Names by Origin

Please find below a list of name origins sorted alphabetically. The origins can also be grouped by language families and geographic areas where the languages are used. This list will help you to select the name origin you are interested in, find out more details about the selected language(s) and browse the names by alphabetical order.

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Name Origin

Number of Names

Akkadian	5
Albanian	2
Arabic	61
Aramaic	10
Armenian	3
Basque	12
Breton	8
Celtic	7
Chinese	14
Cornish	4
Cushitic	3
Dutch	12
Egyptian	3
English	408
Finnish	8
French	124
Gaulish	9
German	527
Greek	448
Hawaiian	3
Hebrew	458
Igbo	6
Irish	192
Italian	12
Japanese	17
Korean	8
Latin	627
Lithuanian	1
Native American	11
Native Australian	1
Old Norse	59
Persian	32
Polish	5
Portuguese	3
Russian	8
Sanskrit	38
Scottish	67
Semitic	5
Serbian	1
Slavic	29
Spanish	32
Turkish	12
Undefined	46
Vietnamese	5
Welsh	83
Yiddish	2