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

1–48 of 77 names

Hebrew · Japanese

Naomi

My pleasantness

Top 100

Arabic · Japanese

Aya

Sign; miracle; verse

Familiar

Japanese

Emi

Favor and beauty in one Japanese spelling

FamiliarRising

Arabic · Japanese · Czech · Korean

Hana

Happiness; bliss

Familiar

Japanese

Kiyomi

Pure beauty in 清美; other spellings differ

FamiliarRising

Hebrew · Hawaiian · Japanese

Noa

Movement; motion

FamiliarRising

Japanese

Yuna

Gentleness and greens in one Japanese spelling

FamiliarRising

Japanese

Aiko

Love and child in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Japanese

Emiko

Favor, beauty and child in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Japanese

Kaori

Fragrance and weaving in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Chinese · Japanese

Mei

Beauty or plum in Chinese; Japanese meanings vary

Uncommon

Japanese · Finnish

Mika

Beauty and fragrance in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Hebrew · Japanese

Rina

Joyful song

Uncommon

Arabic · Japanese

Sana

Radiance; brilliance

Uncommon

Japanese

Sayuri

Little lily in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon

Hebrew · Japanese

Ami

My people

Rare gem

Japanese

Aoto

Blue-green and person in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Arata

New; fresh in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Ayaka

Color and flower in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Ayato

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem

Japanese

Chihiro

A thousand fathoms in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Hanae

Flower with picture or blessing; depends on kanji

Rare gem

Japanese · Korean

Haru

Spring or sunlight in Japanese spellings; day in Korean

Rare gem

Japanese

Haruka

Distant in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Haruki

Sunlight and brightness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Hibiki

Sound; resonance, with 響

Rare gem

Japanese

Hikaru

Light or brightness in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese · Tahitian · Urdu

Hina

Japanese meaning depends on kanji; separate Polynesian and Urdu roots

Rare gem

Japanese

Hinata

Sunny place in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Hiromi

Vastness and beauty in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Honoka

Harmony and flower in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Hotaru

Firefly in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Ichika

One and flower in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Iori

Weaving in 伊織; hermitage in 庵

Rare gem

Japanese

Iroha

Color and leaf in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Kaede

Maple in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Kanata

Music and abundance in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Kanna

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem

Japanese

Kaoru

Fragrance in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Kazuki

Harmony and tree in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Kiyoshi

Pure in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Kohana

Little flower in 小花; other spellings differ

Rare gem

Japanese

Koharu

Little spring in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Kōhei

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem

Japanese

Kotone

Koto sound in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Tagalog · Japanese

Mayumi

Tender; soft; modest

Rare gem

Japanese

Minato

Harbor in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

Japanese

Mio

Waterway; beauty and blossom in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem

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