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Girl Names That Mean Love

The most tender meaning of all. Girl names that mean love, beloved and dear.

July 5, 20266 min readBaby Names for Girls

Of all the meanings a name can hold, none is warmer than love. Whether it's the plain and perfect Amara ("grace, beloved" in several tongues), the tender Mila ("dear, gracious"), or the Welsh Carys (from the word for love itself, Esme "esteemed, loved"), here are girl names that mean love, beloved and dear — from around the world.

Girl names that mean love and beloved

IshtarAkkadian · Akkadian goddess of love and war DuaAlbanian · Love / prayer EdonaAlbanian · Love, desire ShaniceAmerican · God is gracious FikirAmharic · Love HenutsenAncient Egyptian · Mistress of love HildAnglo-Saxon · Battle LiobaAnglo-Saxon · Beloved AzizahArabic · Powerful / cherished ButaynaArabic · Beloved of Jamil GhaliaArabic · Precious, cherished HabibaArabic · Beloved KalilaArabic · Beloved LeilaArabic · Night MariamArabic · Beloved, bitter MaryamArabic · Beloved, bitter, sea of sorrow MaryemArabic · A beloved name MawaddaArabic · Affection, love TalinArabic · A cherished name WedadArabic · Love, affection WidadArabic · Affection / love YarahArabic · Small butterfly; beloved MaroArmenian · Beloved NanarArmenian · A cherished one SiranushArmenian · Sweet love, beloved SirarpiArmenian · Devoted to love SirushArmenian · Loving, full of love SirvardArmenian · A rose of love NigarAzerbaijani · Sweetheart; a beauty SevdaAzerbaijani · Love, passion SevilAzerbaijani · Beloved MaitaneBasque · Beloved MaiteBasque · Beloved, dear MaryjaBelarusian · Beloved KundaBemba · Love; thankfulness TemwaBemba · Love; beloved LjubinkaBulgarian · Beloved, dear TxellCatalan · A cherished Marian name ClidnaCeltic · Goddess of love and beauty ImogenCeltic · Maiden, beloved girl MyfanwyCeltic · My beloved GalilahiCherokee · Attractive, beloved ChikondiChichewa · Love AiChinese · Love, affection KerensaCornish · Love LovedayCornish · Day of love and reconciliation LjubaCzech · Beloved, dear LudmilaCzech · Beloved of the people MiladaCzech · My beloved BeatrijsDutch · Flemish Cistercian mystic MaaikeDutch · Beloved, bitter; Mary MariekeDutch · Beloved, bitter; Mary MarretjeDutch · Little beloved Maria MeritamenEgyptian · Beloved of Amun

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Love, in every language

The word for love is one of the first a culture puts into its names. The Sanskrit Prema, the Kurdish Evin, the Somali and Swahili endearments — each turns affection into a name a child can carry. Explore more in the full directory or by origin.