Submitted Names with "promise" in Description

Airan f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly" or "pledge, promise" or 燃 (rán) meaning "burn, ignite".

Ánag m Aguaruna
Means "soft, smooth" or "promise, offer" in Awajún.

Aoran m Chinese
From the Chinese 奥 (ào) meaning "mysterious, obscure, profound" or 傲 (ào) meaning "proud, haughty" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".

Arianeth f Spanish (Latin American)
A woman destined to leave a mark on every heart she touches, with the strength of a brilliant mind and the promise of greatness that transforms everything in her path.

Assurance m English (Puritan)
From old French assurer, eaning, "a positive declaration intended to give confidence; a promise." Referencing the promises of God in the Bible.

Barsheba f American, Biblical
Variant of the Old Testament place name Be'ersheba, meaning "seventh well" or "well of the oath" (Genesis 21:31). The phrase "from Dan to Be'ersheba" was the usual way of designating the Promised Land.

Bécuma f Irish Mythology
Means "troubled lady", from Old Irish bé "woman" and a second element, perhaps chuma, meaning "grief, sorrow, wound". In Irish legend she was a woman who 'dwelt in the Land of Promise and had an affair with Gaiar, a son of Manannán mac Lir, the sea-god... [more]

Beinuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 贝 (bèi) meaning "seashell" or "money" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve".

Besart m Albanian
Possibly derived from Albanian besë "faith; trust; promise; oath" and artë "golden" (compare ar).

Besjana f Albanian
Derived from Besiana, one of the Albanian names of Podujevo, a city in north-eastern Kosovo. Allegedly, the name is ultimately derived from Albanian besë "faith; belief; trust; oath; promise".

Bujen f Polynesian
Means "promise" in Marshallese.

Caeneus m Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Kaineus. This was the name of several characters from Greek mythology, one of which was a hero of the legendary Lapith people of Thessaly... [more]

Caenis f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Ancient Roman
Latinized form of Kainis. In Greek mythology, Caenis was a woman who was raped by the god Poseidon. Afterwards, he promised her that he would grant her a single wish... [more]

Chivimbiso f Shona
Means "the promise" in Shona.

Chongran m Chinese
From the Chinese 崇 (chóng) meaning "esteem, honor, revere, venerate" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".

Droplaug f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, in which the second element is laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath". The first element may be derived from Old Norse dropi meaning "drop".

Duoran f Chinese
From the Chinese 朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".

Eifa f Arabic
Means "to keep one's promise" in Arabic.

Epic m & f English
From epic (adj.) 1580s, "pertaining to or constituting a lengthy heroic poem," via French épique or directly from Latin epicus, from Greek epikos, from epos "a word; a tale, story; promise, prophecy, proverb; poetry in heroic verse" (from PIE root *wekw- "to speak")... [more]

Evolet f Popular Culture, English
It has been suggested that the name was created from an elaboration of love as a palindrome, or from the backwards spelling of t(h)e love with the h omitted for the sake of aesthetics, or from evolve as an incomplete anagram... [more]

Fannlaug f Icelandic (Rare, Archaic)
From Old Norse fǫnn "snowdrift" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Faradïen m Arthurian Cycle
A knight who convinced Perceval’s cousin, Ysmaine, to sleep with him by promising to marry her.... [more]

Gislaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Modern form of Old Norse Gíslaug composed of the elements gisl "hostage, pledge" or gísl "arrow, shaft (of a weapon)" and laug "vowed, promised".

Guanran f Chinese
From the Chinese 莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes; pledge, promise".

Gunnlaugur m Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements gunnr "battle" and laug "promise" or "vow".

Hærlaugr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of herr 'army' and laug 'to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated, promised'.

Heman m Biblical
His name means Faithful, but can be rendered as "God is faithful" because of God keeping his promise to bless him. ... [more]

Huiran f Chinese
From the Chinese 慧 (huì) meaning "bright, intelligent" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Ishara f Near Eastern Mythology
An ancient Hittite goddess associated with love and oaths. Her name possibly comes from the Hittite word for "treaty, binding promise", or may be related to the name of the goddess Ishtar.

Íslaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse íss meaning "ice on sea" or "ice on water" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Jaazaniah m Biblical
Meaning "Jehovah Has Given Ear". Toward the end of the kingdom of Judah it seems that this was a rather common name; all four men mentioned in the Bible by this name lived within the same short period of time... [more]

Jennleyg f Faroese
Combination of names beginning with the element Jen-, particularly Jenný, and the Old Norse element laug, itself most likely derived from Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".

Kætillaug f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ketill "cauldron hat, helmet" and Ancient Germanic *-lauʒ- "promised".

Kalaga m African Mythology
Likely means "the promiser" in Lega. Kalaga is the deity of good luck and promises in Lega mythology.

Kalkidan f Amharic
Amharic for "promise", root words "qal" (ቃል) meaning word, and "kidan" (ኪዳን), meaning covenant, from the Ge'ez language

Karabin m Arthurian Cycle
A giant who served King Ekunaver of Kanadic’s who delivered a message, where Ekunaver promised to invade Arthur’s lands.

Lingran f Chinese
From the Chinese 玲 (líng) meaning "tinkling of jade" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Liran f Chinese
From the Chinese 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine" or 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise" or 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Lyssi f English
Lyssi as a girl's name is related to the Hebrew name Elizabeth. The meaning of Lyssi is "God's promise".

Maquia f Popular Culture
The name of the main character, a young, orphaned Iorph girl, in the 2018 Japanese animated high fantasy drama film 'Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms'.

Marlagan m Arthurian Cycle
A knight who imprisoned Calogrenant (Calogrenat).... [more]

Meiran f Chinese
From the Chinese 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Mengran f Chinese
From the Chinese 梦 (mèng) meaning "dream" and 然 (rán) meaning "certainly, pledge, promise".

Modurolọrilerioluwa m & f Yoruba
Means "one who stands on the promise of god" in Yoruba.

Nakoma f & m Ojibwe, Popular Culture
Allegedly means "I do as I promise" in Chippewa (according to another source, "we will stand together"). It was borne by the wife of 19th-century fur trader Peter Abadie Sarpy (a member of the Iowa tribe of Native Americans)... [more]

Naoran f Chinese
From the Chinese 婥 (nào) meaning "beautiful" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly; pledge, promise".

Nuojing f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 静 (jìng) meaning "quiet, still, gentle".

Nuolian f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 莲 (lián) meaning "lotus, water lily".

Nuoqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".

Nuoshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Nuoshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 双 (shuāng) meaning "couple, pair, both".

Nuowa f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Nuowen f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".

Nuoxi f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".

Nuoxiao f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 霄 (xiāo) meaning "sky, clouds, mist, night".

Nuoxin f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 馨 (xīn) meaning "fragrant, aromatic, distant fragrance".

Nuoxuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 璇 (xuán) meaning "beautiful jade, star".

Nuoxue f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Nuoyi f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 懿 (yì) meaning "virtuous, admirable, esteemed".

Nuoyu f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 羽 (yǔ) meaning "feather" or 瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues".

Nuozhen f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, actual, true, genuine".

Örlaugur m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse ǫr "arrow" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Ouhood f Arabic
Means "knowledge" or "commitments, covenants, pledges, promises" in Arabic.

Paiman f Kurdish
promise

Pangako f Filipino
Means "promise" in Tagalog.

Peyman m Persian
Means "oath, pledge, promise" in Persian.

Pikirayi m Shona
Vow to it. Promise. Name of a Zimbabwean journalist Pikirayi Deketeke.

Prasetyo m Javanese
From Javanese prasêtya meaning "to promise, to take a vow (to be loyal or faithful)".

Pratijya f Indian
MEANING - promise, swear, agreement , vow, assent, acknowledge, approve... [more]

Promesse f French (African, Rare)
Cognate of Promise.

Prometto m Italian
Promise.

Qiaoran f Chinese
From the Chinese 巧 (qiǎo) meaning "artful, skillful, clever" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Raviro f Shona
Means "promise, oath or pledge" in Shona.

Ruinuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise".

Sælaug f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær meaning "sea" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Sampaguita f Filipino
From Tagalog sampagita meaning "jasmine flower", which may have been derived from the Tagalog phrase sumpa kita meaning "I promise you" or from Spanish champaquita, a diminutive of champaca meaning "champak flower".

Sankalp m Indian
Meaning: vow, oath, promise.

Sanya m Thai
Means "contract, agreement, promise" in Thai.

Shuangran f Chinese
From the Chinese 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Shuran f Chinese
From the Chinese 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Sinuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 思 (sī) meaning "think, consider, ponder" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve".

Snjólaug f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements snjór meaning "snow" (an alternative form of snær) and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Sulibor m Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" combined with Slavic bor "battle" or borit "to fight".

Sulibrat m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and brat "brother".

Sulidziad m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and dziad "grandfather".

Suligniewa f Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and gnyevu "anger, wrath".

Suligost m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and gosti "guest".

Sulimir m Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" combined with Slavic mir "peace".

Sulirad m Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" combined with Slavic rad "care".

Sulistryj m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and stryj "uncle".

Suliwuj m Medieval Polish
Derived from Slavic suli "promise" or "better, mightier" and wuj "uncle".

Sunnleyg f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements sunna "sun" or sunn- "southern, (from the) south" and laug, itself most likely derived from Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage, to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".

Svanaug f Norwegian (Rare)
Newer form of Svanlaug, a combination of Old Norse svanr "swan" and laugr "promised".

Svanlaug f Medieval Scandinavian, Icelandic, Norwegian (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements svanr "(male) swan" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath", a derivative of Proto-Germanic *-lauʒ- "to celebrate marriage; to swear a holy oath; to be dedicated; promised (in names)".

Tasfaye m Amharic
Means "my promise" in Amharic.

Tesfa-egzy m Ge'ez
Means "promise of the Lord" in Ge'ez.

Þórlaug f Icelandic, Old Norse
Old Norse and modern Icelandic name derived from the elements þor (compare Thor) and laug (ultimately from Ancient Germanic *leuʒ- / *-lauʒ- / *luʒ- "to swear a holy oath; to celebrate marriage; to be dedicated, promised (in names)".

Tiannuo m Chinese
This name means 'promise of the sky' in Chinese. Deng Tiannuo is the Chinese madeup name of the famous journalist Tiziano Terzani (1938-2004) who lived in the Popular Republic of China with his family in the years 1980-84... [more]

Tianran f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly" or "pledge, promise".

Tiễn m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 諓 (tiễn) meaning "flattering", 羡 (tiển) meaning "to envy, to admire, to exceed", or 踐 (tiễn) meaning "to trample, promise".

Toutebelle f Literature
Means "all-fair" in French. This is the name of the princess in Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tale ''The Yellow Dwarf'' (1697). Toutebelle is a beautiful but vain princess who is promised to an ugly dwarf, but decides to marry a king instead... [more]

Tshepiso f Tswana
Means "a promise" in Setswana.

Uri f Sanskrit, Hindi, Indian, Hinduism, Gujarati, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Nepali, Sinhalese
Name: Uri उरी... [more]

Vélaug f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements vé meaning "temple, sanctuary" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Waad f & m Arabic
Means "promise" or "covenant" in Arabic.

Wa'd f Arabic
Derived from Arabic وعد (w'd) meaning "promise".

Wada f Oromo
East african (Kushitic, Oromo) meaning "Promise".

Wanran f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 婉 (wǎn) meaning "amiable, congenial" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly pledge, promise".

Weiran f Chinese
From the Chinese 微 (wēi) meaning "small" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Xiangran f Chinese
From the Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Xiaoran f Chinese
From the Chinese 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" or 晓 (xiǎo) meaning "dawn, daybreak" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly" or "pledge, promise" or 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Xinran f Chinese
From the Chinese 歆 (xīn) meaning "like, admire" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise" and 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Xitshembhiso m & f Tsonga
Means "promise" in Xitsonga.

Xueran f Chinese
From the Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly" or "pledge, promise".

Xunran f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 寻 (xún) meaning "seek, search, look for" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, promise".

Yeon-sook m Korean
From Sino-Korean 然 yeon ("open immortality, pledge, promise"), 蓮 yeon ("lotus, water lily; paradise), 燕 yeon ("swallow (bird)"), or 連 yeon ("join, connect; continuous; even") and 淑 suk ("good, pure, virtuous")... [more]

Yingran f Chinese
From the Chinese 映 (yìng) meaning "mirror, reflect, shine" or 莹 (yíng) meaning "luster of gems, lustrous" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Yinnuo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 殷 (yīn) meaning "many, great, abundant, flourishing" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve".

Youran f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 优 (yōu) meaning "superior, excellent" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise".

Yunuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 玉 (yù) meaning "jade" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise" or "approve".

Yuran f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, handsome" or 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly, pledge, promise" or 燃 (rán) meaning "light fire, ignite".

Žadgailas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with old Lithuanian gailas, which usually means "strong, potent" but has also been found to mean "sharp, jagged" as well as "angry, fierce, violent" and "miserable, sorrowful, remorseful"... [more]

Žadmantas m Lithuanian
The first element of this name is derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise". The second element is either derived from Lithuanian mantus meaning "intelligent" (see Daumantas) or from Lithuanian manta meaning "property, estate" as well as "wealth, riches, fortune".

Žadminas m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with the Lithuanian verb minėti meaning "to celebrate" as well as "to remember, to commemorate".

Žadvainas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with the old Lithuanian noun vaina meaning "cause, reason" as well as "fault".

Žadvilas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with Baltic vil meaning "hope" (see Viltautas).

Žadvydas m Lithuanian
Derived from the Lithuanian verb žadėti meaning "to promise" combined with Baltic vyd meaning "to see" (see Vytautas). Also compare other names that end in -vydas, such as Alvydas and Tautvydas.

Zhengran f Chinese
From the Chinese 筝 (zhēng) meaning "zheng zither", "kite" and 然 (rán) meaning "yes, certainly" or "pledge, promise".

Zhennuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 贞 (zhēn) meaning "faithful, loyal, virtuous, chaste" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise" or "approve".

Zhuinuo f Chinese
From the Chinese 隹 (zhuī) meaning "bird" and 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise".

Zidartha m Hinduism (Americanized, Rare)
The name Zidartha derives from the name Siddhartha better known as The Buddha, l. c. 563 - c. 483 BCE. He was, according to legend, a Hindu prince who renounced his position and wealth to seek enlightenment as a spiritual ascetic, attained his goal and, in preaching his path to others, founded Buddhism in India in the 6th-5th centuries BCE... [more]