The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Boy names

1,153–1,200 of 1,555 names

French · Hebrew

Lazare

God has helped

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French · Greek

Léandre

Lion and man

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Finnish

Leevi

Possibly joined; attached

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Chinese

Lei

Upright; a pile of stones with the cited Chinese characters

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Chinese

Liang

Brightness or goodness with the cited Chinese characters

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Flemish · Dutch

Lieven

Flemish form of Leobwin

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Welsh

Llewellyn

Variant of Llywelyn; origin uncertain

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Irish · Gaelic

Lochlann

Scandinavian; from the land of the lakes

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Vietnamese · Chinese

Long

Dragon; Chinese meanings depend on the chosen character

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Irish

Lorcan

Little fierce one

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Arabic

Louay

Little wild ox

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Bulgarian · Czech · Slovak

Lubomir

Love + peace or world

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Swedish · Norwegian · Danish

Ludvig

Famous in battle

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German

Ludwig

Famous in battle

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Welsh

Mabon

Great son

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Sanskrit

Madhav

Sweet as honey; a name of Krishna

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Welsh

Madoc

Little fortunate or good one

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Arabic

Majid

Glorious; noble

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Marathi · Hindi

Malhar

A monsoon raga

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Breton

Malo

Bright pledge

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Japanese

Mamoru

Protect or guard in 守; other spellings differ

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Hindi · Gujarati · Sanskrit

Manan

Reflection; contemplation

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Hindi · Sanskrit

Manav

Human; human being

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Zulu · Xhosa

Mandla

Strength; power

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Sanskrit · Persian

Mani

Jewel; gem

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Irish

Mannix

Little monk

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Arabic

Mansur

Victorious; divinely aided

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Māori · Hawaiian · Samoan · Sanskrit

Manu

Bird in Polynesian languages; wise in Sanskrit

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French

Marceau

Form of Marcel

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Basque

Markel

Form of Marcellus

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Catalan

Martí

Catalan form of Martin; related to Mars

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Portuguese

Martim

Portuguese form of Martin; related to Mars

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Japanese

Masaki

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

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Hebrew

Matan

A gift

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French · Hebrew

Mathis

Gift of the Lord

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French · Latin

Maxime

Greatest

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Persian

Mehran

Derived from Mithra; associated with love and kindness

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Persian

Mehrdad

Gift of Mithra

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Turkish · Persian

Mert

Brave; manly

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Turkish

Metehan

Mete with the title khan

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