Names Categorized "kindness"

ASHFAQ m Arabic
Means "compassions, kindness" in Arabic.

ATIF m Arabic
Means "affection, kindness" in Arabic.

ATSUSHI m Japanese
From Japanese 淳 (atsushi) meaning "pure" or 敦 (atsushi) meaning "kindness, honesty". This name can also be formed from other kanji or kanji combinations.

CAOIMHE f Irish, Scottish
Derived from Gaelic caomh meaning "beautiful, gentle, kind".

CARIS f English (Rare)
Variant of CHARIS.

CARISSA f English
Variant of CHARISSA.

CHARES m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian general. It was also borne by the sculptor who crafted the Colossus of Rhodes.

CHARIKLEIA f Greek, Ancient Greek
From Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness" and κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory". This is the name of the heroine of the 3rd-century novel Aethiopica by Heliodorus of Emesa, about the love between Chariclea and Theagenes.

CHARIKLIA f Greek
Alternate transcription of CHARIKLEIA.

CHARIS f Ancient Greek, English (Rare)
Feminine form of CHARES. It came into use as an English given name in the 17th century.

CHARISSA f English
Elaborated form of CHARIS. Edmund Spencer used it in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590).

CHARITON m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 1st-century Greek novelist.

CHESED f & m Hebrew
Means "kindness, goodness" in Hebrew.

EBELE f Western African, Igbo
Means "mercy, kindness" in Igbo.

ELISEDD m Ancient Celtic
Derived from Welsh elus meaning "kind". This was the name of two kings of Powys in Wales.

ELLIS (2) m Welsh
Anglicized form of ELISEDD.

EUN m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 銀 (eun) meaning "silver, money", as well as other hanja characters that are pronounced in the same way. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

EUN-JEONG f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" or 慇 (eun) meaning "careful, anxious, attentive" combined with 廷 (jeong) meaning "court" or 婷 (jeong) meaning "pretty, graceful". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

EUN-JI f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" combined with 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" or 地 (ji) meaning "earth, soil, ground". Other hanja character combinations are possible.

EUN-JUNG f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은정 (see EUN-JEONG).

EUN-YEONG f Korean
From Sino-Korean 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity" and 英 (yeong) meaning "flower, petal, brave, hero". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

EUN-YOUNG f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 은영 (see EUN-YEONG).

HARIS (2) m & f Greek
Modern Greek form of CHARES or CHARIS.

INAYAT m Urdu
From Arabic عناية ('inayah) meaning "care, concern".

JI-EUN f Korean
From Sino-Korean 枝 (ji) meaning "branch, limb", 知 (ji) meaning "know, perceive, comprehend" or 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" combined with 恩 (eun) meaning "kindness, mercy, charity". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

KARISSA f English
Variant of CHARISSA.

KEEFE m English (Rare)
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caoimh meaning "descendant of CAOMH".

KEVIN m English, Irish, French (Modern), German (Modern), Dutch (Modern), Swedish (Modern), Norwegian (Modern), Danish (Modern)
Anglicized form of the Irish name Caoimhín meaning "handsome birth", derived from the older Cóemgein, composed of the Old Irish elements cóem "kind, gentle, handsome" and gein "birth". Saint Caoimhín established a monastery in Glendalough, Ireland in the 6th century and is the patron saint of Dublin. It became popular in the English-speaking world outside of Ireland in the middle of the 20th century, and elsewhere in Europe in the late 20th century.

LATIF m Arabic, Urdu
Means "gentle, kind" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition اللطيف (al-Latif) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

LATIFAH f Arabic
Feminine form of LATIF.

LUTFI m Arabic, Indonesian
Means "kind, gentle" in Arabic.

MARUF m Arabic, Bengali
Means "favour, kindness" in Arabic.

MENNA f Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "favour, grace" in Arabic.

MILEVA f Serbian, Macedonian
Originally a diminutive of Slavic names containing the element milu "gracious, dear".

MUNGO m Scottish
Possibly derived from Welsh mwyn "gentle, kind". This was a nickname of the 6th-century Saint Kentigern.

RAHIM m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Pashto
Means "kind, compassionate" in Arabic. In Islamic tradition الرحيم (al-Rahim) is one of the 99 names of Allah.

RITIKA f Indian, Hindi
Means either "movement, stream" or "brass" in Sanskrit.

SHIB m Bengali
Bengali form of SHIVA (1).

SHIV m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi
Northern Indian form of SHIVA (1).

SHIVA (1) m Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Nepali
Derived from Sanskrit शिव (shiva) meaning "benign, kind, auspicious". Shiva is the Hindu god of destruction and restoration, the husband of the mother goddess Parvati. His aspect is usually terrifying, but it can also be gentle.

SIB m Bengali
Alternate transcription of Bengali শিব (see SHIB).

SIVA m Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam
Alternate transcription of Tamil சிவா, Telugu శివ, Kannada ಶಿವ or Malayalam ശിവ (see SHIVA (1)).

SLAĐANA f Serbian, Croatian
Derived from Serbian and Croatian sladak meaning "sweet".