The name collection

Names with meaning.

3,600+ baby names from 25 cultures, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation and story.

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817–864 of 1,336 names

Turkish · Turkic

İdil

The Volga River

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Idun

Modern form of Iðunn

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Yoruba

Ifeoluwa

God’s love; God’s will

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Igbo

Ijeoma

Good journey

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Quechua

Illari

Radiance; lightning, in the RENIEC Quechua account

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Russian

Ilya

Russian form of Elijah: my God is Yahweh

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Basque

Imanol

God is with us

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Turkish · Azerbaijani

İnci

Pearl

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Tamil

Iniya

Sweet; pleasant

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Tamil

Iniyan

Pleasant; kind

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Scottish Gaelic

Innes

Form of Aonghas; proposed one strength root

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Greek

Ione

Violet flower

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Japanese

Iori

Weaving in 伊織; hermitage in 庵

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Brazilian Portuguese · Nheengatu

Iracema

Brazilian literary name; original interpretation debated

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Galician · Portuguese

Iria

Possibly a form of Irene

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Japanese

Iroha

Color and leaf in one Japanese spelling

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Norwegian

Iselin

Possibly iron-associated

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Scottish

Ishbel

My God is an oath, through Isabel

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Old German · Croatian · Czech · Bulgarian

Ivo

Yew; other name families have separate roots

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Basque

Izei

Fir tree

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Sanskrit

Jahnavi

The river Ganga; daughter of Jahnu

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Arabic · Urdu

Jamil

Beautiful

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Punjabi

Jasleen

Absorbed in God’s praise

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Serbian · Croatian

Jelena

Form of Helen; the ultimate Greek meaning is uncertain

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Korean

Ji-an

Wisdom; peace (智安 example)

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Chinese

Jing

Quietness or crystal with the cited Chinese characters

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Korean

Jinju

Pearl (珍珠 or 眞珠 spelling)

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Norwegian · Danish · French

Johanne

God is gracious

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Serbian · Macedonian

Jovana

God is gracious

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Basque

Julen

Basque form of Julian; ancient meaning uncertain

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Chinese

Jun

Ruler or talent with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Kaede

Maple in one Japanese spelling

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Ewe

Kafui

Praise him

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Māori

Kahurangi

Precious; blue; a prized type of greenstone

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Finnish

Kaino

Shy; modest

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Hawaiian

Kaipo

The sweetheart

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Hawaiian

Kalei

The lei; the flowers; the child

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Sanskrit

Kalyani

Auspicious; lovely

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Hawaiian

Kamalani

Heavenly or royal child

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Hawaiian

Kanani

The beauty

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Japanese

Kanata

Music and abundance in one Japanese spelling

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Tamil

Kani

Ripe fruit; sweetness

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