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Baby Names That Mean Blessed / Happy

305 baby names meaning blessed — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.

Looking for a name that means blessed? Here are 305 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of blessed. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.

Girl Names

Dhanya#10461 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Dhanya, 'blessed; fortunate; grateful' (also 'grain; wealth'); a graceful Ind▶Eadie#10468 in the U.S.A pet form of Edith, from the Old English Eadgyth, 'rich/prosperous in war' (ead, 'wealth/prosp▶Feliciana#10510 in the U.S.An elaboration of Felicia, from the Latin felix, 'happy; lucky; fortunate; blessed.' A flowing ▶Malerie#10740 in the U.S.A modern respelling that blends the sounds of Valerie ('strong; healthy') and Mallory (a French▶Malori#10797 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Mallory, from the Old French malheure, 'unfortunate, unlucky,' used as a n▶Shivika#10931 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit, a feminine form linked to Shiva, often read as 'gentle; auspicious; related ▶Shivya#10932 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-rooted name linked to Shiva, read as 'related to Shiva; auspicious.' A devoti▶Shrika#10936 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-rooted name linked to Shri ('prosperity; grace; the goddess Lakshmi'), read as 'ausp▶Srisha#10952 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit, linked to Shri ('prosperity; grace; the goddess Lakshmi'), often read as 'go▶Zaidee#11045 in the U.S.A respelling of Zadie/Zaydee, in the Sadie family (a pet form of Sarah, 'princess; lady'), some▶Aesha#11089 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Aisha, the Arabic name meaning 'alive; living; prosperous' — famously bor▶Darshana#11306 in the U.S.Darshana comes from the Sanskrit darshana, meaning 'sight,' 'vision,' or 'auspicious viewing' (▶Edlyn#11333 in the U.S.From the Old English Eadlin, tied to the roots ead- ('wealth; prosperity; blessing') — sometime▶Effy#11334 in the U.S.A pet form of Euphemia, from the Greek Euphemia, 'well-spoken; of good repute; auspicious speec▶Eysha#11388 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Aisha (Ayesha), from the Arabic 'Aisha, 'living; alive; prosperous.' The ▶Mallori#11722 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Mallory, from the Old French malheure, 'unlucky; unfortunate' — a surname▶Shriva#11963 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Shri ('prosperity; grace; auspiciousness'; an honorific and a name of the god▶Sridha#11984 in the U.S.Sridha is a Sanskrit-rooted name tied to 'shraddha' ('faith; devotion; reverence') and to 'sri'▶Srija#11985 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Srija, understood as 'creation; to create' or 'born of Sri' (Lakshmi, goddess of ▶Srinidhi#11986 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Srinidhi, 'abode of wealth; treasure of Sri' — read as a name of the goddess Laks▶Tila#12021 in the U.S.Tila reads as Sanskrit 'til' ('sesame seed', an auspicious grain) or as a short form of names l▶Aadhyasri#12121 in the U.S.A Sanskrit compound of Aadhya ('first; primordial; the beginning,' an epithet of the Devi) and ▶Ayma#12303 in the U.S.Ayma reads as a short modern name, possibly a feminine spin on Arabic Ayman ('blessed; right-ha▶Ayman#12413 in the U.S.From the Arabic Ayman, 'blessed; righteous; on the right; lucky.' It is traditionally a boy's n▶Edythe#12478 in the U.S.An early-20th-century spelling of Edith, from Old English Eadgyth: ead ('riches, prosperity') p▶Alishah#12490 in the U.S.A spelling of Alisha, a name used in Arabic and Persian contexts and linked in sound to Aisha, ▶Maddyx#12896 in the U.S.A respelling of Maddox, a Welsh surname meaning 'son of Madoc' ('fortunate, benefactor'). It is▶Mazal#12950 in the U.S.From the Hebrew mazal, 'luck; fortune; a lucky star; constellation' — the root of the greeting ▶Shiva#13230 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Shiva, 'auspicious; benevolent; kind' — the name of one of the supreme deitie▶Seeley#13237 in the U.S.An English surname from the Old English saelig, 'blessed; happy; fortunate' - familiar to some ▶Sreenika#13254 in the U.S.Sreenika joins Sri/Sree — the Sanskrit word for 'radiance; prosperity; auspiciousness,' also a ▶Sreya#13256 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit shreya, 'auspiciousness; the greater good; beauty; prosperity' — a word for w▶Sri#13257 in the U.S.Sri is the Sanskrit word for 'radiance; prosperity; beauty; the auspicious.' It serves as a tit▶Srihitha#13258 in the U.S.Srihitha joins sri ('radiance; prosperity; the auspicious,' also a title of Lakshmi) with hita,▶Zadia#13391 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no settled meaning, sitting between Nadia and Zaida (an Arabic-rooted Spa▶Devlyn#13883 in the U.S.Devlyn is a modern spelling of Devlin, from the Irish surname O Dobhailen, a name of uncertain ▶Felina#13982 in the U.S.Most directly from Latin felinus, 'cat-like' (Spanish felina) — a word-name with a sleek, felin▶Felisha#13984 in the U.S.A phonetic American respelling of Felicia, from Latin felix, 'happy, fortunate, lucky'. The mea▶Konnie#14384 in the U.S.Konnie is a K- spelling of Connie, the pet form of Constance (and of Cornelia and Consuelo). Co▶Maimunah#14536 in the U.S.From the Arabic maymunah, 'blessed; fortunate; auspicious'. It is an honored name in Muslim fam▶Raima#14834 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-rooted name used chiefly in Bengali-speaking India, best known through the actress R▶Sadi#14908 in the U.S.Usually a pared-down spelling of Sadie, itself a pet form of Sarah (Hebrew, 'lady; noblewoman')▶Shreeya#14974 in the U.S.A spelling of Shreya/Shriya, from Sanskrit shri — 'auspiciousness; prosperity; radiance; beauty▶Yasira#15148 in the U.S.From the Arabic root y-s-r, Yasira carries 'easy; gentle; effortless,' and by a related sense '▶Edwina#15889 in the U.S.From the Old English Eadwine, 'rich friend; prosperous friend' — the feminine of Edwin. A vinta▶Edy#16544 in the U.S.A short spelling of Edie, the pet form of Edith, from Old English Eadgyth, 'prosperous/blessed ▶Mally#16735 in the U.S.Mally reads as a pet form used as a full name — most plausibly clipped from Mallory ('unlucky',▶Shrija#17281 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-styled Indian name generally explained as 'born of Shri' — Shri being an honorific t▶Tishya#17420 in the U.S.Tishya appears to draw on Sanskrit Tishya, the name of an auspicious star or lunar mansion (nak▶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▶KhleverA modern respelling of Clover — the three-leaf meadow flower, long a symbol of luck (the lucky ▶

Boy Names

Liban#10464 in the U.S.From the Somali Liban, 'complete; blessed; free from want; lucky'; a warm East African name; ro▶Madoc#10492 in the U.S.From the Welsh Madog/Madoc, likely from mad, 'fortunate; good; benevolent.' A legendary Welsh n▶Makarios#10494 in the U.S.From the Greek makarios, 'blessed; happy; fortunate' — the word opening the Beatitudes ('Blesse▶Samyog#10691 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit samyoga, 'union; joining together; a fortunate coincidence or opportune momen▶Sayeed#10699 in the U.S.A spelling of the Arabic Sa'id/Sayeed, 'happy; fortunate; blessed'; the related Sayyid means 'l▶Shivank#10713 in the U.S.A Sanskrit name joining Shiva (the god) with anka ('mark; part; sign') — 'a mark of Shiva; belo▶Shubham#10717 in the U.S.From Sanskrit shubham, 'auspicious' or 'good, well-omened' — a widely used North Indian boy's n▶Sriyaan#10728 in the U.S.A modern Indian boy's name built on Sri, the Sanskrit element of prosperity, radiance, and ausp▶Ulrich#10792 in the U.S.From the Old High German Uodalrich, joining uodal ('heritage; prosperity') and rihhi ('ruler; p▶Anania#10991 in the U.S.Anania is a form of Ananias (Greek) / Hananiah (Hebrew), meaning 'the Lord is gracious' or 'God▶Aysher#11056 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Asher (Hebrew, 'happy; blessed; fortunate'), with an added -y-. Reads as▶Eivin#11269 in the U.S.A form of the Scandinavian Eivind/Eyvind, from Old Norse elements read as 'lucky warrior' or 'i▶Elmir#11278 in the U.S.A name used across Bosnian, Azerbaijani, and Tatar traditions, sometimes read via an El- ('peop▶Florence#11328 in the U.S.Florence comes from Latin florens ('flourishing; blossoming; prosperous'), also the English nam▶Jiayi#11535 in the U.S.Jiayi is a romanized Chinese given name whose meaning depends on the characters used - commonly▶Kaelix#11581 in the U.S.A modern coinage joining a Kae-/Kai- sound with a -lix ending (echoing Felix, 'lucky; happy'). ▶Maddoxx#11783 in the U.S.Maddoxx is a doubled-x spelling of Maddox, a Welsh surname from Madoc, meaning 'son of Madoc' o▶Masoud#11807 in the U.S.From the Arabic Mas'ud (also Persian Masoud), 'fortunate; happy; blessed with good luck.' A cla▶Oluwatamilore#11911 in the U.S.From the Yoruba, roughly 'God (Oluwa) has spread out good things for me; God has favored me.' A▶Sevyen#12011 in the U.S.A modern coinage that echoes the word 'seven' - a number often felt as lucky and complete - res▶Shivan#12095 in the U.S.Shivan is a Sanskrit-rooted name meaning 'of Shiva; belonging to Shiva' — the great Hindu deity▶Shriansh#12097 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, Shriansh joins shri ('prosperity; glory; the sacred honorific') with ansh ('part▶Swastik#12122 in the U.S.A Sanskrit name meaning 'auspicious; well-being; conducive to good fortune,' from su- ('good') ▶Takashi#12136 in the U.S.A Japanese given name whose meaning depends on the kanji chosen but commonly reads as 'noble; e▶Umayr#12197 in the U.S.Umayr is a form of the Arabic Umair, a diminutive linked to Amr and the root '-m-r ('to live lo▶Amair#12405 in the U.S.Amair reads as a form of Umair (Umayr), an Arabic diminutive linked to Amr and the root for 'to▶Ashen#12464 in the U.S.Ashen reads as a possible Sinhala (Sri Lankan) name glossed 'blessing; auspicious; good fortune▶Asherjames#12465 in the U.S.Asherjames is a combination name joining Asher (Hebrew 'happy; blessed; fortunate'), a son of J▶Ciano#12637 in the U.S.An Italian short form of names ending in '-ciano', such as Luciano ('light') or Feliciano ('luc▶Dextyn#12732 in the U.S.Dextyn reads as a modern -yn respelling of Dexter/Dextin — from Latin dexter, 'right-handed, sk▶Elix#12801 in the U.S.Elix is a modern coinage with no fixed meaning. It reads most naturally as a trimmed Felix ('lu▶Faustin#12858 in the U.S.Faustin is a form of the Latin Faustinus, from faustus, 'fortunate; lucky; favorable.' It is us▶Fortunato#12872 in the U.S.From the Latin Fortunatus, 'lucky, fortunate, blessed by fortune', carried into Italian and Spa▶Hirwa#12948 in the U.S.From Kinyarwanda, the language of Rwanda, Hirwa means 'lucky one' or 'the fortunate one.' A war▶Ji#13120 in the U.S.Ji is a pinyin romanization of several different Chinese characters — readings can include 'luc▶Jiarui#13121 in the U.S.A Mandarin given name usually romanized from characters read as jia ('fine; excellent; auspicio▶Kerlens#13269 in the U.S.A Haitian given name of the creative -lens/-vens family (Kerlens, Kervens, Wilkens). It likely ▶Maddoc#13428 in the U.S.Maddoc is a spelling of Madog, an old Welsh name usually explained from mad, 'good, fortunate' ▶Saeid#13817 in the U.S.A Persian-style romanization of Arabic Sa'id, from a root meaning 'happy; fortunate; auspicious▶Saidi#13821 in the U.S.From Arabic Sa'id, 'happy; fortunate; auspicious'. Saidi is the Swahili shape of the name, long▶Saied#13822 in the U.S.Another romanization of Arabic Sa'id, from a root meaning 'happy; fortunate; auspicious'. Spell▶Samrudh#13832 in the U.S.From Sanskrit samriddha (also written samruddha), 'prosperous; flourishing; rich in every good ▶Shreeyansh#13884 in the U.S.From Sanskrit shri ('prosperity, grace, auspiciousness' — also a title of the goddess Lakshmi) ▶Shriram#13885 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Shri (an honorific meaning 'auspicious; revered') joined to Ram — Lord Rama, the ▶Srihan#13919 in the U.S.A modern Indian name built on Sanskrit shri, 'prosperity; grace; auspiciousness' — the honorifi▶Srihari#13920 in the U.S.From Sanskrit Shri, an honorific meaning 'auspicious; revered', joined to Hari, a name of Lord ▶Srinav#13921 in the U.S.A modern Indian formation joining shri ('prosperity; grace; auspiciousness') to a -nav ending, ▶Tashi#13966 in the U.S.From the Tibetan word for 'auspicious; good fortune', heard daily in the greeting Tashi delek. ▶Seydou#14007 in the U.S.A West African name (widespread in Mali, Senegal, and beyond), from the Arabic Sayid/Said, 'hap▶Yaseer#14145 in the U.S.A spelling of Arabic Yasir, from a root meaning 'to be easy; to be gentle', read as 'one who ma▶Yuze#14179 in the U.S.A Mandarin given name in pinyin. The second element ze is very often the character read as 'moi▶LuckiA respelling of the English adjective 'lucky', with the -y traded for -i. The spelling is also ▶PrashivA modern Sanskrit-styled name built with a Pra- prefix and the element Shiv/Shiva (the deity, '▶ShrinayA modern Indian formation built on Shri, the Sanskrit word for prosperity, beauty and auspiciou▶

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