The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Boy names

1,249–1,296 of 1,555 names

Zulu · Xhosa

Nkosi

Chief; king; lord

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Igbo

Nnamdi

My father is alive

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Portuguese

Nuno

Possibly ninth or grandfather

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Igbo

Obinna

Heart of the father

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French · Latin

Octave

Eighth

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Irish

Odhrán

Little dun-colored one

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Basque

Oier

Uncertain meaning

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Basque

Oihan

Forest

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Irish

Oisín

Little deer

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Finnish

Oiva

Splendid

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Sanskrit

Ojas

Vigor; vitality; strength

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Norwegian · Old Norse

Olav

Ancestor’s descendant

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Nahuatl

Ollin

Movement; motion

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Yoruba

Olumide

My God has come

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Persian

Omid

Hope

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Finnish

Onni

Happiness; luck

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Catalan

Oriol

Golden

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English

Oswin

God’s friend

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Finnish

Otso

Bear

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Italian

Ottavio

Eighth, through Octavius

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Turkish · Turkic

Ozan

Poet; wandering bard

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Irish

Páidí

Nobleman; patrician

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Sanskrit

Pallav

New leaf; shoot

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Sanskrit

Pankaj

Lotus; born in mud

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Persian

Parsa

Devout; pious

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Catalan

Pau

Small, through Paul; also Catalan peace

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Sanskrit

Pavan

Wind; purification

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Chinese

Peng

Friend or vigorous growth with the cited Chinese characters

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Cornish · Welsh

Petroc

Historical saint’s name; ultimate meaning uncertain

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Greek · Armenian

Petros

Greek and Armenian form of Peter: stone

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Persian

Peyman

Promise; covenant

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Greek

Philo

Friend or lover

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Vietnamese

Phong

Wind

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Italian

Pietro

Italian form of Peter: stone

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Bulgarian · Serbian

Plamen

Flame

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Sanskrit

Pranay

Love; affection

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Sanskrit

Pratik

Appearance; form

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Sanskrit · Hindi

Pratyush

Dawn; daybreak

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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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Sanskrit · Kannada

Puneeth

Pure; holy

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Arabic

Qays

Measurement

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