mind; essence

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Korean

Ha-jun

Summer; approval (夏准 example)

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Japanese

Haruki

Sunlight and brightness in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit · Bengali

Hriday

Heart

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Korean

I-jun

Benefit; approval (利准 example)

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Welsh

Ianto

The Lord is gracious, through Ifan

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Basque

Ibai

River

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Russian

Ilya

Russian form of Elijah: my God is Yahweh

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Basque

Imanol

God is with us

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Tamil

Iniyan

Pleasant; kind

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Japanese

Iori

Weaving in 伊織; hermitage in 庵

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Old German · Croatian · Czech · Bulgarian

Ivo

Yew; other name families have separate roots

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Basque

Izei

Fir tree

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Arabic · Urdu

Jamil

Beautiful

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Basque

Julen

Basque form of Julian; ancient meaning uncertain

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Chinese

Jun

Ruler or talent with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Kanata

Music and abundance in one Japanese spelling

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Hawaiian

Kanoa

The unrestricted or free one

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