Global Baby Names

Baby names that work beautifully across cultures and languages — truly universal names that feel at home anywhere in the world. These globally-used names have crossed cultural boundaries to become loved worldwide, making them perfect for international families or parents who want a name with universal appeal.

Showing 5,953–6,000 of 10,654 names

5953.Leïya

♀ Female

Arabic, Hebrew, English

lioness; weary; meadow

weary, tired

weary, languid

Modern English coinage, possibly influenced by Hawaiian

Uncertain, possibly 'flower' or 'beautiful'

5957.Leiyna

♀ Female

English, possibly a modern coinage or variant

ray of light; sun

5958.Léla

♀ Female

Sanskrit, Arabic, French, Persian

dark-haired beauty; night; play; devotion

5959.Lelah

♀ Female

American, Arabic, Hebrew

night; dark beauty; or weary

5960.Lelia

♀ Female

Latin, possibly via Arabic or Greek

dark-haired, dark, night

5961.Leliana

♀ Female

Latin, Slavic

lily, or possibly sorrow

lily

Arabic, Persian, Old French

citrus fruit

brave as a lion

torch; bright, shining one; alluring

5966.Lèna

♀ Female

Greek

torch, bright, shining one

5967.Lena Maria

♀ Female

Greek, Hebrew

bright, shining; bitter, beloved

5968.Lena Marie

♀ Female

Germanic (Lena), Hebrew/Egyptian (Marie)

bright, shining (Lena) and beloved, bitter, or sea of sorrow (Marie)

5969.Lena-Marie

♀ Female

Germanic, Hebrew, Latin

Light; bitter; star of the sea

Bright, shining rose

Greek, Scandinavian, Arabic

light; torch; bright, shining one

5972.Lénah

♀ Female

Greek

light, torch, bright one

brave as a lion

light, torch, or free man

5975.Lenn

♂ Male

Germanic, Irish

lion-brave; short form of Leonard or Lennon

5976.Lenna

♀ Female

Greek, Germanic

light, bright, or alluring

brave lion

lion strength, brave as a lion

lover, dear one

elm field

English diminutive of Leonard

brave as a lion

brave as a lion

lover, darling

Greek, through Spanish and English

light, compassion

light, shining one

lion

lion

Lion; Supplanter

Lion and God is gracious

lion

lion

lioness

brave as a lion

brave as a lion

brave as a lion

brave as a lion

Young lion

little lion

lion

lioness

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