New Post
Search
Help
ArchivesRe: A good name?
in reply to a message by Jay
AGAPE f Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek agape meaning "love". This name was borne by at least two early saints.
AI (1) f Japanese
Means "love" in Japanese.
AMADEUS m Late Roman
Pronounced: am-a-DEE-us
Means "love of God", derived from Latin amare "to love" and Deus "God". A famous bearer was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a composer from Austria.
ANGHARAD f Welsh
Means "more love" in Welsh. In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, Angharad Golden-hand is the lover of Peredur.
AROHA f Maori
Means "love" in Maori.
CARI f
Pet form of CAROLINE or else "love" from Welsh caru.
CARON f Welsh
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love".
CARWYN m Welsh
Means "blessed love" from Welsh caru "love" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed".
CARYS f Welsh
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "love".
CERI m,f Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love". It is also used as a short form of CERIDWEN.
CHARITY f English
Pronounced: CHER-i-tee
In part this name means "charity" from the English word. It is also derived in part from the Late Latin name Caritas which meant "generous love", ultimately from Latin carus "dear, beloved".
EROS m Greek Mythology
Means "love" in Greek. In Greek mythology he was a young god, the son of Aphrodite, who was armed with arrows that caused the victim to fall in love.
FRIGG f Norse Mythology
Pronounced: FRIG
Means "beloved" in Old Norse, ultimately derived from Indo-European *pri "to love". In Norse mythology she was the goddess of the earth, air and fertility, and the wife of Odin.
GODELIEVE m French, Dutch
French form of a Germanic name meaning "god's love" from god "god" and liob "love".
GOTTLIEB m German
Derived from German Gott "God" and lieb "love". This name was created in the 17th-century.
GRÁINNE f Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: GRAWN-ya
Possibly derived from Gaelic grán meaning "grain". This was the name of an ancient Irish grain goddess. The name also belonged to the fiancée of Fionn mac Cumhail and the lover of Diarmuid in later Irish legend, and it is often associated with gráidh "love".
IFE f African
Means "love" in Yoruba.
JAIME (2) f English
Pronounced: JAY-mee
Variant of JAMIE (2). The name can also be given in reference to the French phrase j'aime meaning "I love".
KERENSA f English
Means "love" in Cornish.
LEMPI f Finnish
Means "love" in Finnish.
LOVE f English
Pronounced: LUV
Simply means "love" from the English word.
LUBEN m Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic lub meaning "love".
LUBOMIR m Czech, Slovak
Means "love and peace" from the Slavic elements lub "love" and mir "peace".
LYUBOV f Russian
Means "love" in Russian.
MARY f English, Biblical
Pronounced: MER-ee
Usual English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Mariam or Maria (the spellings are interchangeable), which were from the Hebrew name Miriam. The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love". This is the name of several New Testament characters, most importantly Mary the virgin mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene. Two queens of England have had this name, as well as a Queen of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots.
NAYELI f Native American
Means "I love you" in the Zapotec language.
PHILADELPHIA f Biblical
Pronounced: fil-a-DEL-fee-a
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. The name of the city meant "brotherly love" from Greek philein "to love" and adelphos "brother". It is also the name of a city in the United States.
PHILO m English, German
From the Greek name Philon, which was derived from philein "to love".
PRANAY m Indian
Means "love" in Sanskrit.
PREETI f Indian
Means "love" in Sanskrit.
PREM m Indian
Means "love" in Sanskrit.
RUDO m African
Means "love" in Shona.
SIRVART f Armenian
Means "love rose" in Armenian.
VENUS f Roman Mythology
Pronounced: VEE-nus
Means "love" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of love, equal to the Greek goddess Aphrodite. This is also the name of the second planet from the sun.
WIDAD f Arabic
Means "love" in Arabic.
Derived from Greek agape meaning "love". This name was borne by at least two early saints.
AI (1) f Japanese
Means "love" in Japanese.
AMADEUS m Late Roman
Pronounced: am-a-DEE-us
Means "love of God", derived from Latin amare "to love" and Deus "God". A famous bearer was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a composer from Austria.
ANGHARAD f Welsh
Means "more love" in Welsh. In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, Angharad Golden-hand is the lover of Peredur.
AROHA f Maori
Means "love" in Maori.
CARI f
Pet form of CAROLINE or else "love" from Welsh caru.
CARON f Welsh
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love".
CARWYN m Welsh
Means "blessed love" from Welsh caru "love" and gwyn "white, fair, blessed".
CARYS f Welsh
Derived from Welsh caru meaning "love".
CERI m,f Welsh
Possibly derived from Welsh caru meaning "to love". It is also used as a short form of CERIDWEN.
CHARITY f English
Pronounced: CHER-i-tee
In part this name means "charity" from the English word. It is also derived in part from the Late Latin name Caritas which meant "generous love", ultimately from Latin carus "dear, beloved".
EROS m Greek Mythology
Means "love" in Greek. In Greek mythology he was a young god, the son of Aphrodite, who was armed with arrows that caused the victim to fall in love.
FRIGG f Norse Mythology
Pronounced: FRIG
Means "beloved" in Old Norse, ultimately derived from Indo-European *pri "to love". In Norse mythology she was the goddess of the earth, air and fertility, and the wife of Odin.
GODELIEVE m French, Dutch
French form of a Germanic name meaning "god's love" from god "god" and liob "love".
GOTTLIEB m German
Derived from German Gott "God" and lieb "love". This name was created in the 17th-century.
GRÁINNE f Irish, Irish Mythology
Pronounced: GRAWN-ya
Possibly derived from Gaelic grán meaning "grain". This was the name of an ancient Irish grain goddess. The name also belonged to the fiancée of Fionn mac Cumhail and the lover of Diarmuid in later Irish legend, and it is often associated with gráidh "love".
IFE f African
Means "love" in Yoruba.
JAIME (2) f English
Pronounced: JAY-mee
Variant of JAMIE (2). The name can also be given in reference to the French phrase j'aime meaning "I love".
KERENSA f English
Means "love" in Cornish.
LEMPI f Finnish
Means "love" in Finnish.
LOVE f English
Pronounced: LUV
Simply means "love" from the English word.
LUBEN m Bulgarian
Derived from Slavic lub meaning "love".
LUBOMIR m Czech, Slovak
Means "love and peace" from the Slavic elements lub "love" and mir "peace".
LYUBOV f Russian
Means "love" in Russian.
MARY f English, Biblical
Pronounced: MER-ee
Usual English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Mariam or Maria (the spellings are interchangeable), which were from the Hebrew name Miriam. The meaning is not known for certain, but there are several theories including "sea of bitterness", "rebelliousness", and "wished for child". However it was most likely originally an Egyptian name, perhaps derived in part from mry "beloved" or mr "love". This is the name of several New Testament characters, most importantly Mary the virgin mother of Jesus, and Mary Magdalene. Two queens of England have had this name, as well as a Queen of Scotland, Mary Queen of Scots.
NAYELI f Native American
Means "I love you" in the Zapotec language.
PHILADELPHIA f Biblical
Pronounced: fil-a-DEL-fee-a
From the name of a city in Asia Minor mentioned in Revelation in the New Testament. The name of the city meant "brotherly love" from Greek philein "to love" and adelphos "brother". It is also the name of a city in the United States.
PHILO m English, German
From the Greek name Philon, which was derived from philein "to love".
PRANAY m Indian
Means "love" in Sanskrit.
PREETI f Indian
Means "love" in Sanskrit.
PREM m Indian
Means "love" in Sanskrit.
RUDO m African
Means "love" in Shona.
SIRVART f Armenian
Means "love rose" in Armenian.
VENUS f Roman Mythology
Pronounced: VEE-nus
Means "love" in Latin. This was the name of the Roman goddess of love, equal to the Greek goddess Aphrodite. This is also the name of the second planet from the sun.
WIDAD f Arabic
Means "love" in Arabic.
1