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

385–432 of 886 names

Zulu · Xhosa

Amahle

The beautiful ones

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Basque

Amalur

Mother earth

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Basque

Amane

Mother

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Latin

Amata

Beloved

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Nahuatl

Ameyalli

Spring of water; fountain

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Sanskrit

Amrita

Immortal; nectar of immortality

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Sanskrit · Malayalam

Anagha

Pure; faultless

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Basque · Danish · Norwegian

Ane

Grace, through Anna

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Serbian · Croatian · Slovene

Anica

Grace; favor

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German · Dutch

Anke

Pet form of Anna and other An- names

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Dutch

Anouk

Dutch and French pet form of Anna

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Chinese

Anqi

Peace and jade with the cited Chinese characters

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Greek

Anthea

Flower; blossom

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Hindi

Anushka

Meaning uncertain

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Welsh

Anwen

Very beautiful

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French · Greek

Apolline

Derived from the name Apollo

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Arabic

Areej

Sweet fragrance

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Korean

Areum

Beauty; from the Korean word for beautiful

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Persian

Arezoo

Wish; heartfelt hope

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French · Greek

Ariane

Possibly most holy; derivation disputed

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Welsh

Arianwen

Silver; white or blessed

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Tamil

Aruvi

Waterfall

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Turkish · Persian

Arzu

Desire; wish

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Turkish · Arabic

Asel

Honey

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Turkish

Aslı

Essence; origin

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Turkish · Persian

Asuman

Sky

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Malayalam

Aswathy

Associated with the birth star Ashvini

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Turkish

Asya

Asia

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Māori

Atawhai

Kindness; generosity

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Japanese

Ayaka

Color and flower in one Japanese spelling

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Turkish

Ayça

Like the moon

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Turkish

Aydan

From the moon

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Hebrew

Ayelet

Doe; gazelle

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Turkish

Aysu

Moon water

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Turkish

Aysun

Moon element; complete meaning uncertain

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Indonesian · Javanese · Balinese

Ayu

Beautiful; pretty; good

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Irish

Bébhinn

White or blessed woman

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Turkish

Bengisu

Water of eternal life

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