Names That Mean Mind
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- Caprice
Origin:
French from ItalianMeaning:
"impulsive change of mind; lively music"Description:
Caprice is a word name with an appealing sound and a light-hearted meaning that may well put parents off. While it was given to just 10 girls in a recent year, the name did have a moment back in the late 60s and then again in the 90s. In England and Wales, it even made the Top 400 in 1997.
- Mantaj
Origin:
Indian, Sanskrit, Punjabi, SikhMeaning:
"crown of the mind"Description:
A handsome Indian name with the potential nickname Taj.
- Orinthia
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"to excite, to stir the mind"Description:
A pretty, feminissima name, more distinctive than Cynthia. George Bernard Shaw used it for a character in his play The Apple Cart, about which it is said 'Orinthia is a name full of magic for me.'
- Nepenthe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"a poetic drug said to banish sorrow from a person's mind"
- Nepenthe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"a poetic drug said to banish sorrow from a person's mind"
- Boman
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"great mind"Description:
Unusual alternative to Roman, chosen for his son by Matthew Modine.
- Rigmor
Origin:
Danish, Swedish, NorwegianMeaning:
"mind ruler"Description:
Popular in the 1940s and 50s, this strong-sounding name has since fallen out of style in Norway.
- Meelis
Origin:
EstonianMeaning:
"mind"Description:
Meelis is derived from the Estonian word meel, meaning "mind."
- Beautiful
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically"Description:
Adjectives names are the latest class of word names to gain popularity in the US, a trend spurred by celebrities. Beautiful is one of the more established adjective names — first used in 1997 — yet has never been given to more than 70 baby girls in a single year.
- Thelxinoe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"charming mind"Description:
Thelxinoë is the name of both a siren and a Muse in Greek mythology. Her name is derived from the Greek thelxis, "enchantment."