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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Gentle sounds, tender meanings

1,153–1,200 of 1,336 names

Finnish

Saimi

Named for Lake Saimaa

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Saket

An ancient name for Ayodhya

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Sanskrit

Sanjana

Joining; uniting

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Swedish · Finnish

Sanna

Short form of Susanna; also associated with true

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Dutch

Sanne

Dutch and Danish short form of Susanna

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Japanese

Saori

Weaving with sand or early; depends on kanji

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Irish

Saorla

Form of Saorlaith, free ruler

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Sanskrit

Sarayu

The Sarayu river

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Finnish · Indonesian

Sari

Finnish form of Sarah; Indonesian essence

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Finnish

Satu

Fairy tale; fable

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Japanese

Sayaka

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Sanskrit

Seema

Boundary; limit

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Turkish

Selin

Meaning uncertain; modern Turkish name

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Tamil

Selvi

Prosperous woman; daughter

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Irish

Senan

Little old one

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Korean

Seo-ah

Auspiciousness; elegance (瑞雅 example)

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Korean

Seo-jun

Auspiciousness; talent (瑞俊 example)

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Korean

Seo-yeon

Auspiciousness; beauty (瑞妍 example)

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Korean

Seo-yun

Auspiciousness; smoothness (瑞潤 example)

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Korean

Seol-ah

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Persian

Sepideh

Dawn; first light

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Persian

Shadi

Happiness

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Hebrew

Shani

Scarlet; crimson

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Japanese

Shiori

Poem and weaving; bookmark in one Japanese spelling

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Persian

Shirin

Sweet; charming

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Scottish Gaelic

Shona

Scottish form in the Joan and Janet families

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Korean

Si-woo

Beginning; protection (始祐 example)

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Finnish · Estonian

Siiri

Beautiful victory

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Portuguese

Simão

Portuguese form of Simon: hearing or listening

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Persian

Simin

Silvery; made of silver

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Punjabi

Simran

Remembrance of God

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Sindre

Norwegian form of Sindri

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sipho

Gift

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Spanish · Italian

Sira

Syrian, through Syrus

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Quechua

Sisa

Flower; blossom

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Sanskrit

Sneha

Affection; tenderness

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Korean

So-hee

Brightness; hope (昭希 example)

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Korean

So-yeon

Simplicity; beauty (素妍 example)

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sohini

Beautiful; a pre-dawn raga

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French

Solange

Religious; solemn

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French

Soline

Religious; solemn

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Sanskrit

Sonal

Golden

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