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Names That Mean Fate

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Updated Thu Nov 30 2023

Kismet
- Origin:
  Word name
- Meaning:
  "fate"
- Description:
  The next Destiny? Kismet seems like it might be fated for increased use.
Boniface
- Origin:
  Latin
- Meaning:
  "fortunate, of good fate"
- Description:
  A name borne by nine popes and several saints, which carries strong Catholic connotations. British politician Jacob Rees-Mogg named his sixth child Sixtus Dominic Boniface Christopher in 2017.

Syntyche
- Origin:
  Greek
- Meaning:
  "common fate"
- Description:
  Unique baby name featured in the New Testament.
Destined
- Origin:
  English word name
- Meaning:
  "inevitably bound by fate or purpose"
- Description:
  A fateful and/or spiritual word name that occasionally appears on the charts.
Urð
- Origin:
  Faroese from Old Norse
- Meaning:
  "fate"
- Description:
  Faroese name related to the Norse goddess of destiny.

Urðr
- Origin:
  Old Norse
- Meaning:
  "fate"
- Description:
  In Norse mythology, Urðr was one of three goddesses of destiny (or Norns) — she ruled over the past. Today, her name is typically modernized as Urd.
Qismat
- Origin:
  Arabic
- Meaning:
  "fate"
- Description:
  An Arabic spin on Kismet.
Urd
- Origin:
  Old Norse
- Meaning:
  "fate"
- Description:
  Modern spelling variation of Urðr, one of the three Norns, or Norse goddesses of fate. Urd is the goddess of the past.

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