Names That Mean True

Common name in Japan, particularly among Gen X and Millennial women. In English, it sounds very close to the word "mommy."

Short and sweet but edgy too, Tru is fresh feeling virtue name that's currently in the US Top 1000 for boys and girls. Given to around 270 girls in 2023, the longer form True also on the rise. Rarely used before the 2000s, Tru caught on in 2004 when it was used for the heroine in the television series, "Tru Calling".

British filmmaker Hanif Kureishi brought this name to the Western world.

A stunning Judeo-Italian name that would cross well into other cultures —the built-in nickname Vera is a plus as well.

One of the spiritual word names that parents started to use in the 2010s.

Could serve as an alternative to the more common Latifah.