Names that mean love....
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Names that mean love....
| Thu, 11-17-2005 - 7:56pm |
My moms maiden name is Love and we want to incoprate a name that means love into each of our Future childrens name. Boys: Bryson Tate(set in stone) and Kaden Gage, Girls: Shelby Kay(also set in stone) and Aubrey Dawn. We want 3 kids so can you lovely ladies come up with a name meaning love for each one...pretty please!

Take a look here: http://www.behindthename.com/php/search.php?terms=Love&nmd=m&gender=both&operator=or
Carys "to love"
Aimee/Amy "beloved"
Jaimie "I love"
Kayla "pure and beloved"
Rhoslyn "lovely rose"
Sofia "lover of wisdom"
David "beloved"
Leif "beloved descendant"
Zane "beloved"
GIRL COMBOS
#1) Jaimie Sofia
#2) Kayla Sofia
#3) Rhoslyn Sofia
BOY COMBOS
#1) David Zane
#2) Leif David
I don't know how to pronounce, Carwyn, I'm Swedish , I only know how to pronounced the Swedish names the Swedish names.
Sofia/ Sophie
Names meaning 'love' or something similar (sorry for any repeats):
Girls:
Adora - Latin 'adored'
Alma - Strictly speaking means 'soul' in Latin/Spanish, but also has the connotation 'loving'
Alvina/Alvine - One of my sources gives this as 'beloved and noble friend', although Alvin is defined differently, which seems odd
Amabel/Mabel - Latin 'lovable'
Amada/Amata - Latin 'to love'
Amadea - Latin 'lover of God'
Amanda - Latin 'worthy of love'
Amelinda/Amelinde - Spanish 'beloved and pretty'
Amora - Spanish 'love'
Amy/Aimée - Old French 'beloved'
Anisa - Arabic 'friendly'
Arub - Arabic 'a woman who is loving to her husband'
Aziza - Arabic 'beloved'
Cairenn/Caireann (carr-enn) - Irish Gaelic from Latin 'dear'
Calida - Latin 'loving'
Cara/Carina - Italian 'dear, darling'
Carissa - Latin 'dear one'
Caronwyn - Welsh 'beautiful loved one'
Carwen - Welsh 'white love'
Caryl - Welsh 'to love'
Carys/Cerys (kerr-ees) - Welsh 'loved, love'
Cassandra - Greek 'she who enflames with love'
Ceri/Cerian (with a K sound) - Welsh 'loved'
Cher/Cherie - French 'dear, darling'
Corazón (kor-ah-zone) - Spanish 'heart' (but refers to 'sacred heart of Jesus')
Cordelia - Latin 'warm-hearted'
Cordilia - Latin 'heart'
Darlene - Old English 'darling'
Davida/Davina/Davinia - Hebrew 'beloved'
Dobromila - Slavonic 'kind and loving'
Dularee (doo-lah-ree) - 'beloved daughter' in India (not sure what language)
Elvira - German 'amiable'
Graciela - Latin 'gracious, amiable'
Habiba/Habibah/Haviva - Arabic 'beloved'
Janan - Arabic 'heart'
Jarmila (yahr-mee-lah)- Slavonic 'lover of spring'
Khalila/Khalilah - Arabic 'beloved friend'
Liběna (lee-byeh-nah - Slavonic 'love'
Luba - Slavonic 'love'
Lubomíra - Slavonic 'great love'
Ludmila/Lidmila - Slavonic 'love for one's people'
Milena/Milada/Milana - Slavonic 'love'
Miloslava - Slavonic 'lover of glory'
Minna/Minne - Germanic 'love'
Phila - Greek 'love, loving'
Philana - Greek 'lover of mankind'
Philantha - Greek 'lover of flowers'
Philberta - Greek with Middle English 'glowing with love'
Philippa - Greek 'lover of horses'
Philomela - Greek 'loving song'
Philomena - Greek 'love and strength' or 'loving spirit'
Philopena - German from Greek 'little Philippa'
Philothea - Greek 'love of God'
Philyra - Greek 'loving the lyre'
Prema (pray-mah) - Sanskrit 'love, affection'
Priya (pree-yah) - Sanskrit 'beloved, lovely'
Querida - Spanish 'beloved'
Radha (rahd-hah) - Sanskrit 'success, affection'\
Safiyya/Safiyyah - Arabic 'best friend'
Theophila - Greek 'lover of God'
Widad (wee-DAHD - Arabic 'love, friendship'
Boys:
Amadeus/Amedée/Amedeo - Latin/French/Italian 'lover of God'
Amado/Amato - Latin 'love'
Amasio - Latin 'lover'
Annwyl (ann-ul) - Welsh 'very dear'
Anwell - Gaelic 'beloved'
Bohumil/Bogumil - Slavonic 'God's love'
Caradog/Caradoc/Cradoc - Welsh 'beloved'
Carwyn - Welsh 'white love'
Cassander - Greek 'he who enflames with love'
Ceredig (ker-ee-dig)/Anglicized as Cardigan - Welsh 'lovable, kind one'
Dafydd/Daffydd (dav-ith, daf-ith) - Welsh form of David, 'beloved'
David - Hebrew 'beloved'
Dobromil - Slavonic 'kind and loving'
Elmo - Greek 'amiable'
Erasmus/Erasmo - Greek 'worthy of love'
Erastus/Erasto - Greek 'beloved'
Fearchar/Farquhar (farr-char) - Scottish 'very dear one'
Jaromil (yah-ro-meel) - Slavonic 'lover of spring'
Jedidiah - Hebrew 'beloved of the Lord'
Leif - Old Norse 'beloved one'
Lowell/Lovell - Old English 'love, praise'
Lubomír/Lubor - Slavonic 'famous love'
Mungo - Welsh 'dear and amiable'
Philemon - Greek 'friendly'
Querido - Spanish 'to love'
Rhys/Reese/Reece - Welsh, maybe means 'ardour'
Theophilus/Theophile - Greek 'lover of God'
Love itself has been used as a name for centuries, originally from the surname, not the word. You might also consider names that sound like 'love' rather than signify it. Lovisa/Lovise is a Scandinavian form of Louise 'renowned warrior', Lovina is probably a form of Lavinia 'from Latium', Loveday was originally given to children, male or female, born on a day set aside for settling disputes,