Names That Mean Spring

  1. Wells
    • Origin:

      Surname from place name
    • Meaning:

      "spring"
    • Description:

      Wells is a newly-famous baby name thanks to pregnancy guru Rosie Pope, who uses it as the short form of the buttoned-up Wellington, name of her youngest child.
  2. Erina
    • Origin:

      Greek, Japanese, Albanian
    • Meaning:

      "spring, hero; favored village; peace; our wind"
    • Description:

      While Erina may look like popular Irish name Erin with an -a on the end (and some may well use it as such), it is in fact a multicultural choice.
  3. Rockwell
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "rock spring"
    • Description:

      This would be an intriguing choice for an illustrator's child, thanks to Norman Rockwell and Rockwell Kent. But most babies called Rockwell today are named after Porter Rockwell, a companion of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.
  4. Nana
    • Origin:

      English, Greek, Hawaiian, Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "grace; God is gracious; spring, beauty; vegetable, greens"
    • Description:

      To most English speakers, Nana is the dog in Peter Pan, the daughter played by Emma Stone in Crazy Stupid Love, and another name for Grandma, however, it is also a diminutive of Nancy and Anna (meaning "grace"), of Ioanna or Joanna (meaning "God is gracious"), and of a whole variety of similar sounding choices, such as Diana, Oriana, Fernanda, and Inanna.
  5. Emmaus
    • Origin:

      Greek place name from Aramaic
    • Meaning:

      "hot spring"
    • Description:

      In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus appears to two of his disciples on the road to Emmaus after his death, burial and resurrection.
  6. Vesna
    • Origin:

      Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "spring"
    • Description:

      The literal word for "spring" in many Slavic languages and the name of an ancient Slavic springtime deity.
  7. Haruki
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "spring tree"
    • Description:

      Japanese writer Haruki Murakami, well known in the U. S. , might inspire some namesakes. Haruki is a popular Japanese name meaning spring tree or bright tree, a lovely nature meaning combined with its literary credibility.
  8. Welby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "from farm by a spring"
    • Description:

      Although it connotes a sense of well-being, not likely to be a popular choice.
  9. Jarek
    • Origin:

      Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "spring"
    • Description:

      Diminutive for all the Slavic names that start with Jar-. If for family or cultural reasons you're seeking such a name, then this is a reasonable short form.
  10. Erinna
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "spring or hero"
    • Description:

      Erinna was an ancient poetess from the island of Telos near Rhodes. Only fragments of her poems remain, which were reproduced in Bergk's Poetae Lyrici Graeci (published in 1900).
  11. Pegasus
    • Origin:

      Greek mythology and animal name
    • Meaning:

      "from a water spring"
    • Description:

      The white winged stallion in Greek mythology who sprang from the blood of Medusa when she was beheaded by Perseus. Pegasus was ridden by the hero Bellerophon in his fight against the Chimera. The name may derive from the Greek for "from a water spring"; according to legend, a spring burst forth wherever Pegasus struck the earth with a hoof. So as well as being an animal name and a mythological name, you might consider this one of the names meaning water.
  12. Dustu
    • Origin:

      Cherokee
    • Meaning:

      "spring frog"
    • Description:

      Cherokee option for a spring-born child.
  13. Primavera
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "spring"
    • Description:

      A bit syllable-heavy, but a pretty name for a springtime baby.
  14. Minahil
    • Origin:

      Arabic, Urdu
    • Meaning:

      "fountain, spring, freshwater"
    • Description:

      A popular name in Pakistan and a familiar choice in the UK, Minahil derives from the Arabic and Urdu words for "spring" or "fountain", associating it with water and life sources. Also spelled as Manahil, the name is notably borne by influencer and TikTok star, Minahil Malik.
  15. Izumi
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "spring fountain"
    • Description:

      Seen as both a given name and a surname in Japan. There was a Princess Izumi in eighth-century Japan, forbidden from marriage as her older sisters had already been paired off with the Emperor's sons.
  16. Bahar
    • Origin:

      Persian, Turkish, Kurdish
    • Meaning:

      "spring"
    • Description:

      A beautiful option for a springtime baby. Bahar is also the name of a Persian newspaper and many villages in Iran. Bahaar is an alternation spelling that may create more difficulties in English-speaking cultures.
  17. Haruto
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "a person born in the spring"
    • Description:

      Common Japanese choice for boys born in the Spring.
  18. Vasant
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "spring"
    • Description:

      A name commonly used in India; Vasant Panchami is a Hindu festival dedicated to the goddess of learning.
  19. Maayan
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "spring of water"
    • Description:

      Maayan (also stylized as Ma'ayan) may sound like the girls' name Maya, but it is a popular unisex name in Israel.
  20. Haruka
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "distant; spring flower"

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