Baby names from every culture

6,775 names from 74 naming traditions, each with its meaning, origin, pronunciation in several languages, other alphabets and how it is seen around the world.

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'EbdullaBoyKurdish form of the Arabic Abd Allah, "servant of God".
'EbdulrehmanBoyKurdish form of the Arabic Abd ar-Rahman, "servant of the Merciful".
AadanBoyAadan is the Somali spelling of Adam, the name the Quran and the Bible give the first human, traditionally read as…
AamaduBoyThe Fula form of the Arabic name Ahmad, built on a root meaning "to praise", so it means roughly "highly praised".
AaminataGirlThe Fula form of the Arabic name Amina, from a root meaning "trustworthy, faithful".
AamirBoyExpresses concepts of prosperity, abundance and thriving; suggests fullness and flourishing in life.
AanakwadUnisexOjibwe for "cloud".
AaralynGirlA feminine elaboration of Aaron, combining the biblical name with the popular diminutive suffix -lyn.
AarenUnisexA variant or feminine form of Aaron, a biblical name traditionally meaning exalted or noble.
AaronBoyA Hebrew name of unclear origin, sometimes explained as "high mountain" or "exalted" but perhaps borrowed from Egyptian.
AbakarBoyFrom Arabic Abu Bakr, run together as one word: "father of the young camel".
AbbeyGirlA diminutive of Abigail, derived from a Hebrew name meaning father's joy.
AbbiGirlA diminutive of Abigail, derived from a Hebrew name meaning father's joy.
AbbieGirlA diminutive of Abigail, derived from a Hebrew name meaning father's joy.
AbbyGirlA diminutive of Abigail, derived from a Hebrew name meaning father's joy.
AbdouBoyShortened form of Abduh, from the Arabic عبده (ʿabduh): "servant of" or "slave of".
AbdullaahiBoyThe Fula form of the Arabic name Abdullah, combining "abd" (servant) and "Allah" (God), so it means "servant of God".
AbdullahiBoy"Servant of God", from the Arabic name Abd Allah.
AbdurakhmanBoyFrom Arabic Abd al-Rahman: "servant of the Merciful", one of the names Muslims give to God.
AbebaGirlThe Amharic word for "flower", used as a given name.
AbebeBoyFrom an Amharic verb for a plant coming into bloom: "he flourished".
AbelBoyUsually explained from a Hebrew word for "breath" or "vapor", suggesting something brief and fleeting.
AbenaGirlThe Akan day name automatically given to a girl born on a Tuesday.
AberaBoyFrom an Amharic verb for giving off light: "he shone".