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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.