All origins

Baby names by origin

Thirty cultural and linguistic naming traditions, grouped by region. Each page lists every name we have from that tradition with meaning, etymology, and the aesthetic vibes it pairs with.

248 curated names across 30 origins

Western European

Greek, Latin, and the Romance + British Isles traditions that anchor most English-language naming.

Greek names

Names from myth, philosophy, and the Aegean

26 names

Latin names

Old Rome echoes — clean, weighty, and durable

29 names

English names

From the hedgerow and the heath

34 names

French names

Couture syllables — soft, polished, never showy

6 names

Italian names

Sun on stone — warm, melodic, expressive

3 names

Spanish names

Castilian roots — warm vowels, strong syllables

1 name

Portuguese names

Iberian warmth with quiet weight

1 name

Celtic & British Isles

Pre-Roman and Gaelic naming traditions — windswept, lyrical, often surname-derived.

Irish names

Lyrical syllables shaped by stone and rain

3 names

Scottish names

Highlands names — stone, mist, and clan

1 name

Welsh names

Names from the green hills and old kings

1 name

Celtic names

Pre-Roman roots from the Atlantic edge

2 names

Germanic & Nordic

Old-stock continental and Scandinavian names — minimalist, weighty, saga-influenced.

Germanic names

Old-stock names with intellectual edge

7 names

German names

Old continental names with intellectual heft

1 name

Dutch names

Compact, plain-spoken names with old roots

1 name

Norse names

Sagas, frost, and quiet strength

9 names

Swedish names

Minimal, frost-clear, sparingly used

3 names

Danish names

Nordic clarity with a slight gravitas

1 name

Slavic & Eastern European

Russian, Polish, Czech, and Balkan traditions — dawn-light, faith, and steppe imagery.

Slavic names

Names of faith and dawn across the steppes

1 name

Middle East & North Africa

Arabic, Hebrew, and Persian traditions — light, grace, gardens, and the night sky.

Arabic names

Names of light, grace, and the night sky

6 names

Hebrew names

Names with covenantal depth

6 names

Persian names

Names from poetry, gardens, and the stars

2 names

South & Central Asia

Sanskrit — the oldest continuously-used written naming tradition.

Sanskrit names

Names from the oldest written tradition

1 name

East Asia

Japanese and Korean — single syllables of sky, sea, lotus, grace, and bright virtue.

Japanese names

Single syllables of sky, sea, and lotus

2 names

Korean names

Hanja syllables — gentle, bright, and bold

23 names

Pacific & Polynesian

Hawaiian, Māori, and Filipino — ocean, forest, dawn, and ancestor names that travel between languages.

Hawaiian names

Sea, sky, and Pacific Island music

1 name

Māori names

Names from forest, ocean, and ancestor

25 names

Filipino names

Pacific-Iberian fusion with island warmth

24 names

African

Akan, Igbo, and Yoruba — West African traditions where each name carries a proverb, a circumstance, or a hope.

Akan names

West African names from Ghanaian tradition

1 name

Igbo names

Names of grace, light, and lineage

1 name

Yoruba names

Names with proverbs woven inside

25 names

Prefer aesthetic over geography?

Every name on the site is also tagged with one or more aesthetic vibes — soft & dreamy, vintage elegant, celestial, dark academia, mythological, and seven more.

Browse the 12 vibes →