Heritage Baby Names
3054 Heritage names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 3054 baby names with a heritage feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Heritage Girl Names
Kenyada#19095 in the U.S.Kenyada is an American coined name most plausibly formed from Kenya, the East African nation, w▶Kijana#19099 in the U.S.Kijana is a Swahili word meaning 'youth' or 'a young person'. In Swahili it is not gender-speci▶Shakila#19116 in the U.S.Shakila is the feminine of the Arabic Shakil, meaning 'well-formed' or 'beautiful, comely'. In ▶Marketa#19161 in the U.S.Marketa (Czech Marketa) is the Czech form of Margaret, from Greek margarites, 'pearl'; it is a ▶Yomaira#19189 in the U.S.Yomaira is a Latina given name, most often read as a Yo-prefixed elaboration of Omaira or Omayr▶Sitlali#19192 in the U.S.Sitlali is a phonetic respelling of Citlali, from the Nahuatl citlalin, 'star'; the sit- spelli▶Sumiko#19240 in the U.S.Sumiko is a traditional Japanese girl's name, usually read 'child of clarity' or 'child of puri▶Mirta#19280 in the U.S.Mirta is the Spanish and Italian form of Myrtle, ultimately from Greek 'myrtos', the myrtle shr▶Sanjna#19337 in the U.S.Sanjna is a Sanskrit name, a spelling of Sanjana, built from roots meaning to unite or harmoniz▶Ludivina#19345 in the U.S.Ludivina is a Spanish and Latina given name honoring Saint Lidwina, or Ludwina, a medieval Dutc▶Tere#19353 in the U.S.Tere is a clipped form of Teresa, common as a nickname in Spanish-speaking families. Teresa's o▶Sheyna#19428 in the U.S.Sheyna comes from the Yiddish sheyn, 'beautiful, lovely,' and is a spelling of Shaina/Shayna, a▶Martiza#19480 in the U.S.Martiza is a spelling of Maritza, a name popular in Latin America and the Balkans as a pet form▶Mirtha#19535 in the U.S.Mirtha is a Spanish and Latin American name, a variant of Mirta, which comes from Myrtle and ul▶Teandra#19579 in the U.S.Teandra is a modern African American coinage, pairing a Te- opening with the -andra ending fami▶Sharna#19592 in the U.S.Sharna has two honest routes: it can be a short form of Sharon, the Hebrew place name for a fer▶Sheng#19610 in the U.S.Sheng is a Hmong given name that appears in United States records with Hmong-American families,▶Sinae#19654 in the U.S.Sinae has more than one plausible route: it may echo the biblical Mount Sinai, a Hebrew place-n▶Niurka#19729 in the U.S.Niurka is a name that became popular in Cuba, formed from a Slavic-style affectionate model (it▶Poonam#19751 in the U.S.Poonam derives from the Sanskrit purnima, the day of the full moon, and is understood simply as▶Priscille#19814 in the U.S.Priscille is the French form of Priscilla, a diminutive of the Roman name Prisca, from the Lati▶Taisa#19900 in the U.S.Taisa, also spelled Taissa, is a Slavic short form of Taisiya, itself from the Greek name Thais▶Ronnesha#19918 in the U.S.Ronnesha joins Ronnie, itself a short form of names like Veronica and Ronald, to the fashionabl▶Shanah#20000 in the U.S.Shanah is usually a form of Shana, tied to the Hebrew word for 'year,' the same word heard in R▶Shakeela#20064 in the U.S.Shakeela is an English spelling of the Arabic name Shakila (Shakīla), the feminine of Shakil, f▶Tanzania#20170 in the U.S.Tanzania is used as a given name after the East African country, whose name was coined in 1964 ▶Sukanya#20197 in the U.S.Sukanya is a Sanskrit name combining su, meaning good or well, with kanya, meaning maiden or yo▶Tejah#20298 in the U.S.Tejah is generally connected to the Sanskrit teja, meaning 'radiance, brilliance, splendor', a ▶Yakima#20355 in the U.S.Yakima comes from the Yakama Nation of the Columbia Plateau in what is now Washington State, an▶AidaraA West African surname (Aidara/Aidara), used in Senegal, Mali, and Mandinka communities and ado▶FeiA Chinese given name whose meaning depends on the written character - among them 'to fly,' 'fra▶GharamFrom the Arabic gharam, 'love; passion; deep affection' - a lyrical word-name common in Arabic ▶GurrehmatA Sikh/Punjabi name joining Gur (the Guru) with rehmat ('mercy; grace; blessing'), so 'the Guru▶HalimatuA West African form of Halima (Halimah), from the Arabic for 'gentle; patient; mild.' Halimah w▶HaziranFrom the Arabic/Levantine haziran, 'the month of June.' A rare month-name of early summer.▶HrudyaFrom the Sanskrit hrid/hridaya, 'heart,' so 'heartfelt; dear; of the heart.' A tender Indian na▶RuthnaelleA Haitian compound name joining Ruth (Hebrew, 'friend; companion,' the biblical matriarch) with▶VirasatFrom the Punjabi and Urdu virasat, 'heritage; legacy; inheritance' (of Arabic root). A meaningf▶
Heritage Boy Names
AleandroAn Italian-styled form of Alessandro (Alexander), from the Greek 'defender; protector of the pe▶AymonA form of the old Germanic name Haimo (Hamon, Aymon), from 'haim' ('home'). Aymon is famous fro▶BarsbekA Turkic name combining bars ('leopard; panther') with bek ('lord; chief'). Barsbek was a Turki▶BarukA spelling of the Hebrew Baruch, 'blessed.' In the Hebrew Bible, Baruch ben Neriah was the scri▶CaplanA Jewish (Ashkenazi) surname, a form of 'Kaplan' — from the word for 'chaplain, priest' (via Yi▶IgabeIgabe reads as an East African name (from the Rwanda/Uganda region); its precise meaning is not▶IonatanaThe Samoan and Polynesian form of Jonathan, a Hebrew name meaning 'God has given' (Yehonatan). ▶JailaniFrom the Arabic nisba al-Jilani, 'of Gilan' (a region), best known through Abd al-Qadir al-Jila▶JiayuA Chinese given name (romanized). Its meaning depends entirely on the characters chosen — jia c▶KamakaFrom the Hawaiian Kamaka, 'the eye; the face' (ka, 'the,' + maka, 'eye; face'), and by extensio▶MahbirMahbir reads as a Sikh/Punjabi name echoing Mahavir - from Sanskrit maha ('great') and vir ('wa▶MahedMahed reads as an Arabic-flavored name, echoing roots like mahd ('cradle; place') or Mahdi ('ri▶MarkiyanThe Ukrainian form of Marcian (Latin Marcianus, from Marcus, 'dedicated to Mars; warlike'), bor▶MouhamadoulA West African (Senegalese/Francophone) form based on Muhammad, from the Arabic 'praiseworthy,'▶ReljaA Serbian name borne by Relja (Hrelja), a knight-hero of South Slavic epic poetry. A bold, heri▶TymofiiThe Ukrainian form of Timothy, from the Greek Timotheos, 'honouring God' (or 'honoured by God')▶
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Popular Heritage baby names include Kenyada, Kijana, Shakila, Marketa, Yomaira, Sitlali. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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