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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

1–48 of 53 names

Slavic

Mila

Gracious or dear

Top 100
German · Russian · Polish

Alina

Short form of Adelina, Albina or related names

Familiar
Russian

Anya

Russian short form of Anna, from Hannah: favor or grace

Familiar
Arabic · Japanese · Czech · Korean

Hana

Happiness; bliss

Familiar
English · Russian

Lana

Short form of Alana or Svetlana

Familiar
Slavic

Milana

Feminine form of Milan: gracious or dear

Familiar
Slavic

Milena

A name in the Slavic mil family: gracious or dear

Familiar
Slavic · Sanskrit

Mira

Slavic short form associated with peace or world

FamiliarRising
Russian · Arabic

Nadia

Form of Nadya, from Nadezhda: hope

Familiar
Arabic · Hebrew · Russian

Raya

Banner; flag

Familiar
Spanish · Slovak

Valentín

Form of Valentinus, associated with strength and health

FamiliarRising
Turkish · Polish · Hebrew

Ela

Hazel, as in hazel eyes

Uncommon
Norwegian · German · Czech

Emilie

Rival

Uncommon
Bulgarian · Polish

Kalina

Viburnum tree

Uncommon
Hebrew · Russian

Lev

Heart

Uncommon
Bulgarian · Serbian

Malina

Raspberry

Uncommon
Slovene · Croatian

Nika

Victory of the people

Uncommon
Russian

Sonya

Russian short form of Sophia: wisdom

Uncommon
Bulgarian · Russian · Ukrainian

Yana

Slavic form in the John family: God is gracious

Uncommon
Polish

Zofia

Polish form of Sophia: wisdom

Uncommon
Serbian · Croatian · Slovene

Anica

Grace; favor

Rare gem
Arabic · Russian

Dima

Lasting rain

Rare gem
Serbian · Croatian

Dragan

Precious

Rare gem
Serbian · Croatian

Dragana

Precious

Rare gem
Russian

Ilya

Russian form of Elijah: my God is Yahweh

Rare gem
Old German · Croatian · Czech · Bulgarian

Ivo

Yew; other name families have separate roots

Rare gem
Serbian · Croatian

Jelena

Form of Helen; the ultimate Greek meaning is uncertain

Rare gem
Serbian · Macedonian

Jovana

God is gracious

Rare gem
Polish

Kasia

Polish short form of Katarzyna; ultimate meaning uncertain

Rare gem
Russian

Katya

Russian short form of Yekaterina; ultimate meaning uncertain

Rare gem
Bulgarian

Krasimira

Beauty or adornment + peace or world

Rare gem
Czech · Russian · Croatian

Lada

Uncertain meaning; also a short form of longer names

Rare gem
Bulgarian · Czech · Slovak

Lubomir

Love + peace or world

Rare gem
Slovene · Croatian · Serbian

Matija

Form of Matthias

Rare gem
Serbian · Croatian

Milica

Dear; gracious

Rare gem
Serbian · Czech

Miloš

Slavic short form built from mil: gracious or dear

Rare gem
Croatian

Mirna

Peaceful or calm

Rare gem
Persian · Bulgarian

Neda

Voice; call

Rare gem
Croatian · Serbian

Neven

Masculine form of Nevena: marigold

Rare gem
Bulgarian · Serbian

Nevena

Marigold

Rare gem
Yoruba · Norwegian · Polish

Ola

Wealth or honor in Yoruba; other origins have separate meanings

Rare gem
Polish

Pola

Short form of Apolonia

Rare gem
Russian

Polina

Form of Paulina or short form of Apollinariya

Rare gem
Serbian · Bulgarian · Czech

Radomir

Happy or willing + peace or world

Rare gem
Russian · Latin

Tanya

Form of Tatiana; ultimate meaning uncertain

Rare gem
Croatian · Serbian · Bulgarian

Tihomir

Quiet + peace or world

Rare gem
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