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
Anovia#15449 in the U.S.A modern coinage; it echoes Anaya and the Spanish novia ('bride; sweetheart') in sound. Routes ▶Aracelia#15466 in the U.S.A fuller form of Araceli, from Latin ara caeli — 'altar of heaven'. The phrase is a Marian titl▶Arieli#15483 in the U.S.Built on Ariel, from Hebrew ari ('lion') and el ('God') - 'lion of God,' a name used in the Heb▶Barakah#15545 in the U.S.From the Arabic barakah, 'blessing; grace' — a warm virtue name. Barakah (Umm Ayman) was a belo▶Aymee#15580 in the U.S.A spelling of Aimee (Amy), from the French aimee, 'beloved' (from Latin amatus, 'loved'). A swe▶Cerai#15653 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing the Welsh Cerys ('love') and the Hebrew Sarai ('princess'). As spelled▶Beautii#15663 in the U.S.A stylized respelling of the word Beauty ('loveliness; a beautiful person'), from Old French be▶Darlah#15744 in the U.S.A variant spelling of Darla, from the English endearment 'darling' (Old English deorling, 'dear▶Damora#15781 in the U.S.A modern coinage that reads as a Da- opening joined to Amora, from the Romance root amor, 'love▶Delphia#15831 in the U.S.Delphia is usually read against Delphi, the sanctuary of the oracle in ancient Greece, whose na▶Dhream#15852 in the U.S.A modern spelling of the English word dream, 'a cherished hope; a vision in sleep' — used as an▶Djeneba#15861 in the U.S.Djeneba is a West African form of Zaynab, widely used among Mande-speaking peoples — Bambara, M▶Daritza#15871 in the U.S.A modern coinage popular in Latino families, with the affectionate -itza ending seen in Maritza▶Aziylah#15888 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Azila and the Arabic Aziza ('precious; beloved; mighty'). As spelled h▶Aniza#15900 in the U.S.A name that echoes Aneesa/Anisa, Arabic for 'friendly; affectionate; companionable'; the exact ▶Devyani#15915 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit Devayani, borne by a princess of the Mahabharata — daughter of the sage Shukr▶Esmery#15917 in the U.S.An elaboration of Esme (Old French esmé, 'esteemed; loved'), here in an -ery spelling. Warm and▶Ezmarie#15943 in the U.S.A modern compound joining Esme - from Old French esme, 'esteemed, beloved' - with Marie, the Fr▶Esmerie#15976 in the U.S.An elaboration of Esme (Old French esmé, 'esteemed; loved'), with a soft -erie ending. Warm and▶Hanami#16038 in the U.S.From the Japanese hanami, 'flower viewing' - the beloved spring custom of admiring cherry bloss▶Isabellamarie#16050 in the U.S.A joined double-name: Isabella (a form of Elizabeth, 'pledged to God; my God is an oath') plus ▶Gitel#16079 in the U.S.From the Yiddish Gitel (Gittel), 'good' (from gut, 'good'), often as an affectionate 'good litt▶Ishara#16108 in the U.S.Ishara is a Sanskrit and Hindi word meaning 'sign, gesture, hint' — the small movement of a han▶Heilani#16124 in the U.S.A Hawaiian-styled name carrying lani ('heaven; sky; royal; heavenly'), a beloved Hawaiian eleme▶Idun#16229 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Idunn, 'the rejuvenating one; ever-young' (linked to id, 'again', + unna, 't▶Jasmarie#16251 in the U.S.A joined name: Jasmine (the fragrant flower, from Persian yasamin) plus Marie (a French form of▶Ezmi#16321 in the U.S.A modern short spelling echoing Esme, from Old French esme ('esteemed, beloved'). The Ezmi spel▶Jynx#16409 in the U.S.A respelling of the English word jinx, which means a person or thing that brings bad luck. The ▶Lehua#16549 in the U.S.A Hawaiian name for the blossom of the ohia tree — a bright red flower that grows on new lava, ▶Sajni#16593 in the U.S.From the Hindi/Urdu sajni, 'beloved; sweetheart; a dear one' — a tender word often sung in poet▶Lovey#16657 in the U.S.Lovey is the English endearment 'lovey' — a pet form of 'love', long used to mean sweetheart or▶Maryfrances#16772 in the U.S.A written-as-one compound of Mary (Hebrew Miriam, 'beloved; star of the sea') and Frances (Lati▶Malyun#16824 in the U.S.A Somali form of Maryam, the Arabic name of the mother of Jesus, itself from the Hebrew Miriam.▶Mushtaq#16834 in the U.S.From the Arabic mushtaq, 'longing, yearning, desirous' - in poetry and devotional writing, the ▶Naledi#16896 in the U.S.Naledi means 'star' in Sesotho and Setswana, languages of Lesotho, South Africa and Botswana. I▶Nissy#16956 in the U.S.A short, affectionate name that reads as a pet form (of Denise, Nisha, or similar) or a modern ▶Naeli#16997 in the U.S.Naeli reads as a trimmed spelling of Nayeli, a name widely used in Mexican-American families an▶Sohani#17016 in the U.S.From the Punjabi/Hindi sohani, 'beautiful; lovely; pleasing.' A warm word name of South Asian o▶Preesha#17048 in the U.S.A Sanskrit-styled name read as 'beloved' or 'gift of God,' close to Priya ('beloved'). Soft and▶Sanam#17181 in the U.S.Sanam is a Persian and Urdu word meaning 'beloved, sweetheart' - literally 'idol', from the Ara▶Milahn#17215 in the U.S.Milahn is a modern respelling whose nearest relative is Milan — both the Italian city and the S▶Rivy#17263 in the U.S.A short, affectionate name that reads as a pet form of Rivka (the Hebrew form of Rebecca) or a ▶Su#17307 in the U.S.Three honest routes. In Turkish, su is the everyday word for 'water', and it is a well-loved mo▶Sigrun#17406 in the U.S.From the Old Norse Sigrun, 'victory rune' (sigr, 'victory', + run, 'rune/secret'); a valkyrie w▶Hayam#17438 in the U.S.From the Arabic Hayam (Huyam), 'deeply in love; passionate love; the ecstasy of love' — a lyric▶Yaren#17540 in the U.S.A Turkish given name, commonly read as 'companion; close friend' (from yaren, an affectionate w▶Zirel#17984 in the U.S.Zirel is a Yiddish girls' name, traditionally used as an affectionate form linked to Sarah, and▶Lale#18020 in the U.S.Lale is a Turkish girls' name meaning 'tulip', borrowed from Persian lale. The tulip is a belov▶Meret#18373 in the U.S.From the Egyptian Meret, 'the beloved' (from mer, 'to love'), linked to 'the singer'; the Egypt▶Shulamit#18887 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Shulamit - the beloved 'Shulamite' of the Song of Songs - related to shalom, 'p▶CliodhnaFrom the Old Irish Cliodhna, of uncertain meaning (variously 'the shapely one'); the Celtic god▶EratoFrom the Greek eratos, 'lovely; desired; beloved' (linked to Eros); the Muse of love poetry and▶FriggFrom the Old Norse Frigg, 'beloved; love' (from a root meaning 'to love'); the queen of the Nor▶GuanyinFrom the Chinese Guanyin, 'she who perceives the sounds/cries of the world' (guan, 'to observe'▶HathorFrom the Egyptian Hut-Heru, 'house/domain of Horus'; the Egyptian goddess of love, joy, music, ▶HunniA modern respelling of honey, from Old English hunig, the word for the sweet substance and a te▶IshtarFrom the Akkadian Ishtar, of uncertain meaning; the Babylonian/Assyrian goddess of love, beauty▶KleineKleine is the German word for 'small,' and in everyday speech die Kleine means 'the little one'▶MayelliA modern coinage used chiefly in Spanish-speaking communities, sitting close to Nayeli and Maye▶NaylanyNaylany is a modern coinage found chiefly among Spanish-speaking families in the Americas. It e▶RadhiFrom the Arabic Radhi, 'content; satisfied; pleased,' and separately an echo of the Sanskrit Ra▶RivvyA short, affectionate name that reads as a pet form of Rivka (the Hebrew form of Rebecca) or a ▶Urpidove; beloved one▶Wastenashe is liked; beloved one▶
Boy Names
BaldrThe Old Norse spelling of Baldur, variously 'the shining one; brave/bold; lord/prince'; the bel▶DayaFrom the Sanskrit daya, 'compassion; mercy; kindness' — a cherished virtue in Hindu and Sikh th▶EresA modern coinage echoing the Greek Eros ('love') and Ares ('the war god'); as spelled here it r▶NivaazA modern spelling with no documented etymology. It echoes Persian and Punjabi niwaz, 'cherishin▶ZikoA genuine short form in South Slavic naming, where -ko is a common affectionate ending, and als▶