I just had a quick google for another thread to find names of a specific meaning and it got me thinking about the names I love with great meanings! I almost always liked the name first and heard the meaning second. What are some names (boys, girls and unisex!) that you like with really great meanings?
Mine are:
[name_f]Amara[/name_f] - means peaceful, immortal or grace depending on who you ask
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f] - Divinely beautiful
[name_f]Brianna[/name_f] - strong
[name_f]Cosima[/name_f] - order, beauty
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] - ardent, fiery
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f] - strength, health
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] - bringer of treasure
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m] - mind, intellect
[name_m]Marcel[/name_m] - little warrior
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] - happy
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m] - bright
Most of my names have good meaning, or at least neutral-ish. Unfortunate meaning is a deal breaker to me. Here’s some with my favourite meanings:
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f]: fiery
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]: bringer of good news
[name_f]Laetitia[/name_f] : happy
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f]: happy
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]: happy (seems like I am obsessed with happy names, eh? And add Félicie and [name_f]Behati[/name_f] from my long list as well. [name_f]Happy[/name_f] x5).
[name_f]Valentina[/name_f]: brave/strong
[name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f]: female warrior (and since my combo is [name_f]Valentina[/name_f] [name_f]Bellatrix[/name_f], I find it extra awesome that they mean brave female warrior).
[name_f]Yvaine[/name_f]: evening star
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f]: golden
[name_f]Estelle[/name_f]: [name_f]Star[/name_f]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]/[name_f]Catherine[/name_f]: pure
[name_f]Callista[/name_f]: most beautiful
[name_f]Nayeli[/name_f]: I love you
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]: noble
[name_m]Edmund[/name_m]: fortunate protector
[name_m]Stanislav[/name_m]: one who achieves glory
[name_m]Xavier[/name_m]: bright
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]: light
[name_f]Lucia[/name_f] (Loo-chee-a): light
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]: loved
[name_f]Juliette[/name_f]: youthful
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]: defending men
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]: bright
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]: Wealthy
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]: pretty rose
[name_f]Anna[/name_f]: [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_m]Hugo[/name_m]: intelligent
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]: flourishing
[name_f]Mathilde[/name_f]: battle mighty
[name_f]Ariadne[/name_f]: most holy one
I really enjoy names with good meanings! They’re a massive bonus to me, since my first and middle have nice meanings separately and together.
Out of those already mentioned, I also love Amara, Astrid, Hugo, Xavier, Clio, Callista, Ariadne (although I hesitate on the holy part, not being very religious myself), Nayeli, Audrey, Lucia, Rosalind, Anna, Florence, Tallulah, and Ilaria. Some more favourites:
Pandora- All gifted
Beatrix- She who brings happiness / voyager through t
Valencia- Strong, healthy
Evanthe- Good flower
Sally (same meaning as my middle name)- Princess
Clara- Bright
Phaedra- Bright
Zelda- Happy
Adira- Strong
Alexandria- Defending men
Ziva- Bright, radiant
Cerys- Love
Merewen- Famous joy
Lowenna- Joy
Aurora- Dawn
Arsinoë- To rise/life intellect/mind
Calliope- Beautiful voice
Thalia- To flourish
Amy- Beloved
Fiamma/Fiammetta- Flame/Little flame
Nikolai- People of victory
Emrys- Immortal
August- Venerable, majestic
Lysander- Free man
Evander- Good man
Prosper- Fortunate, successful
Valentine- Strong, healthy
Taavi- Beloved
Kai- Loads of different origins/meanings, but I like the Hawaiian sea and
Evren- Cosmos, the universe
Alonzo- Noble
Bennet/Benedict- Blessed
Skandar- Defending men
My daughter’s name means “[name_f]Queen[/name_f] of the Heavens” + “mighty in battle” - I love that!
My son’s middle means “strength, health,” which is great and perfect for my chunk of a boy.
I love loads of the ones mentioned above but my favourite meaning has to be that of [name_f]Endellion[/name_f]: “fire soul”. It’s my favourite name ever and the meaning is just awesome! I also love the meaning of [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]: “she who intoxicates”.
Akari ([name_m]Light[/name_m])
[name_u]Akira[/name_u] ([name_u]Bright[/name_u], clear)
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]/[name_u]Alexis[/name_u] (defender of the people)
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]/[name_u]Allison[/name_u] (noble)
[name_f]Alina[/name_f] (bright and beautiful)
[name_f]Alisa[/name_f] (great happiness)
[name_f]Aliza[/name_f] (joyful)
[name_f]Andromeda[/name_f] (advising like a man)
[name_f]Athena[/name_f] (Greek [name_f]Goddess[/name_f] of [name_f]Wisdom[/name_f])
[name_f]Aurelia[/name_f] (golden)
[name_f]Aurora[/name_f] ([name_f]Dawn[/name_f])
[name_f]Avalyn[/name_f] (beautiful bird or breath of life)
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]/[name_f]Coral[/name_f]/[name_f]Coraline[/name_f]
[name_f]Hypatia[/name_f] (high, supreme; [name_f]Hypatia[/name_f] of [name_f]Alexandria[/name_f] was a great Greek mathematician, astronomer, inventor, and philosopher in [name_u]Egypt[/name_u])
[name_f]Kaitlin[/name_f]/[name_f]Katya[/name_f]/[name_f]Catelyn[/name_f]/[name_f]Karina[/name_f] (pure though I don’t like some people think of chastity)
[name_f]Kira[/name_f] (seems to have lots of meanings including Lady in Russian, Russian form of Persian [name_m]Cyril[/name_m] meaning throne, [name_m]Light[/name_m] in Italian; bright/intelligent in Japanese)
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] (light)
[name_f]Opal[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] (pretty rose; [name_f]Rosalind[/name_f] [name_m]Franklin[/name_m])
[name_f]Sakura[/name_f]
[name_f]Selina[/name_f] (moon [name_f]Goddess[/name_f])
[name_f]Sophia[/name_f]/[name_f]Sonia[/name_f] (wisdom)
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f] ([name_f]Jewel[/name_f] in Persian) nn [name_f]Sora[/name_f] ([name_u]Sky[/name_u])
[name_f]Valeria[/name_f] (strength, health)
[name_f]Veronica[/name_f] (she who brings victory; true image)
[name_f]Zarina[/name_f] (a golden vessel)
[name_f]Zelda[/name_f] (grey fighting maid)
[name_f]Ziva[/name_f] (Slavic goddess of love and fertility; also radiance, brilliance, light, brightness)
Akito (bright person)
Aleron ([name_u]Eagle[/name_u])
[name_m]Alexander[/name_m]/[name_m]Alec[/name_m]/[name_m]Zander[/name_m]/[name_m]Alexei[/name_m] (defender of man/the people)
”leifr/[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] (ancestor’s descendant)
[name_m]Altair[/name_m] (falcon)
[name_m]Ansel[/name_m] (nobleman)
[name_m]Augustus[/name_m] (great, magnificent)
[name_m]Aurelius[/name_m] (golden)
[name_m]Basil[/name_m] ([name_m]King[/name_m], brave)
[name_m]Beowulf[/name_m] (intelligent wolf)
[name_m]Bryan[/name_m] (strong, virtuous, and honorable)
[name_m]Edwin[/name_m] (wealthy friend)
[name_m]Elwyn[/name_m] (noble or wise friend)
[name_m]Erwin[/name_m] (respected friend)
[name_m]Felix[/name_m] (happy)
[name_m]Hiroshi[/name_m] ([name_f]Generous[/name_f])
Hrothgar (famous warrior/defender maybe?)
[name_u]Kai[/name_u] (sea, ocean or soar, fly depending on language)
[name_m]Kevin[/name_m] (handsome)
[name_m]Odin[/name_m] ([name_u]Sky[/name_u] God of [name_f]Wisdom[/name_f] and poetry)
[name_m]Orel[/name_m]/[name_f]Oriel[/name_f] (eagle)
[name_m]Orson[/name_m] (bear cub)
[name_u]Rai[/name_u]/[name_m]Raiden[/name_m] (lightning, thunder)
[name_u]Ren[/name_u] (water lily, lotus)
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]/Roran (red king)
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u] ([name_m]Little[/name_m] [name_m]King[/name_m])
Ryoto/[name_m]Ryu[/name_m] (dragon)
[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]/[name_u]Schuyler[/name_u] (scholar)
Talako (eagle)
[name_m]Theon[/name_m] (Godly in Greek; [name_f]Hypatia[/name_f]'s father who was a great scholar and mathematician himself)
[name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]- Shining [name_m]Light[/name_m] (She was also a Titaness and associated with intellect and prophecy. Her grandkids, [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] and [name_m]Apollo[/name_m], both used [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f]/[name_m]Phoebus[/name_m] as epithets)
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]- the moon
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]- Victorious
[name_f]Zoe[/name_f]- Life
[name_m]Arthur[/name_m]- [name_m]Bear[/name_m]
Also my sisters name is [name_f]Felicity[/name_f] and we were always told that her name (and by extention, [name_m]Felix[/name_m]) meant luck