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

1,249–1,296 of 1,336 names

Irish

Tierney

Lordly, through Tighearnach

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Croatian · Serbian · Bulgarian

Tihomir

Quiet + peace or world

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French · Greek

Timéo

Honor

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Chinese

Ting

Graceful with the cited Chinese characters

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Norwegian

Tiril

Uncertain meaning; possible literary origin

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Welsh

Tirion

Gentle; friendly

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Turkish · Turkic

Tolunay

Full moon

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Italian

Tommaso

Italian form of Thomas: twin

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Japanese

Tomomi

Wisdom or friendship with beauty; depends on kanji

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Vietnamese

Trang

Adornment or solemnity, depending on the root

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Spanish

Triana

Name of a Seville neighborhood; deeper meaning uncertain

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Japanese

Tsubame

Meaning depends on kanji; swallow bird is one possibility

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Japanese

Tsumugi

Pongee; a type of silk cloth in one Japanese spelling

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Māori

Tūī

Tūī bird

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Turkish

Tülay

Possibly dream and moon

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Sotho · Tswana

Tumelo

Faith

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Swedish · Norwegian

Tuva

Swedish and Norwegian form of Tove

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Uday

Rising; sunrise

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Turkish

Uğur

Good luck; good fortune

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Turkish

Umut

Hope

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Irish

Úna

Probably lamb

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Basque

Unai

Cowherd

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Xhosa

Unathi

He or she is with us

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Quechua

Urpi

Dove; pigeon

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Sanskrit

Urvi

Wide; expansive

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Basque

Uxue

Basque town name associated with a dove

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Sanskrit

Vani

Voice; speech

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Sanskrit

Vedika

Sacred altar

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Croatian

Vedran

Clear or cheerful

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Spanish · Arabic

Vega

Meadow or plain in Spanish; an astronomical route is separate

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Serbian · Croatian · Russian

Velimir

Great + peace or world

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Finnish

Venla

Form of Wendel

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Bulgarian · Serbian

Veselin

Cheerful

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Finnish · Estonian

Vilja

Possibly grain or will

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Japanese

Wakana

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Arabic

Walid

Newborn child

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Arabic

Wasim

Handsome; graceful

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English

Wilfred

Desire or will + peace

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English · Jamaican Patois

Winsome

Charming; engaging

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Greek

Xanthe

Yellow; blond or fair-haired

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Chinese

Xin

Newness or wealth with the cited Chinese characters

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