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Names Without Frontiers
Meanings, origins and stories of more than 6,500 first names from all over the world, each one turned into colorful name word art. Names travel. Find out where yours has been.
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Pick the first letter to browse every name that starts with it, each with its meaning, origin and name word art.
Name of the day · 7 November 2026
Stanisław
“becoming glorious” · Slavic
Stanisław comes from the Slavic stan, to become, and slava, glory.
The story of StanisławFeeling lucky
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Light, love, the sea, the stars: the same wishes appear in names in every language. Pick a meaning and see how the world says it.
Names around the world
From Arabic to Japanese, from Celtic to Sanskrit. Every region has its own sound, and many names have travelled far from home.
Arabic
Noor, Hiba, Layla
Hebrew & biblical
Anna, Leora, Ezra
Slavic
Svetlana, Milan, Vesna
Japanese & East Asian
Akari, Kenji, Mei
African
Amara, Berhane, Kofi
Indian & Sanskrit
Alok, Abha, Arjun
Irish & Celtic
Siobhan, Eilidh, Aoibhinn
Nordic & Baltic
Valo, Astrid, Liucija
Iberian & Latin American
Lucia, Juan, João
Greek
Fotini, Ioannis, Helena
Turkish
Ayla, Nuray, Deniz
Persian
Arash, Darius, Roxana
Names through time
What were babies called in 1920, in 1980, last year? Travel through the most popular names of each era.
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Why “without frontiers”?
Names travel. A name from Japan is given in Brazil, a name from Ghana in Germany. Names Without Frontiers collects first names from many languages and cultures and turns each one into a word cloud made only of that name, in warm, bright colors. The collection keeps growing. If your name is missing, tell us and we will design it.
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