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Names with meaning.

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

Girl names

49–96 of 160 names

Turkish · Swedish

Selma

Peaceful; safe

Uncommon
French · Hebrew

Séraphine

Fiery ones, through the seraphim

Uncommon
Hebrew

Shira

Song; poetry

Uncommon
English

Shirley

Bright clearing

Uncommon
Sanskrit

Shreya

Auspicious; excellent

Uncommon
Arabic

Sidra

Lote tree

Uncommon
Irish · Hebrew

Siobhán

The Lord is gracious

Uncommon
Russian

Sonya

Russian short form of Sophia: wisdom

Uncommon
Irish

Sadhbh

Probably sweet

Rare gem
Korean

Saebom

New spring

Rare gem
English

Saffron

Saffron spice; crocus

Rare gem
Old Norse · Swedish

Saga

Story; mythological derivation uncertain

Rare gem
Arabic

Sahar

Dawn; early morning

Rare gem
Telugu · Sanskrit

Sahiti

Literature; poetry

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Finnish

Saimi

Named for Lake Saimaa

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Tongan

Salote

Tongan and Fijian form of Charlotte

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Sanskrit

Sanjana

Joining; uniting

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Swedish · Finnish

Sanna

Short form of Susanna; also associated with true

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Dutch

Sanne

Dutch and Danish short form of Susanna

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Japanese

Saori

Weaving with sand or early; depends on kanji

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Irish

Saorla

Form of Saorlaith, free ruler

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Sanskrit

Sarayu

The Sarayu river

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Finnish · Indonesian

Sari

Finnish form of Sarah; Indonesian essence

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Sanskrit

Sarika

Myna bird

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Finnish

Satu

Fairy tale; fable

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Savita

Associated with the sun god Savitr

Rare gem
Japanese

Sayaka

Meaning depends on the chosen kanji

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Seema

Boundary; limit

Rare gem
Javanese · Indonesian

Sekar

Flower; blossom

Rare gem
Amharic

Selam

Peace

Rare gem
Turkish

Selin

Meaning uncertain; modern Turkish name

Rare gem
Tamil

Selvi

Prosperous woman; daughter

Rare gem
Korean

Seo-ah

Auspiciousness; elegance (瑞雅 example)

Rare gem
Korean

Seo-yeon

Auspiciousness; beauty (瑞妍 example)

Rare gem
Korean

Seo-yun

Auspiciousness; smoothness (瑞潤 example)

Rare gem
Korean

Seol-ah

Meaning depends on the chosen hanja

Rare gem
Persian

Sepideh

Dawn; first light

Rare gem
Korean

Seul-gi

Wisdom; intelligence

Rare gem
Persian

Shadi

Happiness

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Persian

Shahrzad

Possibly noble lineage; Persian literary name

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