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Names That Mean Fate

Nameberry
By Nameberry
Updated Thu Nov 30 2023
  1. Kismet

    • Origin:

      Word name

    • Meaning:

      "fate"

    • Description:

      The next Destiny? Kismet seems like it might be fated for increased use.
  2. 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.
  3. Syntyche

    • Origin:

      Greek

    • Meaning:

      "common fate"

    • Description:

      Unique baby name featured in the New Testament.
  4. Qismat

    • Origin:

      Arabic

    • Meaning:

      "fate"

    • Description:

      An Arabic spin on Kismet.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Urð

    • Origin:

      Faroese from Old Norse

    • Meaning:

      "fate"

    • Description:

      Faroese name related to the Norse goddess of destiny.
  8. 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.