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
Evelette#13964 in the U.S.A modern diminutive built from Eve or Evelyn with the French suffix -ette, which forms small orEvalyna#13965 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Evelina, itself a Latinate elaboration of Eva ('life', from Hebrew Chavah)Kaiora#14012 in the U.S.A modern name that may draw on the Maori words kai ('food') and ora ('life; well; alive'), or sGurseerat#14025 in the U.S.A Sikh devotional name from Punjabi: gur ('Guru, spiritual teacher') plus seerat (sirat, 'charaDuniya#14041 in the U.S.From the Arabic dunya, 'the world; worldly life' — widely carried into Hindi, Urdu, and SwahiliHarsirat#14042 in the U.S.A Sikh devotional name from Punjabi: Har ('God, the Lord' — a name of the Divine in Sikh scriptHawwa#14047 in the U.S.The Arabic and Islamic name of Eve — Hawwa, wife of Adam and mother of humankind, honored in thHayah#14048 in the U.S.From Arabic hayah, 'life', and closely tied to Hebrew chayah, 'life, living'. A second Arabic rHayaat#14058 in the U.S.From the Arabic Hayat (Hayaat), 'life' - one of the warmest and most beloved words in the languHeva#14066 in the U.S.Most naturally read as a form of Eve — Hebrew Chavah/Hava, generally understood as 'life, livinHinsley#14073 in the U.S.An English surname name, close to Hensley and Hinsdale, built from Old English elements generalIsidra#14112 in the U.S.Isidra is the Spanish feminine of Isidro (Isidore), from the Greek Isidoros — 'gift of Isis', cEvyana#14124 in the U.S.A modern elaboration built on Eve or Eva, from Hebrew Chavah ('life, living one'), with an -anaLayanah#14162 in the U.S.Often read as an extended form of the Arabic Layan, 'softness; gentleness; ease of living'; sepJazzy#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 dLeysha#14196 in the U.S.A spelling of Laisha/Aisha — from Arabic, 'alive; living; she who lives'; a Latina spelling; roKhulud#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 lifeLayann#14436 in the U.S.May represent the Arabic Layan (Lain), 'softness, tenderness, a gentle and easy life'. In EngliLayanne#14437 in the U.S.The -anne spelling gives a French finish to Layan (Arabic, 'softness, gentle living') or to a fJian#14575 in the U.S.In Mandarin, Jian is a pinyin romanization covering many different characters, so the meaning dMasai#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 widelVi#14813 in the U.S.A short form of Violet ('a violet flower', Latin) or Vivian ('alive; life', Latin); also a VietVivan#14823 in the U.S.Variously a Sanskrit name (Vivaan, 'the first rays of the sun; full of life') and a form of VivRafa#14829 in the U.S.Two honest routes. In Arabic, rafa means 'happiness; comfort; ease of living', and Rafa is usedYvie#14891 in the U.S.A spelling of Evie/Yvie — variously a pet form of Yvonne/Eve ('yew'; 'life') and the plant Ivy;Zo#14930 in the U.S.A one-syllable short form or spare spelling of Zoe, from the Greek zoe, 'life.' Minimal and briSeerah#14941 in the U.S.From Arabic sira, 'life; conduct; way of going'. In Islamic scholarship the Sirah is the traditVivica#15092 in the U.S.A Scandinavian name, spelled Viveka or Vivica, often connected to the Latin vivus ('alive; liveVivie#15093 in the U.S.Vivie is a diminutive of Vivian, Vivienne or Viviana, all from Latin Vivianus, built on vivus, Amrita#15106 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit amrita, 'immortal; nectar of immortality' — the divine drink of the gods in HAvaa#15234 in the U.S.A double-a spelling of Ava, linked variously to 'life' (via Eve), 'bird' (Latin avis), and 'voiZooey#15234 in the U.S.A spelling of Zoe, from the Greek zoe, 'life.' Familiar from actress Zooey Deschanel - and, as Ellavie#15573 in the U.S.A modern name, joining Ella ('all; a fairy maiden') with a -vie ending (echoing the French vie,Evarose#15642 in the U.S.A written-together compound of Eva (Hebrew, 'life') and Rose (Latin, the flower and a symbol ofEvvy#15648 in the U.S.A pet form of Evelyn/Eve — from Hebrew Chavah, 'life; living'Elodia#15795 in the U.S.The Spanish and Italian form of Elodie, itself from Alodia — a name of Visigothic Spain, usuallEvalyse#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'). AsEvamarie#15988 in the U.S.Evamarie is a compound: Eva, the Latin and continental form of Eve, from Hebrew Chavah, 'life; Khia#16166 in the U.S.A modern name, variously a spelling of Kia (variously 'beginning of the season', African; a shoIsatou#16180 in the U.S.The Gambian and Senegalese form of Aisha, a name from the Arabic 'a'isha, 'alive, living' — borOmaira#16648 in the U.S.A spelling of the Arabic Umaira/Omaira, a diminutive of Umar/Amara tied to 'life; long-lived; fOysha#16662 in the U.S.An Uzbek/Central Asian form of Aisha — from the Arabic, 'alive; living; she who lives'; routes 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, Vitalina#17119 in the U.S.A Latin/Slavic elaboration of Vitalis/Vitalia — from the Latin vita, 'life', hence 'vital; fullSebastiana#17207 in the U.S.Sebastiana is the Spanish, Italian and Portuguese feminine of Sebastian — Latin Sebastianus, 'fVivenna#17440 in the U.S.Vivenna is a modern coinage. It sits in the Vivian/Viviana family, all built on the Latin vivusVivika#17485 in the U.S.A spelling of the Scandinavian Viveka/Vivika, commonly connected to the Latin vivus ('alive; liVyana#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 arVivienna#17591 in the U.S.An elaborated form of Vivienne/Vivian, from the Latin vivus ('alive; lively'), stretched with aEvelinda#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 FateEvaarahA modern coinage joining Eva ('life; living one') with an -arah ending (echoing Sarah). As spelHeevaA soft name echoing Eva ('life') and the Kurdish/Persian Hiva ('hope; the crescent moon'). As sLachesisFrom 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 HinZoelaniA modern coinage joining Zoe (Greek, 'life') with the airy -lani ending of Leilani and Kehlani.
Boy Names
Tane#13977 in the U.S.From the Maori Tane, 'man; male'; the Maori god of forests, birds, and living things, who separTeotl#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 bUmer#14058 in the U.S.A common South Asian spelling of the Arabic name Umar, linked to the root for life and long-livVivaansh#14092 in the U.S.A modern Indian compound built from Vivaan ('full of life'; also read as a name of the sun, froZiven#14229 in the U.S.Ziven is widely listed as a Slavic name meaning 'vigorous' or 'alive', on the strength of the SChaacrain; the rain deity who brings life-giving waterYaholaYahola comes from the Mvskoke (Creek) word yvholv, meaning 'shouter' or 'the one who performs t