Baby Names and Their Meaning
There are many categories of baby names and their meaning. Some of the best resources online contain huge amounts of pre-made categories for you to browse at.
Categories of names and meanings include names for certain regions (U.S., Scandinavia, Italia, etc.), languages (Hebrew, Spanish, etc.), and many other distinct categories that profile a name differently.
The best databases offer you various ways to browse through their records: either by name, meaning, or category.
As an exemplary list, here are some of the resources that offer databases of baby names and meanings online:
- BabyNameGuide
- tools.oxygen.com/babynamer
- kabalarian.com
Baby Names and Their Meaning – BabyNameGuide
The site BabyNameGuide (babynameguide.com) offers a database of names, origins and meanings for your baby. In addition to the database, the site offers advice on baby naming issues such as:
- how names affect babies lives
- why initials matter
- considerations on ethnic background
- where are the limits with creativity and baby names
- how to approach middle names
The database itself is very comprehensive, offering the following categories for baby names and their meaning and origins:
- American baby names
- Anglo-saxon baby names
- Animal baby names
- Arabic baby names
- Arthurian legend baby names
- Biblical baby names
- Celtic baby names
- Chinese baby names
- Color/gem baby names
- Floral baby names
- French baby names
- Geographical baby names
- German baby names
- Greek baby names
- Hawaiian baby names
- Hebrew baby names
- Irish baby names
- Italian baby names
- Japanese baby names
- Moods baby names
- Mythology baby names
- Native American baby names
- Nature baby names
- Occupation baby names
- Scandinavian baby names
- Scottish baby names
- Spanish baby names
- Unisex baby names
Baby Names and Their Meaning – tools.oxygen.com/babynamer
This sites main offering is on the baby name origin/meaning department. The very unique list of baby name and their meaning gives origins and meaning within the following main categories:
Nature
- Earth & Cosmos
Religion
- Classical & Modern
The Individual
- Qualities & Experiences
Society
- Family & Occupations
Places
- Place Names & Other Locations
You can also find namesakes from sports figures, tv & film, leaders, scientists & philosophers, literature, and artists & musicians. Finally, you can browse names by popularity.
Baby Names and Their Meaning – kabalarian.com
One of the most comprehensive baby name resources on the net can be found from this web site. For example, there is a very nice resource of hard to find Scandinavian names. And there’s more, with over 130 different categories of names to choose from.
However, the comprehensive database (of over 695,000 names) is mainly compiled from visitor suggestions, with no check-up process on the validity or correct origin of the name.
Therefore, it is advisable to do a thorough check-up process of a name if you use this resource in naming consideration.
In addition to the names database, there is also a brief analysis of the name with the principles the site addresses to.
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