Developer API
NameGlyphs takes any name and returns a beautifully crafted JSON card — origin, meaning, poetic description, natural symbol, and tagline. One API call. Every name, elevated.
{
"name": "Amara",
"origin": "Latin / Nigerian",
"meaning": "Grace, mercy, favor",
"description": "A name whispered across continents — from the quiet dignity of ancient Rome to the warm rhythm of Igbo villages. Amara speaks of a quiet strength, a mercy that does not demand attention yet cannot be ignored.",
"symbol": "Amber light through stained glass",
"tagline": "Grace that glows from the inside out."
}The API
One endpoint. One name. One beautifully formed response. No authentication theater, no pagination puzzle.
curl https://api.nameglyphs.com/v1/card \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
-d "name=Sebastian"Standard HTTP GET. Works with any language, any platform.
Poetic synthesis via AI, optimized for speed. P95 < 400ms.
Hebrew, Old Norse, Arabic, Latin, Nigerian, invented — if it has history, we synthesize it. If it doesn't, we craft something honest.
The output
We don't retrieve — we craft. Every field in every card is generated fresh, shaped by the name's cultural history and phonetic character.
A name whispered across continents — from the quiet dignity of ancient Rome to the warm rhythm of Igbo villages. Amara speaks of a quiet strength, a mercy that does not demand attention yet cannot be ignored.
Grace that glows from the inside out.
Carried across the Highlan ds on the breath of generations, Callum is dovelike in its gentleness and enduring in its devotion. It belongs to the quiet Scottish hills and the open sea.
The flight of something beloved, returning home.
Born of Greek mythology where Zephyr was the gentlest of winds, this name carries the breath that precedes change. It belongs to those who move through rooms and leave them altered.
The invisible hand that rearranges everything.
Why this exists
Every parent who chooses a name is reaching across centuries — pulling from Greek and Hebrew, Norse and Arabic, Yoruba and Sanskrit — searching for something that sounds right and means something true. NameGlyphs honors that act.
We built this because every other name API returns a database result. We return a portrait.
Pricing
We sell for the lowest price possible to make a profit. That's the model.
Give your users something worth sharing. A name card that feels like it was written just for them — because it was.
GET /v1/card?name=YourName