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

49–96 of 146 names

English

Rain

Rain

Uncommon
Arabic

Safa

Purity; clarity

Uncommon
Irish

Shea

Probably fine; good; learned

Uncommon
Arabic

Zayan

Beautiful

Uncommon
Xhosa

Zola

Calm

Uncommon
Hebrew · Japanese

Ami

My people

Rare gem
Chinese

An

Peace with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Zulu · Xhosa

Andile

They have increased

Rare gem
Punjabi

Anhad

Unstruck melody; limitless sound

Rare gem
Chinese

Anran

Calm; safe, when written 安然

Rare gem
Zulu · Xhosa

Ayanda

They are increasing

Rare gem
Yoruba

Ayomide

My joy has arrived

Rare gem
Zulu · Xhosa · Ndebele

Banele

It is enough

Rare gem
Persian · Kurdish

Baran

Rain

Rare gem
Old Norse · Icelandic

Blær

Wind gust; gentle breeze

Rare gem
Welsh

Ceri

Origin uncertain; river, Ceridwen, or love-related explanations

Rare gem
Japanese

Chihiro

A thousand fathoms in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Igbo

Chisom

God goes with me

Rare gem
Igbo

Chizoba

God continues to save

Rare gem
Korean

Daon

Modern name; no single established meaning

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Welsh · Indonesian · Javanese

Dewi

Possibly a form of David; Indonesian Dewi is separate

Rare gem
Arabic · Russian

Dima

Lasting rain

Rare gem
Turkish

Doğa

Nature

Rare gem
Korean

Duri

Two in Gyeongsang dialect

Rare gem
Turkish

Elvan

Colors

Rare gem
Tamil

Ezhil

Beauty; loveliness

Rare gem
Korean

Ga-on

Center; from an older Korean form

Rare gem
Welsh

Gwyn

White; blessed

Rare gem
Korean

Haneul

Sky; heaven

Rare gem
Japanese · Korean

Haru

Spring or sunlight in Japanese spellings; day in Korean

Rare gem
Japanese

Hibiki

Sound; resonance, with 響

Rare gem
Japanese

Hikaru

Light or brightness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Hinata

Sunny place in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Japanese

Hiromi

Vastness and beauty in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Yoruba

Ifeoluwa

God’s love; God’s will

Rare gem
Scottish Gaelic

Innes

Form of Aonghas; proposed one strength root

Rare gem
Ewe

Kafui

Praise him

Rare gem
Māori

Kahurangi

Precious; blue; a prized type of greenstone

Rare gem
Finnish

Kaino

Shy; modest

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Kaipo

The sweetheart

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Kalei

The lei; the flowers; the child

Rare gem
Hawaiian

Kamalani

Heavenly or royal child

Rare gem
Punjabi

Kanwal

Lotus flower

Rare gem
Japanese

Kaoru

Fragrance in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Sotho · Tswana

Karabo

Answer

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Karuna

Compassion; mercy

Rare gem
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