Names Categorized "love"

Etymology and OriginMariona is a Catalan diminutive of Maria, a name of Hebrew origin derived from Mary, traditionally meaning "bitter" or "beloved." In Catalan-speaking regions, Mariona is a common affectionate and fami...

Mary is a feminine given name, the English form of the Latin Maria, which itself comes from the New Testament Greek names Μαριάμ (Mariam) and Μαρία (Maria). These Greek forms are derived from the Hebrew name מִרְיָם (Mir...

Mavourneen is a Irish-origin feminine name derived from the Irish phrase mo mhúirnín, meaning "my darling." It is a term of endearment that has been Anglicized into a given name, reflecting the poetic and affectionate na...

Maybell is a feminine given name derived as a variant of Mabel. While Mabel comes from the medieval feminine form of the Latin name Amabilis, meaning "lovable," Maybell represents a later respelling influenced by the nam...

Maybelline is an English feminine given name derived as a diminutive of Mabel. While the name itself is relatively uncommon as a personal name, it is widely recognized globally as the brand name of the American cosmetics...

EtymologyMedad (מֵידָד‎, Mēḏāḏ) is a Hebrew name whose meaning is uncertain. It is possibly derived from the root yaḏiḏ meaning "beloved," giving the sense "that which is beloved" or "affection." This etymology links Med...

Megumi is a Japanese feminine given name. In the Japanese language, the word megumi itself means "blessing" or "grace" in a general sense. The name draws on two primary meanings from its typical kanji representations. Th...

Mehran is a Persian given name and surname with deep roots in ancient Iranian religion. The name is most commonly derived from an Old Persian compound *Mithranah, which combines the name of the Zoroastrian god Mithra wit...

Etymology and MeaningMehri is a feminine given name of Persian origin, derived from the Persian word مهر (mehr), meaning "friendship, love, kindness." The name embodies warmth and affection, reflecting positive virtues v...

Meresankh is a feminine given name of Ancient Egyptian origin, typically glossed as meaning "she loves life" from Egyptian mrs-ꜥnḫ. Like many pharaonic onomastic elements, it reflects an ideological or aspirational quali...

Meritites is an ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "loved by her father," derived from the Egyptian phrase mryt-jts. The name was borne by several royal women of the Old and New Kingdoms, most notably during the 4th...

Merneptah (also spelled Merenptah) is an Ancient Egyptian masculine name of great antiquity. Derived from the Egyptian mr-n-ptḥ, the name means "beloved of Ptah" — mrn signifying "beloved" and Ptah being the name of the...

Meruzhan is an Armenian male given name of Persian origin. It is derived from the Persian elements مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" and جان (jān) meaning "soul." Thus, the name carries connotations of a loving or kind...

Mihra is a feminine Turkish given name derived from Persian مهر (mehr), meaning "friendship," "love," or "kindness." In Persian and related cultures, the concept of mehr carries deep emotional and spiritual connotations,...

Mihran is an Armenian masculine given name, the local form of the Persian name Mehran. Both ultimately derive from the Old Persian *Mithranah, which is built around the name of the Zoroastrian god Mithra. In modern Persi...

Milan is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, derived from the element milŭ meaning "gracious, dear" (related to Polish miły or Russian милый). It originally emerged as a short form of various Slavic names beginning...

Milda is a feminine given name of Baltic origin, used primarily in Lithuania and Latvia. Although the precise etymology is uncertain, the name is traditionally connected to Lithuanian pagan mythology, where it is believe...

Miloslav is a Slavic masculine given name, composed of two common Slavic elements: mil from milů meaning "gracious" or "dear," and slav from slava meaning "glory." The name thus conveys the meaning "dear glory" or "graci...

Mina is a feminine name of Pashto origin, meaning "love." It is a common given name among Pashtun communities in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The name reflects the cultural importance of love and affection in Pashtun societ...

Minna is a feminine given name with roots in Old German, where it means "love" — specifically, the concept of courtly love in medieval chivalric tradition. This semantic origin connects the name to a cultural ideal of no...

Mireille is a French given name with deep roots in the Occitan language and culture of southern France. It originated from the Occitan name Mirèio, which was first popularized by the poet Frédéric Mistral in his 1859 epi...

Miriama is a feminine given name that appears in several distinct cultural contexts—as a Fijian and Māori form of Miriam, and as a Slovak variant of the same name. The name ultimately derives from the Hebrew Miriam, itse...

Mirian is a Spanish variant of Miriam, a name of Hebrew origin that appears in the Old Testament as the sister of Moses and Aaron. While the name Miriam is deeply rooted in Jewish tradition, its Spanish form Mirian emerg...

Mirian is the Georgian form of Mehran, which ultimately derives from the Old Persian name *Mithranah, originating from the Zoroastrian god Mithra. The name Mithra itself comes from Avestan mithra meaning "oath, covenant,...

EtymologyMiriana is an Italian variant of Miriam, which itself is a form of Mary as used in the Old Testament. The name Miriam appears in the Bible as the elder sister of Moses and Aaron, who famously watched over the in...

Miroljub (Cyrillic: Мирољуб) is a Slavic masculine given name used predominantly in South Slavic languages, especially Serbian. The name is composed of the Slavic elements mirŭ ("peace, world") and ľuby ("love"), thus me...

Mithranah is an unattested Old Persian form of Mehran, a name derived from a reconstructed proto-form *Mithranah. This reconstructed Old Persian name is rooted in the name of the Zoroastrian god Mithra, who played a cent...

Mudiwa is a feminine given name of Shona origin, spoken primarily in Zimbabwe. The name derives from the Shona language and carries the endearing meaning of "beloved" or "darling." Like many names from this region, Mudiw...

Nagi is an alternate transcription of the Arabic male name نجيّ (see Naji). The name derives from the Arabic root najā, meaning "to save, to entrust, to confide in." As a form of Naji, Nagi carries the meaning of "intima...

Naji (Arabic: ناجي, also transliterated as Nagy in Egyptian Arabic) is an Arabic masculine given name derived from the verb najā (نجا), meaning "to save," "to entrust," or "to confide in." The name carries the primary me...

Najia is a feminine given name, primarily used in Arabic-speaking communities. It is an alternate transcription of the Arabic name Najiyya, which is itself the feminine form of Naji. The root of the name lies in the Arab...

Najiyya is the feminine form of Naji, an Arabic name meaning "intimate friend." Naji itself derives from the Arabic root (najā), which conveys ideas of saving, entrusting, and confiding. This root also gives rise to the...

Nayeli is a feminine given name of Zapotec origin with an uncertain meaning. It is possibly derived from the Zapotec phrase nadxiie lii meaning "I love you" or from nayele' meaning "open." These interpretations highlight...

Negar is a Persian feminine given name meaning "beloved" in Persian. The name is common in Iran and other Persian-speaking cultures, where it denotes endearment and affection. It is related to the names Nigar (Azerbaijan...

Neha is a popular feminine given name of Indian origin, primarily found among Hindu communities. It is widely used across multiple languages in India, including Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Mara...

Nigar is the Azerbaijani form of the Persian name Negar, derived from the Persian word for "beloved." The name reflects a linguistic adaptation common in Turkic languages, where Persian roots are often modified to suit l...

Nigora is a feminine given name used in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, representing the Tajik and Uzbek form of Negar. The root name Negar means "beloved" in Persian, a meaning that carries affection and endearment. While th...

Noa 3 is a Japanese feminine given name that combines the kanji 乃 (no), a possessive particle, with 愛 (a), meaning "love" or "affection". The name thus conveys a sense of "my love" or "beloved". However, Japanese namin...

Norunn is a feminine Norwegian given name coined in the 19th century. It is derived from the Old Norse elements norðr meaning "north" and unna meaning "to love". Thus, the name can be interpreted as "north love" or "love...

Ofa is a feminine given name of Tongan origin, derived from the Tongan word ofa, meaning "love" or "affection." This reflects a broader Polynesian tradition of using terms related to love, care, and compassion in persona...

Olufemi is a Yoruba name meaning "God loves me." It is a shortened form of Oluwafemi, where "Oluwa" means "God" and "fẹ́" means "love" + "mi". Common Femi is a diminutive extracted from the longer version. Meaning and Et...

Oluwafemi is a Yoruba given name used commonly in Nigeria. It is a variant of Olufemi, which derives from the Yoruba elements olu (meaning 'God, lord') and fẹ́ mi ('loves me'), thus the name carries the meaning "God love...

Oluwakemi is a Yoruba feminine given name from the Yoruba language spoken in Nigeria and Benin. It combines three key elements: Oluwa (an intimate form of Olorun meaning "God"), kē ("to care for"), and mi ("me"). Thus th...

Onthatile is a feminine given name of Tswana origin. In the Tswana language, it translates to "he loves me," derived from the verb rata ("to love"). The name is often chosen to reflect religious devotion, referring to di...

Ọṣun (also known as Oshun, Ochún, and Oxúm) is the Yoruba name of a powerful orisha (deity) venerated as the patron goddess of the Osun River in southwestern Nigeria. The name is possibly related to the Yoruba word ṣán,...

Ren is a unisex Japanese given name with multiple possible meanings depending on the kanji characters used to write it. The most common interpretations include 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus" and 恋 (ren) meaning "romantic love...

Robert is a masculine given name of ancient Germanic origin, widely used across many languages and cultures for centuries. It derives from the Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiberhtaz, composed of the elements hruod meaning "fame, g...

Valentin is a masculine given name widely used in numerous European and Latin American countries, including Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Finnish, French, German, Romanian, Russian, Slovene, and Swedish. It is a di...