Baby Names by Meaning

acacia wood was used to build the wilderness Tabernacle; Brave; brave, watchful; Diminutive of Cassandra: Cassandra was a Trojan prophetess, daughter of King Priam This name became popular in medieval Britain, and fashionable in the USA in the mid-2Oth...

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...

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

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

Commander; Commanding; Diminutive of Beauregard: Respected; Nickname and abbreviation Famous bearer: actress Bo Derek; Nickname made popular by actress Bo Derek

Distinct; Eminent; Famous Man; Popular; Renowned

A strong person, name of a saint; Variant of Theresa which is a popular saint's name of uncertain meaning

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

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

Ever kingly In Scandinavian legend the Viking sea rover Ericson: (son of Eric the Red) landed on the shores of America 500 years before Christopher Columbus; Variant of Eric: Ruler of the people Famous Bearer: popular blues guitarist/singer Eric Clapton

Popular, admired, well liked by everyone

Distinct; Eminent; Famous; Handsome; Popular

Diminutive from Jane, popular in Australia; has shown favor; Variant of Jane Jehovah has been gracious

Reaper; The reaper; Variant of Theresa which is a popular saint's name of uncertain meaning

Variant of Aldo: Originally an Old German name meaning old Popular in Italy and among North American families of Italian descent Aldo was an 8th century saint Old or wise

Distinct; Eminent; Famous Man; Popular; Renowned

A 13th century variant of Alice meaning nobility Now particularly popular in Scotland; Of holy fame; Variant of Alice: Of the nobility From the German Adalheidis meaning nobility, and the French Adeliz which is a form of Adelaide

Famous; Famous and popular

Popular or Renown

People; Popular

familiar, popular

Super Abundance; ziyaad popular Arab name

He ascends; Popular variant of Brian; Strong

Goddess Durga; Variant of Ann: A variant of Hannah introduced to Britain in the 13th century, made popular in the 14th century by the cult of St Anne The form of the name varies with fashion

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

brave Variant of English Andrew; Diminutive of Andrew: Brave; Diminutive of Andrew: Manly From the Greek Andrew Has long been a popular Scottish name, because St Andrew is the Patron Saint of Scotland after whom the town of St Andrews was named; Manly; Manly...

Coral; From the coral of the sea; Variant of Coral: A popular 19th century jewel name, from the name of the pink semi-precious sea growth used to make jewellery and ornaments

Popular variant of Brian; Variant of Brian: Brave; Virtuous

Canal; channel The popular perfume Chanel

a Goat; A popular sage; A Sage; Goat