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
Maki#12915 in the U.S.A Japanese girls' name whose meaning shifts with the written characters — common readings inclu▶Malini#12918 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Malini, 'garland-maker' or 'one who is fragrant; wearing a garland' (from mal▶Trinh#12921 in the U.S.Trinh is a Vietnamese given name meaning 'chaste', 'pure', or 'faithful', a valued virtue name ▶Manahil#12922 in the U.S.From the Arabic Manahil, the plural of manhal, 'a spring of fresh water; a watering place; foun▶Manroop#12925 in the U.S.A Punjabi/Sikh name joining man ('mind; heart') and roop ('form; beauty'), read as 'beautiful o▶Markella#12930 in the U.S.The Greek Markella, a feminine form of Marcus/Markos, from the Roman name tied to Mars, the god▶Treasa#12933 in the U.S.Treasa is the Irish form of Theresa (Teresa). Theresa's own root is debated — often tied to Gre▶Maryuri#12938 in the U.S.A Latino spelling used for Mayuri (Sanskrit, 'peahen') or as a form of Marjorie (from Margaret,▶Leocadia#12939 in the U.S.Leocadia is a Spanish and Portuguese name honoring Saint Leocadia of Toledo, an early Christian▶Masal#12940 in the U.S.From the Turkish masal, 'a fairy tale; fable; parable' (from an Arabic root). A whimsical word ▶Mayara#12944 in the U.S.A Brazilian name of Tupi-Guarani origin, read as 'grandmother' or 'wise woman; matriarch.' Popu▶Mays#12946 in the U.S.From the Arabic Mays (Mais), 'a proud, swaying walk; a graceful gait,' poetically the elegant s▶Mazal#12950 in the U.S.From the Hebrew mazal, 'luck; fortune; a lucky star; constellation' — the root of the greeting ▶Mazna#12953 in the U.S.From the Arabic Mazna (Muzna), 'a cloud that carries rain; a rain-bearing cloud' — a poetic nam▶Meabh#12958 in the U.S.The Irish spelling of Maeve, from Medb, 'she who intoxicates' or 'the intoxicating one' — the l▶Medhasvi#12959 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Medhasvi, 'intelligent; wise; endowed with intellect' (from medha, 'wisdom; i▶Mehrmah#12960 in the U.S.From the Persian, joining mehr ('kindness; love; sun') and mah ('moon') — read as 'kind moon' o▶Maneh#12961 in the U.S.An Armenian feminine name Maneh; separately, maneh is a Biblical unit of weight (the mina). The▶Meiling#12962 in the U.S.A Chinese girls' name, romanized from mei ('beautiful') and ling (often 'delicate; the tinkle o▶Meital#12965 in the U.S.From the modern Hebrew Meital, 'dew drop; drops of dew' (from tal, 'dew'). A fresh, poetic natu▶Melika#12970 in the U.S.A Persian form of Malika, from the Arabic malika, 'queen' (feminine of malik, 'king'). A regal,▶Migdalia#12981 in the U.S.Migdalia is a Spanish (especially Puerto Rican) elaboration linked to Magdalena/Magdalene, 'of ▶Milenna#12984 in the U.S.Milenna is a modern double-n respelling of Milena, a Slavic name built on the root mil-, 'graci▶Milka#12985 in the U.S.Milka is used in Slavic countries both as a pet form of names in the mil- ('dear, gracious') fa▶Miori#12992 in the U.S.Miori is a Japanese girl's name whose meaning is set by the characters written — commonly built▶Mirelle#12993 in the U.S.Mirelle is a variant of the French Mireille, from Provencal Mireio — the heroine of Frederic Mi▶Tekela#12993 in the U.S.Tekela is a spelling of Tekla, the Slavic and Scandinavian form of Thecla, from the Greek Theok▶Misgana#12994 in the U.S.From the Amharic word misgana, 'thanksgiving; praise' — an Ethiopian name of gratitude, often g▶Mauricia#13001 in the U.S.Mauricia is the Spanish feminine form of Mauricio (Maurice), from Late Latin Mauritius, a deriv▶Muneera#13010 in the U.S.From the Arabic munira, feminine of munir — 'radiant; luminous; light-giving', from the root n-▶Mursal#13011 in the U.S.From the Arabic mursal, 'sent; messenger; envoy', from the root r-s-l. It is used as a given na▶Kimie#13018 in the U.S.Kimie is a Japanese given name whose meaning is set by its kanji. A common writing pairs kimi (▶Naarah#13018 in the U.S.From the Hebrew na'arah, 'girl; young woman; maiden'. Naarah appears in the Book of Chronicles ▶Nael#13019 in the U.S.From the Arabic na'il, 'one who attains; achiever; winner'. Nael is chiefly a boys' name in Ara▶Nairah#13025 in the U.S.Nairah is a spelling of Naira, from the Arabic nayyira, 'radiant; shining; luminous', built on ▶Nalanii#13027 in the U.S.Nalanii is a doubled-i respelling of the Hawaiian Nalani, from na ('the') and lani ('sky; heave▶Iisha#13028 in the U.S.Iisha is a phonetic American spelling of Aisha, the Arabic name meaning 'alive' or 'living,' hi▶Nalini#13028 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit nalini, 'lotus; lotus pond' — a classic Indian girls' name. The lotus is a ce▶Ilka#13032 in the U.S.Ilka is a Hungarian and German diminutive of Ilona, the Hungarian form of Helen, from the Greek▶Nazira#13036 in the U.S.From the Arabic nazira, feminine of nazir — usually glossed 'equal; peer; counterpart', and in ▶Naziya#13037 in the U.S.Naziya is used across Arabic-speaking and South Asian Muslim communities, usually glossed 'pure▶Neeti#13038 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit niti, 'ethics; policy; right conduct; guidance' — the same word behind the cl▶Neima#13039 in the U.S.Neima is usually taken from the Hebrew ne'ima, 'pleasant; melody; sweet-sounding'. It also sits▶Nektaria#13040 in the U.S.From the Greek nektar, the drink of the gods that conferred immortality; Nektaria is the femini▶Nerea#13044 in the U.S.Nerea is a Basque name usually glossed 'mine', from nere ('my'); it is also connected, more loo▶Ngozi#13048 in the U.S.From the Igbo ngozi, 'blessing' — a widely used name in southeastern Nigeria, often short for f▶Nastasia#13057 in the U.S.Nastasia is a short form of Anastasia, from the Greek 'anastasis', resurrection, a name long ho▶Naw#13062 in the U.S.From the Karen (Kayin) language of Myanmar, Naw is a female honorific or prefix (roughly 'Miss;▶Nuray#13062 in the U.S.From the Turkish nur ('light', from Arabic) and ay ('moon') — 'bright moon; moonlight'. A well-▶Cornisha#13066 in the U.S.Cornisha joins a Cor- opening, echoing names like Cornelia and Cornell, to the fashionable -nis▶Odella#13072 in the U.S.From the Germanic element od/aud, 'wealth; fortune; prosperity' — the same root behind Otto and▶Olamide#13073 in the U.S.A Yoruba name usually rendered 'my wealth has come' or 'my riches have arrived', from ola ('wea▶Olesia#13074 in the U.S.Olesia is a Ukrainian and Polish name, generally treated as a diminutive of Oleksandra/Aleksand▶Patrycja#13082 in the U.S.Patrycja is the standard Polish spelling of Patricia, the feminine of the Latin Patricius, mean▶Nirali#13084 in the U.S.Nirali is an Indian girl's name, especially common in Gujarati-speaking families, meaning uniqu▶Mariona#13086 in the U.S.Mariona is the Catalan affectionate form of Maria, tracing back through Latin to the Hebrew Mir▶Deshonda#13124 in the U.S.Deshonda combines the fashionable De- prefix with Shonda, itself a coined name; it is an invent▶Maurica#13134 in the U.S.Maurica is a feminine form of Maurice, from the Roman name Mauritius, built on Maurus, 'dark-sk▶Rouguiatou#13154 in the U.S.Rouguiatou is a French-spelled West African form of Ruqayyah, an Arabic name linked to senses o▶Ruhama#13160 in the U.S.From Hebrew Ruchamah, 'she has obtained mercy; she is pitied.' In the Book of Hosea, the prophe▶Rukia#13161 in the U.S.Rukia is an East African (Swahili) form of Arabic Ruqayyah, a name tied to senses of gentleness▶Rukmini#13162 in the U.S.From Sanskrit rukmin, 'adorned with gold,' from rukma, 'gold.' Rukmini is the principal consort▶Ruta#13165 in the U.S.In Lithuanian and Latvian, Ruta is the name of rue — a bitter green herb that is Lithuania's un▶Ruthanna#13166 in the U.S.Ruthanna fuses two biblical names: Ruth (Hebrew, 'friend; companion') and Anna (from Hannah, 'g▶Sabirin#13170 in the U.S.From Arabic sabirin, the plural of sabir, 'patient one; one who endures' — from sabr, patience ▶Sagal#13173 in the U.S.Sagal is a well-used Somali girls' name. It is commonly explained as 'graceful' or connected to▶Samanvi#13183 in the U.S.From Sanskrit samanvaya, 'harmony; connection; bringing together.' Samanvi is glossed as 'one w▶Samhitha#13185 in the U.S.From Sanskrit samhita, 'put together; collected' — the word for the great collections of Vedic ▶Sanae#13187 in the U.S.A Japanese girls' name, most often written with characters read as 'early rice seedling' (sanae▶Seana#13196 in the U.S.Seana is a feminine form of Sean — the Irish rendering of John, from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is g▶Sehar#13200 in the U.S.From Arabic sahar, 'the last hours before dawn,' taken into Urdu and Persian as sehar/sahar, 'd▶Setareh#13204 in the U.S.From Persian setareh, 'star' — an ordinary Persian word carried into wide use as a girls' name ▶Ruhee#13205 in the U.S.Ruhee is a spelling of Ruhi, a name used in Hindi and Urdu drawn from ruh, 'soul' or 'spirit' -▶Sevan#13206 in the U.S.Sevan is the name of Armenia's largest lake, high in the mountains — one of the country's defin▶Shaivi#13214 in the U.S.From Sanskrit shaiva, 'of Shiva; belonging to Shiva' — the adjectival form naming the great Sha▶Soua#13217 in the U.S.Soua is a Hmong given name, borne by girls in Hmong communities and carried to the United State▶Sanah#13221 in the U.S.Most often a spelling of the Arabic name Sana, from a root meaning 'brilliance, radiance, splen▶Shawnee#13224 in the U.S.Shawnee is the name of a Native American nation of the Ohio Valley, from Shaawanwa, an Algonqui▶Shraddha#13231 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit shraddha, 'faith; devotion; sincere trust' — an important virtue word in Hind▶Shukri#13232 in the U.S.From the Arabic root sh-k-r, 'to thank' — Shukri means 'thankfulness; gratitude; giving thanks.▶Sibel#13237 in the U.S.Sibel is the Turkish form of Cybele, the great mother goddess of ancient Anatolia (Kybele). It ▶Shabnam#13250 in the U.S.Shabnam is a Persian and Urdu name meaning 'dew' or 'morning dew' (shab, 'night,' plus nam, 'mo▶Sorah#13252 in the U.S.Sorah is most often read as a variant of Sarah — Hebrew Sarah, 'princess; noblewoman' — sometim▶Sreenika#13254 in the U.S.Sreenika joins Sri/Sree — the Sanskrit word for 'radiance; prosperity; auspiciousness,' also a ▶Sreshta#13255 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit shreshtha, 'best; most excellent; foremost' — a superlative used for what is ▶Sreya#13256 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit shreya, 'auspiciousness; the greater good; beauty; prosperity' — a word for w▶Sri#13257 in the U.S.Sri is the Sanskrit word for 'radiance; prosperity; beauty; the auspicious.' It serves as a tit▶Srihitha#13258 in the U.S.Srihitha joins sri ('radiance; prosperity; the auspicious,' also a title of Lakshmi) with hita,▶Tram#13261 in the U.S.Tram is the anglicized spelling of the Vietnamese name 'Tram' (properly written with a diacriti▶Suad#13264 in the U.S.From the Arabic Su'ad, 'happiness; good fortune; felicity,' from the root s-'-d that also gives▶
Heritage Boy Names
Hamadi#12915 in the U.S.A Swahili name, from the Arabic root h-m-d ('praise'), meaning 'praised' or 'commended.' Used a▶Hamidou#12916 in the U.S.A West African form of the Arabic Hamid ('praiseworthy, worthy of praise'), with the -ou ending▶Hamse#12918 in the U.S.Hamse is a Somali form of the Arabic name Hamza, tied to hamuza ('steadfast, strong') and long ▶Haneef#12919 in the U.S.From the Arabic hanif, 'one of true, upright faith,' a term used in the Quran for a pure monoth▶Jahaad#12919 in the U.S.Jahaad is a respelling of the Arabic given name Jihad, from the root j-h-d, 'to strive or exert▶Haneesh#12920 in the U.S.Haneesh is an Indian given name of Sanskrit background, sometimes read alongside names built on▶Hanish#12921 in the U.S.Hanish is an Indian given name of Sanskrit background, sometimes read alongside names ending in▶Hanzalah#12923 in the U.S.Hanzalah is an Arabic name best known as that of Hanzalah ibn Abi Amir, a Companion of the Prop▶Haoyang#12924 in the U.S.Haoyang is a romanized Chinese given name whose meaning depends entirely on the characters a fa▶Haralambos#12925 in the U.S.From the Greek Charalampos, built on chara ('joy') and lampein ('to shine'), giving the sense '▶Harfateh#12926 in the U.S.A Sikh/Punjabi name joining Har (a name for God) with fateh ('victory'), giving the sense 'vict▶Harjaap#12927 in the U.S.A Sikh/Punjabi name joining Har (a name for God) with jaap ('meditation, repetition of the divi▶Harut#12928 in the U.S.Harut appears in the Quran as the name of one of two angels, Harut and Marut, mentioned in conn▶Haydar#12933 in the U.S.From the Arabic haydar, 'lion,' famously a title of Ali ibn Abi Talib, cousin and son-in-law of▶Hazim#12937 in the U.S.From the Arabic hazim, 'resolute, firm, decisive,' describing someone of sound judgment and ste▶Herminio#12941 in the U.S.Herminio is a Spanish and Portuguese name derived from the Roman family name Herminius, itself ▶Hernando#12942 in the U.S.Hernando is a Spanish form of Ferdinand, from Germanic roots often read as fardi ('journey') an▶Hiam#12946 in the U.S.From the Arabic Hiam (Hayam), tied to a word for intense love, passion, and deep longing — some▶Hirwa#12948 in the U.S.From Kinyarwanda, the language of Rwanda, Hirwa means 'lucky one' or 'the fortunate one.' A war▶Hiyab#12950 in the U.S.From Tigrinya, spoken in Eritrea and Ethiopia, Hiyab means 'gift.' A warm heritage name, noted ▶Hoku#12952 in the U.S.From Hawaiian hoku, 'star.' A luminous nature name, noted here respectfully and often used in l▶Hondo#12954 in the U.S.From Shona, spoken in Zimbabwe, Hondo means 'war.' It is also familiar as the title of a John W▶Javonne#12954 in the U.S.Javonne is a modern African American coinage, built from the Ja- prefix and a -von/-vonne endin▶Humayd#12958 in the U.S.From the Arabic Humayd (Humaid), a diminutive of the root hamd ('praise'), meaning 'praised' or▶Hyder#12960 in the U.S.From the Arabic Haydar (Hyder), 'lion,' a byname of bravery and strength famously linked to Ali▶Fitzroy#12961 in the U.S.From the Norman French Fitzroy, 'son of the king' (fitz, 'son of,' + roi, 'king') — historicall▶Ignazio#12961 in the U.S.The Italian form of Ignatius, traditionally linked to the Latin ignis ('fire') and read as 'fie▶Isao#12961 in the U.S.A traditional Japanese masculine name commonly associated with merit, achievement, or distingui▶Ikram#12962 in the U.S.From the Arabic Ikram, meaning 'honor,' 'hospitality,' and 'generosity,' from the root k-r-m ('▶Ilario#12963 in the U.S.The Italian form of Hilary, from the Latin hilaris ('cheerful; merry'), meaning 'cheerful' or '▶Iliyan#12964 in the U.S.Iliyan is a Bulgarian name, usually read as a form of Ilian/Iliya (from Elijah, 'my God is Yahw▶Ilkay#12965 in the U.S.From Turkish, Ilkay combines ilk ('first') and ay ('moon'), meaning 'new moon' or 'first moon.'▶Illya#12967 in the U.S.Illya is a variant spelling of Ilya, the Slavic (Russian and Ukrainian) form of Elijah, from th▶Ilman#12968 in the U.S.From Arabic 'ilm ('knowledge, learning'), with the -an ending; Ilman is used as a given name in▶Inacio#12970 in the U.S.Inacio (Portuguese Inacio, with a cedilla in Portugal and Brazil) is the Portuguese form of Ign▶Irish#12975 in the U.S.Irish is the English word for a person or thing of Ireland. As a given name it functions as a w▶Irmuun#12976 in the U.S.Irmuun is a Mongolian given name generally read as 'brave' or 'courageous,' from a word family ▶Ishak#12981 in the U.S.Ishak is the Arabic and Turkish form of Isaac, from Hebrew Yitzhak, 'he laughs' — a nod to Sara▶Issam#12985 in the U.S.Issam (Isam, Essam) is an Arabic given name from a root meaning 'to hold fast, to protect,' gen▶Issei#12986 in the U.S.Issei is a Japanese given name commonly written with characters for 'one' and 'generation' or '▶Harpreet#12988 in the U.S.Harpreet is a Punjabi Sikh name combining Har ('God', from Hari) with preet ('love'), giving 'l▶Gleb#13001 in the U.S.Gleb is a Russian and Slavic boy's name derived from the Old Norse Gudleifr, meaning heir or de▶Jaskaran#13002 in the U.S.Jaskaran combines the Punjabi 'jas', glory or praise, with 'karan', doing or performing, giving▶Samnang#13002 in the U.S.Samnang is a Khmer name from Cambodia meaning good fortune or luck. It is a warm, well-wishing ▶Jacek#13004 in the U.S.Jacek is the Polish form of Hyacinth (Latin Hyacinthus, Greek Hyakinthos) — the flower of Greek▶Jaffer#13012 in the U.S.Jaffer is a common South Asian and East African spelling of Arabic Jafar, meaning 'stream' or '▶Jagraj#13013 in the U.S.Jagraj joins jag, 'world,' with raj, 'rule' or 'king' — 'king of the world.' It is a Sikh and P▶Kanya#13024 in the U.S.Kanya comes from the Sanskrit kanya, meaning young girl or maiden, and also names the zodiac si▶Jakov#13031 in the U.S.Jakov is the Croatian, Serbian and wider South Slavic form of Jacob, from Hebrew Yaakov — tradi▶Jatin#13035 in the U.S.Jatin comes from the Sanskrit jatin, 'one who has matted hair (jata)', a revered epithet of the▶Hever#13039 in the U.S.Hever is a form of the biblical name Heber, from a Hebrew root meaning 'companion,' 'associate'▶Jann#13044 in the U.S.Chiefly a Scandinavian/German short form of Johannes (John), from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is grac▶Japhet#13045 in the U.S.A spelling of Japheth, Hebrew Yefet, usually read as 'may he expand' or 'enlargement' (from pat▶Hiroto#13046 in the U.S.Hiroto is a Japanese given name written with different character combinations, so its sense var▶Jariyah#13050 in the U.S.Usually traced to Arabic jariyah, from the root j-r-y, 'to flow, to run' — a word used of runni▶Jaseem#13051 in the U.S.An English spelling of Arabic Jasim (Jassem), from a root carrying the sense of body, bulk and ▶Jaskirat#13057 in the U.S.A Punjabi Sikh name from jas ('praise, glory') and kirat / kirtan ('the singing of God's praise▶Hung#13058 in the U.S.Hung (Vietnamese Hung) means 'hero,' 'brave' or 'grand,' and is a widely used Vietnamese boy's ▶Jasoor#13058 in the U.S.An English spelling of Arabic Jasur (jasoor), from the root j-s-r, 'to dare, to be bold' — usua▶Jasser#13059 in the U.S.An English spelling of Arabic Jasir (Jaser), from the root j-s-r, 'to dare, to venture' — gloss▶Jassim#13060 in the U.S.An Arabic name, widely used in the Gulf, commonly linked to Qasim ('one who divides, who distri▶Kamsi#13063 in the U.S.An Igbo name, a short form of Kamsiyochukwu, 'as I have asked of God' - a name of faith and gra▶Javed#13066 in the U.S.From Persian javid / javed, 'eternal, everlasting, immortal'. Long established as a given name ▶Jeanbaptiste#13086 in the U.S.The French compound name Jean-Baptiste, 'John the Baptist': Jean (John, from Hebrew Yochanan, '▶Jehoshaphat#13088 in the U.S.From Hebrew Yehoshafat, combining the divine name element Yeho- with shafat, 'to judge' — 'the ▶Jemuel#13090 in the U.S.From Hebrew Yemuel, a biblical name usually read as 'day of God' or 'God's light', with the -el▶Jeramy#13097 in the U.S.A spelling of Jeremy, the English form of Jeremiah — Hebrew Yirmeyahu, usually read as 'the Lor▶Jeremaiah#13099 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Jeremiah, Hebrew Yirmeyahu — usually read as 'the Lord exalts' or 'the Lor▶Joravar#13118 in the U.S.A Punjabi and Sikh name, a spelling of Zorawar, from Persian zorawar 'powerful, mighty' (zor, '▶Ji#13120 in the U.S.Ji is a pinyin romanization of several different Chinese characters — readings can include 'luc▶Jiarui#13121 in the U.S.A Mandarin given name usually romanized from characters read as jia ('fine; excellent; auspicio▶Jiho#13122 in the U.S.A Korean given name romanized as Jiho. The meaning rides on the hanja (Chinese characters) chos▶Jingyi#13124 in the U.S.A Mandarin given name in pinyin. Jing can be written with characters read 'quiet; still', 'resp▶Jingze#13125 in the U.S.A Mandarin given name in pinyin. Jing may be written 'quiet; still' or 'respectful'; ze is ofte▶Jishnu#13126 in the U.S.From Sanskrit jishnu, 'victorious; triumphant', built on the root ji, 'to conquer'. It is used ▶Glyn#13128 in the U.S.Glyn is a Welsh name and surname from glyn, 'valley', also serving as a short form of Glyndwr o▶Jencarlo#13138 in the U.S.Jencarlo is a modern Latino compound joining a Jen-/Jean- element to Carlo, the Italian and Spa▶Jubril#13152 in the U.S.A West African, especially Nigerian, form of Jibril, the Arabic name of the archangel Gabriel, ▶Judens#13153 in the U.S.A Haitian given name in the French-Latin style common there, most likely built from a Jud- elem▶Kendrew#13155 in the U.S.A Scottish and northern English form of Andrew, from Greek Andreas ('manly, brave'), where the ▶Jukai#13156 in the U.S.A Japanese-derived name, romanized as Jukai. In Japanese, meaning depends entirely on the writt▶Juvens#13162 in the U.S.A Haitian given name built on French and Latin models, most plausibly on the Latin juvenis, 'yo▶Kaushik#13165 in the U.S.Kaushik is a Sanskrit name meaning 'descendant of Kushika,' a patronymic and an epithet of the ▶Kaanan#13166 in the U.S.From Sanskrit kanana, 'forest; woodland; grove'. The spelling also echoes Canaan, the biblical ▶Kentaro#13173 in the U.S.Kentaro is a Japanese boy's name usually built from kanji read 'ken,' meaning 'healthy' or 'str▶Kenyata#13176 in the U.S.Kenyata is a spelling of Kenyatta, a name that spread among African American families in honour▶Kaliq#13178 in the U.S.Kaliq is a simplified spelling of Khaliq, an Arabic name meaning 'creator'. Al-Khaliq, 'the Cre▶Kalahan#13190 in the U.S.Kalahan is a modern respelling of the Irish surname Callahan, from O Ceallachain, 'descendant o▶Kalif#13191 in the U.S.Kalif is a spelling of Khalif/Khalifa, an Arabic name meaning 'successor' or 'one who follows'.▶Kalino#13192 in the U.S.Kalino is a Hawaiian name generally read as 'the bright one' or 'the brilliant one', from ka ('▶Kamahao#13195 in the U.S.Hawaiian kamahao, 'wonderful; marvelous; astonishing' — a word of awe and wonder carried into n▶Kamea#13198 in the U.S.Hawaiian Kamea, understood as 'the one; the only one' and warmly as 'precious one'. Used here f▶Kwamane#13200 in the U.S.Kwamane reads as an extension of Kwame, the Akan (Ghanaian) day-name for a boy born on Saturday▶Kaname#13201 in the U.S.Japanese Kaname, from the word for the rivet at the base of a folding fan — hence 'pivot; linch▶Kanata#13202 in the U.S.As a Japanese given name, Kanata is often read as 'distant; far away' — a horizon word — though▶Kanekoa#13204 in the U.S.Hawaiian, built from kane ('man') and koa ('brave; warrior; the koa tree'), so it is often read▶Kanishk#13205 in the U.S.A short form of Kanishka, the name of the great Kushan emperor who ruled much of northern India▶Kapena#13207 in the U.S.Hawaiian kapena, 'captain' — a Hawaiianized form of the English word, reshaped to fit Hawaiian ▶Kassem#13222 in the U.S.A common Levantine and French-influenced spelling of Arabic Qasim, from a root meaning 'to divi▶Katari#13224 in the U.S.Routes are uncertain, which we note honestly. Katari is an Andean word — Aymara and Quechua kat▶Kynan#13227 in the U.S.Kynan is a spelling of the Welsh Cynan, an old name usually read as chief or high, and linked i▶Keinan#13228 in the U.S.A form of the Hebrew Kenan (Cainan), a descendant of Adam in Genesis; separately a Welsh name. ▶Kaveh#13229 in the U.S.A Persian name best known from the Shahnameh, where Kaveh the blacksmith raises his leather apr▶Krzysztof#13236 in the U.S.Krzysztof is the Polish form of Christopher, from the Greek Christophoros, 'bearer of Christ' -▶Kazuki#13240 in the U.S.A Japanese given name written with a range of kanji, so its meaning depends on the characters a▶Kebba#13246 in the U.S.A well-established given name in The Gambia and among Mandinka speakers, where it is commonly u▶Juanmiguel#13250 in the U.S.Juanmiguel is a written-together Spanish double name joining Juan, the Spanish John from Hebrew▶Keerat#13250 in the U.S.From Punjabi keerat (kirat/kirtan family), 'praise; the singing of God's praises' — a word at t▶Kewon#13251 in the U.S.Kewon pairs the Ke- prefix with the -won ending heard in Dewon and Antwon; it is a modern inven▶Kenshin#13264 in the U.S.A Japanese name written with varying kanji, so the meaning depends on the characters; elements ▶
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Popular Heritage baby names include Hamadi, Maki, Hamidou, Hamse, Malini, Haneef. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 3054 Heritage baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.