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Names That Mean True

  1. Hanif

    • Origin:

      Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "true believer"

    • Description:

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

    • Origin:

      Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "true believer"

    • Description:

      Could serve as an alternative to the more common Latifah.
  3. Shinjiro

    • Origin:

      Japanese

    • Meaning:

      "true second son"
  4. Vrai

    • Origin:

      French word name

    • Meaning:

      "true"

    • Description:

      A happy combination of several desirable genres: it's a word name, it has a foreign accent, and it has a highly virtuous meaning. And few other parents will be bold enough to choose it.
  5. Tru

    • Origin:

      Variation of True, English word name

    • Meaning:

      "true"

    • Description:

      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".
  6. Oravera

    • Origin:

      Judeo-Italian

    • Meaning:

      "true gold"

    • Description:

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