Updated November 2023
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Yoruba, Nigerian
"pleasant meeting"
Classic West African name designated for a daughter with an easy birth.
"born during father's absence"
Yoruba names often reveal circumstances around a child's birth. In this case, Abidemi reveals a daughter was born without her father present.
"born to be rich"
Yoruba parents traditionally give their babies names that confer hopes and dreams upon them. A name like Abimbola is thought to inspire wealth.
French from Hebrew
"father's joy"
Modern French respelling of Abigail.
African place-name
Abyssinia is the ancient name of the Ethiopian Empire, no longer found on any map but with a possible future as a melodic girls' name in the ever-expanding place-name category. Among African names…
German
"noble type"
Deriving from Old German adal "noble" and heit "type" or "-ness", this weighty ancient name is the ultimate root of modern favorites like Alice, Adelaide, Ada, Allison and Heidi.
Variation of Ada and Luna, German and Latin
"noble moon"
Adaluna is the ultra-stylish smoosh name that nobody's caught onto yet. It's a one-of-a-kind compromise if you're deciding between Ada or Adeline and Luna. But despite its modern appearance, Adaluna…
English, combination of Ada + Mary
"noble + bitter; noble + beloved"
A sweet and distinctive vintagesque smoosh name.
"comer met honor"
Yoruba name given to baby girls whose parents want to bestow them with honor.
"crown covered my nakedness"
Strong West African name with the common element ade , meaning "crown".
"happiness is a crown"
"crown becomes a thing of worth"
German, Dutch
Variation of Adelina, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Slavic
"noble"
It can't often be said about truly one-of-a-kind names, but Adeluna would fit in perfectly with the stylish names of Right Now. It's one part Adeline and one part Luna, yet totally unique. Adeluna…
"noble birth"
Greek
In Greek mythology, Adrasteia (or Adrastea) was a nymph who helped raise the infant Zeus. It was also sometimes used as an alternate name for several other goddesses, and is the name of one of the…
German variation of Agnes, Greek
"pure, virginal"
Low German variation of Agnes still used today in America's Amish communities.
Persian
"partner of ahura"
Ahurani is the deity of the waters in the Avestan language, spoken in Iran.
"peace on earth"
West African name with a peaceful, evocative meaning.
"rooster, morning"
A minor Greek sun goddess with a beautiful and electrifying name.