The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Strong & bold

Bold sounds, brave meanings

625–672 of 734 names

Japanese

Shohei

Soaring and peace in one Japanese spelling

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Old Norse · Icelandic

Sif

Bride; kinswoman

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Old Norse · Danish

Signe

New victory

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Old Norse

Sigrid

Beautiful victory

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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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Sanskrit

Sindhu

River; the Indus

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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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Swedish

Svea

Name representing Sweden

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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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Italian

Sveva

Possibly a reference to the Suebi

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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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Korean

Tae-hyung

Greatness; flourishing (泰亨 example)

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Korean

Tae-yang

Sun (太陽 spelling)

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Japanese

Taichi

Greatness and one in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Taiga

Greatness and elegance in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Takeshi

Martial; healthy in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Takumi

Artisan; skillful in one Japanese spelling

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Tahitian

Tamatoa

Warrior child

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Māori

Tane

Man

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Turkish

Taner

Dawn and hero

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Turkish

Tansu

Water at dawn

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Chinese

Tao

Great waves with the cited Chinese characters

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Welsh · Punjabi

Taran

Thunder in Welsh

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Turkic · Turkish

Tarkan

High-ranking noble title

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Scottish Gaelic

Tavish

Twin, through Thomas

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Indonesian · Javanese

Teguh

Firm; strong; unwavering

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Tejas

Radiance; brilliance

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Nahuatl

Tenoch

Possibly stone and prickly-pear cactus

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English

Thane

A historical English and Scottish noble title

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French · Germanic

Thibault

Bold people

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Old Norse

Thor

Thunder

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Old Norse

Thora

Modern form of Þóra

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English

Thorne

English surname name associated with a thorn bush

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Irish

Tierney

Lordly, through Tighearnach

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