Names Categorized "luck"

Faustina is a feminine given name of Roman origin, used in Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and other Romance languages. It is the feminine form of Faustino, a name derived from the Roman cognomen Faustinus, which itself st...

Faustine is the French feminine form of the Latin name Faustino, which in turn derives from the Roman name Faustus, a Latin word meaning 'auspicious' or 'lucky'. This name carries a sense of fortune and preferment, evoki...

Faustino is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Faustinus, itself derived from the Latin name Faustus, meaning “auspicious” or “lucky.” The name was borne by several early Christian saints, co...

Faustus is a Roman cognomen and occasionally a praenomen (given name) meaning "auspicious, lucky" in Latin. The name derives directly from the Latin adjective faustus, which conveys a sense of good fortune and divine fav...

Felecia is a feminine given name that functions as a variant of Felicia. This spelling alteration, which adds an 'e' before the final 'a', is particularly common in English-speaking and African American communities, wher...

Felice is the Italian form of the Latin name Felix, which originates from a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful" in Latin. It is a unisex given name in Italy, though historically it has been more common for males.E...

Felicia is a feminine given name derived from the Latin felix, meaning "happy, lucky," with the neuter plural felicia literally translating as "happy things" and often appearing in the phrase tempora felicia ("happy time...

Felician is a masculine given name used primarily in Romanian and Medieval Latin contexts. It serves as the Romanian form of Felicianus (see Feliciano), as well as the standard English spelling adopted for several saints...

Feliciana is the feminine form of Feliciano, itself derived from the Late Roman name Felicianus, a derivative of Felix. The ultimate root, the Latin felix, meant "lucky" or "successful". This meaning was especially value...

Feliciano is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the late Roman name Felicianus, a derivative of Felix, which originates from the Latin word meaning "lucky, successful". The name Felix was popular among early Chr...

Felicianus is a Latin masculine given name, the original form of Feliciano. It is derived from the Latin cognomen Felix, meaning "lucky, successful". The name Felicianus was borne by several early saints, including a 3rd...

Félicien is a French masculine given name, derived from the Latin name Felicianus, which itself is an extension of Felix. While Feliciano is the Spanish and Italian form of Felicianus, Félicien represents the Gallic adap...

Félicienne is a French feminine form of the Late Latin name Felicianus, which derives from Feliciano, itself a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the Roman name Felicianus. Felicianus is ultimately rooted in the Lat...

Felicita is an Italian female given name, directly derived from the Latin Felicitas, meaning "good luck" or "fortune." The name closely resembles the Italian word felicità ("happiness"), lending it an additional layer of...

Felicitás is the Hungarian form of the name Felicitas, derived from the Latin word felicitas meaning "good luck, fortune". In Roman mythology, Felicitas was the goddess of good fortune, embodying prosperity and success....

Felicitas is a Latin name directly derived from the word felicitas, meaning "good luck, fortune". In Roman mythology, the goddess Felicitas was the living personification of this very concept: she embodied not just luck,...

Félicité is the French form of Felicitas, a Latin name meaning "good luck, fortune" (from mythology; the Roman goddess Felicitas personified good luck). It derives from Latin felicitās, akin to felix "happy, fortunate."...

Felicity is a feminine given name of English origin meaning "happiness." It derives from the Latin word felicitas, meaning "luck" or "good fortune," and is ultimately related to the Ancient Roman goddess Fortuna, who emb...

Felicius is a masculine given name of Medieval Latin origin, derived as the masculine form of Felicia. Felicia itself is a feminine derivative of Felix, ultimately from a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful". In La...

Felicjan is the Polish form of the Late Roman name Felicianus, which itself derives from the Roman cognomen Felix. The root name Felix, from Latin meaning "lucky" or "successful," was a popular Roman agnomen famously ado...

Etymology and OriginFelicyta is the Polish form of the Latin name Felicitas, meaning "good luck, fortune." In Roman mythology, the goddess Felicitas was the personification of good luck, embodying prosperity and happines...

Felisa is a Spanish feminine given name, a variant of Felicia. It ultimately traces back through Felicia to the Latin root Felix, which means "lucky, successful" from a Roman cognomen. The name Felix was popular among ea...

Felisha is a variant of Felicia, a feminine given name primarily used in English-speaking countries and within African American communities. As a less common spelling, Felisha preserves the melodic sound of its root name...

Felix is a masculine given name that originates from the Latin word felix [ˈfeːliːks], meaning "happy", "lucky", "fortunate", "successful", or "fruitful". Its original meaning was "fruit-bearing", in reference to fruitfu...

Flick is an English feminine given name that primarily serves as a diminutive of Felicity, a virtue name meaning "happiness" that originated among Puritans in the 17th century. It can also be a shortened form of Felicia,...

Fortuna is a feminine name of Latin origin, meaning "luck". In Roman mythology, this was the name of the goddess who personified luck and fortune. Her Greek equivalent was Tyche.Etymology and RoleThe name derives directl...

Fortunata is the feminine form of Fortunato, which itself derives from the Late Latin name Fortunatus, meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy." The name carries a strong sense of luck and divine favor, rooted in the Latin wo...

Fortunato is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish male given name derived from the Late Latin cognomen Fortunatus, meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy". The name originates from the Latin word fortuna (fortune, luck), ulti...

Fortunatus is a Latin word meaning "happy, lucky, rich, blessed," used as a masculine given name. It is the Latin form of Fortunato, itself derived from Late Latin Fortunatus. The name was borne by several early Christia...

Fortune is a given name and surname derived directly from the English word fortune, which traces its roots to Latin fortuna, a derivative of fors meaning "luck" or "chance." As a vocabulary name, it falls into the catego...

Fuku is a Japanese unisex name derived from the kanji 福 (fuku), meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing." It belongs to a class of traditional Japanese given names that incorporate auspicious elements, reflecting a c...

Gad is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "fortune, luck". In the Old Testament, Gad appears as both a person and a prophet. As a figure, he is the first son of Jacob by Leah's maidservant Zilpah, and the progenit...

Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the most widely revered deities in the Hindu pantheon and the Supreme god in the Ganapatya sect. His name means "lord of hordes" from S...

Glika is a Yiddish feminine given name derived directly from the Yiddish word glik (גליק), meaning "luck". It reflects a common Ashkenazi Jewish tradition of naming children after positive concepts or virtues, especially...

Glukel is a Yiddish female given name, functioning as a diminutive of Glika. The root name Glika derives from the Yiddish word גליק (glik), meaning "luck" or "fortune." Thus, Glukel carries the endearing sense of "little...

Hạnh is a Vietnamese feminine given name of Sino-Vietnamese origin. The name corresponds to several Chinese characters, most commonly 杏 (hạnh) meaning "apricot," a tree symbolizing beauty and gentility in East Asian cul...

Hermes is a name of Greek origin, derived from the ancient Greek word ἕρμα (herma) meaning "cairn, pile of stones, boundary marker." In ancient Greece, hermae were stone piles or pillars used as boundary markers and late...

Hideyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name most famously associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the 16th-century daimyo who unified Japan after a long period of civil war. The name combines two common kanji elements. The...

Homa is a feminine Persian given name of mythological origin. Its namesake is the Homa, a legendary bird in Persian mythology that is said to spend its entire life flying high in the sky without ever touching the ground....

Humay is an Azerbaijani feminine given name, the local form of Homa. In Persian mythology, the Homa is a legendary bird that spends its entire life soaring high in the sky, never alighting on the ground. Its name is thou...

Hyeon-seo is a Korean female given name, formed by combining two Sino-Korean elements. The first syllable, hyeon, can be written with hanja such as 晛 meaning "sunlight" or 賢 meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". The second...

Iqbal is an Arabic masculine name meaning "fortunate" or "prosperous", derived from the root q-b-l which conveys the idea of turning towards something or receiving good fortune. The name is popular across the Muslim worl...

Jia (佳, 家, etc.) is a common Chinese given name with multiple possible meanings depending on the character used. The most frequent characters include 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" and 家 (jiā) meaning...

Jiarong is a Chinese feminine given name with multifaceted meanings derived from its constituent Chinese characters (jiā) and (róng) or (róng). The element 佳 (jiā) contributes connotations of goodness, auspiciousness, a...

Jun-seo (also spelled Joon-seo, Joon-suh, or Jun-suh) is a Korean masculine given name. It is formed by combining Sino-Korean 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome" with either 舒 (seo) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortab...

Kader is a Turkish feminine given name meaning "fate, destiny." The name derives from the Arabic word qadar (قدر), which carries the concept of divine predestination in Islamic theology. In Turkey, where the language has...

Kalyan is a masculine given name used in Bengali, Hindi, and Telugu languages. It derives from Sanskrit कल्याण (kalyāṇa), meaning "beautiful, lovely, auspicious". The name embodies positive qualities and is often chosen...

Karma is a unisex given name derived from the Sanskrit word कर्म (karma), meaning "action, deed, fate". The concept originates in ancient Indian religious and philosophical traditions, particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, an...

Kayoko is a feminine Japanese given name composed of distinct kanji characters that together create a range of beautiful meanings. The name typically combines three elements: 加 (ka) meaning "add, increase" or 佳 (ka) me...

Kazuyuki is a masculine Japanese given name. It is typically composed of two kanji characters: the first, kazu (和), meaning "harmony, peace", and the second, yuki (幸), meaning "happiness, good luck". However, many othe...

Kichiro is an alternate transcription of the Japanese masculine name Kichirō. In Japanese, Kichirō typically combines the kanji elements kichi (吉) meaning "good luck" and rō (郎) meaning "son". The name thus carries con...

Kichirō is a Japanese masculine given name composed of two kanji elements: kichi (吉) meaning "good luck" and rō (郎) meaning "son" or "young man." The name thus conveys the auspicious meaning of “son who brings good luc...

Kichirou is a Japanese masculine given name, primarily an alternate transcription of the kanji 吉郎, which is more commonly romanized as Kichirō or Kichiro.EtymologyThe name is composed of two kanji: 吉 (kichi), meaning...

Kōji is a masculine Japanese given name with a rich variety of possible kanji combinations, each carrying distinct meanings. The initial character is often one of several homophonous kanji read as kō: "prosperous" (浩),...

Kōki is a Japanese given name that can be used for both males and females, though it is primarily masculine. The name is composed of two kanji characters. The first element, kō, can mean light (光) or happiness, good luc...

Kouki is an alternate transcription of the Japanese given name Kōki, and as such shares the same etymological roots and kanji combinations. The name is primarily used in Japan as a masculine given name, though it occasio...

Laima is a Baltic goddess of fate, luck, pregnancy, and childbirth, whose name originates from the Latvian word laime and Lithuanian laimė, both meaning 'luck' or 'fate'. She is a central figure in Baltic mythology, asso...

Laimdota is a Latvian feminine given name that translates to "given luck" or "given fate." It is a compound name derived from laime ("luck, fate, happiness") and dota ("given"), symbolizing a person bestowed with good fo...

Laimonis is a Latvian masculine given name derived from the Latvian word laime, meaning "luck, fate, happiness". It thus signifies "lucky", "happy", or "blessed", and is related to the ancient Baltic goddess Laima, a dei...

Lakshman is a modern form of the Lakshmana. It is a common given name in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu-speaking regions of India. The name ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word meaning "having lucky marks" or "en...