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

1,297–1,336 of 1,336 names

Chinese

Xinyi

Happiness and harmony with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Xue

Snow or learning with the cited Chinese characters

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Turkish · Turkic

Yağmur

Rain; rainfall

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Chinese

Yan

Swallow or beauty with the cited Chinese characters

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Persian

Yasaman

Jasmine flower

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Bulgarian

Yasen

Ash tree; also clear or serene

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Tamil

Yazhini

Associated with the Tamil yazh instrument

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Korean

Ye-eun

Cleverness; kindness (睿恩 example)

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Korean

Ye-jin

Art; preciousness (藝珍 example)

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Vietnamese

Yến

Swallow, the bird

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Korean

Yeon-hee

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Korean

Yeon-woo

Beauty; protection (妍祐 example)

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Chinese

Yichen

Greatness and a heavenly body with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yihan

Art and containment with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yize

Greatness and favor with the cited Chinese characters

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Korean

Yoon-ho

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

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Japanese

Yori

Meaning depends on kanji; rely is one possibility

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Japanese

Yua

Joining and love in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Yui

Joining or tying in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Yuito

Connection and flight in 結翔; other spellings differ

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Korean

Yujin

Abundance; preciousness (裕珍 example)

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Japanese

Yuki

Snow or happiness in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Yūma

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Arabic

Yumna

Blessed; fortunate

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Chinese

Yun

Cloud with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Yuto

Gentleness and soaring in one Japanese spelling

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Chinese

Yutong

Rain and paulownia with the cited Chinese characters

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Sanskrit · Tamil

Yuvan

Youthful; young

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Chinese

Yuxi

Speech and evening tide with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yuxuan

Universe and loftiness with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Yuze

Universe and favor with the cited Chinese characters

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Japanese

Yuzuki

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Zulu · Xhosa

Zanokuhle

Come with goodness

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Persian

Zhaleh

Dew; hoarfrost

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Chinese

Zhiruo

Medicinal-plant associations in the spelling 芷若

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Chinese

Ziyi

Child and joy with the cited Chinese characters

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Serbian · Croatian

Zorica

Dawn

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Arabic

Zuhair

Small flower

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Basque

Zuriñe

Basque name built from zuri: white

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