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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

97–144 of 152 names

Sanskrit

Nalini

Lotus; lotus pond

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Nandini

Daughter; she who delights

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Sanskrit · Punjabi

Navneet

Fresh butter

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Sanskrit

Neha

Possibly love; tenderness

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Gujarati · Hindi

Nirali

Distinctive; wonderfully different

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Sanskrit · Gujarati

Nirav

Quiet; serene

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Punjabi

Nirvair

Without enmity

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Sanskrit

Nisha

Night

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Sanskrit

Niyati

Destiny; fixed order

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Tamil

Oviya

Beautiful as a painting

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Sanskrit

Pallav

New leaf; shoot

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Sanskrit

Pallavi

New leaf; shoot

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Sanskrit

Pranay

Love; affection

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Sanskrit

Preeti

Love; joy

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Sanskrit · Hebrew

Rani

Queen; royal lady

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Hindi · Persian

Reshma

Silk

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Hindi · Marathi · Persian

Roshni

Light; brightness

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Sanskrit

Rupa

Form; appearance

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Marathi · Sanskrit

Rutuja

Born of the seasons

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Telugu · Sanskrit

Sahiti

Literature; poetry

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Saket

An ancient name for Ayodhya

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Sanskrit

Sanjana

Joining; uniting

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Sanskrit

Sarayu

The Sarayu river

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Sanskrit

Seema

Boundary; limit

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Tamil

Selvi

Prosperous woman; daughter

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Punjabi

Simran

Remembrance of God

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Sanskrit

Sneha

Affection; tenderness

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sohini

Beautiful; a pre-dawn raga

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Sanskrit

Sonal

Golden

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sourav

Fragrance

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Kannada · Sanskrit

Spandana

Heartbeat; pulse

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Stavan

Praise; a hymn of praise

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Hindi

Suhana

Pleasant; lovely

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Punjabi

Sukhdeep

Light of happiness

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Sanskrit

Suman

Flower; good-hearted

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Swara

Musical note; tone

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Tanmay

Absorbed; engrossed

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Sanskrit

Tanvi

Slender; delicate

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Russian · Latin

Tanya

Form of Tatiana; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Sanskrit

Tarini

She who helps across; deliverer

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Sanskrit

Tarun

Young; fresh

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Tamil

Thendral

Gentle southern breeze

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