Baby Names That Mean Life
473 baby names meaning life — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.
Looking for a name that means life? Here are 473 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of life. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.
Girl Names
Arev#13604 in the U.S.The Armenian word arev, 'sun', used as a girl's given name. A word-name of long standing in Arm▶Ayushi#13657 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit ayus, 'life; lifespan' (the same root behind Ayurveda) — Ayushi is understood▶Ausha#13665 in the U.S.A modern spelling that reads as a variant of Asha (Sanskrit 'hope'; Swahili 'life') or of Aisha▶Avey#13675 in the U.S.A modern coinage that echoes Ava ('life; bird') and Avery ('ruler of elves'); as spelled here i▶Bibihawa#13699 in the U.S.A compound name from Afghan and Central Asian usage: Bibi, a Persian-derived honorific meaning ▶Ashai#13789 in the U.S.A modern coinage that echoes Asha ('hope' in Sanskrit; 'life' in Swahili); its exact route is u▶Chayla#13790 in the U.S.Most often a modern American coinage in the Shayla/Kayla family. It may also be read through He▶Cybil#13812 in the U.S.A spelling of Sibyl, from the Greek sibylla — a prophetess of the ancient world, such as the Si▶Donia#13899 in the U.S.Donia is a form of Arabic Dunya, from dunya, 'the world' or 'worldly life' — the here-and-now, ▶Evalene#13964 in the U.S.A vintage American elaboration of Eva — from Hebrew Chavah, 'life' — with the -lene ending, or ▶Evelette#13964 in the U.S.A modern diminutive built from Eve or Evelyn with the French suffix -ette, which forms small or▶Evalyna#13965 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Evelina, itself a Latinate elaboration of Eva ('life', from Hebrew Chavah)▶Gurseerat#14025 in the U.S.A Sikh devotional name from Punjabi: gur ('Guru, spiritual teacher') plus seerat (sirat, 'chara▶Duniya#14041 in the U.S.From the Arabic dunya, 'the world; worldly life' — widely carried into Hindi, Urdu, and Swahili▶Harsirat#14042 in the U.S.A Sikh devotional name from Punjabi: Har ('God, the Lord' — a name of the Divine in Sikh script▶Hawwa#14047 in the U.S.The Arabic and Islamic name of Eve — Hawwa, wife of Adam and mother of humankind, honored in th▶Hayah#14048 in the U.S.From Arabic hayah, 'life', and closely tied to Hebrew chayah, 'life, living'. A second Arabic r▶Hayaat#14058 in the U.S.From the Arabic Hayat (Hayaat), 'life' - one of the warmest and most beloved words in the langu▶Heva#14066 in the U.S.Most naturally read as a form of Eve — Hebrew Chavah/Hava, generally understood as 'life, livin▶Hinsley#14073 in the U.S.An English surname name, close to Hensley and Hinsdale, built from Old English elements general▶Isidra#14112 in the U.S.Isidra is the Spanish feminine of Isidro (Isidore), from the Greek Isidoros — 'gift of Isis', c▶Evyana#14124 in the U.S.A modern elaboration built on Eve or Eva, from Hebrew Chavah ('life, living one'), with an -ana▶Jazzy#14178 in the U.S.Jazzy began as a nickname for Jasmine, Jazlyn and Jasmin, and doubles as the English adjective ▶Jernee#14194 in the U.S.Jernee is a modern respelling of Journey, the English word name — from Old French journee, 'a d▶Khulud#14363 in the U.S.Khulud is the Arabic word khulud, 'eternity; immortality; everlastingness', from the root kh-l-▶Lavie#14385 in the U.S.A short modern name that echoes the Hebrew lavi ('lion') and the French la vie ('life; the life▶Layann#14436 in the U.S.May represent the Arabic Layan (Lain), 'softness, tenderness, a gentle and easy life'. In Engli▶Layanne#14437 in the U.S.The -anne spelling gives a French finish to Layan (Arabic, 'softness, gentle living') or to a f▶Jian#14575 in the U.S.In Mandarin, Jian is a pinyin romanization covering many different characters, so the meaning d▶Masai#14591 in the U.S.Masai is used in the U.S. mostly as a boy's name, and it is also a common spelling of Maasai — ▶Najat#14695 in the U.S.Arabic Najat means 'safety; deliverance; rescue; salvation', from the root n-j-w, 'to be saved;▶Nazifa#14726 in the U.S.Nazifa is an Arabic name meaning 'pure; clean; unblemished', the feminine of nazif. It is widel▶Rafa#14829 in the U.S.Two honest routes. In Arabic, rafa means 'happiness; comfort; ease of living', and Rafa is used▶Seerah#14941 in the U.S.From Arabic sira, 'life; conduct; way of going'. In Islamic scholarship the Sirah is the tradit▶Vivica#15092 in the U.S.A Scandinavian name, spelled Viveka or Vivica, often connected to the Latin vivus ('alive; live▶Vivie#15093 in the U.S.Vivie is a diminutive of Vivian, Vivienne or Viviana, all from Latin Vivianus, built on vivus, ▶Zooey#15234 in the U.S.A spelling of Zoe, from the Greek zoe, 'life.' Familiar from actress Zooey Deschanel - and, as ▶Elodia#15795 in the U.S.The Spanish and Italian form of Elodie, itself from Alodia — a name of Visigothic Spain, usuall▶Evalyse#15854 in the U.S.A modern coinage with no documented etymology, reading as a blend of Eva (Hebrew Chava, 'life')▶Evelie#15930 in the U.S.A modern name sitting near Evie and Evelyn (from Aveline, tied to 'wished-for child; life'). As▶Evamarie#15988 in the U.S.Evamarie is a compound: Eva, the Latin and continental form of Eve, from Hebrew Chavah, 'life; ▶Isatou#16180 in the U.S.The Gambian and Senegalese form of Aisha, a name from the Arabic 'a'isha, 'alive, living' — bor▶Pranvi#17045 in the U.S.A modern Sanskrit-styled name in the Saanvi/Aanvi family, often linked to prana ('life-breath')▶Raunak#17086 in the U.S.Raunak is a Hindi and Urdu word, ultimately of Persian origin, meaning 'splendour, brightness, ▶Saule#17105 in the U.S.From the Baltic Saule, 'sun'; the Baltic sun-goddess who rides across the sky and gives light, ▶Sebastiana#17207 in the U.S.Sebastiana is the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese feminine of Sebastian — Latin Sebastianus, 'f▶Vivenna#17440 in the U.S.Vivenna is a modern coinage. It sits in the Vivian/Viviana family, all built on the Latin vivus▶Vivika#17485 in the U.S.A spelling of the Scandinavian Viveka/Vivika, commonly connected to the Latin vivus ('alive; li▶Vyana#17487 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-styled Indian name. In yogic and Ayurvedic tradition vyana is one of the vital airs ▶Zoemi#17583 in the U.S.A modern coinage built on Zoe (Greek, 'life') with a soft -mi ending. As spelled here routes ar▶Vivienna#17591 in the U.S.An elaborated form of Vivienne/Vivian, from the Latin vivus ('alive; lively'), stretched with a▶Evelinda#18515 in the U.S.A modern blend of Evelyn (from Aveline, 'wished-for child; life') and Belinda ('pretty; snake; ▶ClothoFrom the Greek klotho, 'the spinner' (from klothein, 'to spin'); the youngest of the three Fate▶EvaarahA modern coinage joining Eva ('life; living one') with an -arah ending (echoing Sarah). As spel▶HeevaA soft name echoing Eva ('life') and the Kurdish/Persian Hiva ('hope; the crescent moon'). As s▶LachesisFrom the Greek lachesis, 'the allotter; disposer of lots' (from lanchano, 'to obtain by lot'); ▶PrithviFrom the Sanskrit Prithvi, 'the vast/broad one; the earth' (from prithu, 'broad/wide'); the Hin▶ZoelaniA modern coinage joining Zoe (Greek, 'life') with the airy -lani ending of Leilani and Kehlani.▶
Boy Names
Omi#13655 in the U.S.Omi is Yoruba for 'water' — a plain, life-giving word used as a name. It also functions as a sh▶Praneel#13660 in the U.S.Praneel is a modern Sanskrit-styled Indian name. It is commonly glossed as a name of Shiva, and▶Purpose#13704 in the U.S.The English word purpose, from Old French porpos, 'aim; intention.' As a given name it is a vir▶Raunak#13735 in the U.S.From the Urdu and Hindi raunaq (Persian-Arabic in root), meaning 'brightness; splendour; lustre▶Samarpan#13831 in the U.S.From Sanskrit samarpana, 'offering; handing over; complete surrender'. In Hindu devotional life▶Saviel#13849 in the U.S.Saviel has no documented etymology. It belongs to a lively family of modern Latino names built ▶Tane#13977 in the U.S.From the Maori Tane, 'man; male'; the Maori god of forests, birds, and living things, who separ▶Teotl#13981 in the U.S.Teotl is the Nahuatl word for divinity — the sacred force or god-energy at the centre of Aztec ▶Tsering#14032 in the U.S.Tsering is a Tibetan name meaning 'long life,' widely given in Tibetan Buddhist families as a b▶Umer#14058 in the U.S.A common South Asian spelling of the Arabic name Umar, linked to the root for life and long-liv▶Vivaansh#14092 in the U.S.A modern Indian compound built from Vivaan ('full of life'; also read as a name of the sun, fro▶Ziven#14229 in the U.S.Ziven is widely listed as a Slavic name meaning 'vigorous' or 'alive', on the strength of the S▶Chaacrain; the rain deity who brings life-giving water▶YaholaYahola comes from the Mvskoke (Creek) word yvholv, meaning 'shouter' or 'the one who performs t▶