Baby Names by Meaning

Diminutive of Agnes: Poor, pure, or chaste St Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day is described in Keats' poem 'The Eve of St Agnes' Agnes was popular until the Reformation, then revived in the 19th centuryPure; headland

Fire; pure; Variant of Agnes: Poor, pure, or chaste St Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day is described in Keats' poem 'The Eve of St Agnes' Agnes was popular until the Reformation, then revived in the 19th centuryPure

Diminutive of Agnes: Poor, pure, or chaste St Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day is described in Keats' poem 'The Eve of St Agnes' Agnes was popular until the Reformation, then revived in the 19th centuryPure

Diminutive of Agnes: Poor, pure, or chaste St Agnes was a 3rd century Christian martyr whose January 21st feast day is described in Keats' poem 'The Eve of St Agnes' Agnes was popular until the Reformation, then revived in the 19th centuryPure

Diminutive of Martha: Lady; Diminutive of Matilda: Strength in battle Matilda was the wife of William the Conqueror Used in Australia as slang for a bushman's pack; Diminutive of Patricia: Noble St Patricia was a 7th century patron saint of Naples

A; forest; forest keeper; It can be interpretted to mean and One who keeps the forest A foster child, foster parent, or a cutler Also a derivative of the surname Forester Used as both a surname and given name Famous bearers: Twentieth century American...

a familiar form of Adam; Ardent; Diminutive of Adelaide: Nobility French form of the Old German Adalheidis, a compound of 'athal' (noble) and 'haida' (hood) Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, was named after Queen Adelaide, 19th century King William...

Darling, dearly loved, from the Old english 'deorling'; Dearly loved The name Daryl for girls was made popular by actress Daryl Hannah; From a French surname and place name meaning 'Open' Dates back to the eleventh century as both surname and given name...

A Popular Twentieth Century Name; Variant of Cheryl: A variant of Cherry (influenced by Beryl) or Carys which has been used throughout the Englishspeaking world in the 20th century

Diminutive of Basil: Royal Kingly St Basil the Great was Bishop of Caesarea in the latter half of the 4th century This name was introduced into Western Europe by the Crusaders Derived from the same Greek word as the plant name basil

From the Old French name derived from Latin 'amatus' meaning loved In use since at least the 12th century Used by 19th century British writer Charles Kingsley for the hero of his novel 'Westward Ho!

Feminine form of Alexander: Defender of men, helper Alexander the Great was a 4th century Macedonian king for whom the Egyptian city of Alexandria is named; Helper, defender variant of Alexander

Speckled Surname form of Brice; Swift Famous bearer: St Brice, sometimes called St Britius, was a 5th century Bishop of Tours; Warrior; Wife of Chthonius

Diminutive of Jocelyn: 'One of the Goths' Introduced into Britam as a masculine name during the Norman Conquest, Jocelyn was adopted as a feminine first name in the early 20th century; God is salvation; Joss means One og the Goths

Diminutive of Laura or Lora referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory A saint's name; Pure; Small sage one; The laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory Old name with many variants; Variant of Laura...

Variant of Aurlel: Possibly a variant of the 17th-century names Aureola and Aureole which were derived from the Latin aureolus meaning golden

Blind; Diminutive of Dale: Lives in a dale/valley; Diminutive of Dalibor: Fighting far away; Diminutive of David: Beloved or friend, adopted from the Hebrew David was a common name of Scottish kings in the Middle Ages; Diminutive of David: Beloved or friend...

Variant of Alfred: Sage, wise From the Old English Aelfraed, meaning elf counsel Also from Ealdfrith or Alfrid, meaning old peace Famous bearers: Alfred the Great was a 9th-century king, Alfred Lord Tennyson was a famous 19th-century poet

Dear ruler The husband of Lady Godiva in the 11th century

Derived from the name of the sixth month of the year Giving children month names has only become popular in the 20th century; Name June comes from Juno, ancient Roman protector of woman; name of a month

Necklace Victorious A Middle Ages feminine form of Nicholas which was originally a diminutive of Nicolette Famous bearers -15th Century French nun St Colette, and 20th century French writer Colette; victory of the people

Fire; Help, intelligent; help, little fire; Little fiery one; Little fire, ardent Aidan was popular in Ireland in the 7th century after the famous Irish monk Aidan, and was revived in the early 19th century

Pure, clear A Welsh variant of 'Catherine', which is a French form of the Latin 'Katharina', from the Greek 'Aikaterina'; Variant of Catherine: Pure, clear Form of the Latin Katharina, from the Greek Aikaterina; Variant of Catherine: Pure, clear Form of the...

Feminine form of Arthur: From the Roman clan name Artorius, meaning noble, courageous Famous bearer: Legendary sixth century King Arthur of Britain and his Round Table of knights This legend dates to the early 9th century

his name came to signify an independent man who avoids conformity; When a nineteenth-century American named Maverick refused to brand his calves as other ranchers did

Name of the 1st century roman; Not making any sound or noise

He ascends 10th century Brian Boru was a high king and great national hero of Ireland; Strong

From Lorraine From Lotharingia From Lothair's Kingdom Lothair was a ruler of the region during the 9th century; Made famous in battle; Sea gull; where Lothar dwells

Derived from the old Welsh name Gwladys, a variant of Claudia, meaning lame Also derived from the Welsh 'gwledig', meaning territorial ruler Famous bearer: British actress Dame Gladys Cooper; Princess; Sword; Variant of Claudia: A feminine form of Claud, a...

Blessed; divinely blessed; Happy; Many This name has rarely been found in the English speaking world after the 18th century