Names with breathtaking meanings?

Faramond/Pharamond is one of my favorites! It means “protector of journeys”. I also love Winifred’s meaning, which is “blessed peacemaking”

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Adalwin - [name_u]Noble[/name_u] friend
[name_u]Amar[/name_u] - Long-lived
[name_m]Arnaud[/name_m] - [name_u]Eagle[/name_u] power
[name_m]Bernard[/name_m] - [name_u]Brave[/name_u] as a bear
[name_m]Bertram[/name_m] - [name_u]Bright[/name_u] raven
Ermintrude - Universal strength
Filibert - Much brightness
[name_m]Miroslav[/name_m] - [name_f]Gracious[/name_f] glory
Panfilo - [name_u]Friend[/name_u] of all
[name_f]Sigrid[/name_f] - [name_f]Beautiful[/name_f] victory
[name_f]Sunniva[/name_f] - [name_u]Sun[/name_u] gift

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two of my favorites!

Alemayehu - I have seen the world (Amharic)
Shiraz - a secret song (Hebrew)

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Nagendra means lord of snakes!

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some of my favorites are:

apricity - “the warmth of the sun in winter”
tahel - “you will shine”
stellamaris - “star of the sea”
winifred - something along the lines of “blessed peacemaking”

amichai - “my people are alive”
ronan - “little seal”

liron - “song for me”

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorite is [name_f]Amanda[/name_f]-she must be loved :two_hearts:

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i love this thread! i absolutely love meanings, they could make me like or dislike a name

here are some of my fav meanings! h

Bodhi - sanskrit, meaning ‘awakening, enlightenment’ (my absolute fav!)
Ainaz - turkish, meaning ‘beautiful like the moon
Dimitri - russian, meaning ‘earth-lover
Jasper - persian, meaning ‘bringer of treasure
Astrophel - greek, meaning ‘star lover
Kairos - greek, meaning ‘right or opportune moment
Rhodes - english, meaning ‘from a clearing in the woods’ or greek, meaning ‘where roses grow’ (love both meanings)
Isra - arabic, meaning ‘journey of the night
Sidra - has multiple meanings & different origins! my fav is that is the name of a tree in heaven in islamic religion
Zaire - african, meaning ‘the river that swallows all rivers
Indra - sanskrit, meaning ‘possessing drops of rain
Evren - turkish, meaning ‘universe or cosmos
Nimue - irish, meaning ‘lady of the lake
Gaia - greek, meaning ‘mother earth
Belinay - turkish, meaning ‘reflection of the moon on a lake
Parvati - sanskrit, meaning ‘daughter of the mountain
Naunet - egyptian, meaning ‘mythical goddess of the ocean’
Khepri - egyptian, meaning ‘morning sun
Urania - greek, meaning ‘heavenly
Nereida - spanish, meaning ‘sea nymph
Sonder - english?, meaning ‘the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own

if you are looking for more breathtaking meaning i recommend arabic, sanskrit & turkish names! they have the most beautiful meanings i’ve ever seen :heart:

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beautiful :heart_eyes:

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Lots of lovely meanings on this thread!

I thought of:
[name_u]Leander[/name_u], [name_m]Leandro[/name_m] - [name_m]Lion[/name_m] of a man
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] - friend of deer
[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] - ruler of all
[name_m]Rembrandt[/name_m] - sword of advice

[name_f]Soraya[/name_f] - the Pleiades (constellation)
[name_f]Rosemary[/name_f] - dew of the sea

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İlayda means water fairy

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Medora/ Metrodora- mothers gift
[name_f]Musette[/name_f]- little muse
[name_m]Edern[/name_m]- great, immense, wonderful
[name_m]Nicomedes[/name_m]- pondering victory
[name_m]Deion[/name_m]- child of heaven and earth
[name_m]Sonder[/name_m]- the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own

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I remembered another favorite- [name_f]Signe[/name_f] or [name_f]Signy[/name_f], “new victory.”

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I probably have tons on my list, but these are the ones that just came to mind:

Eygló - always shining (referring to the sun)
[name_f]Mehetabel[/name_f] - God makes happy
[name_m]Astrophel[/name_m] - lover of the stars

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