What are some of your favorite boys’ names with uplifting meanings?
Here are some favorite of mine:
[name]August[/name]/[name]Austin[/name] …‘exalted.’
[name]Timothy[/name] …‘to honor God.’
[name]Aaron[/name] …‘enlightened.’
[name]David[/name] …‘beloved.’
[name]Eric[/name] …‘ever-ruling’ or ‘ever-powerful.’
[name]Geoffrey[/name]/[name]Jeffrey[/name] …‘heavenly peace.’
[name]Nicholas[/name] …‘victory of the people.’
[name]Anthony[/name] …‘priceless.’
[name]Edmund[/name] …‘prosperous protector.’
[name]Edward[/name] …‘happy protector.’
[name]Hugo[/name] -heart, mind, spirit
[name]John[/name] -God is gracious
[name]Theodore[/name], [name]Nathaniel[/name] & [name]Jonathan[/name] -gift of God
[name]Samuel[/name] -God has heard
[name]Zachary[/name] -God remembers
[name]Jonah[/name] & [name]Callum[/name] -dove (makes me think of peace)
[name]Noah[/name] -rest, peace
Here’s ones that have been on my list at one point or other:
[name]Asher[/name] – fortunate, blessed
[name]Augusten[/name] – magnificent or exalted
[name]Augustus[/name] – same ^
[name]Dante[/name] – enduring
[name]Felix[/name] – happy, fortunate
[name]Lafayette[/name] – faith
[name]Lucien[/name] – light (I consider this “uplifting”)
[name]Lysander[/name] – liberator
[name]Raphael[/name] – god has healed
[name]Sterling[/name] – of the highest quality
[name]Xavier[/name] – bright