Candace Alper: Name Dropping

Jan
10
2018

Names For Your Valentine Baby From Around the World

You give love a good name

February falls right in the middle of the coldest months of the year and it is also the month of love and romance.  If you’re having (or making) a baby in February, here are 175 Valentine inspired names to consider from around the world. 

175 Names of Love

Abiba – the beloved one – African

Adelpha - Beloved Sister - Greek

Adora Beloved One – Latin, Greek, Old German

Ahava - Love - Hebrew

Aiko Little Loved One, Love Child - Japanese

Aimee - Beloved Friend – French, Latin

Aimi - Beautiful Love - Japanese

Airi - Love Affection With Jasmine - Japanese

Amada – beloved – Spanish

Amadeus - Love of God - Latin

Amanda - Worthy Of Love - Latin

Amando - Worthy Of Love - Italian

Amara - Lovely Forever – Greek, Eternal - Sanskrit

Amor - Love - Spanish

Amora - Love - Spanish

Amorina - Love - Spanish

Amy – beloved – Latin

Anchoret – much loved – Welsh

Aninda - Dear - Indonesian

Annabelle -Loving - French

Asho - Pure Of Heart - Persian

Asthore – loved one – Celtic/Gaelic

Aziz - Beloved, Powerful - Arabic

Aziza – Beloved, Precious - Hebrew, Swahili, Arabic

Beau – beautiful, handsome – French

Bella – Beautiful – Italian

Belle – Beauty - French

Bello – beautiful, handsome – Italian

Caleb - Wholehearted – Hebrew (Kaleb)

Calix – very handsome – Greek

Canan - Beloved - Turkish

Cari -  Beloved - Welsh, Gaelic

Carina - Dear One - Spanish

Carita - Beloved - Latin

Caron - Loving, Kindhearted, Charitable - Welsh

Carys  - To Love - Welsh

Ceri – love – welsh

Chaviva – beloved – Hebrew

Cher - Dear One - French

Cheri - Dear - French

Cherise - Dear One - French

Cherish - Care For, Honour, Love - English

Cheryl - Beloved - French

Connelly - Love - Irish

Cora - Heart, Maiden - Greek

Cordelia - Heart, Daughter Of The Sea - Latin, Celtic

Coretta - Little Heart - American

Corwin - Heart's Friend, companion - Gaelic/Celtic

Dagmar - Dear and Famous - Scandanavian

Dara - Compassionate - Hebrew

Dariel - Dear One, Beloved - French (F. Form Of Darrell)

Darla - Dear, Loved One - Irish

Darlene - Dear Loved One, American

Darrell - Dear One, Beloved - French

Darwin - Dear Friend - English

Daveny - Beloved - American

David - Beloved - Hebrew

Davina - Beloved – Celtic/Gaelic

Davion Beloved - American

Dora - Gift - Greek

Doron - Gift - Hebrew

Erasto – beloved – Italian

Eros - God Of Love - Greek

Esme - Loved - French

Farrah - Happiness - English

Fenmore - Dear Love/Fen Moor - English

Gemma - Precios Stone - Italian

Gia - God's Gracious Gift - Italian

Graziella – lovely, with grace - Italian

Habib - Beloved One - Arabic

Habiba - Beloved One - Arabic

Hannan - Most Compassionate - Arabic

Howard - Heart Brave - English

Hugo -Heart, Mind, Spirit - Latin

Ily - Acronym For I Love You - American

Imogen - Beloved Child - Greek

Ipo – Sweetheart, Lover – Hawaiian

Jamal – handsome – Arabic

Jane  - God's Gracious Gift - English

Janiya – Beloved - Arabic

Jasper - 'Bringer Of Treasure" - Persian

Jesse - Gift - Hebrew

Jumoke - Everyone Loves The Child - African

Jung – handsome – Chinese

Kalila- Beloved - Arabic

Kara - Dear - Italian

Karissa - Dear One - Italian

Kayla - Beloved - American

Keefe – Handsome, Beloved – Celtic/Gaelic

Keefer – Handsome, Beloved – Celtic Gaelic

Kendi - The Loved One - African

Kenneth – handsome – Celtic/Gaelic

Khalida - Everlasting - Arabic

Lalasa – love, friendship – Persian

Lennon - Dear One - Irish

Lev - Heart - Hebrew

Lolonyo – Love is beautiful – African

Lolovivi – there is always love – African

Luba - Dear - Russian, Slavic

Luthando – love – African

Marianela - Beloved Star -Spanish

Medora - Mother's Gift - Greek

Memphis – established, beautiful – Greek

Mercy - Compassion - English

Milada - My Love - Czech

Milena - People's Love – Russian

Nadir – Precious, Rare - Arabic

Nadira - Precious, Rare - Arabic

Natania - Gift Of God - Hebrew

Nayeli - I Love You - Native American

Neely - Son Of Champion Or Passionate - Irish

Neha – love, affection – Sanskrit

Neil - Champion Of Passionate - Irsih

Ohanna - God's Gracious Gift - Hebrew/Armenian

Olathe – lovely, beautiful – Native American

Penha – beloved – Swahili

Penha – beloved – Swahili

Phila – love – Greek

Philantha – lover of flowers – Greek

Philena – lover of mankind – Greek

Philyra – love of music – Greek

Pilialoha – beloved – Hawaiian

Prema – love, affection – Sanskrit

Prita - Dear One - East Indian

Priya - Beloved – East Indian - Sanskrit

Qiao – pretty, handsome – Chinese

Querida –beloved – Spanish

Raheem Compassionate - Arabic

Rahima Compassionate Arabic

Rahma Compassion - Swahili

Raizil  - Rose - Yiddish

Rhoda - Rose - Greek

Rhodes - Roses - Greek

Roosevelt - Rose Field - Dutch

Rosa - Rose - Latin

Rosaleen - Little Rose - Irish

Rosalie - Rose - French

Rosalind - Pretty Rose - English

Rosalinda - Beautiful Rose - Spanish

Rosaline - Little Rose -  Spanish

Rose

Roseanne - Gracious Rose

Roselyn - Beautiful Rose - English

Rosie

Rosina - Rose  - Italian

Rowa – lovely vision - Arabic

Roza - Rose - Polish

Rozalia - Rose - Hungarian

Ruby - Deep Red Precious Stone - Latin

Sajan - Beloved – Hindi

Sarang – love - Korean

Sevda - Passion, Love  - Turkish

Sevita - Cherished  - Sanskrit

Shai - Gift - Hebrew

Shoshana - Rose - Hebrew

Siran – sweet love – Armenian

Sirvat - Rose Of Love - Armenian

Suki – beloved – Japanese

Suri - Red Rose - Persian

Takara - Treasure - Japanese

Tene – Love – African

Teneil - Champion Or Passionate, American

Theodore - Gift Of God - Greek

Thuong – Love Tenderly – Vietnamese

Valentina

Valentine - Latin

Valentino

Varda - Rose, Pink - Hebrew

Vashti - Lovely - Persian

Venus - Goddess Of Love - Greek

Vered - Rose - Hebrew

Vesta - Goddess Of The Hearth - Latin

Yahir – handsome - Spanish

Zaria - Rose - Arabic

Zeal - With Passion - English

Zuleika - Brilliant And Lovely – Arabic

 

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