Names That Mean Love

  1. Thorun
    • Origin:

      Old Danish and Old Swedish
    • Meaning:

      "Thor's love"
  2. Aveena
    • Origin:

      Arabic, Urdu, Kurdish
    • Meaning:

      "love"
    • Description:

      Influencer Nabela Noor put Aveena on the map when she chose it for her daughter, sister to Amalia. Aveena and the related name Aveen are primarily used among Muslims with roots in Central or Southeast Asia.
  3. Lyubov
    • Origin:

      Russian
    • Meaning:

      "love"
  4. Aroha
    • Origin:

      Māori
    • Meaning:

      "love"
    • Description:

      This beautiful Māori name meaning love (cognate with Hawaiian aloha) is more wearable than the English word and softer Venus or Aphrodite. Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named her daughter Neve Te Aroha in 2018, and in recent years, Aroha / Te Aroha has become the most popular Māori baby girl name.
  5. Philadelphia
    • Origin:

      Greek place-name
    • Meaning:

      "brotherly love"
    • Description:

      Place-name mentioned in the New Testament and not yet on the name map. Philadelphia Thursday was the character played by Shirley Temple in John Ford's 1948 "Fort Apache."
  6. Amoura
    • Origin:

      Variation of Amora, Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "love"
    • Description:

      This alternate spelling of Amora rose over 1000 places in 2019, making it the fastest-rising girl name of the year. It continued to rise steeply in 2020, but has fallen a little since.
  7. Herenui
    • Origin:

      Tahitian
    • Meaning:

      "big love"
    • Description:

      The Tahitian roots of Herenui are here, which means love, and nui, which means big. So this South Sea Islander name can be translated as "big love".

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