Modern Baby Names is a free guide to baby names from the world's faith traditions and cultures — 7,300+ researched names and counting.
Many families want a name that reflects their faith or heritage, but name meanings online are often copied from site to site, errors and all. We wanted one place where a Sikh, Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish or Buddhist family, or a family mixing traditions, could find a name and trust what it says about it.
Each name is checked against dictionaries and naming references for its own language: Hebrew and Greek for Biblical names, Sanskrit and regional Indian languages for Hindu names, Punjabi and Gurmukhi for Sikh names, Arabic, Persian and Turkish for Muslim names, Tibetan, Pali and Japanese for Buddhist names, and Celtic, Germanic, Latin and Old English sources for European names.
The meaning, origin and language, a simple pronunciation guide, the native spelling where there is one, the name's place in its faith tradition, common variants, and similar names to consider.
Names live in families and communities, and you may know a tradition we have missed. If you spot an error, please contact us; we review every correction.