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Names meaning “Love”

Names meaning beloved, dear and loving.

248 names

Amy

Old French

Amee — “beloved”

Full name origin

Amanda

Latin

“Worthy of love”

Full name origin

David

Hebrew

“Beloved”

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Priya

Sanskrit

“Beloved, dear”

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Habib

Arabic

Ḥabīb — “beloved”

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Mila

Slavic

From milŭ “dear, gracious”

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Carys

Welsh

From caru “to love”

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Esmé

Old French

“Esteemed, loved”

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Aiko

Japanese

愛子 — “love” + “child”

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Amadeus

Latin

“Love God”

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Mabel

Old French

From Latin amabilis “lovable”

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Amabel

Latin

Amabilis — “lovable”

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Amor

Spanish / Latin

“Love”

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Davina

Scottish

Feminine of David — “beloved”

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Dewi

Welsh

Welsh form of David — “beloved”

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Dafydd

Welsh

Welsh form of David — “beloved”

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Philip

Greek

Philippos — “lover of horses”

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Philippa

Greek

Feminine of Philip — “lover of horses”

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Philomena

Greek

Philos “friend, lover” + menos “strength”

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Theophilus

Greek

“Friend of God, loved by God”

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Erasmus

Greek

Erasmios — “beloved”

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Cara

Italian

“Dear, beloved”

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Chérie

French

“Darling”

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Aimée

French

“Beloved”

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Lyubov

Russian

“Love”

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Ludmila

Slavic

Lyud “people” + mil “dear”

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Milena

Slavic

From mil “dear, gracious”

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Milan

Slavic

From mil “dear, gracious”

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Habiba

Arabic

Ḥabība — “beloved”

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Mahbub

Arabic

Maḥbūb — “beloved”

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Preeti

Sanskrit

Prīti — “love, joy”

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Prem

Sanskrit

“Love”

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Sneha

Sanskrit

“Affection, love”

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Ai

Japanese

愛 — “love”

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Jedidiah

Hebrew

“Beloved of Yahweh”

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Carina

Latin / Italian

From cara “dear, beloved”

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Ljuba

Slavic

Love

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Pritam

Sanskrit

Beloved

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Kerensa

Cornish

Love

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Erastus

Greek

Beloved

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Amias

Latin

Loved

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Esme

French

Esteemed, loved

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Ahava

Hebrew

Love

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Yedidiah

Hebrew

Beloved of God

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Rudo

Shona

Love

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Upendo

Swahili

Love

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Pendo

Swahili

Love

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Leif

Norse

Heir, beloved

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Thandiwe

Zulu

Beloved

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Lerato

Sotho

Love

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Amadeo

Italian

Loves God

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Amata

Latin

Beloved

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Carwen

Welsh

Blessed love

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Cariad

Welsh

Love

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Dilara

Persian

Beloved

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Lyubomir

Slavic

Love and peace

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Milos

Slavic

Grace, favour

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Milica

Serbian

Gracious, dear

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Miloslav

Slavic

Gracious glory

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Milada

Czech

Gracious, dear

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Saoirse

Irish

freedom

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Sadhbh

Irish

sweet, good

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Teagan

Irish

little poet

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Sheena

Scottish

God is gracious

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Mared

Welsh

loving

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Morfydd

Welsh

great beauty

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Rhun

Welsh

great

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Solange

Latin

solemn

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Amélie

Latin

rival

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Manon

Hebrew

bitterness

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Carwyn

Welsh

blessed love

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Romain

Latin

from Rome

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Mathis

Hebrew

gift of God

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Maya

Sanskrit

illusion

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Ivano

Hebrew

God is gracious

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Amalia

Germanic

work

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Valerio

Latin

strong, vigorous

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Amore

Italian

love

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Carlotta

Germanic

free woman

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Michela

Hebrew

who is like God?

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Francisco

Italian

free man

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António

Latin

from the Antonius family

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Mónica

Latin

advisor

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Duarte

Germanic

wealthy guardian

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César

Latin

hairy

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Andreia

Greek

manly

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Emilie

Latin

rival

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Amalie

Germanic

work

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Renske

Germanic

counsel

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Esmee

French

esteemed, loved

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Aleksei

Greek

defender

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Andrzej

Greek

manly

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Tadea

Aramaic

heart

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Aldona

Old Prussian

unknown

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Mirosława

Slavic

peace and glory

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Liudmyla

Slavic

dear to the people

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Lubov

Slavic

love

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Liubomyr

Slavic

love and peace

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László

Hungarian

lover

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Miluše

Slavic

gracious, dear

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Miloslava

Slavic

dear glory

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Radomír

Slavic

glad peace

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Radomíra

Slavic

glad peace

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Agapi

Greek

love

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Agapios

Greek

loving

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Agape

Greek

love, charity

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Eros

Greek

love

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Filippos

Greek

lover of horses

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Filothei

Greek

lover of God

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Wadud

Arabic

loving

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Widad

Arabic

affection, love

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Eshq

Arabic

love, passionate love

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Mahbubeh

Arabic

beloved

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Eshgh

Persian

love

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Aşkın

Turkish

exceeding, transcendent

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Sevil

Turkish

be loved

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Sevim

Turkish

my beloved, affection

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Sevde

Arabic

black, dark-complexioned

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Sevinç

Turkish

joy

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Hande

Turkish

smile, laughter

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Işıl

Turkish

shining, glittering

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Sevilay

Turkish

lovely moon

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Seval

Turkish

be loved

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Priti

Sanskrit

love, affection

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Simran

Punjabi

meditation; remembrance

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Preet

Punjabi/Punjabi-Sikh

love

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Prabhpreet

Punjabi/Sikh

love of God

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Sowmya

Sanskrit

gentle; mild

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Rajdeep

Punjabi

lamp of kings

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Ishaq

Arabic

to love

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Mahnoor

Persian

moonlight

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Muhabbat

Arabic

love

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Iqra

Arabic

read, recite

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Maher

Arabic

skilled

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Riko

Japanese

child of truth

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Koi

Japanese

romantic love

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Yoo-jin

Korean

abundant and precious

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Ae-rin

Korean

love and jade-like gem

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Eunji

Korean

kindness, wisdom

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Nhân

Sino-Vietnamese

benevolence, humanity

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Kittisuda

Thai/Sanskrit

glorious daughter

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Preeda

Pali-Sanskrit

joy, delight

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Penzi

Swahili

love

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Kanyarat

Thai/Sanskrit

beautiful, lovely

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Nattawut

Thai/Sanskrit

warrior of blessing

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Binta

Swahili (via Arabic)

daughter

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Mapenzi

Swahili

love

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Mahaba

Swahili (via Arabic)

love

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Olufunke

Yoruba

God has given me someone to pamper

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Oluwafunke

Yoruba

God has given me someone to cherish

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Ife

Yoruba

love

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Adesewa

Yoruba

the crown is beautiful

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Yemane

Amharic

right hand

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Mulu

Amharic

fullness

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Dinknesh

Amharic

you are wonderful

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Mimi

Amharic

my mother

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Nafkot

Amharic

yearning

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Fikru

Amharic

his love

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Aloha

Hawaiian

love, affection

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Alani

Hawaiian

orange tree

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Makalapua

Hawaiian

flowering eye

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Sela

Tongan

Sarah

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Jirayr

Armenian

swift, moving

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Hasmik

Armenian

jasmine

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Armine

Armenian

Armenian woman

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Eduard

Armenian

guardian of wealth

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Vartan

Iranian

rose

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Sirine

Armenian

beloved

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Jázmin

Persian

jasmine

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Dragomir

Slavic

precious peace

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Dragoș

Slavic

dear, beloved

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Mahal

Tagalog

love

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Lovelyn

English

lovely

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Măriuca

Romanian

beloved

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Mioara

Romanian

young ewe

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Sanda

Greek

defender of mankind

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Iubita

Romanian

beloved

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Aisyah

Arabic

living, thriving

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Syahira

Arabic

famous, well-known

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Rara

Javanese

elder sister

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Yanti

Javanese

beloved

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Mithila

Sanskrit

region name

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Prema

Sanskrit

love

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Priyan

Sanskrit

beloved

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Premal

Sanskrit

loving

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Premila

Sanskrit

loving

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Priyani

Sanskrit

beloved

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Thuzar

Burmese

love

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Aye Aye

Burmese

love

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Thidar

Burmese

love

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Kyaing

Burmese

love, affection

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Sokha

Khmer

happiness, comfort

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Sengkham

Lao

golden love

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Amphone

Lao

pleasant love

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Bounmy

Lao

meritorious love

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Nomin

Mongolian

lapis lazuli, blue gem

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Siphavanh

Lao

blessed glory

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Aloun

Lao

beautiful

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Alounmany

Lao

many beauties

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Chanthaly

Lao

moon jasmine

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Tuvshinbayar

Mongolian

calm joy

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Dashnor

Albanian

lover

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Dashurie

Albanian

love

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Eglė

Lithuanian

spruce tree

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Milanka

Slavic

dear, gracious

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Draga

Slavic

dear, precious

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Dušan

Slavic

of the soul

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Ljubica

Serbian/Croatian

little love

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Ljubinka

Serbian/Croatian

little love

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Ljuban

Serbian/Croatian

loving

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Ljubisa

Serbian/Croatian

most beloved

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Ljubomirka

Serbian/Croatian

love and peace

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Radostin

Slavic

joy

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Lyuba

Slavic

love

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Milen

Slavic

dear, gracious

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Ieva

Hebrew

life

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Rasa

Lithuanian

dew

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Māra

Latin

of Mars

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Zane

Hebrew

God is gracious

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Kirsikka

Finnish

cherry

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Dolors

Latin

sorrows

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Líf

Old Norse

life

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Bàrbara

Greek

foreign woman

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Miren

Basque

Mary

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Olatz

Basque

wave

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Maitane

Basque

my beloved

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Maitena

Basque

my beloved

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Ngāruahine

Māori

the woman of the place of the wife

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Danie

Afrikaans/Hebrew

God is my judge

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Nomthandazo

Zulu/Xhosa

prayer

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Luthando

Zulu/Xhosa

love

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Nolwandle

Xhosa

mother of the sea

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Sandile

Zulu/Xhosa

we have increased

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Thandekayo

Zulu/Xhosa

beloved

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Haboon

Somali

fit, suitable

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Ruqiya

Arabic

ascension, charm

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Sithandekile

Xhosa

we are loved

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Thando

Zulu/Xhosa

love

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Hejar

Kurdish

poor, needy

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Avin

Kurdish

love

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Dilsoz

Kurdish

sincere-hearted

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Dilşad

Kurdish

happy heart

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Madinabonu

Uzbek

lady of the city

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Mohira

Uzbek

affectionate, kind

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Hany

Arabic

happy, delighted

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Lamis

Arabic

soft to the touch

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Katarina

Greek

pure

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Nataša

Greek

birthday of Christ

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Every name began as a word

Long before a name belonged to a person, it belonged to the language. Lucy and Lucian both grew from the Latin lux, “light.” Noor shines with the Arabic word for light, Jyoti with the Sanskrit. Across continents and centuries, parents have reached for the same handful of hopes — light, courage, peace, love, grace — and dressed them in the sounds of their own tongue. That is why a name finder organised by meaning is really a map of human wishes.

Our library groups 9,542 names into 58 meanings, drawing on Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, Japanese, Yoruba, Irish, Slavic and many other traditions. For each name we give the culture it comes from and the literal root it grew out of — not a vague “feeling,” but the actual word an ancestor once spoke. Choosing a meaning first lets you compare how very different peoples expressed the same idea, and often reveals that two names you thought were unrelated are, at heart, the same wish.

How to use this finder

Pick a meaning that matters to you — say, “brave” or “light” — and browse the names gathered under it. You can filter by whether a name is traditionally given to boys, girls, or used for any child, and you can search by a name or an origin to see what it means. When a name catches your eye, open it for the fuller story of where it came from and how it travelled. A good name is one whose sound you love and whose meaning you are proud to explain — and the second half of that is exactly what NameWise is here to help with.