Baby Names by Meaning

Derived from one of three Old German names, meaning district, traveler, or peaceful pledge Famous bearer: Geoffrey Plantagenet was father to King Henry II; Derived from one of three Old German names, meaning: district, traveler, or peaceful pledge; Divine...

a familiar form of Matthew; 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; Strong in war Strength for battle

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

Crown; Son of stephen; wreath From biblical Stephen, the first Christian martyr; wreath In the bible Stephen was the first Christian martyr Surname

Flower; Little violet; Variant of Viola: Violet Viola was one of the heroine's in Shakespeare's play 'Twelfth Night

Derived from the name of a famous Indian saint, who was cons

He who was born as a good person

Of Demeter Demetria was the mythological goddess of corn and harvest

From the Latin Lucretia Famous bearer: Lucrece, a Roman matron who committed suicide as a public protest against dishonor; from the Renaissance era - Lucrezia Borgia who was sister to Cesare Borgia; Variant of Lucretia: Profit Derived from the Roman clan...

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

Chalice; Most beautiful Calista was a Mythological Arcadian who transformed into a she-bear, then into the Great Bear constellation

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...

A nabee was named by this name

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 Gift; gift; Gift Abbreviation of Dorothy and a prefix in blended names; Originally a diminutive of Dorothea, Dorothy, or any name ending in -dora It has become common as a name on its own Famous bearer: William Wordsworth's daughter was known in later life...

flourishing; Garden, Paradise; Jana was the wife of Janus; Variant of John In Roman mythology; Who speaks or answers, afflicted, poor

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

Born from Lotus; Lakshmi; One; One who resides in a Lotus; One who was born from lotus

She was a narrator of Hadith

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

A young daughter of Imam Hussain who was martyred

One who was born during the rainy season

A beautiful and good person; Good; Hussein was a descendent of the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh); Little beauty; Small Beauty

a descendent was renowned for his eloquence; A tribal ancestor of the Quraysh; Old Arabic name; Pioneer; Proper Name

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

Blind; Blind Famous bearer: The blind St Cecilie, patron saint of music, was a talented musician; Variant of Cecilia: A feminine form of Cecil, derived from the Roman clan name Caecilius, which is based on the Latin 'coccus' meaning 'blind

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

actresses Joan Crawford, Joan Fontaine, and Joan Collins; French heroine Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc); God is gracious; God is gracious Feminine form of John Famous Bearers: Legendary Pope Joan, who was a woman masquerading as a man; People with this name have...

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