The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

First letter

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Older names with lasting appeal

241–288 of 300 names

Italian

Jacopo

Italian form of Jacob; original meaning debated

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Portuguese

Joaquim

God establishes or raises up, through Joachim

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Hawaiian

Kawika

Hawaiian form of David

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English · Welsh

Kenrick

Variant of Kendrick; several possible roots

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Japanese

Kenshin

Humility and trust in one Japanese spelling

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Persian

Khosrow

Of good fame; renowned

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Hawaiian

Kimo

Hawaiian form of James

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Japanese

Kiyoshi

Pure in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Kotaro

Meaning depends on the Japanese spelling

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Old German

Lambert

Bright land

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French · Hebrew

Lazare

God has helped

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Welsh

Llewellyn

Variant of Llywelyn; origin uncertain

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German

Ludwig

Famous in battle

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Welsh

Madoc

Little fortunate or good one

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Japanese

Mamoru

Protect or guard in 守; other spellings differ

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French

Marceau

Form of Marcel

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Persian

Mehrdad

Gift of Mithra

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Scottish

Mungo

Possibly my dear

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Scottish Gaelic

Murdo

Sea battle

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Nikhil

Whole; complete

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Swedish · Greek

Nils

Scandinavian form of Nicholas

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French · Latin

Octave

Eighth

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English

Oswin

God’s friend

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Italian

Ottavio

Eighth, through Octavius

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Cornish · Welsh

Petroc

Historical saint’s name; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Greek

Philo

Friend or lover

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Latin · Italian

Primo

Italian form of Primus: first

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Latin · French

Prosper

Fortunate; successful

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Welsh

Rhodri

Wheel and king

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Roald

Famous ruler

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Hebrew · Scottish

Ron

Song; joy

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Persian

Roozbeh

Fortunate; of good days

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Latin

Rufus

Red-haired

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German

Rupert

German form of Robert

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Dutch

Rutger

Dutch form of Roger

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Portuguese

Sebastião

Portuguese form of Sebastian: from Sebaste

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Bengali · Sanskrit

Sourav

Fragrance

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Swedish · Old Norse

Sven

Boy; young man

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Japanese

Tadao

Loyal man in 忠男; other spellings differ

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French · Germanic

Thibault

Bold people

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Portuguese

Tomé

Portuguese and Galician form of Thomas: twin

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Swedish · Old Norse

Torsten

Thor’s stone

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Japanese

Toshiro

Talented son in one Japanese spelling

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Trygve

Trustworthy

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