Names That Mean Faith or Truth
Vera means faith in the Slavic languages and Verity truth in Latin, and between them they set the tone. Imani is faith in Swahili, Amina means trustworthy in Arabic and Aminu in Hausa, Caleb is “faithful, wholehearted” in Hebrew, and Shin is “true, real, sincere” in Japanese. Faith names and truth names belong together: both describe a person you can rely on, which is about the best character reference a name can give.
13 names
Boy names that mean faith or truth · 6
Aminu
Hausa (Northern Nigerian)
Trustworthy
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Caleb
Hebrew / Biblical
Faithful, wholehearted
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Cheng
Mandarin Chinese
Accomplishment, sincerity
BoyVirtue
Naoki
Japanese
Honest, straight tree
BoyVirtueNature
Shin
Japanese / Korean
True, real, sincere
BoyVirtue
Themba
Zulu / Xhosa (South African)
Hope, trust
BoyVirtue
Girl names that mean faith or truth · 6
Amina
Arabic
Trustworthy, faithful
GirlVirtueHistorical
Faith
English / American
Belief, trust
GirlVirtue
Mayu
Japanese
True reason
GirlVirtue
Pia
Sanskrit / Latin / Italian
Beloved in Sanskrit, pious in Latin
GirlVirtue
Vera
Slavic / Latin
Faith in Slavic languages
GirlVirtue
Verity
Latin
Truth
GirlVirtueLiterary
Unisex names that mean faith or truth · 1
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