The name collection

Names with meaning.

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

Gender-neutral names

22 names

Scottish · Scottish Gaelic

Mackenzie

Son of Coinneach

Familiar
English

Marley

Pleasant, boundary, or marten wood

Familiar
English

Marlowe

Remnants of a lake

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Welsh

Meredith

Possibly greatness and lord

Familiar
English

Merritt

Boundary gate

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Welsh

Morgan

Possibly sea circle; the Arthurian feminine name differs

Familiar
English · Irish

Murphy

Surname descended from Murchadh, sea battle

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Latin

Marin

Of the sea or derived from Marius

Uncommon
Japanese · Finnish

Mika

Beauty and fragrance in one Japanese spelling

Uncommon
Hebrew

Maayan

Spring of water

Rare gem
Sanskrit

Madhu

Honey; sweet

Rare gem
Persian

Mahtab

Moonlight

Rare gem
Japanese

Makoto

Sincerity in one Japanese spelling

Rare gem
Māori

Manaia

A bird-headed figure in Māori carving

Rare gem
Punjabi

Manpreet

Love of the heart

Rare gem
Arabic

Maram

Wish; desire

Rare gem
Slovene · Croatian · Serbian

Matija

Form of Matthias

Rare gem
Zulu · Xhosa

Melokuhle

Stand for goodness

Rare gem
Chinese

Ming

Brightness with the cited Chinese characters

Rare gem
Persian · Sanskrit

Mitra

Friendship; covenant

Rare gem
Sotho · Tswana

Mpho

Gift

Rare gem
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