Thai Baby Names
24 Thai names with researched meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 24 Thai baby names below. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation so you can hear it said correctly. Names are listed most-popular first.
Thai Girl Names
Araya#1075 in the U.S.Lioness (Hebrew ari, lion + feminine -aya suffix); also a Thai name meaning beautiful forest or▶Mali#3609 in the U.S.Flower; from Thai mali, the jasmine flower — also the West African country and a short form of ▶Ayara#8492 in the U.S.A modern name, variously linked to the Thai, 'a lady; a noblewoman; an angel/beautiful one', an▶Narai#8771 in the U.S.A modern name, variously echoing the Thai Narai (a royal name linked to the god Narayana) and N▶Malai#9955 in the U.S.Variously from the Thai malai, 'a garland of flowers', and the Sanskrit malaya, 'a mountain/a s▶Kanya#12770 in the U.S.Kanya is from the Sanskrit kanya, 'maiden, young unmarried girl', a word also used in Thai; in ▶Kru#12807 in the U.S.A short, punchy coined given name of one syllable. Separately, kru is a Thai word for 'teacher'▶Malee#14556 in the U.S.From Thai mali, 'jasmine flower' (itself borrowed from Sanskrit malli). Malee is a familiar Tha▶Yanin#14911 in the U.S.Yanin is best understood as a clipped form of Yanina, itself a feminine of John by way of Slavi▶Sunisa#15007 in the U.S.Sunisa is a Thai given name; it is commonly glossed as 'good woman' or 'beautiful daughter-in-l▶Naiyana#16889 in the U.S.Naiyana is best read as a respelled form of Nayana, a name from the Sanskrit nayana, 'eye' or '▶Chanya#17088 in the U.S.Chanya is a Thai name usually glossed as young and beautiful, and it also resembles the Hebrew ▶Sarin#19077 in the U.S.A name used in Thai (glossed 'mountain spring; flowing water') and in Armenian. As a given name▶IyaraA name read in Thai as 'lady; noble' (iyara), and separately as a modern coinage; both routes a▶
Thai Boy Names
Kamron#1863 in the U.S.Crooked nose▶Siam#7174 in the U.S.From Siam — the former name of Thailand (possibly from Sanskrit shyama, 'dark; brown'); a place▶Kanin#7471 in the U.S.Variously from Thai, 'a royal poem; verse', and a modern coinage; no single fixed root; routes ▶Mali#8695 in the U.S.Variously the West African place Mali (an empire/country) and the Thai mali, 'jasmine'; also a ▶Thailand#9741 in the U.S.From the country name Thailand — 'the land of the Thai/the free' (from Thai, 'free', + land); a▶Kham#10405 in the U.S.From the Lao/Thai Kham, 'gold' (a symbol of value and preciousness); a warm Southeast Asian nam▶Tawan#10681 in the U.S.Tawan has two plausible routes. In Thai it means 'sun,' a bright, warm nature name. In American▶Boon#12609 in the U.S.The English word 'boon' — a blessing, a timely benefit or gift. It is also a Thai name (bun, ti▶Kanya#13024 in the U.S.Kanya comes from the Sanskrit kanya, meaning young girl or maiden, and also names the zodiac si▶Niran#13609 in the U.S.In Thai, Niran (from Sanskrit-derived nirandon) means 'eternal; everlasting'. The name is also ▶
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Popular Thai baby names include Araya, Kamron, Mali, Siam, Kanin, Ayara. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 24 Thai baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.