Names That Mean World
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Coz
Diminutive of Cosmo
"world"
A cool sounding nickname with associations to Bill Cosby.
Clarimond
French
"Light of the World"
Clarimond is related to the Occitan name Esclarmonde, and is probably the more wearable of the two variations. Seventeenth century French novelist Nicolas des Escuteaux used the name for the…
Esclarmonde
Occitan
"Light of the World"
Esclarmonde de Foix was an Occitan countess and an important figure in Catharism, a medieval Christian movement, which allowed women and men to both hold church offices. Her tale inspired an opera by…
Miran
Slovene, Persian, Kurdish, Hebrew
"peace, world; prince; to sing + light"
Just as internationally appealing as its feminine form, Mira, Miran is a name with multiple origins that is popular in Turkey, Azerbaijan, The Netherlands, and the UK. As a Slovene and Croatian name,…
Mirko
Slavic
"peace, world"
Mirko is a diminutive version of Miroslav but is now given as a full name.
Miro
Slavic
"peace, world"
Miro comes from the Slavic root word mir meaning "peace, world". Sometimes Miro is used as a diminutive of longer names like Miroslav or Vladimir, but it can also be given as a name in its own right.…
Mirica
Slavic
"peace, world"
This Croatian name is the diminutive of Mira and Mirela.
Mirela
Slavic
"peace, world"
Mirela is a name used in Romania and Croatia and is related to popular Mira.
Volodymyr
Ukrainian variation of Vladimir, Slavic
"great ruler, peaceful ruler, ruler of the world"
Volodymyr, once a name unknown to most Americans, is now on everyone's lips due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Ukraine's president Volodymyr Zelenskyy bears a common Ukrainian name for his…
Jahan
Sanskrit
"the world, the universe, the cosmos"
A Persian name with an evocative meaning, Jahan was notably borne by the 17th century Indian emperor, Shah Jahan, who commissioned the Taj Mahal for his wife Mumtaz. Associated with one of the Seven…