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 6,193–6,240 of 10,654 names

The bank of a river, or a connection

Swedish, German, American

lime tree, twinflower, or from the lake

lament, song of lamentation

beautiful, delicate, or fine flax/linen

Latin, Chinese, Portuguese

Lion; light; to bind

lion

lioness

young lion

Latin, Slavic, Albanian

lyre; balance; constellation

song, lyric

6203.Lisa Marie

Oath of God, bitter, or desired (Lisa) and sea of bitterness, rebellion, or wished-for child (Marie)

6204.Lisa-Maria

God is my oath (Maria) and consecrated to God (Lisa)

6205.Lisa-Marie

Hebrew and Latin

Oath of God and bitter/sea of sorrow

Hebrew (Lisa) and Latin (Rose)

God is my oath (Lisa) and a flower (Rose)

My God is abundance; consecrated to God

Hebrew and Germanic

Oath of God, or God is my oath and grace

Danish, Norwegian, German, French

pledged to God, my God is an oath

Hebrew (variant of Elisabeth)

My God is my oath

American (diminutive of Melissa, Elizabeth, or Alissa)

pledged to God; honeybee; noble; God is my oath

defender of mankind

English, diminutive of Elizabeth or Alice

pledged to God; my God is abundance

God is my oath; consecrated to God; my God is abundance

Life, protection, or shelter

Moon, white, pale

Olive tree, peace

blue, envious

6219.Livia-Maria

Latin (Livia), Hebrew (Maria)

Livia: 'to envy', 'blue' or 'lead'. Maria: 'of the sea', 'bitter', or 'beloved'.

6220.Livia-Rose

Latin and Germanic

blue, envious, or life; plus rose flower

olive tree

pale, livid, or bluish

Old Norse, Latin

life; olive tree

Latin, Old Norse

life; olive tree

Olive tree, peace

olive tree

blue, envious

softness, tenderness, delicate

softness, tenderness, delicate

I have God

resolute protector, helmet of will

Arabic, Persian, or English (as a variant of Liana/Lily)

Graceful, beautiful, or a form of Lily

My God has answered

Sanskrit or Modern Invented

lyre, song, or possibly a flower

night

My God is an oath; consecrated to God

6237.Liza-Marie

Hebrew and Latin

Pledged to God and bitter/sea of sorrow

French diminutive of Elizabeth

pledged to God

My God is an oath; God is abundance

My God is abundance; consecrated to God

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