Baby Names Meaning Love

Names meaning love are the most heartfelt of all — a way of telling a child, in their very name, how deeply they are cherished. Love names range from the obvious (Amora, beloved) to the tender (David, 'beloved'; Mia, 'mine') and the devoted (Ruth, 'companion'). Gathered here from Hebrew, Latin, Sanskrit and beyond, each is noted with its origin and the kind of love it evokes — romantic, devoted, familial or divine — so you can choose the one that says exactly what you feel.

Many of the most-loved names in the world quietly mean love: David and Davina ('beloved'), Mia ('mine'), Carys and Cara ('love', 'dear'). Choosing one is a way to carry that sentiment without it being on the nose.

Love names pair beautifully with grace and joy names for siblings, building a whole set around warmth and the heart.

Names meaning love

More names meaning love from our collection

DavidBeloved — understated and quietly elegantHebrew · Numerology 22MiaMine; beloved — full of character and easy to loveItalian, Scandinavian · Numerology 5FreyaLady, noblewoman; goddess of love — timeless and effortless to sayOld Norse · Numerology 1LeviJoined, attached, united — a classic with a fresh edgeHebrew · Numerology 3MariaBeloved; wished-for child — warm, characterful and easy to wearHebrew, Latin · Numerology 6MaryBeloved; wished-for child — timeless and effortless to sayHebrew · Numerology 3MaryamBeloved; wished-for child — memorable across culturesArabic · Numerology 8AdannaHer father's daughter — timeless and effortless to sayAfrican · Numerology 8AdaobiThe daughter of the household — understated and quietly elegantAfrican · Numerology 5AderonkeThe crown has one to cherish — rooted yet ready to travelAfrican · Numerology 1AdukeThe beloved, cared for by all — a classic with a fresh edgeAfrican · Numerology 6AeinA sweetheart — distinctive without trying too hardKorean · Numerology 2Aengus(the god of love and youth) — a name with quiet staying powerIrish · Numerology 22AiLove, affection — a classic with a fresh edgeJapanese · Numerology 1AigaFamily — a classic with a fresh edgeSamoan · Numerology 9AikaA song of love — a classic with a fresh edgeJapanese · Numerology 4AikoChild of love — a small name carrying real depthJapanese · Numerology 9AilianA love of the lotus — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulChinese · Numerology 1AinaAn affectionate one — full of character and easy to loveJapanese · Numerology 7AiriA beloved one — full of character and easy to loveJapanese · Numerology 1AiweiLoving and elegant — rooted yet ready to travelChinese · Numerology 11AkaneDeep madder red — understated and quietly elegantJapanese · Numerology 5Akna(the mother goddess) — distinctive without trying too hardNative American · Numerology 9AkomaThe heart; patience — memorable across culturesAfrican · Numerology 5AlvinNoble friend; elf friend — understated and quietly elegantEnglish · Numerology 22AmabelLovable, dear — warm, characterful and easy to wearLatin · Numerology 7AmadaBeloved — a small name carrying real depthSpanish · Numerology 11AmadeoLover of God — full of character and easy to loveItalian, Latin · Numerology 3AmandineBeloved, lovable — rooted yet ready to travelFrench · Numerology 7AmandoWorthy of love; lovable — understated and quietly elegantLatin, Spanish · Numerology 3AmandusWorthy of love, lovable — memorable across culturesLatin · Numerology 1AmitFriend; truth — timeless and effortless to sayHebrew · Numerology 7AmityFriendship, harmony — a small name carrying real depthLatin · Numerology 5AnasAffection, friendliness; companion — full of character and easy to loveArabic · Numerology 8AnbuLove — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulTamil · Numerology 11AneesA close friend, a genial companion — understated and quietly elegantArabic · Numerology 8AngharadMuch loved, greatly beloved — soft-sounding with strong rootsWelsh · Numerology 9AnisaFriendly, gentle, affectionate — a small name carrying real depthMalay · Numerology 8AnotidaGod loves us — soft-sounding with strong rootsAfrican · Numerology 1AnuchaA younger brother — a small name carrying real depthThai · Numerology 3ApiyoThe first of twin girls — a classic with a fresh edgeAfrican · Numerology 3ArohaLove, compassion — a name with quiet staying powerMaori · Numerology 7ArugaLoving care, nurturing — a small name carrying real depthFilipino · Numerology 3AshkiiA boy — rooted yet ready to travelNative American · Numerology 3AsmaraLove, passion, romance — full of character and easy to loveIndonesian · Numerology 8AtusaWell-loved, sweet; (a Persian queen) — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulPersian · Numerology 8AwhinaTo help, to support — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulMaori · Numerology 11AzizaPrecious, beloved, mighty — distinctive without trying too hardAfrican · Numerology 9BabafemiMy father loves me — rooted yet ready to travelAfrican · Numerology 3Bang TamAn ice-pure heart — distinctive without trying too hardVietnamese · Numerology 22BellamyFine friend, good friend — understated and quietly elegantFrench · Numerology 7BirraniA young man — rooted yet ready to travelAboriginal Australian · Numerology 8BunsoThe beloved youngest child — memorable across culturesFilipino · Numerology 8CaradogBeloved, amiable — full of character and easy to loveWelsh · Numerology 4CaridadCharity, love — warm, characterful and easy to wearSpanish · Numerology 4CarinaDear, beloved; the keel constellation — warm, characterful and easy to wearLatin · Numerology 1CarysLove — understated and quietly elegantWelsh · Numerology 3CerysLove — warm, characterful and easy to wearWelsh · Numerology 7CharityChristian love, generosity — a classic with a fresh edgeLatin · Numerology 3CherishTo hold dear, to treasure — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulEnglish · Numerology 7ChidoA wish; love, desire — a name with quiet staying powerAfrican · Numerology 3ChikondiLove — distinctive without trying too hardAfrican · Numerology 1CintaLove — full of character and easy to loveIndonesian · Numerology 2CordulaHeart — soft-sounding with strong rootsLatin, German · Numerology 11DaithiSwiftness; beloved (form of David) — memorable across culturesIrish · Numerology 33DaoudBeloved; (David) — full of character and easy to loveArabic · Numerology 9DasomLove, affection — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulKorean · Numerology 7DaudiBeloved; (David) — timeless and effortless to sayAfrican · Numerology 3DaviBeloved (form of David) — a classic with a fresh edgeHebrew · Numerology 9DavideBeloved — a name with quiet staying powerItalian · Numerology 9DavinaBeloved (feminine of David) — full of character and easy to loveScottish, Hebrew · Numerology 6DawitBeloved (form of David) — timeless and effortless to sayAfrican, Hebrew · Numerology 3DawsonSon of David — a small name carrying real depthEnglish · Numerology 22DewiBeloved (Welsh form of David) — rooted yet ready to travelWelsh · Numerology 5Dieu ThuongA wondrous tenderness — a name with quiet staying powerVietnamese · Numerology 7DilaraBeloved; one who adorns the heart — memorable across culturesPersian · Numerology 9DilnozaTender heart — memorable across culturesTajik · Numerology 9DovydasBeloved; David — soft-sounding with strong rootsLithuanian, Baltic · Numerology 9DraganDear, precious, beloved — memorable across culturesCroatian · Numerology 9DraganaDear, precious, beloved — a classic with a fresh edgeSlavic · Numerology 1DuangkamolThe heart's delight — rooted yet ready to travelThai · Numerology 9DuangpornA blessing of the heart — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulThai · Numerology 11Duc TamA virtuous heart — memorable across culturesVietnamese · Numerology 8DwynwenBlessed life; (the saint of lovers) — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulWelsh · Numerology 9EbeleMercy, kindness — timeless and effortless to sayAfrican · Numerology 2EdwinWealthy friend — timeless and effortless to sayEnglish · Numerology 1EdwinaWealthy friend — warm, characterful and easy to wearEnglish · Numerology 11EldadGod has loved — a small name carrying real depthHebrew · Numerology 8EmeseMother; (a legendary ancestress) — timeless and effortless to sayHungarian · Numerology 2EmreA friend, a companion; (a beloved poet) — rooted yet ready to travelTurkish · Numerology 5EnejanDear mother; dear soul — full of character and easy to loveTurkmen · Numerology 22EnekoMy little one — a classic with a fresh edgeBasque · Numerology 5EratoLovely, beloved; (the muse of love poetry) — memorable across culturesGreek · Numerology 5ErosDesire; (the god of love) — a name with quiet staying powerGreek · Numerology 3EsmeEsteemed, beloved — a classic with a fresh edgeFrench · Numerology 6EvinLove — a small name carrying real depthKurdish · Numerology 5EzinneA good mother — a name with quiet staying powerAfrican · Numerology 1FikreMy love — distinctive without trying too hardAfrican · Numerology 4FilipaLover of horses — memorable across culturesPortuguese · Numerology 8FilipoLover of horses; (Philip) — timeless and effortless to saySamoan · Numerology 4FilipposLover of horses; (Philip) — understated and quietly elegantGreek · Numerology 3FilmonAffectionate; (Philemon) — full of character and easy to loveAfrican · Numerology 33FilomenaLover of strength; beloved — full of character and easy to loveGreek, Italian · Numerology 3FitiaLove — full of character and easy to loveMalagasy · Numerology 9FuadThe heart — understated and quietly elegantArabic · Numerology 5GhazalGazelle; love poem — memorable across culturesArabic · Numerology 1GoodwinGood friend — rooted yet ready to travelEnglish · Numerology 6GrainneGrain; love, charm — warm, characterful and easy to wearIrish · Numerology 5Guanyin(the goddess of mercy and compassion) — rooted yet ready to travelChinese · Numerology 1GurmeetFriend of the Guru — rooted yet ready to travelPunjabi · Numerology 8GurpreetLove of the Guru — a classic with a fresh edgePunjabi, Indian · Numerology 11HabibBeloved, darling, dear one — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulArabic · Numerology 22HabibaBeloved, darling, sweetheart — full of character and easy to loveArabic · Numerology 5HaliaA cherished memory of a loved one — memorable across culturesHawaiian · Numerology 22HananTenderness, compassion, mercy — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulArabic · Numerology 2HaninLonging, tenderness — a classic with a fresh edgeArabic · Numerology 1HardikHeartfelt, sincere — memorable across culturesSanskrit · Numerology 33HarmanEveryone's beloved; God's heart — distinctive without trying too hardPunjabi · Numerology 1HawreFriend, companion — rooted yet ready to travelKurdish · Numerology 1HayamDeeply in love; passion — soft-sounding with strong rootsArabic · Numerology 3HeremanaBeloved of the spirit — a name with quiet staying powerTahitian · Numerology 11HetLove, affection — timeless and effortless to sayGujarati · Numerology 6HetalFriendly, loving — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulSanskrit · Numerology 1HetviLove, affection — soft-sounding with strong rootsSanskrit · Numerology 1HiteshLord of goodness; a well-wisher — timeless and effortless to saySanskrit · Numerology 33HiyaHeart — distinctive without trying too hardSanskrit · Numerology 7Hoai AnhCherished brightness — rooted yet ready to travelVietnamese · Numerology 11Hoai ThuA cherished autumn — memorable across culturesVietnamese · Numerology 1Hoai ThuongTender longing — rooted yet ready to travelVietnamese · Numerology 1Hoang TamA royal heart — a classic with a fresh edgeVietnamese · Numerology 7Hong TamA rosy heart — memorable across culturesVietnamese · Numerology 33HongdouThe red bean of longing — a small name carrying real depthChinese · Numerology 3HridaanGiven by the heart — full of character and easy to loveSanskrit · Numerology 1HridayHeart — a name with quiet staying powerSanskrit · Numerology 11HridayaHeart — a classic with a fresh edgeSanskrit · Numerology 3IfeoluwaGod's love and will — a small name carrying real depthAfrican · Numerology 11IfunanyaLove — a name with quiet staying powerAfrican · Numerology 1InasSociability, friendliness — full of character and easy to loveArabic · Numerology 7ItaiWith me; friendly — timeless and effortless to sayHebrew · Numerology 3JasmeetFriend of glory; sweet friend — rooted yet ready to travelSanskrit · Numerology 1JaspreetLover of glory and virtue — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulPunjabi · Numerology 4JiaeWisdom and love — rooted yet ready to travelKorean · Numerology 7JiyaThe heart, the sweetheart; life — full of character and easy to loveSanskrit · Numerology 9KadekThe younger, the second-born — a classic with a fresh edgeIndonesian · Numerology 5KaipoThe sweetheart, the beloved — warm, characterful and easy to wearHawaiian · Numerology 7KaisFirm, measured; (a lover of legend) — understated and quietly elegantArabic · Numerology 4KamonThe heart — understated and quietly elegantThai · Numerology 9KandaThe beloved one — full of character and easy to loveThai · Numerology 4KasihLove, affection, compassion — gentle, modern and genuinely meaningfulIndonesian · Numerology 3KawikaBeloved; (David) — a small name carrying real depthHawaiian · Numerology 2KerensaLove — rooted yet ready to travelCornish · Numerology 1KhalilA close friend; (Abraham) — timeless and effortless to sayArabic · Numerology 8Khanh TamA celebrated heart — memorable across culturesVietnamese · Numerology 4KokoA sincere heart — a small name carrying real depthJapanese · Numerology 7KokonaHeartfelt — memorable across culturesJapanese · Numerology 22KokoroThe heart, the spirit — full of character and easy to loveJapanese · Numerology 4KwanjaiThe beloved of the heart — distinctive without trying too hardThai · Numerology 6LadaGoddess of love and beauty — a small name carrying real depthScandinavian · Numerology 9LammiiA citizen, kin, a compatriot — full of character and easy to loveAfrican · Numerology 3Lan TamAn orchid heart — soft-sounding with strong rootsVietnamese · Numerology 7

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Frequently Asked Questions

+What baby name means love?

David means 'beloved', Carys is Welsh for 'love', and Priya is Sanskrit for 'beloved'. Amara, Cara and Amora all carry the meaning too, making love one of the most cross-cultural name themes.

+Is there a boy name that means love?

Yes — David ('beloved') is the most classic, Lev means 'heart' in Hebrew, and Amadeus means 'lover of God'. These pair a strong, wearable sound with a tender, heartfelt meaning.