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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Soft & gentle

Gentle sounds, tender meanings

241–288 of 304 names

Catalan

Oriol

Golden

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English

Oswin

God’s friend

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Turkish · Turkic

Ozan

Poet; wandering bard

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Irish

Páidí

Nobleman; patrician

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Sanskrit

Pallav

New leaf; shoot

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Catalan

Pau

Small, through Paul; also Catalan peace

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Sanskrit

Pranay

Love; affection

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Serbian · Bulgarian · Czech

Radomir

Happy or willing + peace or world

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German

Rainer

German form of Rayner

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Persian

Ramin

Joyful; happy

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Yoruba

Rotimi

Stay with me

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Arabic

Sabri

Patient

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Saket

An ancient name for Ayodhya

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Irish

Senan

Little old one

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Korean

Seo-jun

Auspiciousness; talent (瑞俊 example)

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Korean

Si-woo

Beginning; protection (始祐 example)

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Portuguese

Simão

Portuguese form of Simon: hearing or listening

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Sindre

Norwegian form of Sindri

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sipho

Gift

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sourav

Fragrance

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Stavan

Praise; a hymn of praise

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Scottish Gaelic

Struan

From a Scottish place name associated with streams

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Korean

Sun-jae

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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French · Latin

Sylvain

Of the woods

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Korean

Tae-o

Great; five (太五 example)

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Arabic

Talal

Fine rain; morning dew

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Tanmay

Absorbed; engrossed

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Sanskrit

Tarun

Young; fresh

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Shona

Tawanda

We are now many

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Zulu · Xhosa

Themba

Trust; hope

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Vietnamese

Thinh

Prosperous; flourishing

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Zulu

Thulani

Be quiet; be peaceful

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Croatian · Serbian · Bulgarian

Tihomir

Quiet + peace or world

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French · Greek

Timéo

Honor

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Turkish · Turkic

Tolunay

Full moon

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Italian

Tommaso

Italian form of Thomas: twin

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Uday

Rising; sunrise

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Turkish

Uğur

Good luck; good fortune

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Turkish

Umut

Hope

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Basque

Unai

Cowherd

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Croatian

Vedran

Clear or cheerful

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Serbian · Croatian · Russian

Velimir

Great + peace or world

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