The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Boy names

961–1,008 of 1,555 names

Welsh

Gareth

Meaning uncertain; an Arthurian name

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French

Gaspard

Possibly treasurer, through Jasper

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Sanskrit

Gaurav

Dignity; importance

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French · Germanic

Gautier

Power of the army

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Yoruba

Gbenga

Lift me up; a short form of longer Yoruba names

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Italian

Gennaro

January, through Januarius

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Welsh

Geraint

Meaning unknown; possibly related to Gerontius

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Dutch

Gerrit

Dutch and Frisian form of Gerard

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Welsh

Gethin

Dark-complexioned

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Italian

Giacomo

Italian form of James; ultimately Jacob

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Hebrew · Spanish

Gil

Joy; happiness

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Hebrew

Gilad

Heap of witness

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Javanese · Sundanese · Indonesian

Gilang

Bright; brilliant; shining

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English

Godric

God’s ruler

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Portuguese

Gonçalo

War; the remaining element is uncertain

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Croatian · Serbian

Goran

From a South Slavic word for mountain

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Chinese

Guang

Light; brightness with the cited Chinese characters

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Portuguese

Guilherme

Will; helmet or protection

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Somali

Guled

Associated with victory

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Swedish · Norwegian · Danish

Gustav

Uncertain origin; possibly staff of the Geats

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Korean

Ha-jun

Summer; approval (夏准 example)

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Haakon

Variant of Håkon

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Korean

Hae-chan

Meaning depends on the intended written form

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Vietnamese · Chinese

Hai

Sea; ocean

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Amharic

Haile

Power; strength

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Japanese

Hajime

Beginning; depends on kanji

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Arabic

Hakim

Wise; judicious

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English

Hale

Nook; retreat, in the English surname

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Halvard

Rock guardian

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Arabic

Hamid

Praiseworthy or praiser, depending on Arabic spelling

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Scottish Gaelic

Hamish

Form of James; ultimate derivation disputed

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Korean

Han-gyeol

Uniformity; associated with constancy

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Chinese

Hao

Vastness or sky with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Haoran

Vastness; an upright spirit with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Haoyu

Vast universe with the cited Chinese characters

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Harald

Scandinavian and German form of Harold

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Hebrew

Harel

Altar; mountain of God

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Sanskrit

Harsha

Happiness

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Japanese

Haruki

Sunlight and brightness in one Japanese spelling

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Arabic · Hebrew

Harun

Arabic form of Aaron; original meaning uncertain

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Japanese

Haruto

Sunlight and soaring in one Japanese spelling

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Arabic

Hatim

Decisive; determined

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Japanese

Hayate

Wind-associated; depends on kanji

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Japanese

Hayato

Falcon and person in one Japanese spelling

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Māori

Hemi

Māori form of James

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