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Names with meaning.

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

Soft & gentle

Gentle sounds, tender meanings

1,201–1,248 of 1,336 names

Irish

Sorcha

Radiant; bright

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sourav

Fragrance

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Kannada · Sanskrit

Spandana

Heartbeat; pulse

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Stavan

Praise; a hymn of praise

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Scottish Gaelic

Struan

From a Scottish place name associated with streams

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Korean

Su-ah

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Turkish · Persian

Sude

Touched; painted

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Hindi

Suhana

Pleasant; lovely

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Arabic

Suhayla

Gentle; feminine form of Suhayl

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Japanese

Sui

Blue-green in one Japanese spelling

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Punjabi

Sukhdeep

Light of happiness

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Sanskrit

Suman

Flower; good-hearted

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Korean

Sun-jae

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Quechua

Suyana

Linked with waiting or expectation; often interpreted as hope

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Japanese

Suzu

Bell in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Suzume

Meaning depends on kanji; sparrow is one possibility

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Swara

Musical note; tone

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French · Latin

Sylvain

Of the woods

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Korean

Tae-o

Great; five (太五 example)

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Arabic

Talal

Fine rain; morning dew

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Māori

Tama

Son; boy

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English · Cornish

Tamsin

Twin, through Thomas

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Tanmay

Absorbed; engrossed

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Sanskrit

Tanvi

Slender; delicate

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Russian · Latin

Tanya

Form of Tatiana; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Sanskrit

Tarini

She who helps across; deliverer

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Sanskrit

Tarun

Young; fresh

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Shona

Tawanda

We are now many

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Hebrew

Tehila

Praise; song of praise

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French

Thaïs

Uncertain ancient meaning

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Zulu · Xhosa

Thandiwe

Beloved; one who has been loved

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Zulu · Xhosa

Thando

Love

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Sotho · Tswana

Thato

Will; desire

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Zulu · Xhosa

Themba

Trust; hope

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Tamil

Thendral

Gentle southern breeze

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Vietnamese

Thinh

Prosperous; flourishing

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Vietnamese

Thu

Autumn

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Zulu

Thulani

Be quiet; be peaceful

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Tahitian

Tiare

Flower; Tahitian gardenia

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Vietnamese

Tiên

Immortal; fairy

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