Names That Mean Thought
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- Tana
Origin:
English, Frisian, Spanish, SlavicMeaning:
"thought or sweetheart"Description:
An Ethiopian place-name and multicultural diminutive for many names, including the Slavic Tatiana and the Spanish Cayetana. Tana is also a rare Frisian name, meaning "thought", as well as a masculine name meaning "sweetheart" in the Turkic Karachay-Balkar language.
- Ganymede
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"glad thought"Description:
In Greek mythology, Ganymede was Trojan youth who was so beautiful that he was carried off to be Zeus' cup-bearer, and made immortal. His name may derive from Greek ganymai "to be glad" plus medomai "to think, to plan".
- Pansy
Origin:
English flower name from FrenchMeaning:
"thought"Description:
Pansy is an early floral name that lost credibility when it became a derogatory slang term for gay people. Better these days: Posy or Poppy.
- Pensée
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"thought"Description:
An interesting thought.
- Hugin
Origin:
Old NorseMeaning:
"mind, spirit, thought"Description:
"Huggin? As in 'it out'?"
- Tomke
Origin:
FrisianMeaning:
"thought"Description:
A popular Frisian female name which may derive from names containing the element thanc, meaning "thought".
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