Baby Names That Mean Healing
255 baby names meaning healing — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means healing? Here are 255 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of healing. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Kulsoom#12809 in the U.S.An Arabic feminine name, borne famously as part of Umm Kulthum, traditionally explained as 'havPixie#13085 in the U.S.A word name from English pixie, a small fairy of Devon and Cornwall folklore. The word's own orSaje#13180 in the U.S.Saje is a modern respelling of Sage, from Latin salvia (the healing herb) and sapius, 'wise.' TAafia#13210 in the U.S.From the Arabic Aafia (afiyah), 'well-being; health; wellness'; a warm traditional nameAloe#13297 in the U.S.From the English word aloe (via the Greek/Latin aloe), 'the aloe plant' (a healing succulent); Vallerie#13325 in the U.S.Vallerie is a double-l spelling of Valerie, the French form of the Latin Valeria — from valere,Vallery#13354 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Valerie, from the Latin Valerius (valere, 'to be strong; to be healthy'),Airlie#13488 in the U.S.Airlie is a Scottish place name in Angus — the seat of the Earls of Airlie — carried into surnaAmyna#13555 in the U.S.Amyna is a spelling of the Arabic name Amina, from the root a-m-n, 'to be safe; to be trustwortBrighid#13723 in the U.S.Brighid is the Irish spelling of Brigid, generally read as 'exalted one; high one.' It belongs Dalery#13827 in the U.S.A modern coinage, most naturally read as a Da- restyling of Valery/Valerie — from the Latin valIsys#14115 in the U.S.Isys respells Isis, the Greek form of the Egyptian goddess Aset — goddess of magic, healing andKalsoom#14266 in the U.S.From the Arabic Kulthum (Kulsum), traditionally glossed 'one with full, rounded cheeks' — a marLera#14454 in the U.S.In Russian, Lera is the everyday short form of Valeriya (Valeria), from Latin valere, 'to be stPeony#14507 in the U.S.The peony flower; tied to Paeon, healer of the godsJian#14575 in the U.S.In Mandarin, Jian is a pinyin romanization covering many different characters, so the meaning dMawa#14600 in the U.S.Mawa is used in several African and diaspora communities, but we have not found a single secureNarel#14713 in the U.S.Narel reads as a short modern name, most often as a clipped form of Narelle — an Australian namVallory#15037 in the U.S.A form of Valerie/Valory, from the Latin valere ('to be strong; healthy'); the spelling also ecYashfa#15221 in the U.S.From an Arabic root tied to shifa ('healing; cure'), Yashfa is generally read as 'healing; one Amla#15393 in the U.S.From Sanskrit, the amla or Indian gooseberry — a fruit revered in Ayurveda for its nourishing, Aminatou#15699 in the U.S.A West African form of Aminah, from the Arabic root a-m-n, 'trustworthy, faithful, secure.' AmiValia#17411 in the U.S.A pet form of names like Valentina and Valeria (from the Latin for 'strong; healthy'), and a GrValera#17457 in the U.S.A Latin and Slavic form of Valeria, from the Latin valere, 'to be strong; healthy.' A classic nZamina#17593 in the U.S.A modern name that echoes the Arabic Amina ('trustworthy; secure') and the Persian zamin ('eartAlteaAltea is a seaside town on Spain's Costa Blanca, and the name also reads as a Spanish-shaped foEirFrom the Old Norse Eir, 'mercy; help; protection'; the Norse goddess of healing and medicine, tMielikkiFrom the Finnish Mielikki, 'the pleasing one; the good-minded' (from mieli, 'mind/mood'); the FSekhmetFrom the Egyptian sekhem, 'power/might', hence 'the powerful one; she who is mighty'; the fiercSerqetFrom the Egyptian Serqet, 'she who causes the throat to breathe' (also read 'she who tightens tZahanaA modern name that echoes Arabic-style names like Zahra ('flower; radiance') and Zaina; it also
Boy Names
Jassan#12826 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a spelling of Jason (Greek, 'healer') and an echo of Hassan (Arabic, 'Faraj#12855 in the U.S.Faraj is an Arabic name meaning 'relief,' 'remedy' or 'the easing of distress' — the sense of hJasaan#12890 in the U.S.Jasaan is a modern American coinage with no documented etymology. It echoes Jason (a Greek nameJosiahs#12905 in the U.S.A spelling of Josiah (with a final -s) — from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'the Lord supports; Yahweh healJeysen#13023 in the U.S.A modern American respelling that lands on the same sound as Jason and Jayson. Jason itself is Jaisyn#13025 in the U.S.Jaisyn is a modern -syn respelling in the Jason and Jayce family. Jason is Greek, from a root mJasin#13056 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Jason, from Greek Iason, connected to iasthai, 'to heal' — hence the usualJaysaun#13080 in the U.S.A modern -saun respelling of Jason, from Greek Iason, connected to iasthai, 'to heal' — hence 'Jaysun#13081 in the U.S.A phonetic respelling of Jason, from Greek Iason, tied to iasthai, 'to heal' — hence the usual Jhayce#13117 in the U.S.A modern coinage: a silent-H spelling of Jayce / Jace, in the Latin American style of Jhon and Jozaiah#13148 in the U.S.A modern z-spelling of Josiah, from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, usually read as 'the Lord supports' or 'tJson#13151 in the U.S.Read by most families as a vowel-light respelling of Jason, from Greek Iason, linked to a root Rufael#13510 in the U.S.The Ethiopian (Amharic/Ge'ez) form of Raphael, 'God has healed' (from Hebrew rapha, 'heal,' + ENaaman#13563 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Na'aman, 'pleasantness; agreeable', from the root n-'-m ('to be pleasant'). In Raf#13716 in the U.S.A short form of Rafael/Raphael, from Hebrew Refa'el, 'God has healed' — the name of the archangRaffaello#13717 in the U.S.The Italian form of Raphael, from Hebrew Refa'el — 'God has healed.' Raphael is one of the archRemedy#13750 in the U.S.Remedy is the English word for a cure or healing, from Latin remedium ('cure'), built on mederiSelman#13858 in the U.S.The Turkish form of Arabic Salman, from the root s-l-m ('peace; safety; wholeness') — 'safe; seSias#13890 in the U.S.An Afrikaans and Dutch short form of Josias — the Latin-Greek form of Josiah, Hebrew for 'the LValens#14061 in the U.S.A Latin name and Roman cognomen meaning 'strong; healthy; vigorous', from valere, 'to be strongTrygg#14146 in the U.S.From the Old Norse and Norwegian word trygg, 'trustworthy; safe; secure' — a rare virtue name sYosias#14163 in the U.S.A Spanish-influenced form of Josiah (Latin Josias), from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, the young reforming Yoziah#14167 in the U.S.A modern American coinage built on Josiah, from Hebrew Yoshiyahu, usually read 'the Lord heals'JrusiahA modern American coinage shaped on Josiah (Hebrew Yoshiyahu, 'the Lord supports; the Lord heal