Last updated: 2026-10-10
NamesWithMeaning ("we", "our", or "the site") provides a free name-meaning and etymology reference tool at names-with-meaning.com. This page explains what information is collected when you visit, how it's used, and the choices you have.
We do not require accounts, and the site has no sign-up, login, or comment features. We don't ask you for personal information in order to use it.
If you email us, we receive your email address and whatever you choose to include in your message. We use it only to reply to you and, where relevant, to correct or improve the site, and we keep it only as long as needed to handle your message.
The site is hosted on Cloudflare, which delivers pages to your browser through its global network. When you visit, Cloudflare processes standard technical data such as your IP address, browser type, the pages requested, and the time of the request. This is needed to deliver the site, keep it secure, and prevent abuse, and it is also used to produce aggregate traffic statistics, for example request counts by country. We do not use this data to identify individual visitors. Because Cloudflare operates worldwide, this data may be processed in countries other than your own.
The site itself does not set cookies or store data in your browser for its own features. Some of the services described on this page may do so, and our hosting provider may use limited cookies for security purposes.
To display text, our pages load fonts from Google Fonts. When your browser requests them, Google receives standard request information such as your IP address and browser details. See Google's Privacy Policy for how Google handles it.
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We do not run third-party analytics scripts, such as Google Analytics, on the site at this time. We rely on the aggregate traffic statistics described above, and on Google Search Console, which reports in aggregate how the site appears in Google Search. If we add an analytics service in the future, we will describe it here.
This site may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external sites.
The site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child has sent us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.
You can contact us at any time to ask what we hold from your emails, or to have it deleted. Depending on where you live, privacy laws such as the EU and UK GDPR or California's CCPA may give you additional rights, such as access, correction, or deletion, and you can ask us to act on them. You can also manage cookies and ad personalization through your browser settings and the links above.
We may update this policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.
Questions about this policy, or requests about your information, can be sent to info@names-with-meaning.com or through the contact page.