By what they mean
Names cluster around the things their roots care about. Light, strength, faith, the natural world. Pick a thread.
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Names that mean light
50 namesFrom the Latin root lux to the Greek for sunshine, names that carry brightness at their root.
Alayna · Alina · Apollo · Arjun · Aurelia · +45 more
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Strong-rooted names
67 namesNames whose meanings carry weight: protector, defender, brave in war.
Aaron · Alessandra · Alexander · Amari · Andre · +62 more
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Names with a divine root
171 namesHebrew theophoric names and their cousins. The roots that name a relationship to God.
Aaron · Abel · Abraham · Adam · Adriel · +166 more
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Names rooted in the natural world
70 namesThe botanical names that English took up in the Victorian era and never let go.
Alani · Alyssa · Ashley · Ashton · Aspen · +65 more
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Names from sky and sea
44 namesAurora at dawn, Luna by night, Dylan from the waves. The names that look up and out.
Adhara · Ailani · Aurora · Aylani · Aylin · +39 more
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Names that carry joy
19 namesFather's joy, blessed, divine favor. The names whose meaning starts in happiness.
Abigail · Alaia · Asher · Beatrice · Bennett · +14 more
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Names that mean life
12 namesGreek zoe, the breath of being. Names whose root is simply: alive, whole.
Aisha · Ava · Ella · Emma · Eva · +7 more
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Free-spirited names
21 namesFrom Old German frei, the names whose root means literally: not bound.
Brady · Carlos · Carolina · Caroline · Charlee · +16 more
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Names that mean wisdom
8 namesGreek sophia, the word philosophers built a whole field around.
Avery · Conrad · Odin · Raymond · Sage · +3 more
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Names that mean love
14 namesFrom the Latin amor and the Hebrew for 'beloved.' Names built on the oldest feeling.
Amanda · Amora · Amy · David · Esme · +9 more
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Names that mean beautiful
22 namesFair, lovely, graceful. Names whose root is simply that something is beautiful.
Alaina · Alana · Alanna · Annabelle · Astrid · +17 more
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Names that mean noble
66 namesFrom the Germanic adal and the words for kings and queens. Names with highborn roots.
Ada · Adaline · Adalyn · Adalynn · Adelaide · +61 more
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Names that mean peace
12 namesCalm, serene, peaceful. Names that carry quiet at their root.
Axel · Frederick · Lana · Malani · Nalani · +7 more
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Warrior names
34 namesBattle, war, spear, and shield. Names forged for a fighter.
Ares · Armani · Cade · Caden · Callan · +29 more
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Names that mean gift
13 namesA gift, a blessing, given by God. Names for a long-awaited child.
Ayaan · Dorothy · Jesse · Jonathan · Mateo · +8 more