Meaning of Names

Onomastics - scientific study of names and naming. Onomast - person who studies proper names, especially personal names.

Onomast.com - is the leading baby names portal. There are currently ~37 000 names with meanings and origins of different nationalities. The names are categorized by letters and grouped according to feminine and masculine names. Use the “FIND” button to search for names. All names in our database have meaning. We have an exhaustive list of feminine names and masculine names. Please use the “LEARN VALUE OF A NAME” button to know the meaning of a name not listed on the website. New names with meanings are regularly added to the website. If you know the meaning of a name but do not find it in our website please mail the details to us. We will add it to our database.Feel free to share your thoughts in the comment section below each name.

Did you know?

* Emmanuel is the second name of Jesus
* Almost all names of Christian nations have religious origins
* The most popular names in the world except in China; Muhammad and Ann
* The most popular name in the world is Wei (males)  and Ying (females)
* The Bible mentions ~ 2800 names
* In Muslim and Hebrew families only father has the right to decide the name
* Allah has 99 names
* The most popular names in Islamic countries;  Muhammad and Ahmad
* Christians have Arabic Saints: Abu, Alim, Ahmed, Ismail
* In the Qur'an, only 28 prophets are mentioned

                     TOP 10 NAMES of ONOMAST.COM

Gender	Name	Views
	Anastasia	6652
	Dmitry	3701
	Michael	3687
	Mary	3381
	Alexander	3237
	Anna	3021
	Sergey	2999
	Elizabeth	2955
	Arthur	2902
	Alex	2633