Names That Mean Love
Some names simply say it outright: loved, wanted, adored. From Hebrew David and Arabic Khalil to Yoruba Ife and Japanese Aiko, these are names whose actual meaning is love — a promise built into the first word your child learns to write.
25 names
Boy names that mean love · 4
David
Hebrew / Biblical
Beloved
BoyBiblicalHistorical
Dawit
Amharic (Ethiopian)
Beloved
BoyVirtueBiblical
Khalil
Arabic / African American
Beloved friend
BoyVirtueLiterary
Pranay
Sanskrit
Affection, love
BoyVirtue
Girl names that mean love · 18
Aiko
Japanese
Beloved child, or love
GirlVirtue
Annabel
Scottish / English
Loving
GirlLiterary
Cara
Italian / Irish / English
Beloved in Italian, friend in Irish
GirlVirtue
Charity
Latin / English / American
Love, generosity
GirlVirtueLiterary
Freya
Old Norse
The Norse goddess of love, beauty, war, and death — the most powerful of all the goddesses.
GirlMythological
Ingrid
Old Norse
Beautiful, beloved
GirlHistoricalMythological
Lerato
Sotho
Love
GirlVirtue
Mabel
Latin / English
Lovable
GirlHistorical
Mana
Japanese
Love, affection
GirlVirtue
Maria
Latin / Hebrew
Beloved
GirlBiblicalHistorical
Mariana
Spanish / Portuguese
Beloved
GirlBiblicalHistorical
Maryam
Arabic / Hebrew
Beloved, bitter, sea-of-sorrow
GirlBiblicalHistorical
Mia
Scandinavian / Italian
Mine, beloved
Girl
Miriam
Hebrew
Beloved
GirlBiblicalHistorical
Mollie
English (from Mary)
Bitter, beloved
GirlVirtue
Pia
Sanskrit / Latin / Italian
Beloved in Sanskrit, pious in Latin
GirlVirtue
Priya
Sanskrit
Beloved, dear
Girl
Thandi
Zulu (South African)
Beloved
GirlVirtue
Unisex names that mean love · 3
Ai
Mandarin Chinese / Japanese
Love, affection
UnisexVirtue
Femi
Yoruba
Love me
UnisexVirtue
Ife
Yoruba
Love
UnisexVirtue
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