Browse Submitted Names

This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is masculine; and the meaning contains the keyword love.
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Aa m & f Japanese
From Japanese 唖 (a) meaning "mute, dumb", 阿 (a) meaning "mountain", 于 (aa) meaning "Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns", 嗟 (aa) meaning "Ah!; Oh!; Alas!​", 憙 (aa) meaning "like, love, enjoy" combined with 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji or 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia"... [more]
Abasiama m & f Ibibio, Efik
Means "it is God that loves" or "God's love" in Ibibio and Efik.
Aberu f & m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Transliterated form of Abel (for boys), in use among the Japanese in recent years.... [more]
Ae f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 愛 (ae) meaning "love, affection". Other Hanja are aslo possible.
Agapenor m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Derived from the Greek noun ἀγάπη (agape) meaning "love, affection, esteem" (see Agape) combined with the Greek noun ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man".... [more]
Ái m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 愛 (ái) meaning "love, affection".
Aibing m & f Chinese
From Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 兵 (bīng) meaning "weapon, army" or 冰 (bīng) "ice, iced", along with other character combinations that can form this name.
Aiguo m Chinese (Modern)
Modern Chinese name derived from 爱 (ài) meaning “love, affection” combined with 国 (guó) meaning “country, nation”.
Aihiko m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiichi m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aiichirō m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Aiichirou m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection", 一 (ichi) meaning "one" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Aijiro m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo" or 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection", and 二 (ji) meaning "two" or 次 (ji) meaning "next, second", and 郎 (ro) meaning "son"... [more]
Ainosuke m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection", 之 (no), a possessive marker, combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aio m & f Japanese
The kanji used for males is 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 男 (o) meaning "male" or 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly" and for females the kanji is 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 緒 (o) meaning "thread"... [more]
Aiping f & m Chinese
From Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love, affection" combined with 萍 (píng) meaning "wander, travel, duckweed" or 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [more]
Airen f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Airou m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 郎 (rou) meaning "son". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Airu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 哀 (ai) meaning "pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize", 碧 (ai) meaning "blue, green" or 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo", 惟 (i) meaning "consider, reflect, think" combined with 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 屡 (ru) meaning "often, frequently", 入 (ru) meaning "enter, insert", 蕗 (ru) meaning "butterbur, bog rhubarb", 璃 (ru) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli" or 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop"... [more]
Aisuke m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 輔 (suke) meaning "help". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Aisuo f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" and 索 (suǒ) meaning "rope", "laws, rules" or "search, inquire, demand".
Aizen m & f Japanese
The name Aizen is derived from two Japanese kanji characters: “ai” (愛) meaning “love” or “affection,” and “zen” (善) meaning “good” or “virtuous.” Together, Aizen can be translated as “lover of good” or “one who does good deeds out of love and compassion.”... [more]
Aizheng m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 爱 (ài) meaning "love" combined with 峥 (zhēng) meaning "high, noble". Other character combinations are possible.
Akai m & f Japanese
From the Japanese kanji 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea; ocean". It can also derive from 朱 (aka) meaning "crimson red" and 衣 (i) meaning "clothing".... [more]
Akam m Tamil
Means "inner life" or "love" in Tamil. It refers to a genre of classical Tamil poetry.
Alatari m & f Ijaw
Means "king's love" or "love of royalty" in Ijaw.
Alofa f & m Samoan
Means "love" in Samoan.
Aloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare), American
Short form of Kealoha and other Hawaiian names containing aloha meaning "love" or otherwise derived directly from the word.
Amane m & f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a, ama) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (a, ama) meaning "love, affection", 雨 (ama) meaning "rain", 海 (amane, ama) meaning "sea, ocean", 吾 (a) meaning "I, my, our, one's own", 周 (amane, ama) meaning "circumference, circuit, lap", 星 (ama) meaning "star", 天 (amane, ama) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial", 普 (amane) meaning "universal, wide(ly), generally", 遍 (amane) meaning "everywhere, times, widely, generally", 弥 (amane) meaning "all the more, increasingly" or 和 (amane) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, numb", 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" combined with 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 弥 (ne) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 峰 (ne) meaning "summit, peak", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 嶺 (ne) meaning "peak, summit", 韻 (ne) meaning "rhyme, elegance, tone", 希 (ne) meaning "hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal", 羽 (ne) meaning "feathers", 使 (ne) meaning "use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause" or 望 (ne) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect"... [more]
Amaru f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heavens; sky" combined with 琉 (ru), 瑠 (ru), both meaning "precious stone; gem, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "flow", or 留 (ru) meaning "to detain; to fasten; to stop"... [more]
Amoris m & f English (Rare, Archaic)
From the Latin word amoris meaning "of love" (the genitive singular of amor), used as a given name according to the English historian William Camden (1551-1623).
Amoros m Medieval Occitan
Directly taken from the Old Occitan masculine adjective amoros "characterized by love; loving, amorous", ultimately from Medieval Latin amorōsus.
Anaukihesina m & f Tongan
Means "to love the beautiful" in Tongan.
Anteros m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology, Croatian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Derived from the Greek noun ἀντέρως (anteros) meaning "counter-love". It consists of Greek ἀντί (anti) meaning "against, compared to, like" combined with the Greek noun ἔρως (eros) meaning "love" (see Eros).... [more]
Anurag m Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi
Derived from Sanskrit अनुराग (anurāga) meaning "love, affection, devotion".
Aporo m Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese borrowing of Apollo.... [more]
Arara f & m Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 麗 (ra) meaning "lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent" combined with 羅 (ra) meaning "gauze, thin silk" or 玲 (ra) meaning "sound of jewels"... [more]
Aren m & f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 阿 (a) meaning "mountain", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 安 (a) meaning "calm, peaceful", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 空 (a) meaning "sky" or 吾 (a) meaning "I, me" combined with 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus", 廉 (ren) meaning "grounds, suspicion", 恋 (ren) meaning "to love", 練 (ren) meaning "practice; practicing", 聯 (ren) meaning "to connect; to join", 連 (ren) meaning "to link; to join; to connect" or 怜 (ren) meaning "pity, sympathize"... [more]
Arnfrøðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse ǫrn "eagle" and friðr "love, peace".
Asassaĸ m Greenlandic
From Greenlandic asassaĸ meaning "dear, loved one"... [more]
Ásfriðr m Old Norse
Old Norse name derived from Old Norse áss "god" and friðr "love; peace; protection".
Așkay f & m Turkish (Modern, Rare)
From Turkish așk meaning "love" and Turkic ay meaning "moon".
Asmara m & f Indonesian
Means "love" in Indonesian.
Asmoro m Javanese
From Javanese asmara meaning "love".
Aspačanā m Old Persian
Means "horse lover", derived from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (aspa) meaning "horse" and čanā meaning "desire, love".
Ástráðr m Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse áss "god" and ráð "advise, counsel, decision". The first name element is sometimes associated with the Old Norse word ást meaning "love, affection", but a connection is not likely.
Asuma m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 明日 (asu) meaning "tomorrow", 明 (asu) meaning "bright, light", 未来 (asu) meaning "future", 遊 (asu) meaning "play" or 飛 (asu) meaning "fly", 洲 (su) meaning "continent, sandbar, island, country" combined with 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine", 麻 (ma) meaning "flax, linen, hemp" or 海 (ma) meaning "sea, ocean"... [more]
Atomu m & f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
Japanese derivation of the English word atom.... [more]
Avin m & f Kurdish
Means "love" in Kurdish.
Azusa f & m Japanese
This name can be used on its own as 梓 (shi, azusa), referring to the catalpa tree, or it can be combined with 沙 (sa, sha, suna, yonageru) meaning "sand," 紗 (sa, sha, usuginu) meaning "gauze" or 彩 (sai, irodo.ru, sa) meaning "colouring."... [more]
Bjarnfreður m Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of Bjarni and Old Norse -freðr, derived from friðr meaning "love, peace". (As a name element, Old Norse friðr may mean "protection, defense".)
Bogolyub m Bulgarian
From the Slavic elements богъ (bogu) meaning "God" and lyuby meaning "love".
Bratoljub m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements bratu "brother" and lyub "love".
Carantus m Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish carantos "loving", the word itself being the present participle of *car- "to love".
Chikanori m Japanese (Rare)
This name combines 親 (shin, oya, oya-, shita.shii, shita.shimu, chika) meaning "parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (of cards)", 睦 (boku, moku, mutsu.bu, mutsu.mu, chika) meaning "friendly, harmonious, intimate" or 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, chika) meaning "affection, favourite, love" with 典 (ten, den, nori) meaning "ceremony, code, law, rule", 則 (soku, no'to.ru, noku) meaning "rule, follow, based on, model after", 範 (han, nori) meaning "pattern, example, model", 憲 (ken, nori) meaning "constitution, law" or 儀 (gi, nori) meaning "ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter."... [more]
Chit f & m Burmese
Means "love" in Burmese.
Consider m & f English (Puritan)
Late Middle English from Old French considerer, from Latin considerare ‘examine’, perhaps based on sidus, sider- ‘star’. Possibly referring to Hebrews 10:24, "And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works" or Matthew 6:28, "And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin."
Dananai m & f Shona
Means "love each other" in Shona.
Daraima m Efik
Means "celebrate love" in Efik.
Dasom f & m Korean (Modern)
From obsolete native Korean 다솜 (dasom) meaning "love." As a word, it is replaced by Sarang.
Dilpreet f & m Indian (Sikh), Punjabi
Derived from the Classical Persian word دل‎ (dil), which was loaned into Old Punjabi and became the word ਦਿਲੁ (dilu) meaning "heart, mind, soul" and the Sanskrit word प्रीति (prīti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Dobrolyub m Bulgarian
Derived from the Slavic name elements dobru "good" and lyuby "love".
Ea f & m Japanese
From Japanese 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 咲 (e) meaning "blossom", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 映 (e) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 栄 (e) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 歩 (e) meaning "walk", 永 (e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay", 瑛 (e) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 空 (e) meaning "sky", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 英 (e) meaning "hero, outstanding", 衣 (e) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 詠 (e) meaning "recitation, poem, song, composing" or 風 (e) meaning "wind, air, style, manner" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 逢 (a) meaning "meeting, tryst, date, rendezvous", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 安 (a) meaning "relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful", 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 気 (a) meaning "spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood", 雨 (a) meaning "rain", 明 (a) meaning "bright, light", 歩 (a) meaning "walk" or 彩 (a) meaning "colour"... [more]
Ebidese f & m Ijaw
Means "love good things" in Ijaw.
Ediwakima f & m Efik, Ibibio
Means "abundance; love" in Ibibio and Efik.
Edon m Albanian
Means "he loves" in Albanian, ultimately derived from Albanian dua "to love".
Emiru f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 永 (e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 瑛 (e) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 英 (e) meaning "excellent, fine", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay", 笑 (emi) meaning "laugh", 萌 (e) meaning "sprout, bud", 彗 (e) meaning "comet" or 惠 (e) meaning "blessing, grace, favor, kindness", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 実 (mi) meaning "to bear fruit", 枝 (mi) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" or 観 (mi) meaning "outlook, look, appearance, condition, view" combined with 視 (miru) meaning "inspection, regard as, see, look at", 実 (miru) meaning "to bear fruit", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 楼 (miru) meaning "watchtower, lookout, high building", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 見 (miru) meaning "see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible" or 瞳 (ru) meaning "pupil (of eye)"... [more]
Erigyios m Ancient Greek
The meaning of this name as a whole is not entirely certain. The second element is most likely derived from the Greek adjective γυιός (guios) or (gyios) meaning "lame". Also compare the etymologically related Greek noun γυῖον (guion) or (gyion) meaning "limb"... [more]
Erotas m English (American, Rare)
Possibly derived from Greek έρωτας (éro̱tas) meaning "love."
Erotokritos m Greek, Literature
Means "the one who is tortured by love" or "chosen by love", from Greek ἔρως (erôs) "love" (genitive ἔρωτος (erôtos); see Eros) and κριτός (kritos) "separated, picked out, chosen"... [more]
Eşqin m Azerbaijani
Probably from Azerbaijani eşq meaning "love".
Etsumi f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 水 (mi) meaning "(cold) water" or 未 (mi) referring to the Sheep, the eighth of the twelve Earthly Branches (for females) and from Japanese 悦 (etsu) meaning "joy, pleased" combined with 巳 (mi), referring to the Snake, the sixth of the twelve Earthly Branches (for males)... [more]
Evîndar m Kurdish
Means "in love" in Kurdish.
Fenimore m English
Transferred use of the surname Fenimore, an English surname which was originally a nickname derived from Old French fin "fine, splendid" and amour "love".
Fikru m Amharic
Means "his love" in Amharic.
Fileno m Italian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories, however, link this name to Classical Greek φιλεῖν (filein) "to love".
Fitia m & f Malagasy
Means "love" in Malagasy.
Fitiavana m & f Malagasy
Means "love, affection" in Malagasy.
Fridhkil m Old Swedish
Old Swedish name with the combination of friðr "love", "peace" and kætil "cauldron".
Friði m Old Norse
Short form of name elements containing the name element friðr meaning "love, peace".
Friðjón m Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse friðr "peace, love" and the name Jón.
Friðmar m Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Friedmar, from the Old Norse elements friðr "love, peace" and mærr "famous"... [more]
Friðsteinn m Icelandic (Rare), Old Norse (?)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" and steinn meaning "stone".
Friðþór m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse friðr meaning "love, peace" and the name of the Norse god Þórr (see Þór).
Friðvin m Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements friðr "love, peace" and vinr "friend".
Fuaito m Japanese
From Japanese 渉 (fu) meaning "ford, go cross, transit, ferry, import, involve", 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other kanji combinations are possible... [more]
Fuifui m Polynesian
Tongan meaning "love love", to indicate "greatly loved". A famous namesake is Tongan-born international rugby league footballer Fuifui Moimoi.
Gaara m Popular Culture
Gaara is a main character in the famous manga and anime 'Naruto'. His name derives from kanji 我 (ga) meaning "I, me, oneself", 愛 (a) meaning "affection, favourite, love" and 羅 (ra) meaning "thin silk; gauze"... [more]
Gæirreðr m Norse Mythology
Derived from geir "spear" and friðr "love, peace". In the Grímnismál, Gæirreðr is raised by Odin while his brother Agnarr is raised by Frigg... [more]
God’iss m & f African American
From the scripture, “God is love.” May also be an alternative of Goddess.
Godslove m & f Nigerian (Modern), English
The combination of God is love, God's love. Meaning "God's kind of love" or "God is love"
Guaiya m Chamorro
This name means “to love” in Chamorro.
Gudilub m Gothic
Perhaps composed of guþ "God" + lubo "love" or liufs "dear".
Gunnfrøðr m Old Norse
Old Norse combination of gunnr "battle", "fight" and friðr "love, peace".
Haato m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (haato) meaning "love, affection", 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers", 花 (ha) meaning "flower", 心 (haato, ha) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 白 (ha) meaning "white" or 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 亞 (a) meaning "rank, follow" combined with 桃 (to) meaning "peach", 徒 (to) meaning "on foot, junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people", 音 (to) meaning "sound", 心 (to) meaning "heart, mind, spirit", 人 (to) meaning "person", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything" or 透 (to) meaning "transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate"... [more]
Halimon m Belarusian
Belarusian name derived from the Greek name Philemon. It means "loving, giving love".
Hanisi m & f Rotuman
A common name in Rotuman culture. The word hanisi means "love" and so if you have a very affectionate child then this is the name for them. Interestingly, the word hanisi can be added to other words to further expand on the meaning of the name such as the name Rauhanisi
Henfrid m Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Swedish combination of heimr "home, house" and friðr "love, peace".
Herehau m & f Tahitian
Means "love of peace" in Tahitian; a combination of here "love" and hau "peace".
Heremana m Tahitian
Means "power of love" in Tahitian.
Heremanu m Tahitian
Means "bird of love"; a combination of here "love" and manu "bird".
Het m Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Tamil, Odia, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
It means "love" in Hindi.
Houmpheng m Lao
From Lao ຫຸມ (houm) meaning "love" and ແພງ (pheng) meaning "expensive, dear".
Hui-seon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 善 "good, virtuous, charitable, kind".
Hui-yeol m Korean
From Sino-Korean 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing" and 烈 "fiery, violent, vehement, ardent". A famous bearer is South Korean singer-songwriter Yoo Hee-yeol (1971-).
Ichika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ichi) meaning "love", 以 (i) meaning "compared to", 依 (i) meaning "rely on, be set in", 維 (i) meaning "to tie; to fasten; to tie up", 衣 (i) meaning "clothing", 育 (i) meaning "produce, give birth to", 一 (ichi) or 壱 (ichi) both meaning "one", 希 (ichi) meaning "hope, rare", 初 (i) meaning "beginning, start, first", 唯 (i) meaning "just, only, simply", 葉 (ichi) meaning "leaf" or 苺 (ichi) meaning "strawberry", 知 (chi) meaning "to know", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 智 (chi) meaning "knowledge, wisdom" combined with 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 果 (ka) meaning "pieces of fruit", 樺 (ka) meaning "Japanese white birch", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 伽 (ka) meaning "temple", 可 (ka) meaning "passable", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, poem", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 風 (ka) meaning "wind", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, glide", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase", 圭 (ka) meaning "jade pointed at top", 彩 (chika) meaning "colour", 誓 (chika) meaning "swear, pledge", 絵 (ka) meaning "picture, painting, drawing, sketch" or 綺 (ka) meaning "elegant, beautiful"... [more]
Ifedapo m & f Yoruba
Means "love came together" in Yoruba.
Ifeoluwa m & f Nigerian, Yoruba
Means "love of God" or "God's will" in Yoruba.
Itori f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ito) meaning "love, affection" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Itoshi m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (itoshi) meaning "love, affection", or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Jadore f & m English (American, Modern, Rare), African American (Modern)
From the brand of perfume called J'adore, which was introduced by Christian Dior in 1999. It is taken from the French phrase j'adore meaning "I love (very much)" (or, when used in a colloquial context, "I'm loving it").
Jaspreet m & f Indian (Sikh)
From Sanskrit यशस् (yashas) meaning "fame, praise, glory" and प्रीति (priti) meaning "pleasure, joy, love".
Kaleikaumaka m & f Hawaiian (Modern, Rare)
Hawaiian name elements meaning ka “the”, lei “lei”, kau “place”, maka “eye” meaning "the beloved child to be looked upon with love and pride".
Kameāloha f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the beloved one," "the affectionate one" or "the compassionate one," from definite article ka, mea, which refers to a thing, person, matter or object, and aloha meaning "love, affection, compassion."
Kanae f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (kana) meaning "love, affection", 叶 (kana) meaning "come true", 嘉 (ka) meaning "fine", 惠 (e) meaning "blessed", 苗 (nae) meaning "seedlings", 叶 (kanae) meaning "come true", 夢 (kanae) meaning "dream", and 鼎 (kanae) meaning "precisely"... [more]
Kanishka m Tocharian
Of uncertain etymology. Possible name elements include the Tocharian elements kän ("to fulfill, to come to pass") and kene ("melody, tune"), and the Indo-Iranian element *kanH ("to love, to take pleasure in, to dig")... [more]
Karac m English (British, Rare)
Comes from the name Caratacos and Caratacus which are also related to Caradog and Caradoc... [more]
Kawai f & m Japanese
From Japanese 華 (kawa) meaning "flower" or 可 (kawa) meaning "passable", 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony" combined with 愛 (i) meaning "love, affection" or 意 (i) meaning "thoughts". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Keito m & f Japanese
From Japanese 佳 (kei) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 花 (ke) or 華 (ke) both meaning "flower", 馨 (kei) meaning "fragrant, balmy, favourable", 京 (kei) meaning "capital", 啓 (kei) meaning "disclose, open, say", 圭 (kei) meaning "square jewel, corner, angle, edge", 恵 (kei, ke) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 慶 (kei) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 慧 (kei) meaning "wise", 敬 (kei) meaning "awe, respect, honor, revere", 景 (kei) meaning "scenery, view", 桂 (kei) meaning "Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree", 渓 (kei) meaning "mountain stream, valley", 蛍 (kei) meaning "firefly", 計 (kei) meaning "plot, plan, scheme, measure" or 奎 (kei) meaning "star, god of literature", 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (i) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing" or 伊 (i) meaning "Italy, that one" combined with 音 (to) meaning "sound", 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 兎 (ito) meaning "rabbit, hare", 灯 (to) meaning "lamp, a light, light", 愛 (to) meaning "love, affection", 十 (to) meaning "ten", 綸 (to) meaning "thread, silk cloth", 人 (to) meaning "person", 杜 (to) meaning "woods, grove", 登 (to) meaning "ascend, climb up", 絲 (to) meaning "thread", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 冬 (to) meaning "winter", 友 (to) meaning "friend", 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 叶 (to) meaning "grant, answer" or 朋 (to) meaning "companion, friend"... [more]
Kem m Romani
Romani name derived from cam meaning both "sun" and "to love".
Kochan m Medieval Polish
Derived from the participle form of Polish kochać "to love".
Koito f & m Japanese (Rare)
From Ito prefixed with a ko kanji, such as 小 meaning "small," 紅 meaning "crimson," 瑚, part of Sango, 心 meaning "heart, mind," 幸 meaning "good luck, happiness" or 香 meaning "fragrance." It can also be written as a combination of 恋 (koi) meaning "(romantic) love" and a to kanji, e.g. 音 meaning "sound" (this combination is more often used on males).... [more]
Kondanani m & f Tumbuka
Means "love one another" in Tumbuka and Chewa.
Konoha f & m Japanese
From 木の葉 (konoha) meaning "foliage" or, more literally, "leaves of trees," as a name, also written as 木葉, 木乃葉, 樹乃葉 and the such.... [more]
Kriströðr m Medieval Scandinavian
Combination of Kristoffer and Old Norse friðr "love".
Kuda m & f African (?)
Means "love" in Zimbabwe.
Kunda m & f Lala
Means "love" in Lala, a Zambian language.
Kusno m Javanese
Possibly means "love of knowledge, love of science" in Javanese. This was the birth name of Indonesian president Sukarno (1901-1970), who was born Kusno Sosrodihardjo.
Lamorak m Arthurian Romance
Possibly a coinage based on French l'amour "love". It has also been suggested that this is a corruption of the Welsh name Llywarch. This was the name of a Knight of the Round Table in some Arthurian romances, a son of King Pellinore and brother of Percival.
Leialoha m & f Hawaiian
Means "beloved child" from Hawaiian lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei) and aloha "love". This name was popular in Hawaii from 1900-1939.
Lembewalde m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Derived from Livonian *lempe "love" and valta "power, mightiness".
Lestan m French (Rare, Archaic), Louisiana Creole (Rare)
Shortened form of a Norman personal name, either Leodstan or Leofstan. The involved name elements are LEOD "people", LEOF "love", and STAN "stone".
Ljubdrag m Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the Slavic elements lyuby "love" and dragu meaning "precious".
Ljubenko m Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare)
From the Slavic element lyuby "love".
Lorato f & m Tswana
Means "love" in Tswana.
Lubanzi m South African, Xhosa, Zulu
Means "wide, deep" in Xhosa, often from the phrase thando olubanzi meaning "vast love".
Lubomysł m Polish
Derived from Slavic lyub "love" combined with Polish myśl "thought" (which is ultimately derived from Proto-Slavic mysliti "to think").
Ľuboslav m Slovak
Newer coinage derived from the Slavic name elements lyuby "love" and slava "glory".
Lubosław m Polish
Derived from Slavic lyub "love" combined with Slavic slav "glory".
Lubosz m Polish (Rare)
Short form of Lubosław, Lubomir and other names containing the Slavic element lyuby "love"... [more]
Lufa m Anglo-Saxon
Derived from Old English lufu meaning "love, affection, desire", or a short form of dithematic names beginning with this element. It is a masculine equivalent of Lufu.
Lufuno m & f Venda
Means "love" in Tshivenda.
Lungsasi m & f Manipuri
Means "one who knows how to love" in Meitei.
Luthando m & f Southern African, Xhosa
Means "it's love" in Xhosa.
Luyando m & f Tonga
Means “To Love” in Tonga. Related to the Tongan name Yandwa.
Lyublen m Soviet, Russian
Contraction of Russian Люби Ленина! (Lyubi Lenina!) meaning "Love Lenin!", in which Lenin refers to the Russian politician and communist revolutionary Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (1870-1924), who founded the former Soviet state... [more]
Mafuyu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 万 (ma) meaning "ten thousand", 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine" or 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 布 (fu) meaning "linen, cloth, spread, distribute", 扶 (fu) meaning "aid, help, assist", 芙 (fu) meaning "lotus, Mt Fuji", 楓 (fu) meaning "maple" or 風 (fu) meaning "wind, air, style, manner" combined with 冬 (fuyu, yu) meaning "winter", 柚 (yu) meaning "citron", 由 (yu) meaning "reason, cause", 有 (yu) meaning "exist", 侑 (yu) meaning "help, assist, repay kindness", 佑 (yu) meaning "help, assist", 優 (yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 友 (yu) meaning "friend", 結 (yu) meaning "tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten" or 悠 (yu) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure"... [more]
Məhəbbət f & m Azerbaijani
Means "love, affection" in Azerbaijani.
Mahatia m & f Malagasy
Means "causing love" in Malagasy.
Manao m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection" combined with 男 (o) meaning "male", 夫 (o) meaning "man, husband", 雄 (o) meaning "hero, manly", 郎 (o) meaning "son", 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle", 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom", 緒 (o) meaning "thread", 織 (o) meaning "weave, knit" or 生 (o) meaning "live"... [more]
Manato m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (mana) meaning "love, affection", 慎 (mana) meaning "humility, be careful, discreet, prudent", 真 (mana, ma) meaning "true, reality", 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south" or 名 (na) meaning "name" combined with 大 (to) meaning "big, great", 鳥 (to) meaning "bird, chicken", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 都 (to) meaning "metropolis, capital, all, everything", 叶 (to) meaning "grant, answer", 聖 (to) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 透 (to) meaning "transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly"... [more]
Manifred m Old High German
Derived from the Germanic name elements magn "might, strength" and friðr "love, peace".
Matsuki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree", 磨 (ma) meaning "grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth)", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 満 (ma) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 茉 (ma) meaning "jasmine", 萬 (ma) or 万 (ma) both meaning "ten thousand", 愛 (ma) meaning "love, affection", 眞 (ma) meaning "truth, reality", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" or 舞 (ma) meaning "dance", 津 (tsu) meaning "haven, port, harbor, ferry" or 月 (tsu) meaning "moon" combined with 亀 (ki) meaning "tortoise, turtle", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 基 (ki) meaning "fundamental", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, rare, beg, request", 機 (ki) meaning "loom, mechanism, machine, airplane, opportunity, potency, efficacy, occasion", 毅 (ki) meaning "strong", 気 (ki) meaning "spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood", 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 規 (ki) meaning "standard, measure", 記 (ki) meaning "scribe, account, narrative", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon", 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree" or 来 (ki) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become"... [more]
Megumu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (megumu) meaning "love, affection" or from 愛 (megu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Meguri f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (megu) meaning "love, affection" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.
Meguru m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (megu) meaning "love, affection", 運 (meguru) meaning "carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance", 円 (meguru) meaning "circle, yen, round", 廻 (meguru) meaning "round, game, revolve, go around, circumference", 還 (meguru) meaning "send back, return", 恵 (meguru) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 月 (meguru) meaning "moon", 周 (meguru, megu) meaning "circumference, circuit, lap", 巡 (meguru) meaning "patrol, go around, circumference", 舞 (meguru) meaning "dance" or 流 (meguru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit" combined with 来 (ru) meaning "come, due, next, cause, become", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli"... [more]
Mehran m Persian
Derived from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" or "sun".
Meilutis m Lithuanian (Rare)
Derived from the Lithuanian noun meilė meaning "love, affection" combined with the masculine diminutive suffix -utis. In other words, you could say that this name is the masculine equivalent of Meilutė... [more]
Meruzhan m Armenian
Means "beloved soul" from Persian مهر (mehr) meaning "kindness, love" and جان (jân) meaning "soul".
Meyirbek m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейір (meyir) meaning "love, favour, mercy" combined with the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master".
Meyirzhan m Kazakh
From Kazakh мейір (meyir) meaning "love, favour, mercy" and жан (zhan) meaning "soul".
Michika f & m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (michi) meaning "love, affection", 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean", 岐 (michi) meaning "branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater", 教 (michi) meaning "teach, faith, doctrine", 慶 (michi) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 光 (mi) meaning "light", 康 (michi) meaning "ease, peace", 三 (mi) meaning "three", 実 (mi) meaning "reality, truth", 充 (michi) meaning "allot, fill", 深 (mi) meaning "deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen", 進 (michi) meaning "advance, proceed, progress, promote", 翠 (mi) meaning "green, kingfisher", 千 (mi) meaning "thousand", 宙 (michi) meaning "mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time", 典 (michi) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 通 (michi) meaning "traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents", 道 (michi) meaning "road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings", 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful", 宝 (michi) meaning "treasure, wealth, valuables", 望 (mi) meaning "ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect", 満 (mi) meaning "full, fullness, enough, satisfy", 味 (mi) meaning "flavor, taste", 未 (mi) meaning "un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac", 明 (mi) meaning "bright, light", 理 (michi) meaning "reason, logic", 倫 (michi) meaning "ethics, companion", 路 (michi) meaning "path, route, road, distance" or 迪 (michi) meaning "edify, way, path", 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 知 (chi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason" combined with 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 翔 (ka) meaning "soar, fly", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 佳 (ka) meaning "beautiful, good", 華 (ka) or 花 (ka) both meaning "flower", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing", 愛 (chika) meaning "love, affection", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 慶 (chika) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 哉 (chika), an exclamation, 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy" or 樺 (ka) meaning "birch, dark red"... [more]
Mihrab m Old Persian
Derived from Middle Persian mihr meaning "sun" combined with Middle Persian āb meaning "water". As such, one could say that the meaning of this name is roughly "sun in the water" (in reference to the reflection of sunlight in the water)... [more]
Mìldaras m Lithuanian (Rare)
From the Lithuanian stems 'mil-' meaning "love" and 'dar-' meaning "work"
Miłowan m Polish
From the Slavic element Miło meaning "love". See Milovan.
Miroljub m Bulgarian, Serbian
From the Slavic name elements miru meaning "peace, world" and lyuby meaning "love".
Mirvan m Georgian (Archaic), History
This name was borne by two notable Georgian kings, who are both known as Mirian in English. The earliest of the two was king Mirvan I of Iberia, who reigned from 159 BC to 109 BC... [more]
Mmemabasi m & f Ibibio
Means "I do love god" in Ibibio.
Naito m Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (nai), a possessive particle, 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 夜 (nai, naito) meaning "night", 夢 (nai) meaning "dream", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree", 星 (na) meaning "star", 那 (na), an interjection or 騎 (nai) meaning "equestrian, riding on horses", 生 (i) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 依 (i) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to" combined with 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 愛 (ito) meaning "love, affection", 智 (to) meaning "wisdom, intellect, reason", 月 (to) meaning "moon", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly", 十 (to) meaning "ten" or 士 (to) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai"... [more]
Naruki m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (naru) meaning "love, affection", 成 (naru) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 稔 (naru) meaning "harvest, ripen" or 鳴 (naru) meaning "chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk" combined with 己 (ki) meaning "self", 生 (ki) meaning "life, genuine, birth", 姫 (ki) meaning "princess", 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", 基 (ki) meaning "fundamentals", 希 (ki) meaning "hope, beg, request, pray", 紀 (ki) meaning "chronicle, history, annals", 規 (ki) meaning "standard, measure", 記 (ki) meaning "scribe, account, narrative", 貴 (ki) meaning "precious, value, prize, esteem, honor", 輝 (ki) meaning "radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle", 樹 (ki) meaning "tree" or 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]
Neo m & f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ne) meaning "love, affection", 音 (ne) meaning "sound", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather", 然 (ne), a suffix after nouns to express likeness or 峰 (ne) meaning "peak, ridge" combined with 桜 (o) meaning "cherry blossom" or 央 (o) meaning "centre, middle"... [more]
Neon f & m Japanese
From Japanese 光 (ne) meaning "light", 夕 (ne) meaning "evening", 寧 (ne) meaning "rather, preferably, peaceful, quiet, tranquility", 希 (ne) meaning "hope, beg, request, rare", 弥 (ne) meaning "all the more, increasingly", 心 (ne) meaning "heart, soul, mind", 愛 (ne) meaning "love, affection", 明 (ne) meaning "bright, light", 永 (ne) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 碧 (ne) meaning "blue, green", 祈 (ne) meaning "pray, wish", 祢 (ne) or 禰 (ne) both meaning "ancestral shrine", 羽 (ne) meaning "feathers", 菜 (ne) meaning "vegetables, greens", 虹 (ne) meaning "rainbow", 輝 (ne) meaning "brightness", 錬 (ne) meaning "tempering, refine, drill, train, polish", 音 (ne) meaning "sound" or 願 (ne) meaning "petition, request, vow, wish, hope", 碧 (o) meaning "blue, green" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound", 姫 (on) meaning "princess", 穏 (on) meaning "calm, quiet, moderation", 暖 (on) meaning "warmth", 遠 (on) meaning "distant, far", 恩 (on) meaning "grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit", 桜 (on) meaning "cherry blossom", 温 (on) meaning "warm", 織 (on) meaning "weave, fabric" or 苑 (on) meaning "garden, farm, park"... [more]
Nia f & m Japanese
From Japanese 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Noren f & m Japanese
From Japanese 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 恋 (ren) meaning "love", 漣 (ren) meaning "ripples" or 蓮 (ren) meaning "lotus". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]
Nungshi m & f Manipuri
Means "love, joy" in Meitei.
Nympheros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νύμφη (nymphe) "bride" and ἔρως (eros) "love".
Peridot f & m English (Rare)
Taken from the name of the gemstone, whose name is of uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory, however, derives it from Anglo-Norman pedoretés, ultimately from Greek paiderôs (via Latin paederos): pais "child" and erôs "love".... [more]
Phaeng m & f Lao
Means "dear, expensive" or "to love" in Lao.
Philian m English, German
Derived from Philianus, which is the latinized form of Greek Philianos. It is ultimately derived from Greek philos "friend" or phileo "to love". Compare also Philon... [more]
Philidore m English, French, Literature
Philidore likely meaning "gift of love", from the Greek philos (φιλος) meaning "friend, lover" and doron (δωρον) meaning "gift".... [more]
Philostorgios m Ancient Greek
Means "friend of familial love", derived from Greek φιλος (philos) "friend, lover" combined with Greek στόργος (storgos) "familial love, natural affection."
Pōhaikealoha f & m Hawaiian
Hawaiian unisex name meaning "love encircles".
Pranaya m & f Sanskrit
"Love"
Preity m & f Hindi
"pleasure", "joy", "kindness", "favor", "grace", "love", from प्री (prī)
Qingtai m Chinese
From Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather, sunny", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear; clean", 情 (qíng) meaning "feeling, emotion, love, affection, sentiment", 輕 (qīng) meaning "gentle, soft; light", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green; young" combined with 太 (tài) meaning "big, thick"... [more]
Qvarqvare m Georgian (Archaic), Literature
The general consensus is that this name is ultimately derived from the Georgian verb უყვარს (uqvars) meaning "to love", which basically gives the name the meaning of "beloved". Also compare Saqvarela.... [more]
Rak f & m Thai
Means "love" in Thai.
Rakkaus m & f Finnish (Rare)
Means "love" in Finnish.
Rauhanisi f & m Rotuman (Rare)
A unique name in Rotuman culture. The name, Rauhanisi, employs the use of words such as rau which in this context refers to "leaves" and the word hanisi meaning "love". Put together and this tender name means "leaf of love"... [more]
Rea f & m Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 麗 (rei, ura.raka, uruwa.shii) meaning "beautiful, graceful, lovely, resplendent", 怜 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 令 (ryou, rei, ren, awa.remu, sato.i) meaning "wise", 玲 (rei, re) meaning "sound of jewels", 礼 (rai, rei, re) meaning "bow, ceremony, remuneration, salute, thanks", 莉 (rai, ri, rei) meaning "jasmine" or 鈴 (rin, rei, suzu) meaning "buzzer, small bell" with 愛 (ai, ito.shii, o.shimu, kana.shii, mana, me.deru, a) meaning "affection, favourite, love" or 亜 (a, tsu.gu) meaning "Asia, come after, rank next."... [more]
Rhandzu m & f Tsonga
Means "love" in Xitsonga.
Riamu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 俐 (ri) meaning "clever", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 李 (ri) meaning "plum", 栗 (ri) meaning "chestnut", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear", 流 (ria) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic", 璃 (ri) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 莉 (ri) meaning "pear" or 陸 (ri) meaning "land", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream", 武 (mu) meaning "warrior, military, chivalry, arms" or 舞 (mu) meaning "dance"... [more]
Riiti m Finnish
Finnish short form of names containing the name element FRID "love, peace".
Rotji m Nigerian, Ngas
A common name used among the Jos Plateau people of Nigeria. Meaning of the name is "love has come"
Rua f & m Japanese
From Japanese 月 (ru) meaning "moon" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sabaska m Mari
From the Chuvash sav- meaning "to love".
Sanae f & m Japanese
From Japanese 早 (sa) meaning "early, fast", 小 (sa) meaning "little, small", 真 (sana) meaning "true, reality", 颯 (sa) meaning "sudden, quick, sound of the wind", 紗 (sa) meaning "gauze", 五 (sa) meaning "five", 佐 (sa) meaning "assistant, help", 左 (sa) meaning "left", 沙 (sa) or 砂 (sa) both meaning "sand", 彩 (sa) meaning "colour", 采 (sa) meaning "dice, form, appearance, take, gather, colouring", 冴 (sa) meaning "be clear, serene, cold, skillful", 咲 (sa) meaning "blossom", 作 (sa) meaning "make, production, prepare, build", 桜 (sa) meaning "cherry blossom", 皐 (sa) meaning "swamp, shore", 三 (sa) meaning "three" or 実 (sa) meaning "reality, truth", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 名 (na) meaning "name", 那 (na) meaning "what", 茄 (na) meaning "eggplant", 七 (na) meaning "seven" or 直 (na) meaning "straight" combined with 苗 (nae) meaning "seedling, sapling, shoot", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay" or 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to"... [more]
Sanketik m Sanskrit
"SANKET OF WAR , ANY SYMBOL OF LANGUAGE / LOVE/ EXPRESION / ALERTNESS / WHO ALERT TO OTHER WHICH IS LIVE IN EARTH.
Sarang f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 사랑 (sarang) meaning "love, affection." Several derivations of this word are possible, such as a shift from Sino-Korean 思量 (saryang) meaning "consideration," a derivation of either the verb 사르다 (sareuda) meaning "to make a fire" or 살 (sal) meaning "flesh."... [more]
Seia m & f Japanese
From Japanese 井 (sei) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 成 (sei) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 星 (sei) meaning "star", 聖 (sei) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 青 (sei) meaning "blue, green" or 彗 (sei) meaning "comet" combined with 蛙 (a) meaning "frog", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 天 (a) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial"... [more]
Selorm m & f Western African, Ewe
Means "God loves me" or "divine love" in Ewe.
Seung-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious", 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing", 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (hui).
Sevar m Azerbaijani
Means "he will love" in Azerbaijani.
Shalamar f & m English (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Arabic / Urdu شالامار باغ (see Shalimar). Though the name began to be used (in very small numbers) in America in the 1950s and 1960s, it gained some recognition there in 1980 following the release of the song "Three for Love" by the R&B group of the same name.
Shieru m & f Japanese
From Japanese 空 (shieru, shi) meaning "sky", 幸 (shi) meaning "happiness", 士 (shi) meaning "gentleman, scholar, samurai", 志 (shi) meaning "intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling", 思 (shi) meaning "think", 支 (shi) meaning "branch, support, sustain", 枝 (shi) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple, violet", 詩 (shi) meaning "poem, poetry", 偲 (shi) meaning "recollect, remember", 伸 (shi) meaning "expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase", 信 (shi) meaning "faith, truth, fidelity, trust", 青 (shi) meaning "blue, green", 知 (shi) meaning "know, wisdom" or 天 (shi) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 瑛 (e) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 永 (e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 英 (e) meaning "hero, outstanding", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 映 (e) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 昴 (e) meaning "the Pleiades (star cluster)" or 得 (e) meaning "gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit" combined with 映 (eru) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli", 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop", 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 璃 (ru) meaning "glassy, lapis lazuli", 流 (ru) meaning "current, a sink, flow, forfeit", 累 (ru) meaning "accumulate, involvement, trouble, tie up, continually" or 空 (eru) meaning "sky"... [more]
Shoa m & f Japanese
From Japanese 偲 (sho) meaning "recollect, remember" or 渚 (sho) meaning "strand, beach, shore" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" or 杏 (a) meaning "apricot"... [more]
Shodmehr m Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek shod meaning "happy" and mehr meaning "love, compassion".
Sithandilizwe m & f Ndebele
Means "we love our country" in Ndebele.
Siyamthanda f & m Xhosa
Means "we love him/her" in Xhosa.
Sjafnar m Icelandic (Rare)
Possibly derived from Old Norse sjafni "love" or the name Sjǫfn combined with Old Norse herr "army, warrior".
Slavoljub m Serbian, Croatian
Derived from the Slavic elements slav "glory" and lyub "love".
Smedun m Nivkh
Means "loving"; derived from Nivkh ezmud meaning "love".
Sourik m Bengali
Means "ray of sun", "love" or "dependent".
Söýeg m Turkmen
Possibly from the Turkmen söýgi meaning "love".
Srboljub m Serbian
Derived from Srbin, meaning "a Serb", and ljubiti, meaning "to kiss, to love".
Stergios m Greek
Derived from Greek στεργω (stergo) "to love, to be content". This was an epithet or descriptive byname of the 6th-century saint Stylianos of Paphlagonia, the patron saint of children.
Súnfríður m Faroese
Faroese combination of sunr "son" and friðr "love, peace".
Sutrisno m Javanese
From the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with Javanese trisna meaning "love".
Suyun m Kyrgyz
Derived from Kyrgyz сүйүү (süyüü) meaning "love, affection".
Tadisa f & m Shona
It means "we have loved profusely/a great deal", from the verb 'kudisa' meaning "to love a lot/profusely". A longer form of the name may be Tadisisa.
Tadisisa f & m Shona
It means "we have loved profusely/a great deal and with much abundance", from the verb 'kudisisa' meaning "to love a lot/profusely and with great abundance". A shorter form of the name may be Tadisa.
Taito m Japanese
From Japanese 帯 (tai) meaning "band, belt", 戴 (tai) meaning "to respect; to esteem", 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful, calm", 大 (tai) meaning "big, great" or 民 (tai) meaning "nation, peoples" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person", 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 登 (to) meaning "to go up; to climb; to mount; to rise", 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly" or 愛 (to) meaning "love, affection"... [more]
Tamahere m Tahitian
Means "beloved child", from Tahitian tamariʻi meaning "child" and here "love".
Tamuda m Shona
Means "we love him" in Shona.
Tari f & m Western African, Ijaw
Means "love" in Ijaw.
Taribi m & f Ijaw
Means "ask for or seek love" in Ijaw.
Tarimbele m & f Ijaw
Means "love is sweet" in Ijaw.
Tariperedei m & f Ijaw
Means "love has been given to me" in Ijaw.
Tawadud m & f Arabic
Means "love" in Arabic.
Tawwad f & m Arabic
Means "love, affection" in Arabic.
Tearoha f & m Maori
Means "the love" in Maori (te, "the" and aroha, "love"). A variant of Aroha. May also be spelled Te Aroha.
Temwa f & m Tumbuka
Means "love" in Tumbuka.
Tenko f & m Japanese
From Japanese 典 (ten) meaning "ceremony, rule", 天 (ten) meaning "heavens, sky" or 展 (ten) meaning "exhibition" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child", 恋 (ko) meaning "love" (for females) or 鼓 (ko) meaning "drum" (for males)... [more]
Thandoluhle m Zulu
Means "good love" in Zulu.
Thandolwethu m & f South African, Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele
Means "our love" in Zulu and Xhosa.
Tima m Efik
Means "remember love" in Efik.
Tiyumba m & f Dagbani
Means "let's love them" in Dagbani.
Tiyumtaba m & f Dagbani (Modern)
Meaning: "Let's love one another"
Toa m & f Japanese
From Japanese 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation combined with 有 (a) meaning "exist", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 吾 (a) meaning "I, me" or 彩 (a) meaning "colour"... [more]
Tresna m & f Sundanese
Means "love" in Sundanese.
Trisno m Javanese
From Javanese trisna meaning "love".
Uluthando m Ndebele, Zulu
Means "he is love" in Ndebele and Zulu.
Unnsteinn m Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love" combined with steinn "stone".
Unruoch m Medieval German
A dithematic name formed from the Germanic name elements UN related to unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and hrok "rest"... [more]
Unwan m Medieval German
A dithematic name created from a name element un related to unnr "to wave, to billow" or unna "to love" and wini "friend".... [more]
Vechkas m Mordvin
From вечкемс (vechkems) meaning "love".
Veroljub m Serbian
Derived from the elements vera "faith" and "ljub" "love", literally meaning "lover of faith".
Waiata f & m Maori
Means "song" in Maori. Combined with Aroha it means "song of love, love song" Waiata-aroha.
Wajdi m Arabic
Means "passionate, affectionate", derived from Arabic وَجَدَ (wajada) meaning "to love passionately, to adore".
Wayllu m Aymara
Means "love, appreciation" in Aymara.
Wish m & f English
Meaning "a desire, hope, or longing for something or for something to happen". From Middle English wisshen, from Old English wȳscan ‎"to wish", from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną ‎"to wish", from Proto-Indo-European *wun-, *wenh₁- ‎"to wish, love"... [more]
Xifeng f & m Chinese
From Chinese 熙 () meaning "bright, splendid, glorious", 息 (xī, xí) meaning "cease, finish, rest, breathe", 西 () meaning "west" or 喜 () meaning "like, love" combined with 凤 (fèng) meaning "male phoenix" or 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, style"... [more]
Xiwen m & f Chinese
From Chinese 曦 (xī) meaning "sunlight, sunshine", 锡 () meaning "tin", 希 () meaning "hope, strive, expect", or 喜 () meaning "like, love" combined with 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing"... [more]
Yasuichi m Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (yasu) meaning "love, affection", 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet", 康 (yasu) meaning "peaceful" or 泰 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, calm" combined with 一 (ichi) meaning "one". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Yoshia f & m Japanese
From Japanese 恵 (yoshi) meaning "favour, benefit", 好 (yoshi) meaning "fond, pleasing, like something", 禎 (yoshi) meaning "happiness, blessed, good fortune, auspicious", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant", 善 (yoshi) meaning "virtuous, good, goodness", 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason" or 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 吾 (a) meaning "I, me", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 開 (a) meaning "open, unfold, unseal", 空 (a) meaning "sky" or 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection"... [more]
Yoshifumi m Japanese
From Japanese 義 (yoshi) meaning "righteous", 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 喜 (yoshi) meaning "rejoice", 愛 (yoshi) meaning "love, affection", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good" or 孝 (yoshi) meaning "filial piety" combined with 文 (fumi) "sentence"... [more]
Yoshihiro m Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck", 愛 (yoshi) meaning "love, affection", 伊 (yoshi) meaning "Iraq, Iran", 允 (yoshi) meaning "to grant, to allow, to consent", 佳 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful, good", 可 (yoshi) meaning "passable", 嘉 (yoshi) meaning "praise, auspicious", 賀 (yoshi) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate", 歓 (yoshi) meaning "happy, pleased, glad", 喜 (yoshi) meaning "rejoice", 宜 (yoshi) meaning "best regards", 義 (yoshi) meaning "right conduct; righteousness; justice; morality", 圭 (yoshi) meaning "jade pointed at top", 恵 (yoshi) meaning "favour, benefit", 慶 (yoshi) meaning "celebrate", 厳 (yoshi) meaning "strict, rigorous, rigid, stern", 垢 (yoshi) meaning "grime", 好 (yoshi) meaning "fondness; what one likes", 孔 (yoshi) meaning "hole, aperture, opening", 克 (yoshi) meaning "gram, gramme", 善 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, charitable, kind", 禎 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, auspicious, good omen", 美 (yoshi) meaning "beautiful", 芳 (yoshi) meaning "fragrant", 由 (yoshi) meaning "cause, reason", 良 (yoshi) meaning "good, virtuous, respectable" or 贇 (yoshi) meaning "affable, agreeable, pleasant" combined with 洋 (hiro) meaning "ocean"... [more]
Yumzaa m & f Dagbani
Means "love all" in Dagbani.
Yuua m & f Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (yu) meaning "apricot", 結 (yuu) meaning "tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten", 優 (yuu, yu) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness", 友 (yuu) meaning "friend", 悠 (yuu) meaning "permanence, distant, long time, leisure", 有 (yuu) meaning "exist", 由 (yuu) meaning "wherefore, a reason", 祐 (yuu) meaning "help", 裕 (yuu) meaning "abundant, rich", 夕 (yuu) meaning "evening" or 侑 (yuu) meaning "urge to eat", 優 (u) meaning "tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness" or 羽 (u) meaning "feathers" combined with 杏 (a) meaning "apricot", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 綾 (a) meaning "design, figured cloth, twill", 明 (a) meaning "bright, light", 有 (a) meaning "exist" or 阿 (a) meaning "flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess"... [more]
Živoljub m Serbian
Derived from the elements živ, meaning "alive, living, vivacious" and ljub meaning "love" or "loved".