Scholarly Baby Names
23 Scholarly names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 23 baby names with a scholarly 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.
Scholarly Girl Names
Emory#339 in the U.S.Variant of Emery, from the Old German Amalric or Heimrich, composed of 'amal' (labor, vigor) anHadis#10386 in the U.S.From the Arabic hadith ('narration; account; report'), rendered Hadis in Turkish and Persian usLekha#13004 in the U.S.From the Sanskrit lekha, 'writing; a document; a line or streak.' A gentle, scholarly name fromSamhitha#13185 in the U.S.From Sanskrit samhita, 'put together; collected' — the word for the great collections of Vedic Hypatia#14078 in the U.S.From Greek hypatos, 'highest, supreme'. Borne by Hypatia of Alexandria (born about 350-370 CE),
Scholarly Boy Names
Nathanael#632 in the U.S.From the Hebrew Netanel (נְתַנְאֵל), meaning 'God has given,' from natan ('to give') + El ('GodGamaliel#3208 in the U.S.From Hebrew Gamliel, 'reward of God' or 'God is my recompense'; a biblical leader and a reveredIsidore#3607 in the U.S.From Greek Isidoros — Isis, the Egyptian goddess, plus doron, 'gift' — 'gift of Isis'Asaph#3664 in the U.S.From Hebrew Asaf, 'gatherer, collector'; a Levite musician and psalmist in the BibleKavish#3998 in the U.S.From Sanskrit kavish, 'a poet; a king of poets; a wise, learned one' (from kavi, 'a poet, a seeThierno#4841 in the U.S.From the Fula (West African) tierno, 'a scholar; a religious teacher, a learned one' (a title oVedang#5190 in the U.S.From Sanskrit vedanga, 'a limb/part of the Vedas' (the auxiliary disciplines of Vedic knowledgeAdib#6453 in the U.S.From Arabic adib, 'cultured, refined, well-mannered; a man of letters, a writer'Gerome#10078 in the U.S.A variant of Jerome, from the Greek Hieronymos, 'sacred name' (hieros, 'sacred', + onoma, 'nameSadra#12045 in the U.S.Sadra is a Persian name best known through the philosopher Mulla Sadra; it connects to the ArabShamai#12089 in the U.S.Shamai is a Hebrew name most famous as that of Shammai, the great Talmudic sage and rival of HiCicero#12638 in the U.S.From the Roman cognomen Cicero, thought to derive from Latin 'cicer', 'chickpea'. Best known thGratian#12897 in the U.S.From the Latin Gratianus, derived from gratus ('pleasing, agreeable') and linked to gratia ('grIsador#12978 in the U.S.Isador is a form of Isidore, from Greek Isidoros, 'gift of Isis' — Isis being the Egyptian goddTabari#13942 in the U.S.An Arabic nisba — a name of belonging — meaning 'of Tabaristan', a region south of the Caspian Vedavid#14067 in the U.S.From Sanskrit vedavid, 'one who knows the Vedas' — veda, 'sacred knowledge; the Vedic scriptureAdhyayFrom the Sanskrit adhyaya, 'a chapter; a lesson; a section of study.' It suggests learning and HunainAn Arabic name from Hunayn, a valley near Mecca where the Battle of Hunayn was fought — an even
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What are popular Scholarly baby names?
Popular Scholarly baby names include Emory, Nathanael, Gamaliel, Isidore, Asaph, Kavish. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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More4Kids lists 23 Scholarly baby names, each with a sourced meaning and audio pronunciation.