Non-religious meaningful names

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Hi! Just looking…

I’m not religious and I keep hitting this issue while trying to search for names with positive meanings; so many of the names with great meanings I see are religion based.

I’m on a meaningful name kick, so while I like other names, they feel a little dull in comparison to the names in my UC.

So, I’m looking for names that would fit the style of those in my UC which have positive, preferably secular meanings (although I could overlook a religious meaning if I could connect it to another positive attribute alla Theodore Macsen “god-given greatness”).

Aside from the names in my UC, here are a handful that don’t fit my criteria at the moment but I still like and could see myself using if meaning were not in consideration: Benjamin, Elliot, Daniel, Zachary, Willa, Ruby, Stella…

Would appreciate any and all suggestions!

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Another fellow meaning lover!

Some on my list… They won’t all fit your style, but you might like them anyway. I put the ones that I think you’ll like the best in bold. :smiling_face_with_three_hearts:

Girls

  • Aase (Norse) “Tree covered mountain”
  • Aashma (Rumantsch) “Beautiful creator”
  • [name_f]Abeni[/name_f] (Yoruba) “We asked for her, now she is ours”
  • [name_f]Acadia[/name_f] (Algonquian Wakashian) “Place of plenty”
  • [name_f]Adeline[/name_f] (French) “Noble”
  • Aïda (Arabic) “Happy”
  • Airen (Hebrew) “Mountain of strength”
  • [name_f]Amidala[/name_f] (Italian) “Beautiful flower”
  • [name_f]Ardith[/name_f] (Hebrew) “Blooming meadows”
  • [name_f]Aviva[/name_f] (Hebrew) “Springlike”
  • [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] (Italian) “Song, truthful, poetry”
  • [name_f]Colette[/name_f] (French) “People of victory”
  • [name_f]Eleni[/name_f] (Greek) “Sunray”
  • [name_f]Farrah[/name_f] (Arabic) “Happiness”
  • [name_u]Hadley[/name_u] (English) “Heathery field”
  • [name_f]Hinata[/name_f] (Japanese) “Sunny place”’
  • [name_f]Iyla[/name_f] (Indian) “Moonlight”
  • [name_f]Meliora[/name_f] (Cornish) “Better; honey”
  • [name_u]Mio[/name_u] (Japanese) “Beautiful, cherry”
  • [name_f]Parvati[/name_f] (Sanskrit) “The daughter of the mountain”
  • [name_f]Ruth[/name_f] (Hebrew) “Compassionate friend”’
  • Shahryar (Persian) “Friend of the city”
  • [name_f]Umeko[/name_f] (Japanese) “Plum-blossom child, patient”
  • [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] (Latin) “Evening star”

Boys

  • [name_m]Aarav[/name_m] (Sanskrit) “Peaceful”
  • [name_u]Robin[/name_u] (English) “Bright fame”
  • [name_u]Alpenglow[/name_u] “Rising sun on high mountains”
  • Avedis (Armenian) “Brings good news”
  • [name_u]Ayodele[/name_u] (Yoruba) “Joy has come home”
  • Bashkim (Albanian) “Together”
  • [name_m]Caleb[/name_m] (Hebrew) “Wholehearted”
  • Chetan (Sanskrit) “Spirit of life”
  • [name_u]Finley[/name_u] (Irish & Scottish) “Fair-haired hero”
  • [name_u]Henley[/name_u] (English) “High meadow”
  • [name_f]Hinata[/name_f] (Japanese) “Sunny place”
  • [name_m]Larson[/name_m] (Latin) “Crowned with laurels”
  • [name_u]Owen[/name_u] (Welsh) “Young warrior”
  • [name_m]Vartan[/name_m] (Armenian) “Giver of roses”
  • [name_m]Zayn[/name_m] (Arabic) “Beauty, grace”
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These are some off of my personal list I think you may like!

Girls
Viatrix — “Voyager”
Rosamund — “Horse Protector”
Venla — “Wanderer”

Boys
Edmund — “Fortunate Protector”
Evander — “Bow Warrior”
Ambrose — “Immortal”
Somerled / Somerset — “Summer Traveler”
Barrett — “Bear Strength”
Klaus — “People of Victory”
Trouvaille — not a name, but means “A lucky find”
Maxwell — “Great Stream”

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[name_f]Amabel[/name_f] “lovable”
[name_f]Mirabelle[/name_f] “marvelous”
[name_f]Carys[/name_f] “love”
[name_f]Priya[/name_f] “beloved”
[name_f]Audrey[/name_f] “noble”
[name_f]Esme[/name_f] “beloved”
[name_f]Aviva[/name_f] “springlike”

[name_m]Lucian[/name_m] “light”
[name_m]Clement[/name_m] “merciful”
[name_u]Milo[/name_u] “merciful”
[name_m]Benedict[/name_m] “blessed”

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I don’t believe these name’s meanings are related to God or Christianity, though I can’t guarantee they don’t have a religious link somewhere.

[name_f]Verity[/name_f] - truth
[name_f]Felicity[/name_f] - happiness
[name_f]Amity[/name_f] - friendship
[name_f]Serena[/name_f] - tranquil, serene
Valentina, Valerie, [name_f]Valeria[/name_f] - strong, healthy
[name_f]Marina[/name_f] - the sea
[name_f]Soraya[/name_f] - the Pleiades (constellation)
[name_f]Annora[/name_f] - honoured one
[name_f]Mireya[/name_f] - admired

[name_m]Alaric[/name_m] - ruler of all
Leander/Leandro - lion of a man
[name_m]Oscar[/name_m] - friend of deer

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