Names That Mean Mind
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Caprice
French from Italian
"impulsive change of mind; lively music"
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…
Orinthia
Latin
"to excite, to stir the mind"
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.'
Boman
Persian
"great mind"
Unusual alternative to Roman, chosen for his son by Matthew Modine.
Rigmor
Danish, Swedish, Norwegian
"mind ruler"
Popular in the 1940s and 50s, this strong-sounding name has since fallen out of style in Norway.
Mantaj
Indian, Sanskrit, Punjabi, Sikh
"crown of the mind"
A handsome Indian name with the potential nickname Taj.
Meelis
Estonian
"mind"
Meelis is derived from the Estonian word meel , meaning "mind."
Nepenthe
Greek
"a poetic drug said to banish sorrow from a person's mind"
Nepenthe
Greek
"a poetic drug said to banish sorrow from a person's mind"
Thelxinoe
Greek
"charming mind"
Thelxinoë is the name of both a siren and a Muse in Greek mythology. Her name is derived from the Greek thelxis , "enchantment."
Beautiful
English word name
"pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically"
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…
