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.

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from India; a deep blue dye

Greek via Latin and Spanish

Indian dye; blue color

possibly 'from India' or 'indigo'

beauty, splendor, prosperity

English, various

From India; independent; or a short form of names like Indiana or Indigo.

From India

From India

chaste, pure, holy

chaste, pure, holy

chaste, pure, holy

pure, holy

4476.Inga Maria

Old Norse (Inga), Hebrew (Maria)

Inga: 'Ing's beauty' or 'Ing's protection'; Maria: 'of the sea' or 'bitter'

4477.Ingrid Marie

Old Norse (Ingrid), Hebrew/Aramaic (Marie)

Ingrid: 'Ing's beauty'; Marie: 'star of the sea' or 'bitter'

Ing's beauty

Finnish, Germanic, Quechua

dweller by the sea; also a variant of Ingeborg or a name from the Inca Empire

Arabic, Sanskrit

Gift from God, concern, solicitude

Ing's beauty

Old Norse, Sanskrit, Hawaiian

beloved, dear, or from the island

within, inside

Ancient Greek from Hebrew

God is gracious

God is gracious

God is gracious

Italian, from Greek

violet flower

God will add; God will increase

He will add

farmer, earth-worker

Peace

peace

peace

peace

peace

peace

peace

peace

peace

rainbow

knowledge, wisdom, recognition

knowledge, recognition, wisdom

Greek, Hebrew, Japanese, Igbo

iris, rainbow; peace; light; to connect

Rainbow

Rainbow

rainbow

peace

peace

peace

peace

rainbow

rainbow

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