Baby Names by Meaning

of a new design, novel

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!

Form of Evelyn: Life; Italian form of Evelyn: gives life; Latinized form of the Old German name Avelina Famous bearer: Fanny Burney's novel 'Evelina'; lifegiving; Life-giving

Fresh; New; Novel; someone who is unique

From the Old English Aethelstan meaning noble stone Atheistan was a 10th century Anglo-Saxon king Sir Walter Scott used the name Atheistan in his 19th century novel Ivanhoe

Protected by God Grace and protection From the Old English name Estmund Commonly used as a surname Famous bearer: the hero of Thackeray's novel Henry Esmond; protective grace; Wealthy protector

Creative, Novel

a Spanish feminized word meaning stars; Derived from the Old French form of the Latin 'stella' meaning star Famous bearer: The heroine of Charles Dickens' novel 'Great Expectations'; Star

A variant spelling of Eleanor Famous bearers: Elinor was one of the heroines in Jane Austen's novel 'Sense and Sensibihiy'; Shining light Variant of Helen; Variant of Helen: Shining light The bright one

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!

A famous Bengali Novel; Follower of God

New; new, novel; Youthful

Descendant of Dorus Dorian was a character in Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray who was given his wish that his portrait would age while he remained young and handsome; Of the sea; Variant of Dorian: Place name in Greece

Descendant of Dorus Dorian was a character in Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray who was given his wish that his portrait would age while he remained young and handsome; Of the sea Descendant of Dorus; place name

Creative; creative, novel; Novel

Innovative; New; Novel; Young; Young, fresh or modern

Light; Variant of Evelina: Latinized form of the Old German name Avelina Famous bearer: Fanny Burney's novel 'Evelina'; Variant of Evelyn: From a surname derived from the Old French 'aveline' meaning hazelnut; Variant of Helen: Shining light The bright one...

An act; Brand new; Novel; Quite new

A variant of the Hebrew Barnabas meaning son of consolation, son of exhortation, or son of comfort Famous bearer: Barnaby Rudge, a character in 19th century Charles Dickens' novel Barnaby Rudge; Prophet

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

From a surname which started out as a place name meaning dee; From the hollow in the valley Both a surname and place name Famous Bearer: Holden Caulfield, the hero of J D Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951); kindly, gracious

One with a creative ability; Unique or Novel

Descendant of Dorus Dorian was a character in Oscar Wilde's novel The Picture of Dorian Gray who was given his wish that his portrait would age while he remained young and handsome; Variant of Dorian: Place name in Greece

gift of splendor; Variant of Cedric: Cedric was a character in Sir Walter Scott's 1819 novel Ivanhoe Possibly derived from a misspelling of Cerdic, a 6th-century king of Wessex, or from the Welsh Cedrych, meaning bounty-pattern; Variant of Cedric: War leader

New beginnings; New, novel

chief; Diminutive of Kimball: Bold family Bold kin Famous Bearer: The hero of Rudyard Kipling's novel 'Kim' (1901); Diminutive of Kimball: Chief of war Leader; Diminutive of Kimberly: From the wood of the royal forest From the royal fortress meadow; gold

New; New Novel Modern Latest; New or fresh

Free-born; Helper to the Priest; Noble; noble Feminine form of Camillus Famous bearer: Roman mythological Volscian warrior queen Camilla Fanny Burney's 18th century novel 'Camilla'; noble Variant of Camilla

Clear; famous; shining and gentle; The Latinized form of the English Clarice, meaning famous Famous bearer: Samuel Richardson's 18th century novel 'Clarissa Harlowe'; Variant of Clarice: A variant of the Latin Clara, meaning bright or clear also a variant of...

Diminutive of Robert: Famed, bright; shining An all-time favorite boys' name since the Middle Ages Famous Bearers: Scottish national hero Robert the Bruce and novelist Robert Ludlum