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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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1–48 of 300 names

Welsh · English

Arthur

Origin unknown; a bear connection is one theory

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Latin

August

Great; venerable

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German · French

Charles

Man; an alternative army derivation is proposed

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English

Everett

Brave as a wild boar

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Hebrew

Ezra

Help; helper

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German · English

Henry

Home ruler

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Latin · French

Oliver

Possibly olive tree; older origin debated

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English · Biblical Greek · Latin

Silas

Probably a short form of Silvanus; other explanations exist

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Aramaic · Greek

Thomas

A twin

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English

Wesley

West clearing or meadow

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Hebrew

Abraham

Father of many

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Old German

Albert

Noble and bright

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English

Alden

Old friend

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English

Alfred

Elf counsel

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English

Alvin

From several older names involving friendship

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Hebrew

Amos

Burden; load

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Swedish · Greek

Anders

Scandinavian form of Andrew

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English · Scottish

Archie

Genuine; bold, through Archibald

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Spanish · Italian · Portuguese

Aurelio

Golden, through Aurelius

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Hebrew

Boaz

Swiftness

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Old German

Bruno

Possibly armor or brown

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English

Byron

Place of the cattle sheds

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French · English

Calvin

Bald

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Italian

Carlo

Man, through Charles

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German

Conrad

Brave counsel

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English

Darwin

Dear friend, through Deorwine

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English

Dean

From a surname with more than one origin

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English

Edgar

Wealth and spear

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English

Edward

Wealth and guard

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English

Edwin

Wealth and friend

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English

Emmett

From an English surname based on Emma

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Hebrew

Enoch

Dedicated; initiated

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Hebrew

Ephraim

Fruitful; doubly fruitful

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Greek · French

Eugene

Well-born

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Latin

Fabian

Bean, through the Fabius family

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Latin

Felix

Lucky; successful

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Greek

George

Farmer; earthworker

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Hebrew

Gideon

Hewer; one who cuts down

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Old Norse

Gunnar

War warrior

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Hebrew

Jesse

Possibly gift or existence

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