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Names with meaning.

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

Virtue & spirit

Grace, hope and faith

49–96 of 889 names

Greek · Spanish · Italian

Sofia

Form of Sophia: wisdom

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Sanskrit

Aadhya

First; original

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Hebrew

Abraham

Father of many

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Hebrew · Arabic

Adam

Man; humanity

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Sanskrit

Agastya

Name of a Vedic sage; derivation uncertain

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Spanish

Agustín

Venerable; majestic

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Arabic

Ahmad

Most praised; most commendable

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Irish

Aidan

Little fire

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Basque

Ainhoa

From the Basque village of Ainhoa

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Arabic

Aisha

Alive; living

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Arabic

Ali

Exalted; noble

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Spanish · Hebrew · Latin

Alma

Soul in Spanish; other independent roots exist

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Swahili · Arabic

Amani

Peace in Swahili; wishes in Arabic

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Arabic

Amina

Safe; trustworthy (different Arabic spellings)

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Hebrew

Amos

Burden; load

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Italian

Angelo

Messenger; angel

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Portuguese

Antônio

From the Roman family name Antonius

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Spanish

Araceli

Altar of the sky

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Biblical Hebrew

Ariel

Lion of God

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Hebrew · English

Ariella

Lion of God

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Sanskrit · Persian

Aryan

Noble; honorable

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Arabic · Japanese

Aya

Sign; miracle; verse

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Sanskrit

Ayaan

Path; progress

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Spanish

Belén

Bethlehem; house of bread

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Hebrew

Boaz

Swiftness

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Sanskrit

Bodhi

Awakening; enlightenment

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Scottish Gaelic · Latin

Callum

Dove

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Latin

Cecilia

Of the Roman Caecilius family

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Irish

Cillian

Probably little church

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Spanish

Cruz

Cross

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Irish

Declan

Meaning unknown; possibly begins with good

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Latin

Dominic

Belonging to the Lord

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Portuguese · Spanish

Dulce

Sweet

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Hebrew

Eliam

God is a kinsman

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Hebrew

Eliora

God is my light

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Hebrew · English

Elisha

My God is salvation

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Hebrew

Enoch

Dedicated; initiated

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Hebrew

Ephraim

Fruitful; doubly fruitful

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Turkish

Eren

Holy person; saint

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Persian · Hebrew

Esther

Possibly star; perhaps related to Ishtar

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