Baby Names That Mean Gift / Blessing
2777 baby names meaning gift — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means gift? Here are 2777 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of gift. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Xinyue#15114 in the U.S.Xinyue is the pinyin romanization of a Chinese girls' given name. Chinese names carry meaning t▶Yaqeen#15136 in the U.S.Yaqeen romanizes the Arabic word yaqin, 'certainty' — in religious usage the settled, unwaverin▶Yuzu#15181 in the U.S.Yuzu is the Japanese name for a fragrant, knobbly citrus fruit widely used in Japanese and Kore▶Zela#15218 in the U.S.Zela has no securely documented etymology as a given name. It reads as a short modern pick echo▶Allene#15223 in the U.S.A genuine older American given name, a form of Aline — itself a short form of Adeline — and oft▶Ziona#15228 in the U.S.Ziona is a modern feminine elaboration of Zion, from Hebrew Tsiyyon — the name of a hill in Jer▶Ablessyn#15257 in the U.S.A modern American coinage that reads plainly as 'a blessing,' respelled with a -yn ending. A wo▶Zikra#15274 in the U.S.Zikra is a romanization of Arabic dhikra, 'remembrance, memory', from the root dh-k-r. The rela▶Africa#15287 in the U.S.Both the continent name and a genuine old Spanish/Catalan given name (Africa/Africa), tied to N▶Hemma#15306 in the U.S.A medieval Germanic name, closely related to Emma and generally traced to the element ermen or ▶Alohi#15364 in the U.S.Hawaiian alohi, 'to shine, brilliant, radiant'. A genuine Hawaiian word used as a given name, a▶Alynah#15374 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Alina, a name found across Slavic, Germanic and Arabic traditions and va▶Amla#15393 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, the amla or Indian gooseberry — a fruit revered in Ayurveda for its nourishing, ▶Anise#15431 in the U.S.The English name of the spice, whose seeds carry a warm licorice scent. The word traces back th▶Amerika#15451 in the U.S.A respelling of America. The continent name comes from the Latin form of the explorer Amerigo V▶Apple#15461 in the U.S.Apple is the English word for the fruit, used plainly as a word name. It came to wide attention▶Anran#15489 in the U.S.Anran is a Chinese given name, romanized in pinyin. Like all Chinese names, its meaning depends▶Ayane#15504 in the U.S.A Japanese given name written with varying kanji. Common choices include aya ('colour, design')▶Barakah#15545 in the U.S.From the Arabic barakah, 'blessing; grace' — a warm virtue name. Barakah (Umm Ayman) was a belo▶Camiri#15624 in the U.S.A modern coinage with a soft, current sound; it also matches Camiri, a town in Bolivia. As a gi▶Blessen#15631 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing 'blessing' and 'blessed' - a virtue-word name expressing gratitude. Th▶Brisley#15656 in the U.S.A modern American coinage on the -ley pattern. Brisley is a real English village name in Norfol▶Calvin#15679 in the U.S.From a French surname built on Latin calvus, 'bald' - so 'little bald one.' It became a given n▶Bunny#15680 in the U.S.Bunny is the English word for a rabbit, used since the eighteenth century as a term of endearme▶Cayley#15696 in the U.S.A modern given-name spelling in the large Kaylee/Kayleigh family, whose exact origins are debat▶Emer#15714 in the U.S.From the Old Irish Emer, of uncertain meaning (variously linked to 'swift'); the Celtic heroine▶Crew#15748 in the U.S.Crew is the ordinary English word for a group working together — a ship's crew, a flight crew —▶Cristella#15773 in the U.S.A Spanish given name on the Christ- element (as in Cristela), with the -ella ending shared by E▶Daley#15773 in the U.S.From the Irish surname O Dalaigh (Ó Dálaigh), based on dail, 'assembly; gathering' — the family▶Cheyann#15798 in the U.S.A respelling of Cheyenne, the name of a Native American (Plains) people and of a Wyoming city; ▶Delphia#15831 in the U.S.Delphia is usually read against Delphi, the sanctuary of the oracle in ancient Greece, whose na▶Dorthea#15870 in the U.S.A contracted spelling of Dorothea, from Greek doron ('gift') and theos ('god') - 'gift of God.'▶Elys#15877 in the U.S.A short name read two ways: a form of Elise (from Elizabeth, 'my God is an oath') and a short f▶Eilen#15895 in the U.S.A modern respelling sitting between Eileen, an anglicization of the Irish Eibhlin, and the Scan▶Elham#15911 in the U.S.From the Arabic ilham, 'inspiration' — in religious use, inspiration that comes from God. It is▶Branwen#15930 in the U.S.From the Welsh Branwen, 'blessed/fair raven; white raven' (bran, 'raven', + gwen, 'white/blesse▶Goretti#15934 in the U.S.From the Italian surname Goretti, carried into given-name use in honor of St Maria Goretti, a y▶Emanuelly#15935 in the U.S.Emanuelly is a Brazilian Portuguese feminine elaboration of Emmanuel, from Hebrew Immanu'el, 'G▶Emerey#15939 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Emery, from the Germanic name Emmerich, usually explained from ermen or ▶Fira#15959 in the U.S.A short modern coinage; separately the name of Fira, the clifftop capital of Santorini. As a gi▶Emmitt#15972 in the U.S.A spelling of Emmett, a surname and given name derived from Emma ('whole; universal'). Used her▶Estes#15979 in the U.S.A surname used as a given name. Estes is found as a Spanish and Portuguese surname connected to▶Evans#15989 in the U.S.Evans is a Welsh surname meaning 'son of Evan' — Evan being the Welsh form of John, 'God is gra▶Falaq#16013 in the U.S.From the Arabic al-falaq, 'the daybreak; the splitting of dawn.' Al-Falaq is also the title of ▶Gwyndolin#16015 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Gwendolen, from Welsh gwen ('white, fair, blessed') with dolen ('ring, lin▶Fergie#16039 in the U.S.A nickname short form of the surname Ferguson or the name Fergus, from the Gaelic Fearghas — us▶Galena#16041 in the U.S.Two honest routes: Galena is the name of the lead-ore mineral (from Latin galena), and separate▶Gracelin#16063 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining Grace (from Latin gratia, 'grace; favor; blessing') with the fashionab▶Gweneviere#16075 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Guinevere, from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, generally read from gwen ('white, fa▶Fajar#16085 in the U.S.Fajar is the Indonesian and Malay form of Arabic fajr, 'dawn; daybreak'. In Islam, Fajr is also▶Hamna#16102 in the U.S.Hamna is an Arabic name best known from Hamna bint Jahsh, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad a▶Ganeev#16127 in the U.S.A modern Sikh/Punjabi given name. Families read it through Punjabi elements such as gaan ('song▶Hiyabel#16138 in the U.S.An Ethiopian/Amharic name built on Hiyab ('gift; present') with an -el ending (echoing 'of God'▶Hollan#16140 in the U.S.A spelling of Holland, used as a surname and place name. The Dutch place name is usually explai▶Hurrem#16147 in the U.S.From Persian khurram, 'cheerful, joyful,' used in Ottoman Turkish as Hurrem. It is the name giv▶Jasiya#16152 in the U.S.A name linked to the Arabic Al-Jathiyah ('the Kneeling'), the 45th chapter (surah) of the Quran▶Inioluwa#16167 in the U.S.A Yoruba theophoric name containing Oluwa, 'the Lord; God.' Names of this family are sentences ▶Isella#16182 in the U.S.Isella has no securely documented etymology as a given name. It reads as a trimmed, Italian-sty▶Inori#16245 in the U.S.Inori is the Japanese word for 'prayer', used as a given name. Japanese names are written in ch▶Jazira#16263 in the U.S.From Arabic jazira, 'island' or 'peninsula.' The word names the Arabian peninsula (al-Jazira al▶Jeneva#16272 in the U.S.Jeneva reads as a respelling of Geneva, the Swiss city on the lake, and it also brushes against▶Jennyfer#16276 in the U.S.A respelling of Jennifer, the Cornish/Welsh form of Guinevere, 'white; fair; smooth; blessed.' ▶Jerusalem#16285 in the U.S.From Jerusalem, the ancient holy city sacred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam — its Hebrew na▶Jency#16291 in the U.S.Jency has no documented etymology. It reads as a modern coinage on the Jen- of Jennifer or Jenn▶Kasai#16340 in the U.S.Two genuine and unrelated routes. The Kasai is a major tributary of the Congo River, flowing th▶Ecclesia#16345 in the U.S.From Greek ekklesia, literally 'the assembly called out' (from ek 'out' and kaleo 'to call'), t▶Kaisyn#16351 in the U.S.A respelling of Kayson or Cason, modern American coinages built on the -son ending. These names▶Khouri#16366 in the U.S.From the Arabic surname Khoury or Khuri, meaning 'priest' - a common family name among Arabic-s▶Kaleea#16391 in the U.S.A modern spelling with no documented etymology of its own. Its nearest documented neighbour is ▶Keli#16424 in the U.S.A spelling of Kelly, from the Irish O Ceallaigh, 'bright-headed' or 'warrior; strife'; separate▶Kennadee#16435 in the U.S.A modern -dee spelling of Kennedy, from the Irish O Cinneide, 'helmeted head' (traditionally 'u▶Kisara#16492 in the U.S.A Japanese-styled coined name, best known as an anime character name; it has no single document▶Kollyn#16508 in the U.S.Kollyn is a modern K-and-Y respelling of the Collin/Colleen sound. Collin is an English and Iri▶Edy#16544 in the U.S.A short spelling of Edie, the pet form of Edith, from Old English Eadgyth, 'prosperous/blessed ▶Lehua#16549 in the U.S.A Hawaiian name for the blossom of the ohia tree — a bright red flower that grows on new lava, ▶Leire#16558 in the U.S.A Basque name taken from the monastery of San Salvador de Leyre in Navarre, an ancient royal ab▶Leelynn#16644 in the U.S.A modern American coinage pairing Lee - an English surname and given name from Old English leah▶Lovey#16657 in the U.S.Lovey is the English endearment 'lovey' — a pet form of 'love', long used to mean sweetheart or▶Mahwa#16712 in the U.S.Mahwa has no documented etymology as a given name. The mahua (sometimes spelled mahwa) is an In▶Ceridwen#16776 in the U.S.From the Welsh Ceridwen, of uncertain meaning (variously 'blessed poetry' or 'fair and crooked ▶Mclaine#16795 in the U.S.A spelling of the Irish and Scottish surname McLaine / MacLean, built on Mac ('son of') — in Ma▶Mikey#16801 in the U.S.A pet form of Michael (Hebrew, 'who is like God?'), usually a boy's nickname; used here as a gi▶Minori#16813 in the U.S.A Japanese given name, romanized here. Written one way it carries the sense of minori, 'harvest▶Menna#16818 in the U.S.In Egypt and the wider Arab world Menna is a familiar short name, generally linked to minna, 'g▶Milki#16844 in the U.S.From the Oromo language of Ethiopia and Kenya, where milki means 'good omen, good fortune, bles▶Mati#16856 in the U.S.A short name with several honest routes: in Hebrew it is a pet form of Matityahu, 'gift of the ▶Narin#16947 in the U.S.From the Turkish word narin, 'slender, delicate, graceful'. It is used as a given name in Turke▶Niyamat#16960 in the U.S.Niyamat is a form of Arabic ni'mat (nima), 'blessing, favor, God's bounty', widely used in Urdu▶Noelly#16962 in the U.S.Noelly is an elaboration of Noelle, the feminine of the French Noel — 'Christmas', from the Lat▶Odesza#16993 in the U.S.Odesza reads as a respelling of Odessa, the great Black Sea port of Ukraine, whose name was giv▶Oluwatamilore#17005 in the U.S.A Yoruba sentence-name built on Oluwa, 'the Lord; God,' read as 'God has given me a gift.' Name▶Preesha#17048 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-styled name read as 'beloved' or 'gift of God,' close to Priya ('beloved'). Soft and▶Pryncess#17057 in the U.S.A modern respelling of the English word Princess, 'a royal daughter,' used as a given name. A w▶Ramey#17080 in the U.S.A surname-style given name, also read as a fresh coinage in the Remy/Ramsey family. No single d▶Rehma#17095 in the U.S.Rehma is a form of rahma, the Arabic and Urdu word for 'mercy, compassion'. Mercy is central to▶Riham#17120 in the U.S.From Arabic riham, the plural of rihmah — the soft, steady rain that falls quietly and long, so▶Zarella#17130 in the U.S.Zarella has no documented etymology as a given name. It reads as a modern blend of the popular ▶Kawaii#17140 in the U.S.From the Japanese kawaii, 'cute; adorable; lovable' — the everyday word behind Japan's culture ▶Sakani#17185 in the U.S.Sakani has no documented etymology as a given name. It is best read as a modern coinage; simila▶Salani#17192 in the U.S.Salani is a very rare modern given name in the U.S. It sits near West African name families bui▶San#17204 in the U.S.A crisp one-syllable name. San is the wolf-raised heroine of the film Princess Mononoke, and in▶Milahn#17215 in the U.S.Milahn is a modern respelling whose nearest relative is Milan — both the Italian city and the S▶Laverne#17225 in the U.S.A French name, usually explained from la verne, 'the alder' or 'alder grove' — a place name tur▶Ifechukwu#17230 in the U.S.From the Igbo, 'the light of God' or 'the gift of God' (ife, 'light; thing,' + Chukwu, 'God'). ▶Selaya#17235 in the U.S.Selaya has no documented etymology as a given name. It reads as a modern coinage in the -aya fa▶Sincerity#17292 in the U.S.The English virtue word 'sincerity' — honesty, genuineness, freedom from pretense — used as a g▶Su#17307 in the U.S.Three honest routes. In Turkish, su is the everyday word for 'water', and it is a well-loved mo▶Stacia#17319 in the U.S.Stacia is a short form of Anastasia, from the Greek anastasis, 'resurrection' — a name long giv▶Staley#17320 in the U.S.An English surname, from a place name meaning 'stony clearing' or 'staithe meadow,' used as a g▶Starlight#17321 in the U.S.The English word 'starlight' — the light shed by the stars — used as a given name, in the natur▶Tema#17390 in the U.S.From the Akan (Ghana), a name traditionally given to a child who follows twins; also the name o▶Tiffani#17415 in the U.S.A spelling of Tiffany, from the Greek Theophania ('appearance of God; Epiphany'), a name once g▶Tishya#17420 in the U.S.Tishya appears to draw on Sanskrit Tishya, the name of an auspicious star or lunar mansion (nak▶Tridha#17431 in the U.S.Tridha is a Sanskrit word meaning 'threefold, in three ways, in three parts', built on tri, 'th▶Raymie#17435 in the U.S.A modern coinage in pet-name shape, built from Ray (from Raymond, Germanic, 'wise protector') o▶Vyana#17487 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-styled Indian name. In yogic and Ayurvedic tradition vyana is one of the vital airs ▶Warda#17490 in the U.S.Warda is the Arabic word for 'rose' (warda, singular of ward), used as a girls' given name acro▶Worthy#17502 in the U.S.Worthy is the English adjective 'worthy' — deserving, having value or merit — taken up directly▶Wyn#17528 in the U.S.From the Welsh gwyn, 'white; fair; blessed; holy.' In Welsh this is the masculine form — the fe▶Wynlee#17529 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining the Welsh element wyn/gwyn ('white; fair; blessed; joy') with the fash▶Yamina#17534 in the U.S.An Arabic feminine name from the root y-m-n, giving 'the right hand; the right side' and, by ex▶Yaren#17540 in the U.S.A Turkish given name, commonly read as 'companion; close friend' (from yaren, an affectionate w▶Zeldy#17563 in the U.S.A pet form that echoes Zelda, itself a short form of Griselda ('grey fighting maid') and used i▶Yufei#19136 in the U.S.A romanized Chinese given name; its meaning depends entirely on the characters used - common on▶AidaraA West African surname (Aidara/Aidara), used in Senegal, Mali, and Mandinka communities and ado▶AkoaA modern coinage whose sound echoes the Hawaiian 'koa', 'warrior; brave; fearless' (also a nati▶AnahizA modern name that echoes Anahita, the ancient Persian goddess of water and fertility; as a giv▶ArtoriaA feminine coinage built on Arthur (and the Roman family name Artorius), popularized as Artoria▶AtallahFrom the Arabic Atallah (Ata Allah), 'gift of God' — a name of gratitude and blessing, used acr▶BlesslynBlesslyn is a modern American coinage joining the English word 'bless' (or the name Blessing) t▶ChainaAs spelled here Chaina reads as a respelling of China (used as a given name); it may also echo ▶ImoryA modern coinage echoing Emory/Amory (from an Old Germanic root, 'brave; powerful; industrious'▶IzayahA modern respelling of Isaiah, from Hebrew Yeshayahu, 'the Lord is salvation' - the name of the▶KleineKleine is the German word for 'small,' and in everyday speech die Kleine means 'the little one'▶KomiIn Ewe, spoken in Togo and Ghana, Komi is a day-name given to a boy born on Saturday. The word ▶KouverA modern American coinage following Kouvr, the given name of social-media personality Kouvr Ann▶KovurA modern American coinage in the Kouvr family, following the given name of social-media persona▶MacayaMacaya has no documented etymology as a given name. It exists as a surname and as a place name ▶MuwahibFrom Arabic mawahib, the plural of mawhiba — 'gifts, talents, God-given abilities'. The name ca▶NirvireddyThis entry pairs a given name (Nirvi-) with the Telugu surname Reddy, recorded together as one ▶ReasynReasyn is a stylized respelling of the English word 'reason' — sense, good judgment — used as a▶SanjhA short, one-syllable name sometimes linked to the Hindi/Punjabi sanjh, 'evening; dusk; twiligh▶SirelSirel is the Estonian word for 'lilac,' and separately reads as a modern coinage. The given-nam▶SosaA Spanish/Portuguese surname (borne by singer Mercedes Sosa and baseball's Sammy Sosa) used as ▶TrumaniA modern American coinage. It echoes the English surname Truman ('trusty, faithful man'), given▶VerdandiFrom the Old Norse Verdandi, 'becoming; that which is happening; the present' (from verda, 'to ▶VyomikaFrom the Sanskrit vyoma, 'sky; heaven; open space,' with the feminine -ika ending — so 'of the ▶
Boy Names
BarukA spelling of the Hebrew Baruch, 'blessed.' In the Hebrew Bible, Baruch ben Neriah was the scri▶BennitoA spelling of Benito, the Spanish and Italian short form of Benedict, from the Latin benedictus▶DazhbogFrom the Slavic Dazhbog, 'the giving god' (dazh, 'to give', + bog, 'god'); the Slavic sun-god a▶DevanshreddyDevanshreddy is not a single traditional name. It is the given name Devansh - a Sanskrit name u▶HunarFrom Persian hunar, 'skill, talent, artistry', borrowed into Urdu and Punjabi with the same sen▶JugaadJugaad is a Hindi and Punjabi word, not a traditional given name. It means a makeshift fix, an ▶KahsaiKahsai is an Eritrean name from the Tigrinya language, meaning 'compensation; restitution' - of▶KaizoKaizo is a Japanese given name, historically used for boys, whose meaning depends on the kanji ▶KamyrenA modern respelling of Kamryn/Cameron; by the Cameron route it traces to Scottish Gaelic 'cam s▶KasaiiKasaii has no documented etymology as a given name. The doubled i is a modern spelling flourish▶KelyanKelyan (also Kelian, Kellian) is a modern French given name that grew popular in France from th▶KeyhanPersian keyhan, 'the world, the universe, the cosmos'. A vocabulary word used as a given name a▶KhazaiA modern coinage with a bold -zai ending; the sound also echoes Khazai/Khazaei, a Persian surna▶KoulA one-syllable modern name. Koul is an established Kashmiri Pandit surname, and the spelling al▶LasaiLasai is a modern coinage with a smooth two-beat sound; it also echoes Basque words and surname▶LeyanLeyan is a modern name that reads as a coinage in English and also appears as a romanized Chine▶LiammateoA modern compound joining Liam (a short form of William, 'strong-willed protector; resolute gua▶LuckiA respelling of the English adjective 'lucky', with the -y traded for -i. The spelling is also ▶MajaliwaA Swahili/East African name understood as 'the given ones; that which is granted' - carrying th▶MyhirMyhir is a rare modern spelling that stands very close to Mihir, a Sanskrit-derived Indian name▶NayarA modern given name, also known as a South Asian surname (Nayar/Nair, a community of Kerala). A▶OsierOsier is the English word, taken from French osier, for a willow whose long flexible shoots are▶PraizeA modern respelling of the English word 'praise', which reaches English through Old French from▶RamazaniA Swahili/East African name from Ramazani (Ramadan), given to a child born during the holy mont▶RowoonA Korean given name (romanized Rowoon), borne by the actor Rowoon. Its meaning depends on the h▶SawatisMohawk given name (adaptation of a saint's name used as a distinct community name)▶ShailohA respelling of Shiloh, a biblical place name read as 'tranquil; peaceful' or 'his gift', and u▶ShamiFrom the Arabic Shami, 'of Sham' — Sham being the historic name for Damascus and the wider Leva▶TheodosiusFrom Greek theos ('god') and dosis ('giving, gift') — 'gift of God', the same idea as Theodore.▶TrumpA surname used here as a given name. Trump comes from the English/German word for a trumpet ('t▶