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

865–886 of 886 names

Chinese

Xinyi

Happiness and harmony with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Xue

Snow or learning with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yan

Swallow or beauty with the cited Chinese characters

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Persian

Yasaman

Jasmine flower

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Tamil

Yazhini

Associated with the Tamil yazh instrument

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Korean

Ye-eun

Cleverness; kindness (睿恩 example)

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Korean

Ye-jin

Art; preciousness (藝珍 example)

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Vietnamese

Yến

Swallow, the bird

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Korean

Yeon-hee

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Chinese

Yihan

Art and containment with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Yua

Joining and love in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Yui

Joining or tying in one Japanese spelling

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Arabic

Yumna

Blessed; fortunate

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Chinese

Yutong

Rain and paulownia with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yuxi

Speech and evening tide with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Yuzuki

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Persian

Zhaleh

Dew; hoarfrost

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Chinese

Zhiruo

Medicinal-plant associations in the spelling 芷若

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Chinese

Ziyi

Child and joy with the cited Chinese characters

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Serbian · Croatian

Zorica

Dawn

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Basque

Zuriñe

Basque name built from zuri: white

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