Girl Names That Mean Love

If you think of a little girl, you usually think of a soft and loving, sweet and kind child. If you think your little girl is going to be a loving little girl, then consider giving her a girl name that means love. Here are some options to inspire your name selection!

Adnya

Adnya means “to love” and comes from the Marathi language. Marathi is the third most spoken language in India.

Ahava

Ahava is a Hebrew name that means “love”. Ahava is not romantic love but pure and selfless love for one’s fellow man.

Amanda

Amanda means “loveable, worthy of love” and is the feminine form of the name Amandus. Amanda is also the Latin word for love.

Carita

Carita is a Swedish name meaning “dearness, esteem, love”. Carita comes from Latin “caritas”.

Charity

Charity is a virtue name meaning “generous, selfless love”. Virtue names were especially popular with the Puritans.

Fancy

Fancy is an English name meaning “love, favor, adore”. Fancy is also the name of a famous 1969 song by Bobbie Gentry about a young woman of the same name.

Frigg

Frigg is a Norse deity who was the wife of Odin and the mother of Baldr. Her name means “to love”. Some scholars believe that Frigg and Freya may be the same or similar figures.

Grainne

Grainne is the name of an ancient Irish goddess of grain. It is also the name of a figure in Irish mythology and the name has come to be associated with “graidh” the word for “love” in Irish.

Ife

Ife is a Western African name that means “love” in the Yoruba language. Ife shares a pronunciation with the Irish name Aoife which means “beautiful”.

Idunn

Idunn is an Old Norse name meaning “to love”. Indunn was the goddess of spring and immortality and was charged with guarding the gods’ apple orchard.

Kana

Kana is a Japanese name that means “love, affection”. Kana can be elaborated as Kanako or Kanae to slightly change the meaning.

Nayeli

Nayeli means “I love you” in the Zapotec language. The language is spoken among indigenous people in Mexico.

Sevara

Sevara is an Uzbek name that means “love”. The Turkish name Sevda, meaning “love, affection”, is a similar alternative.

Shazmina

Shazmina is a Pashto name that means “too much love” and is common in Pakistan.

Sinta

Sinta is a Filipino name that means “love, dear, precious”. Sinta is of Tagalog origin.

Sirvard

Sirvard is a lovely name that means “love rose” in Armenian. The meaning of Sirvard is evocative and beautiful.

Widad

Widad is an Arabic name that means “to love”. Widad is a unique name in the US but it deserves a second look.

Yua

Yua is a beautiful, elegant Japanese name that means “tie love” or “bind love”. Other meanings are possible depending on the kanji used.

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