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Names with meaning.

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

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433–480 of 543 names

Arabic

Nizar

Possibly little; etymology uncertain

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Portuguese

Nuno

Possibly ninth or grandfather

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Sanskrit

Ojas

Vigor; vitality; strength

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Italian

Pietro

Italian form of Peter: stone

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Bulgarian · Serbian

Plamen

Flame

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Sanskrit

Pratik

Appearance; form

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Vietnamese

Quang

Bright; clear

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Punjabi · Sanskrit

Ranbir

Hero in battle

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Arabic

Rashid

Rightly guided; wise

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Welsh

Rhodri

Wheel and king

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Italian

Riccardo

Italian form of Richard: brave ruler

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Khmer

Rithy

Power; strength; glory

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Roald

Famous ruler

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French · Latin

Romain

Roman

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Persian

Rostam

Meaning uncertain; Persian epic hero

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Latin

Rufus

Red-haired

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Dutch

Rutger

Dutch form of Roger

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Korean

San

Mountain (山 spelling)

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Sanskrit

Sanjeev

Living; reviving

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Sanskrit

Sarthak

Meaningful; purposeful

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Indonesian · Javanese

Satria

Knight; hero; nobleman

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Swahili

Sefu

Possibly a Swahili form of Saif

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Korean

Seok-jin

Greatness; preciousness (碩珍 example)

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Japanese

Shohei

Soaring and peace in one Japanese spelling

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Old Norse · Norwegian

Sigurd

Victory guardian

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Swahili

Simba

Lion in Swahili

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Arabic · Turkish

Sinan

Spearhead

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Swedish · Old Norse

Sixten

Victory + stone

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Zulu · Xhosa

Sizwe

Nation

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Persian

Sohrab

Red water

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Thai

Somchai

Worthy man; meaning depends on Thai spelling

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Vietnamese

Son

Mountain

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Czech · Russian · Slavic

Stanislav

Stand or become + glory

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Norwegian

Sverre

Wild; swinging

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Serbian · Bulgarian

Svetozar

Holy + an uncertain second element, possibly dawn

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Swaraj

Self-rule; independence

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Korean

Tae-hyun

Peacefulness; wisdom (泰賢 example)

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