Baby Names by Meaning

Derived from Old English 'Hereweard', a compound of army (here) and protection (weard)from the Old English name Hereweard The Anglo-Saxon hero Hereward the Wake led a revolt against William the Conqueror in the 11th century

A fair and heroic warrior; Fair Haired; fair heroe, sunbeam; From the Gaelic name meaning fair hero Famous Bearers: The fictional MacBeth's father, Scottish actor Finlay Currie; Small blond soldier Fair hero Famous Bearers: The fictional MacBeth's father

Diminutive of Bernard: Brave as a bear; Diminutive of Bernice: A variant of Berenice, meaning bringer of victory The New Testament Bernice, called Berenice in some passages, was thought to have had an incestuous relationship with King Herod Agrippa II, her...

Joy; The Vine; Variant of Lavinia: In classical mythology, Lavinia was the daughter of King Latinus and the wife of Trojan hero Aeneas, who named the city Lavinium in her honour

Derived from the Roman Given Name Levinia; Mother of the Romans; Purified; Variant of Lavinia: In classical mythology, Lavinia was the daughter of King Latinus and the wife of Trojan hero Aeneas, who named the city Lavinium in her honour; Woman of Rome

Diminutive of Bernard: Brave as a bear; Diminutive of Bernice: A variant of Berenice, meaning bringer of victory The New Testament Bernice, called Berenice in some passages, was thought to have had an incestuous relationship with King Herod Agrippa II, her...

Diminutive of Lavinia: In classical mythology, Lavinia was the daughter of King Latinus and the wife of Trojan hero Aeneas, who named the city Lavinium in her honour

Diminutive of Lavinia: In classical mythology, Lavinia was the daughter of King Latinus and the wife of Trojan hero Aeneas, who named the city Lavinium in her honour; Form of Vincent 'conquering

Compound of the names Polly and Anna Writer Eleanor Porter invented this name for the heroine of her novel 'Pollyanna' (1913)

A fawn, a young deer; Fawn; Lover of Hercules; Young deer The Greek mythological deity of fertility and nature was Fauna She was famous for her chastity

Hera: (the Roman Juno) was the mythological Greek Queen of Heaven and wife of Zeus Dealing with her husband's infidelities she came to be called the goddess of marriages; Queen Of Gods; Queen of heaven, Protectress

Daughter of a hero; hero's daughter; Powerful; s daughter; The heroand

Welsh form of Hercules 'Hera's glory

glory of Hera; Glory of Heroism; In Hera's service The mythological Greek Hercules was a son of Zeus and an extraordinarily strong man

An herb Hermes gives to Odysseus to protect him

Hero; Heroic; Shines like the sea; Shining from the North

eloquence; Well born Stone Feminine name derived from Hermes In Greek mythology, Hermione was the daughter of King Menelaus of Sparta and Helen of Troy; Well born, Stone

Hero Among Men; Heroic Man

A cowherd; Cow-herd Woman; Herdswoman; Protector of cows

Cow-herder; herd of cows

A Folk Heroine; A Heroine (folk); Hindu Folk Hero

A Hero; A Hero in Persian Folklore; A heroic archer of Persian tradition and folklore

blond hero; Bright heroine

Light containing, Herb, Medicinal herbs; Medication

Heroic; name of an Arab folk hero

A diminutive of Bethany meaning house of poverty; Diminutive of Elizabeth, meaning my god is bountiful, or god of plenty, frequently used as an independent name Beth was one of Louisa M Alcott's heroines in her 19th century novel Little Women; Diminutive of...

nursing; This name was invented by British writer Marie Corelli, who gave it to her heroine in her novel 'Thelma' (1887) It may be based on the Greek word for will; will

Like a young deer; young deer; Young deer The Greek mythological deity of fertility and nature was Fauna She was famous for her chastity

She is a young deer; Young deer The Greek mythological deity of fertility and nature was Fauna She was famous for her chastity

One who acheives her goals in life, loved, beloved