Names That Mean Sweetheart

  1. Tana
    • Origin:

      English, Frisian, Spanish, Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  2. Drury
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "dear one, sweetheart"
    • Description:

      Rhythmic and energetic, Drury is of French origin, with the wonderful meaning of "dear one, sweetheart."
  3. Nazanin
    • Origin:

      Persian
    • Meaning:

      "sweetheart"
    • Description:

      This sweet-sounding and sweet meaning name is popular across the Middle East and Central Asia. Notable bearers include actress Nazanin Boniadi and British-Iranian citizen Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, whose arrest and imprisonment in Iran in 2016 continues to make headlines.
  4. Kaipo
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "the sweetheart"
    • Description:

      Kaipo has only ever ranked for boys, but its unisex style and lovable meaning make it a contender for girls as well.
  5. Ipo
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "sweetheart"
    • Description:

      A lovely and lovable Hawaiian word meaning "sweetheart," Ipo is sometimes used as a given name or found as an element of names, as in Kaipo.
  6. Habiba
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "beloved, sweetheart"
    • Description:

      A name whose sweet sound matches with its meaning, Habiba is popular in Somalia and North Africa. It comes from the Arabic habib meaning "dear, beloved", making it a bright and endearing choice.
  7. Kaipo
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "the sweetheart"
    • Description:

      Unisex Hawaiian choice that's ranked in Hawaii (for boys) since the 1970s.
  8. Lehua
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "flower of the ohia; warrior; sweetheart"
    • Description:

      This beautiful Hawaiian girl's name has a lot of potential to cross over to the mainland as Leilani and similar names enjoy their current spotlight.

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