Poetic Baby Names
64 Poetic names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 64 baby names with a poetic feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Poetic Girl Names
Gwendolyn#360 in the U.S.From the Welsh elements 'gwen' (white, fair, blessed) and 'dolen' (ring, loop, link) or 'dwyn' Lylah#585 in the U.S.Creative spelling variant of Layla, from Arabic layla meaning 'night,' associated with the SufiLeyla#611 in the U.S.Turkish and Persian spelling of Layla, from Arabic layla meaning 'night' or 'dark,' associated Myra#663 in the U.S.Invented or popularized by the poet Fulke Greville in the 16th century, possibly as an anagram Alondra#680 in the U.S.Spanish word name from alondra, meaning lark — the small songbird; a direct bird word-name popuReem#1537 in the U.S.White gazelle, graceful and beautifulKalliope#1787 in the U.S.beautiful voiceAislynn#2099 in the U.S.dream, vision, a poetic formAislyn#2355 in the U.S.Variant of Aislinn, from Irish aisling, 'dream, vision' — the name of a Gaelic poetic genreAislin#2583 in the U.S.From Irish aisling, 'dream, vision' — a poetic Gaelic word-nameMaha#2764 in the U.S.From Arabic maha (مها) meaning 'oryx' or 'large beautiful eyes,' the oryx being admired for itsMiral#2805 in the U.S.From Arabic 'miral,' meaning 'gazelle,' an animal symbolizing beauty, agility, and grace in claHaneen#3933 in the U.S.From Arabic hanin, 'longing, yearning, tender nostalgia' — the heart's soft ache for the beloveGhazal#4291 in the U.S.From Arabic/Persian ghazal, 'a lyric love poem' (and 'gazelle') — the celebrated poetic formAhlam#4357 in the U.S.From Arabic ahlam (أحلام), the plural of hulm (dream); meaning 'dreams' or 'pleasant dreams andAyslin#7193 in the U.S.A phonetic spelling of the Irish Aisling, 'dream; vision' — a poetic word for a dream-vision inNajwa#7394 in the U.S.From the Arabic Najwa, 'confidential talk; a secret or intimate conversation; whispered confidiNefeli#7786 in the U.S.From the Greek Nefeli (Nephele), 'cloud' — Nephele was a cloud nymph in Greek myth, shaped by ZSeher#9367 in the U.S.From the Turkish/Arabic seher (sahar), 'dawn; the pre-dawn hour; daybreak' — a poetic, hopeful Parizoda#9659 in the U.S.From the Persian-rooted Uzbek/Tajik parizoda, 'fairy-born; born of a fairy' (pari, 'fairy,' + -Mahrosh#10191 in the U.S.A Persian/Urdu name meaning 'like the moon; moon-faced' (from mah, 'moon'), a poetic image of bLeily#10696 in the U.S.A spelling of Leyli/Leila/Layla, from the Arabic/Persian for 'night'; famous in the romance of Roaa#10988 in the U.S.From the Arabic Ru'a (Roaa), 'dreams; visions' — the plural of ru'ya, the kind of true or hopefDiba#11326 in the U.S.From the Persian Diba (also written Dibaj), 'silk; fine brocade' — a name evoking softness and Ozlem#11671 in the U.S.From the Turkish Ozlem (Ozlem), 'longing; yearning; a heartfelt missing' - a tender, evocative Mahnaz#11709 in the U.S.From the Persian Mahnaz, 'glory of the moon; the moon's pride' (mah, 'moon,' + naz, 'pride; graAshwaq#12276 in the U.S.Ashwaq is an Arabic girl's name meaning 'longings; yearnings', the plural of shawq ('deep affecHasrat#12598 in the U.S.From the Arabic-rooted Hasrat, widely used in Urdu, 'longing; a deep yearning or wish.' A poetiMoani#12769 in the U.S.From the Hawaiian moani, 'a gentle breeze; the wafting of fragrance on the wind.' A soft natureKimya#12779 in the U.S.From the Persian Kimya (kimiya), 'alchemy' and, by extension, 'something rare, precious, or harLaleh#12826 in the U.S.A Persian feminine name meaning 'tulip,' a flower rich with meaning in Persian poetry and cultuMazna#12953 in the U.S.From the Arabic Mazna (Muzna), 'a cloud that carries rain; a rain-bearing cloud' — a poetic namMeital#12965 in the U.S.From the modern Hebrew Meital, 'dew drop; drops of dew' (from tal, 'dew'). A fresh, poetic natuNafas#13169 in the U.S.From the Persian and Arabic nafas, 'breath' — a poetic image of life and the beloved (as in 'thHeyam#14067 in the U.S.From Arabic hiyam/hayam, a word for passionate love — the kind that makes one wander, lovesick Lamis#14151 in the U.S.From the Arabic Lamis (Lamees), 'soft to the touch; tender; delicate' — a classical name praiseNajla#14696 in the U.S.Arabic Najla means 'wide-eyed' — a woman with large, beautiful eyes — from the root n-j-l. LargMeghana#14713 in the U.S.Meghana is a Sanskrit name from megha ('cloud'), meaning 'clouds' or 'full of clouds'; Meghana Scotia#14876 in the U.S.From the Latin Scotia, 'Scotland' — the medieval Latin name for the country, used as a poetic pRim#14936 in the U.S.From the Arabic Rim (Reem), 'white gazelle' — a poetic image of grace and beauty in Arabic tradDhvani#15854 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit dhvani, 'sound; resonance; tone' — a term rich in Indian poetics for the suggKairavi#16349 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit kairavi, linked to kairava, 'a white lotus that opens by moonlight,' and by eSanam#17181 in the U.S.Sanam is a Persian and Urdu word meaning 'beloved, sweetheart' - literally 'idol', from the AraSapna#17189 in the U.S.From the Hindi/Sanskrit sapna (from svapna), 'dream' — a soft, evocative name common across IndRimas#17257 in the U.S.From the Arabic Rimas, understood as a plural or expansive form of Rim ('white gazelle') — a poStarlit#17301 in the U.S.From the English word 'starlit,' 'lit by the light of the stars.' A luminous, poetic word-name Hayam#17438 in the U.S.From the Arabic Hayam (Huyam), 'deeply in love; passionate love; the ecstasy of love' — a lyricShulamit#18887 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Shulamit - the beloved 'Shulamite' of the Song of Songs - related to shalom, 'pKaaviFrom Sanskrit/Tamil, linked to kavi ('poet; seer; wise one') and to kaavi, the saffron-ochre co
Poetic Boy Names
Dante#308 in the U.S.Enduring, steadfast; a short form of DuranteZamir#780 in the U.S.Song or singing; from the Hebrew zamir meaning song or singing bird, related to the word for prSyaire#939 in the U.S.Derived from Arabic sha'ir meaning poet, one who recites or composes poetry, a deeply honored rNaseem#3727 in the U.S.Gentle breeze; fresh, cool airGibran#4760 in the U.S.From the Arabic surname of poet Khalil Gibran; linked to a root meaning 'to set/mend (a bone), Riordan#7636 in the U.S.From the Irish surname O Riordain (Ó Ríordáin), based on Rioghbhardan — ri, 'king,' plus bard, Albion#8273 in the U.S.Albion is the oldest recorded name for the island of Britain, likely from Latin albus ('white')Raahi#9492 in the U.S.From the Hindi/Urdu Raahi (rahi), 'traveler; wayfarer; one on a journey,' from the word for 'roTighe#9648 in the U.S.An Anglicized spelling tied to the Irish Tadhg, 'poet; philosopher' — long a beloved Irish nameNeyzan#10374 in the U.S.From the Turkish/Persian neyzen, 'one who plays the ney' — the reed flute central to Sufi and OQamar#11674 in the U.S.From the Arabic Qamar, 'the moon.' A luminous name used across Arabic-speaking cultures, sometiLyrick#13176 in the U.S.A -ck spelling of the word name Lyric, from the Greek lyrikos, 'singing to the lyre; songlike,'Numan#13566 in the U.S.From the Arabic Nu'man, tied to 'blood' and to the red anemone flower ('the anemones of Nu'man'Rahi#13719 in the U.S.From Persian and Urdu rahi, 'traveler; wayfarer,' built on rah ('road; path'). The word is alsoDevranFrom the Turkish devran, 'time; era; the turning of fortune' (via Persian/Arabic) — a name sugg
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Popular Poetic baby names include Dante, Gwendolyn, Lylah, Leyla, Myra, Alondra. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 64 Poetic baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.