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Baby Names That Mean Love

1270 baby names meaning love — with origins, popularity, and audio pronunciation on every name.

Looking for a name that means love? Here are 1270 baby names whose meaning carries the sense of love. Each links to its full page with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.

Girl Names

Heart#12605 in the U.S.A word name from the English 'heart,' the organ long taken as the seat of love, feeling, and coHumayra#12617 in the U.S.From the Arabic Humayra, 'little reddish one,' a tender nickname reportedly given to Aisha, wifKammy#12728 in the U.S.Kammy is a friendly pet form of Camilla ('young ceremonial attendant') or Cameron ('crooked nosJoon#12735 in the U.S.Joon is a widely used Korean name element, romanized from a syllable whose meaning depends on tKeri#12760 in the U.S.Keri is a spelling of Kerry (from the Irish county Ciarrai, 'people of Ciar,' where Ciar means Kristie#12805 in the U.S.A short, affectionate form of Kristin or Christine, from Greek Christos ('anointed'), carrying Liliette#12862 in the U.S.Liliette is a French-flavored diminutive of Lily, from the Latin lilium ('lily; purity'), with Litzi#12868 in the U.S.Litzi is a German pet form of Elisabeth (Elizabeth), from the Hebrew Elisheva, 'my God is an oaLuvlee#12886 in the U.S.A phonetic, love-forward respelling of the English word Lovely, used as a coined virtue-style nMalou#12921 in the U.S.A European contraction of Maria-Louise (Marie-Louise), joining Maria ('beloved' or 'of the sea,Mandi#12923 in the U.S.A short form of Amanda, from the Latin amanda, 'worthy of love; lovable' (a -i spelling of MandGazal#12928 in the U.S.From Urdu/Persian Gazal - the ghazal, a lyric form of love poetry - and, by a related Arabic roKhaila#12930 in the U.S.A modern Kh- respelling of Kayla (often linked to Katherine/laurel, 'crown; laurel'); it also eMarykay#12935 in the U.S.A run-together double name of Mary ('beloved' or 'of the sea,' by tradition) and Kay (a short fMarylee#12936 in the U.S.A run-together double name of Mary ('beloved' or 'of the sea,' by tradition) and Lee (from the Hanin#12939 in the U.S.From the Arabic Hanin, 'longing; tender yearning; compassion; deep affection.' A soft, feeling-Maytte#12947 in the U.S.A spelling of Maite, a Basque name meaning 'beloved; dear one,' also used as a Spanish short foMehrmah#12960 in the U.S.From the Persian, joining mehr ('kindness; love; sun') and mah ('moon') — read as 'kind moon' oMilove#12990 in the U.S.Milove reads as the phrase 'my love' written as one name — an affection word-name in the modernNayela#13032 in the U.S.Nayela reads as a variant of Nayeli, a name popular in Mexico and often said to come from ZapotNektaria#13040 in the U.S.From the Greek nektar, the drink of the gods that conferred immortality; Nektaria is the feminiMalley#13071 in the U.S.A short modern name that reads as a spin on Molly (a pet form of Mary, 'star of the sea' or 'beOluwakemi#13076 in the U.S.A Yoruba name usually rendered 'God pampers me' or 'God cares for me', from Oluwa ('God; the LoRayen#13115 in the U.S.From Mapudungun rayen, 'flower' — a well-loved girls' name among the Mapuche of Chile and ArgenRidhika#13139 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-derived girls' name usually connected to Radha — Krishna's beloved — and sometimes tRifky#13142 in the U.S.Rifky reads as a Yiddish-style pet form of Rivka (Hebrew Rivkah, the biblical Rebecca), where RSevin#13208 in the U.S.Sevin reads two ways: as a respelling of the number Seven (a modern word name), and as the TurkSherilyn#13227 in the U.S.Sherilyn blends Cheryl — itself likely from French cherie, 'darling; beloved,' or a form of ChaSherrie#13229 in the U.S.Sherrie is a spelling of Sherry, usually traced to the French cherie, 'darling; beloved' (and sSukaina#13266 in the U.S.From the Arabic Sukayna, a diminutive of the root s-k-n, 'stillness; calm; tranquility.' It wasSundus#13268 in the U.S.From the Arabic sundus, 'fine silk; silk brocade' — the word used in the Quran for the green siSupriya#13270 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit supriya — su, 'good; very,' plus priya, 'beloved; dear' — giving 'much beloveSuvi#13275 in the U.S.Suvi is the Finnish word for 'summer' — a poetic term for the season, used as a well-loved girlToula#13310 in the U.S.Toula is a Greek affectionate short form, drawn from the -toula diminutive ending on longer namWillamae#13344 in the U.S.A run-together double name: Willa — a feminine form of William, from Germanic elements meaning Yatzari#13376 in the U.S.A modern Mexican coinage sitting beside Yatziri and Yaretzi — names often given Nahuatl-flavoreZennia#13407 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Zinnia, the flower named in honor of the German botanist Johann GottfriedAmadea#13535 in the U.S.Amadea is the feminine form of Amadeus, from Latin ama Deum — 'love God' — or amare Deum, 'to lAmanita#13539 in the U.S.Amanita reads as a Latinate elaboration of Amanda ('worthy of love') or Anita. It is also, plaiAmee#13542 in the U.S.Amee is a spelling of Amy, from Old French amee ('beloved'), the past participle of amer, 'to lAmoraa#13557 in the U.S.A modern coinage with a doubled -aa ending. Families read the Latin and Romance amor, 'love,' iAmouraa#13574 in the U.S.A modern coinage built directly on the French word amour, 'love,' with a decorative doubled-a eAnilu#13577 in the U.S.Anilu is a Spanish compound name, most often read as Ana ('grace', from Hebrew Hannah) joined tAnnayeli#13585 in the U.S.A modern Latino compound joining Anna ('grace') with the -yeli sound of Nayeli, a name often liArevik#13605 in the U.S.Armenian arev ('sun') with the affectionate diminutive -ik, giving 'little sun' or 'sunshine' —Ashna#13625 in the U.S.Used in India and Pakistan and usually glossed 'friend, beloved companion' — a sense that runs Astara#13628 in the U.S.A modern name read as a star-word coinage (Latin astra, 'stars') and as an echo of Astarte, theAzalie#13662 in the U.S.Azalie is a trimmed form of the flower name Azalea, from the Greek azaleos, 'dry' — the shrub'sAzizah#13667 in the U.S.From the Arabic aziz, 'mighty; powerful; dear, beloved' — Azizah is the feminine form. It carriBeata#13682 in the U.S.From the Latin beata, 'blessed; happy' — the feminine of beatus, the word behind 'beatitude.' LBebe#13683 in the U.S.Bebe began as an affectionate word name and pet form — from the French bebe, 'baby' — and as a Bonny#13705 in the U.S.From the Scots and northern English bonny, 'pretty; fair; cheerful,' itself likely from the FreBunnie#13738 in the U.S.A spelling of the English endearment 'bunny' (a rabbit), long used as a term of affection and aCalilah#13747 in the U.S.A spelling of the Arabic Kalila (Khalila), 'beloved; dear friend; sweetheart' — the feminine ofCallisto#13748 in the U.S.From the Greek kallistos, 'most beautiful' (from kalos, 'beautiful'); a nymph loved by Zeus andCaralena#13759 in the U.S.A modern blend joining Cara — Italian for 'beloved' (also Irish cara, 'friend') — to Lena, itseChaarvi#13783 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit charvi (romanized Chaarvi), 'beautiful; graceful; lovely' — related to charu,Cher#13792 in the U.S.From the French cher/chere, 'dear; beloved; precious' — also a short form of Cherie or Cheryl. Darline#13847 in the U.S.Darline is a variant spelling of Darlene, coined in early twentieth-century America from the EnDarly#13848 in the U.S.Darly reads as a short modern name clipped from Darlene, Darla or Darlyn, ultimately touching tDava#13850 in the U.S.Dava is generally read as a short feminine tied to Hebrew David, 'beloved'. It is also found inDavayah#13851 in the U.S.Davayah reads as a modern American coinage joining a Dav- element (from David, 'beloved') to thDavinia#13852 in the U.S.Davinia is a Latinate feminine elaboration of David, from Hebrew Dawid, 'beloved'. It emerged iDearie#13858 in the U.S.Dearie is the English endearment 'dearie' — an affectionate form of 'dear' — used directly as aBirdi#13866 in the U.S.A respelling of Birdie, an affectionate nickname-name meaning 'little bird' - once a pet form fEmmaree#13933 in the U.S.A modern compound joining Emma, from the Germanic element ermen ('whole, universal'), with MariEllowen#13935 in the U.S.A doubled-L spelling of the Cornish name Elowen, meaning 'elm tree'. Elowen was revived along wChante#13952 in the U.S.From the French chante, 'sung; (she) sings' (from chanter, 'to sing'). A lyrical, musical name Evelette#13964 in the U.S.A modern diminutive built from Eve or Evelyn with the French suffix -ette, which forms small orEzmie#13971 in the U.S.A modern spelling of Esme, from Old French esme, 'esteemed; beloved' (past participle of esmer,Felipa#13983 in the U.S.Spanish feminine of Felipe (Philip), from Greek Philippos: philos 'loving' plus hippos 'horse' Feven#13987 in the U.S.A Tigrinya name from Eritrea and northern Ethiopia, usually glossed 'pearls'. It is a common anFreyah#14001 in the U.S.A respelling of Freya, from Old Norse Freyja — 'lady, noblewoman'. In Norse myth Freyja is the Giannella#14012 in the U.S.An Italian diminutive of Gianna, the feminine of Gianni (John), from Hebrew Yochanan — 'God is Gwynne#14028 in the U.S.From the Welsh gwyn/gwynn, 'white; fair; blessed; holy' - a crisp, one-beat name from a belovedHanaan#14035 in the U.S.From Arabic hanan, 'mercy, tenderness, affectionate compassion'. The doubled -aa- spelling markDorsa#14040 in the U.S.From the Persian Dorsa, often glossed 'a spool of silk' — a soft, well-loved name in Iran. NoteHeeya#14054 in the U.S.A modern Indian girls' name, usually glossed 'gem, precious one' or 'beloved, of the heart' in Avin#14058 in the U.S.As spelled here Avin reads as a modern coinage echoing Ava/Avery; separately it is a Kurdish naHayaat#14058 in the U.S.From the Arabic Hayat (Hayaat), 'life' - one of the warmest and most beloved words in the languHesed#14064 in the U.S.From Hebrew chesed — one of the great theological words of the Hebrew Bible, usually rendered 'Hessa#14065 in the U.S.From Arabic hissa, 'share, portion, lot' — by extension 'destiny, one's appointed portion'. HesHeyam#14067 in the U.S.From Arabic hiyam/hayam, a word for passionate love — the kind that makes one wander, lovesick Idalina#14083 in the U.S.Idalina extends the old Germanic name Ida — from a root meaning 'work' or 'labour' — with the aIhana#14087 in the U.S.In Indian use Ihana is tied to the Sanskrit root iha, giving a sense of 'desire, aspiration, stInaayah#14097 in the U.S.Inaayah is a spelling of the Arabic name Inaya, from inayah — 'care, concern, solicitude', and Ima#14101 in the U.S.Ima is the ordinary Hebrew word for 'mother' (imma), used affectionately in Israel. Separately Jadora#14131 in the U.S.Jadora is a contemporary coinage. Most readings hear either the French j'adore, 'I adore', or tJaveria#14168 in the U.S.Javeria is the common Urdu spelling of Juwayriya (Juwairiyah), borne by Juwayriya bint al-HaritCharish#14169 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing the word 'cherish' ('to hold dear') and the Greek Charis ('grace; kindJaylannie#14174 in the U.S.Jaylannie is a modern American coinage in the wide Jay- family — a cousin of Jaylani, Jaylin anChaviva#14175 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Chaviva (Haviva), 'beloved; dearly loved.' A warm, affectionate name in Hebrew Jaymarie#14177 in the U.S.Jaymarie is a modern American compound joining Jay (or Jae) with Marie, the French form of MaryHawi#14200 in the U.S.An Oromo name from Ethiopia, generally glossed as 'the one who comes first' or 'beloved, dear oJossy#14228 in the U.S.Jossy is an affectionate pet form of Jocelyn (from the Germanic Gautzelin, via Norman French) aDreami#14266 in the U.S.A modern respelling of the English word dreamy — 'dreamlike; lovely; lost in dreams' — dressed Kamie#14274 in the U.S.A short, affectionate spelling used as a pet form of Kamila, Camille, Kamryn and similar Kam- nKamour#14278 in the U.S.A modern coinage that most naturally reads as the Ka- prefix joined to the French amour, 'love.Kayali#14301 in the U.S.Most often a modern Kay- coinage. It also matches the Arabic khayali, 'imaginary; of the imaginKeava#14311 in the U.S.An English spelling of the Irish Aoibhe or Caoimhe — names built on aoibh, 'beauty; radiance,' Kerensa#14347 in the U.S.Kerensa is the Cornish word kerensa, 'love; affection', taken up as a girl's given name during Konner#14383 in the U.S.Konner is a modern respelling of Connor, from the Irish Conchobhar — usually explained from conLamaria#14416 in the U.S.The decorative La- prefix attached to Maria, the Latin and Spanish form of Mary (from Hebrew MiGoldi#14425 in the U.S.A spelling of Goldie, from the Yiddish/English 'gold' - an affectionate name for something precLayli#14440 in the U.S.The Persian form of Layla, from Arabic layl, 'night'. Layli is the beloved of Majnun in the greLennen#14450 in the U.S.A modern respelling of Lennon, an Irish surname from O Leannain, usually explained as 'descendaLera#14454 in the U.S.In Russian, Lera is the everyday short form of Valeriya (Valeria), from Latin valere, 'to be stLety#14456 in the U.S.The everyday Spanish short form of Leticia (Laetitia), from Latin laetitia, 'joy, gladness, delLitza#14479 in the U.S.Litza is a diminutive — in Greek a familiar ending (-itsa/-itza) clipped off longer names such Lovemika#14491 in the U.S.A contemporary invented name built from the English word Love plus a Mika-style ending (Mika itLovett#14492 in the U.S.From the English surname Lovett, brought over after the Norman conquest from Old French louvet,Luv#14501 in the U.S.As a girls' name in the U.S., Luv is a respelling of the plain English word Love — a word-name,Lynni#14508 in the U.S.A diminutive spelling of Lynnie, from Lynn — the Welsh llyn, 'lake; pool'. The -i ending is a mLada#14537 in the U.S.From the Slavic Lada, of uncertain meaning (variously 'harmony; order; beauty; love'); the SlavMairi#14537 in the U.S.Mairi is the Scottish Gaelic form of Mary, from the Hebrew Miriam — a name whose meaning has neMehrin#14561 in the U.S.From the Persian mehr ('sun; the sun's warmth; kindness; love; affection'), used in Persian andMamediarra#14565 in the U.S.Mamediarra is a West African name, found chiefly in Senegal, Mali and Guinea. It appears to joiManon#14567 in the U.S.Manon is the French diminutive of Marie, from the Hebrew Miriam — a name whose meaning has neveMariasofia#14575 in the U.S.A compound joining Maria — from the Hebrew Miriam — to Sofia, from the Greek sophia, 'wisdom'. Marika#14578 in the U.S.A diminutive of Maria used across Hungary, Poland, the Czech lands, the Balkans, Finland and GrMariza#14580 in the U.S.A Spanish and Portuguese pet form and elaboration of María/Maria (Mary), close cousin to MarisaMyrtle#14617 in the U.S.The myrtle shrub, a symbol of loveNaely#14619 in the U.S.A modern coinage used chiefly in Spanish-speaking communities, trimmed from or echoing Nayeli. Meryam#14632 in the U.S.A spelling of Maryam, the Arabic form of Mary — the mother of Jesus, revered in both Islam and Mialuna#14635 in the U.S.A modern blend of two much-loved names: Mia (Italian 'mine', and a short form of Maria) and LunMuskan#14674 in the U.S.Muskan is the Hindi and Urdu word for 'smile' (muskaan), used affectionately as a girls' name aNaaz#14687 in the U.S.Naaz is a Persian word carried into Urdu and Hindi, glossed as 'pride; delicacy; grace; charm' Naily#14693 in the U.S.Naily reads as a modern coinage and is most often heard as a clipped, affectionate form of NayeNardos#14712 in the U.S.Nardos is an Ethiopian name from Amharic, meaning 'nard' or 'spikenard' — the costly aromatic oNayellie#14725 in the U.S.Nayellie is a modern respelling of Nayeli, a name popular in Mexican-American communities and cNechy#14727 in the U.S.Nechy is a Yiddish diminutive, most often of Nechama — Hebrew for 'comfort; consolation'. AffecNoha#14753 in the U.S.From the Arabic Nuha (Noha), 'wisdom; intelligence; good sense' — well used in Egypt and acrossNohea#14754 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian nohea, 'lovely; handsome; of fine appearance' — built on the root hea and theNohealani#14755 in the U.S.A Hawaiian compound of nohea, 'lovely; handsome; of fine appearance', and lani, 'heaven; sky; rNoorulain#14762 in the U.S.From Arabic nur al-ayn, 'light of the eye' — an affectionate phrase for a beloved child or a chParvati#14816 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Parvati, 'she of the mountain; daughter of the mountain' (from parvata, 'mounRacquel#14823 in the U.S.A spelling of Raquel, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Rachel — from the Hebrew Rahel, 'ewe' Rafif#14830 in the U.S.From the Arabic root r-f-f, giving a sense of 'gleaming, shimmering; delicate, fine' — the softRhonnie#14866 in the U.S.A nickname-style name read as a short form of Rhonda — a twentieth-century name of Welsh flavouRoo#14880 in the U.S.A short, affectionate name used on its own or as a nickname for Ruth, Rue, Rosalind, or Rooney.Sarang#14931 in the U.S.In Korean, sarang means 'love' — a common word and an affectionate given name, used for girls aShireen#14972 in the U.S.From Persian shirin, 'sweet; pleasant; charming'. Shirin is the heroine of the classic Persian Solaire#14985 in the U.S.From the French solaire, 'solar; of the sun.' It is also the name of Solaire of Astora, a belovTziry#15066 in the U.S.A Yiddish affectionate form in the Tzirel/Tziril family, used in Ashkenazi Jewish communities aAcey#15260 in the U.S.A nickname-name built from the English word ace — the single-pip playing card, and by extensionAmma#15394 in the U.S.Amma means 'mother' in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and other South Asian languages, and it is used

Boy Names

Benjie#12535 in the U.S.Benjie is an affectionate pet-form of Benjamin, from the Hebrew for 'son of the right hand'. WaBasheer#12583 in the U.S.From the Arabic Bashir, 'bringer of good news; herald of glad tidings,' from the root b-sh-r. ICupid#12589 in the U.S.From the Latin Cupido, 'desire; passionate love' (from cupere, 'to desire'); the Roman god of lDavies#12590 in the U.S.A Welsh patronymic surname, 'son of David' (David from the Hebrew for 'beloved'), used as a givCari#12604 in the U.S.Cari is usually a girl's name in the U.S., a short form of Carol or Caroline; separately, kari Carwyn#12605 in the U.S.Carwyn is a Welsh name from caru ('to love') plus gwyn ('blessed; fair; white'), read as 'blessChezky#12627 in the U.S.A Yiddish affectionate form of Yechezkel (Ezekiel), from Hebrew Yeḥezqel, 'God will strengthen'Deivi#12645 in the U.S.A modern spelling that echoes Davi (a Portuguese/Spanish form of David) and Davey; common in DoDarling#12689 in the U.S.From the English word 'darling' ('dearly loved; beloved'), an old term of endearment (from Old Daveion#12695 in the U.S.A modern elaboration of Davion, built on David ('beloved') with an '-ion' ending. A contemporarDavensky#12696 in the U.S.A modern coined name, likely from Haitian naming, built on Dave/David ('beloved') with a stylisDawsin#12697 in the U.S.A spelling of Dawson, an English patronymic surname, 'son of Daw' (Daw being a pet form of DaviDayveon#12701 in the U.S.A modern elaboration of Davion, built on David ('beloved') with a 'Day-' opening and an '-eon' Deian#12709 in the U.S.A Welsh affectionate name, sometimes a pet form of Dei (from David, 'beloved'); separately a RoDove#12761 in the U.S.Dove is the English word for the bird, a long-standing symbol of peace, love and the Holy SpiriElom#12807 in the U.S.Elom is an Ewe name from Ghana and Togo, meaning 'God loves me.' It is a warm, devotional name Gurveer#12905 in the U.S.A Sikh/Punjabi name joining Gur ('Guru; spiritual teacher') and veer ('brave one, warrior') — sEnkidu#12908 in the U.S.From the Sumerian Enkidu, variously 'creation of Enki' or 'lord of the good place'; the wild maHabibullah#12908 in the U.S.An Arabic name joining habib ('beloved, friend') and Allah ('God') — so 'beloved of God' or 'frHiam#12946 in the U.S.From the Arabic Hiam (Hayam), tied to a word for intense love, passion, and deep longing — someJacek#13004 in the U.S.Jacek is the Polish form of Hyacinth (Latin Hyacinthus, Greek Hyakinthos) — the flower of GreekJann#13044 in the U.S.Chiefly a Scandinavian/German short form of Johannes (John), from Hebrew Yochanan, 'God is gracJayjay#13077 in the U.S.A nickname made into a given name: the spoken form of the initials J.J., long used as an affectJetty#13107 in the U.S.A word name: a jetty is a landing pier or breakwater built out into the water (from French jeteKike#13183 in the U.S.Kike is, in Spanish, a very common affectionate nickname for Enrique (the Spanish Henry, 'home Khaalid#13282 in the U.S.A long-vowel spelling of Arabic Khalid (Khālid), 'eternal; everlasting; abiding'. It is a widelKhasan#13290 in the U.S.A spelling of Arabic Hasan (Ḥasan), 'handsome; good; beautiful' — the Kh- form is common in RusKrishaan#13338 in the U.S.Krishaan is a modern Indian spelling in the Krishan / Krishna family. Sanskrit krishna means 'dLennyn#13384 in the U.S.Lennyn is a modern respelling that sits beside Lennon — an Irish surname, anglicized from O LeaLonan#13407 in the U.S.Lonan is an Irish name from lon, 'blackbird', with the affectionate ending -an — so 'little blaLyzander#13421 in the U.S.Lyzander respells Lysander, from Greek lysis, 'a loosing, releasing', and aner/andros, 'man' — Maaran#13422 in the U.S.Maaran is a Tamil name, usually glossed 'brave one, warrior' and also used as an epithet of KamMaike#13434 in the U.S.Maike is a Frisian and Dutch pet form of Maria — a name of debated meaning, read variously as 'Marrion#13463 in the U.S.Marrion is a double-r spelling of Marion, originally a French diminutive of Marie — a name whosLisander#13488 in the U.S.A form of Lysander, Greek Lysandros, from lysis ('a loosing, release') plus andros ('man') — usMedardo#13500 in the U.S.Medardo is the Spanish and Italian form of Medard, a Germanic name from elements meaning 'strenMehar#13501 in the U.S.Mehar comes from Persian mehr, 'kindness; affection; grace', and is widely used in Punjabi and Moheeb#13534 in the U.S.Moheeb romanizes Arabic Muhib or Mahib: the first is read as 'loving; affectionate', the secondMorrie#13539 in the U.S.Morrie is an affectionate short form of Morris or Maurice, from Latin Maurus, 'dark-skinned; MoMuhib#13553 in the U.S.From Arabic Muhibb, 'loving; one who loves', an active participle of the root h-b-b ('to love')Nitai#13613 in the U.S.In Bengali and Gaudiya Vaishnava tradition, Nitai is the affectionate form of Nityananda — the Nivansh#13614 in the U.S.A modern Indian name built on the Sanskrit ansh, 'part; portion; share' — the same element in DNussy#13629 in the U.S.Nussy has no settled etymology. It reads as a pet-name or short-form coinage — the kind of affePablito#13679 in the U.S.The Spanish diminutive of Pablo, itself from Latin Paulus ('small; humble'). Pablito is an affeRhody#13764 in the U.S.Rhody is a nickname-style name, read as a short form of Rhodes ('woodland clearing') or RodericOlufemi#13789 in the U.S.From the Yoruba Olufemi, 'God (Olu) loves me' - a warm name of blessing and gratitude. Noted reSaarang#13813 in the U.S.From Sanskrit sarangi/saranga, a word with a wide reach — it can mean 'deer', 'peacock', 'a beeSajan#13826 in the U.S.From Sanskrit sajjana — sat ('good; true') plus jana ('person') — 'a good person; a gentleman'.Sergey#13860 in the U.S.The Russian form of Sergius, an ancient Roman family name (gens Sergia) whose meaning is not seShaine#13869 in the U.S.Shaine has two routes. In Yiddish, shayn means 'beautiful; lovely' (from German schon), and ShaShlomy#13880 in the U.S.A Hebrew and Yiddish pet form of Shlomo — the Hebrew name behind Solomon — from shalom, 'peace'Tuli#14034 in the U.S.Tuli has more than one live route. In Finnish, tuli means 'fire.' In Hebrew and Yiddish usage iVenus#14071 in the U.S.From Latin venus, 'love; desire; charm' — the name of the Roman goddess of love and beauty, andWanya#14104 in the U.S.An African-American given name of unsettled origin, best known from Wanya Morris of the group B

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