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

913–960 of 1,336 names

Arabic

Latifa

Gentle; kind

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Sanskrit

Lavanya

Grace; loveliness

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French

Léane

Possibly a blend of Léa and Anne

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Finnish

Leevi

Possibly joined; attached

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Chinese

Lei

Flower bud with the cited Chinese characters

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Hawaiian

Leimomi

Pearl lei; pearl child

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Basque

Leire

Basque place and monastery name

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Sotho · Tswana

Lethabo

Joy; happiness

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Irish

Liadan

Possibly gray

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Chinese

Lian

Lotus or waterfall with the cited Chinese characters

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German

Liesel

German pet form of Elisabeth

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Dutch · Flemish

Lieve

Flemish short form of Godelieve

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Flemish · Dutch

Lieven

Flemish form of Leobwin

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Tagalog · Filipino

Ligaya

Happiness

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English

Lilac

Lilac flower

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Icelandic · Finnish

Lilja

Lily

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French

Lilou

Short form or blend of Lili and Louise

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Chinese

Lin

Forest or fine jade with the cited Chinese characters

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Dutch · Flemish

Linde

Dutch form of Linda

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Zulu · Xhosa

Lindiwe

Awaited; waited for

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Chinese

Ling

Spirit or bell with the cited Chinese characters

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Vietnamese

Linh

Spirit; soul

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French · Hebrew

Lisette

My God is an oath, through Élisabeth

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Norwegian

Live

Protection; associated with life

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Chinese

Liying

Beauty and cleverness with the cited Chinese characters

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Basque

Lorea

Flower

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Swedish

Lova

Short form of Lovisa

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English

Loveday

Beloved day; associated with reconciliation

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Cornish

Lowenna

Joy, through Cornish lowena

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Xhosa · Zulu

Lubanzi

It is wide

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Bulgarian · Czech · Slovak

Lubomir

Love + peace or world

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Welsh

Mabon

Great son

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Portuguese

Madalena

Woman from Magdala

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Sanskrit

Madhav

Sweet as honey; a name of Krishna

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Sanskrit

Madhavi

Of spring; sweet

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Sanskrit

Madhu

Honey; sweet

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Occitan · French

Magali

Of Magdala, through Magdalene

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Hawaiian · Māori

Mahina

Moon; month

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Persian

Mahsa

Like the moon

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Persian

Mahtab

Moonlight

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