The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Virtue & spirit

Grace, hope and faith

385–424 of 424 names

Sanskrit · Hindi

Stavan

Praise; a hymn of praise

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Greek

Stelios

Form of Stylianos, associated with a pillar

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Hindi · Marathi · Sanskrit

Suyash

Good fame; renown

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Swaraj

Self-rule; independence

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Japanese

Tadao

Loyal man in 忠男; other spellings differ

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Arabic · Turkish · Urdu

Talha

Fruit-bearing tree

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Indonesian · Javanese

Teguh

Firm; strong; unwavering

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Spanish · Portuguese

Telmo

From Saint Elmo

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Amharic

Tesfaye

Associated with hope

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Zulu · Xhosa

Themba

Trust; hope

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Chinese

Tianyou

Heaven’s blessing or protection, when written 天佑

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Croatian · Serbian · Bulgarian

Tihomir

Quiet + peace or world

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Balinese · Indonesian

Tirta

Sacred water

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Sanskrit · Gujarati

Tirth

Sacred ford; place of pilgrimage

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Trygve

Trustworthy

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Turkish

Uğur

Good luck; good fortune

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Irish

Ultan

Of Ulster

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Turkish

Umut

Hope

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Finnish

Urho

Hero

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Czech

Václav

More or greater + glory

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Sanskrit

Vasu

Excellent; bright; wealthy

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Bulgarian · Serbian

Veselin

Cheerful

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Tamil

Vetri

Victory; success

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Sanskrit

Vimal

Pure; spotless

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Sanskrit

Vinay

Modesty; guidance

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Sanskrit

Vinod

Joy; delight

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Sanskrit

Vivek

Discernment; wisdom

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Malay · Indonesian

Wira

Hero

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Amharic

Yared

Form of Jared; descent

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Chinese

Yi

Resolute or suitable with the cited Chinese characters

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Turkish

Yiğit

Brave young man; hero

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Chinese

Yong

Bravery or eternity with the cited Chinese characters

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Arabic

Zafir

Victorious; triumphant

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Chinese

Zhiyuan

Ambition and distance with the cited Chinese characters

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Arabic

Ziad

Growth; increase

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