The Perfect Name Finder

Tell us about your family. We’ll weigh the rest.

Traditions, the people you want to honor, the names your children already carry, the sounds and meanings you love. Add as much or as little as you like — every suggestion shows its reasons.

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Your family’s traditions

Choose a tradition, adjust its ingredients, or brew your own.

Greek

A first son is expected to carry his paternal grandfather’s name and a first daughter her paternal grandmother’s, with the maternal grandparents next. The name belongs to an Orthodox saint, whose feast becomes the child’s name day, often celebrated more than the birthday.

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About the baby

Only what your traditions need; everything here is optional.

The baby

People you want to honor

Add relatives to remember, celebrate or avoid. We’ll look for their names, familiar forms, shared roots and sounds.

    Siblings, and names it should go with

    We look for names that belong in the same set: a shared style, era and feel, without rhymes or repeated sounds.

    Sound

    Names you love the sound of, how they begin, and how they sit with your surname.

    Syllables

    Style, meaning and roots

    Pick as many as feel right; names that match more rise higher.

    Style
    Meaning
    Roots

    Boy, girl, or both — and how common

    Set a comfortable range. Popularity describes use, never value.

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    Weighing names…

      The Finder suggests; you decide. Traditions vary between families and communities, so treat every reason as a starting point for your own conversation.