The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

First letter

Vintage revival

Older names with lasting appeal

289–336 of 363 names

Irish

Liadan

Possibly gray

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German

Liesel

German pet form of Elisabeth

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Scottish

Lilias

Form of Lillian; Elizabeth or lily associations

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French · Hebrew

Lisette

My God is an oath, through Élisabeth

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Tagalog · Filipino

Liwayway

Dawn; daybreak

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Dutch · German

Lotte

Short form of Charlotte or Liselotte

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English

Loveday

Beloved day; associated with reconciliation

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Czech · Russian

Ludmila

People + gracious or dear

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Portuguese

Madalena

Woman from Magdala

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Portuguese

Mafalda

Strength in battle, through Matilda

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Italian

Margherita

Pearl; also the Italian word for daisy

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Dutch

Margriet

Pearl through Margaret; also daisy in Dutch

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Italian

Marisa

Combination of Maria and Luisa

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Norwegian

Marit

Pearl, through Margaret

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French

Mathilde

Strength in battle

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Portuguese

Matilde

Strength in battle

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English

Merry

Merry; cheerful

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Japanese

Michiko

Beauty, wisdom and child in one Japanese spelling

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Japanese

Midori

Green in one Japanese spelling

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German

Minna

Courtly love; also short for Wilhelmina

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Japanese

Momoko

Peach and child in one Japanese spelling

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Sanskrit · Marathi

Mukta

Liberated; set free

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Sanskrit

Nalini

Lotus; lotus pond

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Vietnamese

Nhung

Velvet

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Irish

Nuala

White shoulder, through Fionnuala

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Vietnamese

Oanh

Oriole

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Welsh

Olwen

White footprint

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Italian

Ottavia

Eighth, through Octavia

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Turkish · Yoruba

Oya

Delicate needle lace

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Spanish

Pilar

Pillar

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English

Posy

A bunch of flowers; also a short form of Josephine

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Bulgarian · Serbian

Rada

Short form of Slavic names with rad: happy or willing

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Italian

Raffaella

Italian feminine form of Raphael: God heals

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Scottish

Rhona

Possibly rough island

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Irish

Rosaleen

Form of Rosaline; also used to render Róisín

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English · Literary

Rowena

Meaning uncertain; fame and joy is an unproved explanation

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Tongan

Salote

Tongan and Fijian form of Charlotte

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English

Shelley

Clearing on a bank

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Scottish Gaelic

Shona

Scottish form in the Joan and Janet families

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Old Norse · Danish

Signe

New victory

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Old Norse

Sigrid

Beautiful victory

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