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	82
Aramaic	12
Armenian	3
Basque	17
Breton	9
Celtic	8
Chinese	18
Cornish	4
Cushitic	3
Dutch	12
Egyptian	4
English	428
Finnish	8
French	130
Gaulish	9
German	536
Greek	489
Hawaiian	3
Hebrew	492
Igbo	6
Irish	204
Italian	12
Japanese	29
Korean	8
Latin	654
Lithuanian	1
Māori	2
Native American	11
Native Australian	1
Old Norse	59
Persian	32
Polish	5
Portuguese	4
Russian	8
Sanskrit	40
Scottish Gaelic	75
Semitic	5
Serbian	1
Slavic	30
Spanish	34
Turkish	13
Undefined	56
Vietnamese	5
Welsh	85
Yiddish	2