Name With Meaning Generator

Every name here is shown as Name – meaning (origin), so you can pick by sound and check the meaning at a glance. The meanings follow standard name etymologies rather than the flattering inventions found on some baby-name sites: Cassius comes from a Latin root meaning hollow, and Cecilia is from the Caecilii clan, whose name probably meant blind. Where a name has two well-attested senses (Yuki can be snow or happiness, Miriam is bitter sea or wished-for child) both are listed.

Different cultures build meaning in different ways. Hebrew and Arabic names are often tiny sentences about God (Eliana, my God has answered; Ayaan, gift of God). Germanic and Old English names are compounds of two power words, so Edith is prosperous war and Wilhelmina is resolute protection. Akan names record the day of the week a child was born, Yoruba names describe the circumstances of the birth (Babatunde, father has returned), and Japanese and Chinese names take their meaning from the written characters, not the sound.

Use the list to find a baby name whose meaning you can explain at the naming ceremony, a character name that quietly foreshadows a role, or a pen name with private significance. Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Celtic, Norse, Slavic, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Asian, African, Pacific, and Indigenous American traditions are all represented.