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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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Vintage revival

Older names with lasting appeal

38 names

Latin · English

Vivian

Alive

Top 100
Hebrew · Old Norse

Asa

Possibly healer

Familiar
English · German

Charlie

Short form of Charles or Charlotte

Familiar
English · Norman French

Darcy

From Arcy

FamiliarRising
English · Welsh · Hebrew

Ellis

Form of Elias or of Welsh Elisedd

FamiliarRising
English

Hollis

Holly trees

FamiliarRising
Hebrew · Russian

Ira

Watchful; vigilant

FamiliarRising
English

Lee

Clearing, in the English surname

Familiar
Scottish

Leslie

Probably garden of holly

Familiar
English

Marlowe

Remnants of a lake

FamiliarRising
Welsh

Meredith

Possibly greatness and lord

Familiar
English

Merritt

Boundary gate

FamiliarRising
English

Palmer

Pilgrim

FamiliarRising
English

Robin

Short form of Robert: bright fame; also the robin bird

FamiliarRising
English · Old Norse

Darby

Animal settlement

Uncommon
English

Ellery

Cheerful, through Hilary

Uncommon
English

Freddie

Short form of Frederick or Freda

Uncommon
English · Irish

Kerry

Ciar’s people

Uncommon
English · Old Norse

Kirby

Church settlement

Uncommon
French · Latin

Laurence

From Laurentum

Uncommon
English · Scottish

Lindsay

From Lindsey, a place name with lake and island elements

Uncommon
French

Lou

Short form of Louise or Louis

Uncommon
English

Raleigh

Red clearing or roe-deer clearing

Uncommon
Spanish · Italian

Rosario

Rosary

Uncommon
Irish

Shannon

From the River Shannon; ultimate origin uncertain

Uncommon
English

Sidney

Wide island, through an English place-name surname

Uncommon
English · French · Latin

Valentine

Form of Valentinus, associated with strength and health

Uncommon
Korean · Turkish · Albanian

Bora

Purple in Korean; snow in Albanian; storm in Turkish

Rare gem
Welsh · Indonesian · Javanese

Dewi

Possibly a form of David; Indonesian Dewi is separate

Rare gem
Japanese

Hiromi

Vastness and beauty in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Norwegian · Swedish · Danish

Inge

Name element referring to the god Ing

Rare gem
Finnish

Kaino

Shy; modest

Rare gem
Finnish

Kimi

Finnish pet form of Kim

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Madhu

Honey; sweet

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Santosh

Contentment; happiness

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Shashi

The moon

Rare gem
English · Irish

Sheridan

Surname from Sirideán, possibly searcher

Rare gem
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