The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Soft & gentle

Gentle sounds, tender meanings

529–576 of 886 names

Welsh

Haf

Summer

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Sanskrit · Telugu

Hamsini

Female swan; graceful movement

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Vietnamese

Hân

Joyful; delighted

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Japanese

Hanae

Flower with picture or blessing; depends on kanji

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Turkish · Persian

Hande

Laughter; smile

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Arabic

Haneen

Longing; tender yearning

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Japanese

Haruka

Distant in one Japanese spelling

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Hawaiian

Haunani

Beautiful snow

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Turkish

Hazal

Possibly gazelle; also associated with autumn

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Finnish

Helmi

Pearl; also a pet form of Vilhelmiina

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Brazilian Portuguese

Heloísa

Probably healthy or whole; wide

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Vietnamese

Hiền

Virtuous

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Finnish

Hilla

Cloudberry

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Japanese · Tahitian · Urdu

Hina

Japanese meaning depends on kanji; separate Polynesian and Urdu roots

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Japanese

Honoka

Harmony and flower in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Hotaru

Firefly in one Japanese spelling

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Korean

I-seo

Benefit; auspiciousness (利瑞 example)

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Greek

Ianthe

Violet flower

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Nheengatu · Brazilian Portuguese

Iara

Lady of the water

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Danish · Norwegian

Iben

Uncertain origin; associated with ebony

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Japanese

Ichika

One and flower in one Japanese spelling

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Turkish · Turkic

İdil

The Volga River

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Idun

Modern form of Iðunn

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Igbo

Ijeoma

Good journey

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Quechua

Illari

Radiance; lightning, in the RENIEC Quechua account

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Turkish · Azerbaijani

İnci

Pearl

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Tamil

Iniya

Sweet; pleasant

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Greek

Ione

Violet flower

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Brazilian Portuguese · Nheengatu

Iracema

Brazilian literary name; original interpretation debated

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Galician · Portuguese

Iria

Possibly a form of Irene

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Japanese

Iroha

Color and leaf in one Japanese spelling

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Norwegian

Iselin

Possibly iron-associated

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Scottish

Ishbel

My God is an oath, through Isabel

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Sanskrit

Jahnavi

The river Ganga; daughter of Jahnu

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Punjabi

Jasleen

Absorbed in God’s praise

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Serbian · Croatian

Jelena

Form of Helen; the ultimate Greek meaning is uncertain

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Korean

Ji-an

Wisdom; peace (智安 example)

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Chinese

Jing

Quietness or crystal with the cited Chinese characters

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Korean

Jinju

Pearl (珍珠 or 眞珠 spelling)

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Norwegian · Danish · French

Johanne

God is gracious

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Serbian · Macedonian

Jovana

God is gracious

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