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

193–240 of 1,336 names

English

Gracie

Affectionate form of Grace

Familiar
Scottish · English

Graham

Probably gravelly homestead

Familiar
English

Hallie

Home ruler; short form of Harriet

FamiliarRising
Arabic · Japanese · Czech · Korean

Hana

Happiness; bliss

Familiar
English

Hattie

Home ruler; short form of Harriet

FamiliarRising
English

Haven

Safe place; harbor

Familiar
German

Heidi

German pet form of Adelheid

Familiar
English

Hollis

Holly trees

FamiliarRising
English

Holly

Holly tree

Familiar
Arabic

Inaya

Care; concern

Familiar
Arabic

Isa

Jesus

Familiar
Maya

Itzel

Meaning uncertain; possibly related to a Maya root or Ixchel

Familiar
Hebrew

Jesse

Possibly gift or existence

Familiar
Hebrew

Jonah

A dove

Familiar
French

Juliette

Diminutive of Julie; ultimate origin uncertain

Familiar
Hawaiian

Kalani

The heavens

Familiar
Hawaiian

Kaleo

The voice; the sound

FamiliarRising
Hawaiian

Keanu

The coolness; interpreted as “cool breeze”

Familiar
Arabic

Khalil

Close friend

Familiar
Hawaiian · English

Kiana

Hawaiian form of Diana; divine

Familiar
Italian · Irish · Indian usage

Kiara

Bright through Chiara; dark through Ciara

Familiar
Japanese

Kiyomi

Pure beauty in 清美; other spellings differ

FamiliarRising
English · Russian

Lana

Short form of Alana or Svetlana

Familiar
German

Lena

Short form of Helena, Magdalena and other -lena names

Familiar
English · Italian

Lenora

Short form of Elenora; origin uncertain

FamiliarRising
Greek · Latin

Leona

Lion; feminine form of Leon

FamiliarRising
Sanskrit · Arabic

Lila

Divine play

Familiar
Arabic · Sanskrit · German

Lina

Tender; palm tree

Familiar
Hebrew

Liora

My light

FamiliarRising
German

Lorelei

Meaning uncertain; name of a Rhine rock

Familiar
English · French

Lottie

Pet form of Charlotte or Liselotte

FamiliarRising
French

Louise

Famous in battle

Familiar
Latin

Lucian

From Lucianus, ultimately linked to light

Familiar
Latin · Italian · Spanish

Luciana

From Lucianus, ultimately linked to light

Familiar
French · Latin

Lucien

Light, through Lucius

Familiar
French · Latin

Lucille

Light; through the Lucius name family

FamiliarRising
English

Luella

Combination of Lou and Ella

Familiar
Portuguese

Luísa

Famous in battle

Familiar
Greek

Lyric

Lyric; songlike

Familiar
English · Latin

Mabel

Lovable

Familiar
English

Maggie

Pearl; short form of Margaret

Familiar
Scottish

Maisie

Pearl, through Mairead

Familiar
Hawaiian

Malia

Hawaiian form of Maria

Familiar
Italian

Marcello

Diminutive of Marcus; probably related to Mars

FamiliarRising
Danish · Norwegian

Maren

Danish form of Marina or Maria

FamiliarRising
Portuguese · Spanish

Mariana

Feminine of Marianus; also Maria combined with Ana

Familiar
Spanish · English

Mariel

Diminutive of Maria

FamiliarRising
Spanish

Marisol

Short form of Maria Soledad; also sea-and-sun association

Familiar
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