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Every name carries a story — where it came from, what it meant to the people who used it first, how it's risen and faded across generations. Belnom pulls all of that into one place: meanings, origins, popularity data, variants, and the small details that make a name feel right. Type one in above, or scroll down to browse by origin and gender.

Boy names

19 origins

american english french gaelic german greek hebrew irish italian japanese latin middle-eastern old-english old-french old-german russian scottish spanish welsh

Girl names

19 origins

american english french gaelic german greek hebrew irish italian japanese latin middle-eastern old-english old-french old-german russian scottish spanish welsh

Unisex names

19 origins

american english french gaelic german greek hebrew irish italian japanese latin middle-eastern old-english old-french old-german russian scottish spanish welsh

More origins

31 origins

Pet Names

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Choosing a name that fits

There's no formula for the right name, but a few things tend to help. Say it out loud with your last name a few times — the rhythm matters more than it looks on paper. Picture it on a five-year-old and on a sixty-year-old; a name has to travel a whole life.

Meaning carries a lot of weight for some families and none for others, and both are fine. If it matters to you, each page lists the origin and the literal sense behind the name, plus variants and spellings you might not have considered. If popularity is on your mind — whether you want something common or something nobody else in class will have — the US ranking and peak decade give you a quick read.

Take your time. Sit with a shortlist for a week before you commit. The names that keep coming back are usually the ones.