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Love

The most widely-attested idea in this library — 120 traditions.

513 names · 116 traditions

The same root, across a whole language family

These are attested shared morphemes — not coincidences of spelling. Where we are not confident a root is shared, we say nothing and simply list the names.

priya / prem
beloved (Sanskrit)
Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil
Bakulapriya, Bandhupriya, Bhanupriya, Ekapriya, Gauripriya, Haripriya, Hemapriya, Jalapriya
amor / amat-
love (Latin)
Latin, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Amabilia, Amancia, Amanda, Amorah
phil- / agape
love (Greek)
Greek
Agape, Agapi, Agapoula, Filanthi, Filareti, Filia, Filomena, Philippa
ljub- / lub-
love (Slavic)
Serbian, Russian, Polish
Ljubomira, Lyubov

Every tradition, side by side

Sanskrit 65
Abheeshta Bakulapriya Bandhupriya Bhanupriya Chakravaki Chudakama Damyanti Dayita Dilrukshi Ekapriya Gauripriya Harinakshi Haripriya Hemapriya Hridaymayi Ipsita Jalapriya Jaspreet Kamini Kavipriya Keshini Lakshmipriya Madhavika Mamata Mamatamayi Myra Myrah Neha Padmapriya Padmarati Preeti Preity Prema Premala Preyasi Prisha Priya Priyam Priyanka Priyasha Radhamayi Radhika Rasapriya Rathi Rati Ruchira Satpriya Shivakami Sneha Snehalata Snigdha Subhaga Sukeshi Supriya Umapriya Vaidyapriya Vanapriya Vatsala Vatsalamayi Vatsari Vedapriya Vishnupriya Vishwapriya Yashapriya Yashoraga
Other 31
Aashna Aderonke Aduke Alana Amora Arnannguaq Astghik Atefeh Bogumila Caron Dilbo Ekanem Golnaz Gurpreet Hinemoa Ifeyinwa Jaalala Jumoke Kafui Kannamma Kealoha Ketut Kotori Milda Olufemi Oluwafemi Onome Reiko Sevara Sheida Tlazolteotl
Greek 31
Agape Agapi Agapoula Aphrodite Apphia Cyrene Echo Elara Erasmia Erato Evanthoula Filanthi Filareti Filia Galateia Io Iole Mariamne Marika Marilena Maritsa Marousa Philippa Philomela Philotera Pythias Sofoula Stergiani Stheneboea Thaïs Tyro
English 24
Cayla Cheryl Courtney Darlene Emmarie Evalyn Evalynn Evamarie Evelina Evelynn Kaila Kaylah Mamie Mandy Marilyn Marilynn Maryann Maryjane Maryln Milaya Minnie Missy Pippa Sheryl
Punjabi 21
Amanpreet Chahat Charanpreet Dhanpreet Dilpreet Ekampreet Harpreet Jindpreet Kiranpreet Lovepreet Manpreet Mehakpreet Meharpreet Navpreet Noorpreet Prabhpreet Pyari Ramanpreet Sahejpreet Sahibpreet Simranpreet
Arabic 18
Azizah Butayna Ghalia Habiba Kalila Leila Mariam Maryam Maryem Mawadda Ranah Shatha Sireen Talin Wad Wedad Widad Yarah
Hebrew 16
Ahuva Jedidah Kayla Mahalia Marnie Mary Miri Miriam Molly Naama Naava Polly Ruhama Ruti Yakira Yedida
French 16
Aimée Amandine Amy Cher Désirée Esmae Esme Lucille Marie Mariette Marion Maryse Maryvonne Mimi Philomene Sheree
Italian 16
Amabilia Brunella Cara Carmelinda Diletta Filadelfia Filippa Filippina Filomena Maribella Marietta Marisella Mia Miah Miya Miyah
Latin 16
Amanda Augusta Carah Carina Charity Kara Karah Mabel Maria Maybel Merit Mirabela Mirabelle Venus Venusta Vipsania
Persian 12
Behnaz Gelareh Ghazal Khatereh Mehr Mehregan Mina Nazanin Negar Sanam Vashti Vida
Slavic 10
Dobromila Draga Dragica Lada Ljubica Lubica Mila Milah Milena Vlastimila
Welsh 8
Angharad Cariad Carys Ceri Cerys Dwynwen Luned Mari
Armenian 8
Angin Maro Nanar Siran Siranush Sirarpi Sirush Sirvard
Spanish 7
Adelfa Amancia Amorah Caridad Linda Primorosa Sherry
Tamil 7
Anbarasi Anbu Kayal Kayalvizhi Nilaveni Sivakami Thangam
Czech 7
Bohumila Drahomíra Ljuba Ludmila Ludomila Milada Miluse
Hawaiian 7
Halia Kalei Leialoha Maleah Maleigha Malia Nohea
Old Norse 6
Asta Ingunn Jorunn Lofn Snefrid Unn
Kurdish 6
Avin Delal Dilar Dilbar Evin Viyan
Turkish 6
Bircan Dilara Feryal Sevgi Sevgul Yade
Thai 6
Duangjai Preeya Sroy Suda Tida Wanida
Yoruba 5
Abike Funke Ife Ifeoluwa Oshun
Irish 5
Caoimhe Lennon Lennyn Maureen Myrna
Serbian 5
Draginja Ljubomira Milanka Milkica Mirjana
German 5
Ehrentraud Ermentrude Liebtraud Maritta Mitzi
Japanese 4
Aiko Mitsuri Reika Suki
Indonesian 4
Asmara Cinta Jelita Kanaya
Dutch 4
Beatrijs Maaike Marieke Marretje
Shona 4
Chido Danai Rudo Tadiwa
Celtic 4
Clidna Imogen Myfanwy Viviane
Malagasy 4
Fitia Hanta Miora Tahiry
Icelandic 4
Kolbrun Ljufa Thorunn Unnur
Egyptian 4
Meresankh Meritamen Meritre Merneith
Albanian 3
Bukurije Dua Edona
Azerbaijani 3
Gozal Sevda Sevil
Georgian 3
Guguli Lika Nunu
Ukrainian 3
Lyubava Marichka Odarka
Portuguese 3
Mariazinha Natercia Olinda
Swahili 3
Pendo Upendo Zuwena
Zulu 3
Thandeka Thandiwe Thandolwethu
Korean 2
Aera Sarang
Chinese 2
Ai Lijuan
Slovenian 2
Darja Manca
Tatar 2
Dilyara Ilsoya
Hungarian 2
Gyongyver Mariska
Ancient Egyptian 2
Henutsen Meretseger
Anglo-Saxon 2
Hild Lioba
Germanic 2
Isolde Romy
Cornish 2
Kerensa Loveday
West African 2
Ketanji Mariama
Bemba 2
Kunda Temwa
Yiddish 2
Liba Mirele
Russian 2
Lyubov Lyudmila
Basque 2
Maitane Maite
Hindi 2
Mamta Mishka
Kinyarwanda 2
Mutoni Umutoni
Greenlandic 2
Najaaraq Paninnguaq
Zapotec 2
Nayeli Nayely
Norwegian 2
Reidun Unni
Kikuyu 2
Wangeci Wanja
Nahuatl 2
Yaretzi Yolotzin
Estonian 1
Aime
Samoan 1
Alofa
Maori 1
Aroha
Phoenician 1
Astarte
Lingala 1
Bolingo
Chichewa 1
Chikondi
Telugu 1
Chinni
Uyghur 1
Dilber
Amharic 1
Fikir
Polish 1
Filipina
Cherokee 1
Galilahi
Flemish 1
Godelieve
Old Germanic 1
Héloïse
Igbo 1
Ifunanya
Sumerian 1
Inanna
Akkadian 1
Ishtar
Berber 1
Izza
Meru 1
Kagendo
Burmese 1
Khin
Finnish 1
Lempi
Sotho 1
Lerato
Bulgarian 1
Ljubinka
Setswana 1
Lorato
Sorbian 1
Lubina
Hmong 1
Maiv
Frisian 1
Mareike
Romanian 1
Marioara
Gagauz 1
Mariyka
Belarusian 1
Maryja
Scottish Gaelic 1
Mhairi
Macedonian 1
Milka
Galician 1
Minia
Kamba 1
Mwende
Mesopotamian 1
Nanaya
Uzbek 1
Nigora
Inuit 1
Nuka
Tongan 1
Ofa
Turkmen 1
Oguljan
Wolof 1
Penda
Malay 1
Qaseh
Norse 1
Rind
Mongolian 1
Saikhan
Marathi 1
Sailee
Sindhi 1
Sassui
Hurrian 1
Šauška
Urdu 1
Shabana
American 1
Shanice
Hittite 1
Shaushka
Nogai 1
Suluv
Catalan 1
Txell
Quechua 1
Urpay
Mayan 1
Yatzil
Pashto 1
Zarmina
Kazakh 1
Zhaniya
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