Names that mean love
36 first names whose etymology includes “love” or a close synonym, the most used first. For girls: Mila, Amy, Amanda, Aimée. For boys: David, Philip, Cedric, Darwin.
| Name | For | Origin | Meaning | Latest rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David | boys | Hebrew | “beloved” | #73 (2025) |
| Mila | girls | Spanish | “grace”, “beloved” | #40 (2025) |
| Amy | girls | Latin | “beloved” | #366 (2025) |
| Philip | boys | Greek | “fond of horses”, “to love” | #549 (2025) |
| Amanda | girls | Latin | “to love”, “who/which is to be loved” | #983 (2025) |
| Aimée | girls | French | “beloved” | #1,809 (2025) |
| Cara | girls | Italian | “dear”, “friend” | #468 (2025) |
| Teagan | either | Irish | “poet”, “pet” | #2,605 (2025) |
| Milena | girls | “dear”, “kind” | #922 (2025) | |
| Cedric | boys | Welsh | “beloved”, “spectacular bounty” | #1,093 (2025) |
| Tegan | either | Welsh | “pet”, “darling” | #2,006 (2025) |
| Gertrude | girls | “spear”, “strength” | #5,581 (2021) | |
| Carys | girls | Welsh | “love” | #997 (2025) |
| Frida | girls | “beautiful”, “beloved” | #922 (2025) | |
| Darwin | boys | English | “a given name”, “dear” | #1,466 (2025) |
| Carina | girls | Latin | “beloved” | #2,440 (2025) |
| Jedidiah | boys | Hebrew | “beloved of yahweh” | #1,124 (2025) |
| Habib | boys | “beloved” | #1,613 (2025) | |
| Aziz | boys | Arabic | “dear” | #1,276 (2025) |
| Amadeus | boys | Latin | “love”, “god” | #4,275 (2025) |
| Theophilus | boys | Latin | “love of god”, “friend of god” | #2,664 (2025) |
| Carey | either | “to love”, “descendant of fiachra” | #5,137 (2025) | |
| Philomena | girls | Greek | “beloved” | #2,788 (2025) |
| Preet | either | Sanskrit | “love”, “affection” | #3,705 (2025) |
| Myrna | girls | Irish | “beloved” | #4,157 (2006) |
| Prem | boys | “love”, “affection” | #2,664 (2025) | |
| Philemon | boys | Greek | “kindly”, “affectionate” | #4,812 (2017) |
| Cheri | girls | French | “darling” | #4,294 (2007) |
| Pranay | boys | Sanskrit | “love”, “affection” | #2,269 (2025) |
| Agapetus | boys | Greek | “beloved”, “to love” | |
| Lyubov | girls | “love” | #5,785 (2011) | |
| Amata | girls | Latin | “loved”, “beloved” | |
| Liubov | girls | “love” | ||
| Mehboob | boys | Arabic | “beloved” | #2,863 (1996) |
| Amadea | girls | Latin | “love”, “goddess” | #5,927 (2025) |
| Sharee | girls | French | “darling” | #3,824 (1997) |