Behind the Name: Names with "beloved" in Meaning

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There are 32 names matching your criteria.

AGAPITO m Spanish, Italian
From the Late Latin name Agapitus or Agapetus which was derived from the Greek name Αγαπητος (Agapetos) meaning "beloved"... [more]

AHUVA f Hebrew
Means "beloved" in Hebrew.

AMATUS m Late Roman
Late Latin name meaning "beloved"... [more]

AMY f English
English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata... [more]

ARMAS m Finnish
Means "beloved" in Finnish (an archaic poetic word).

ÁSTRÍÐR f Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and fríðr "beautiful, beloved".

'AZIZ m Arabic
Means "powerful, respected, beloved", derived from Arabic عزّ ('azza) meaning "to be powerful" or "to be cherished"... [more]

CANAN f Turkish
Means "beloved" in Turkish.

CARA f English, German
From an Italian word meaning "beloved"... [more]

CARAMIA f Various
From the Italian phrase cara mia meaning "my beloved".

CHANDRAKANT m Indian
Means "beloved by the moon", derived from Sanskrit चन्द्र (chandra) "moon" and कान्त (kanta) "beloved"... [more]

CHARITY f English
From the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late Latin caritas meaning "generous love", from Latin carus "dear, beloved"... [more]

DAVID m English, Hebrew, French, Scottish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Biblical, Biblical Latin
From the Hebrew name דָּוִד (Dawid), which was probably derived from Hebrew דוד (dwd) meaning "beloved"... [more]

ERASMUS m Late Greek (Latinized)
Derived from Greek ερασμιος (erasmios) meaning "beloved"... [more]

ERASTUS m Biblical, Biblical Latin
Latinized form of the Greek name Εραστος (Erastos) meaning "beloved"... [more]

FRIGG f Norse Mythology
Means "beloved" in Old Norse, ultimately derived from Indo-European *pri "to love"... [more]

HABIB m Arabic
Means "beloved, darling" in Arabic.

JEDIDAH f Biblical
Means "beloved" in Hebrew... [more]

JEDIDIAH m Biblical
Means "beloved of YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more]

KANDA f Thai
Means "beloved" in Thai.

LEEBA f Yiddish
Means "beloved" in Yiddish.

LEOFDÆG m & f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English element leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" combined with dæg "day".

LEOFRIC m Anglo-Saxon
Means "dear power", derived from the Old English element leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" combined with ric "power".

LEOFWINE m Anglo-Saxon
Means "dear friend", derived from the Old English elements leof "dear, agreeable, beloved" and wine "friend"... [more]

LIEBER m Yiddish
Means "beloved" in Yiddish.

MARY f English, Biblical
Usual English form of Maria, which was the Latin form of the New Testament Greek names Μαριαμ (Mariam) and Μαρια (Maria) - the spellings are interchangeable - which were from the Hebrew name מִרְיָם (Miryam)... [more]

MUDIWA f & m Southern African, Shona
Means "beloved" in Shona.

PHIL m English
Short form of PHILIP and various other names beginning with Phil, often a Greek element meaning "friend, dear, beloved".

PHILETUS m Biblical
Means "beloved" in Greek... [more]

PHILIBERT m French
Early variant of FILIBERT altered by association with Greek φιλος (philos) "dear, beloved"... [more]

PRIYA f Indian, Hinduism
Means "beloved" in Sanskrit... [more]

SHIVALI f Indian, Hinduism
Means "beloved of SHIVA" in Sanskrit... [more]