Names That Mean Fire
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Agni
Sanskrit
"fire"
Agni is the name of the Hindu god of fire, which might make this a unique name for a child born under a fire sign or with a fiery personality.
Conleth
Irish
"chaste fire"
This appealing Irish name is borne by actor Conleth Hill, who plays Varys in Game of Thrones . It is an anglicization of the original spelling Connlaodh.
Fuego
Spanish
"fire"
Hot name best used as a middle, as Paula Patton and Robin Thicke did for their son Julian in 2010.
Iskotew
Cree
"fire"
Joash
Hebrew
"fire of god"
An unusual Biblical name with modern appeal, borne by the father of Gideon, a king of Judah, and a son of King Ahab of Israel.
Aodhfionn
Gaelic, Irish
"blessed fire"
An unusual compound name also spelled Aodhfin.
Aodhfin
Gaelic, Irish
"fire + white, blessed"
An unusual compound name related to Aiden, which can also spelled Aodhfionn.
Ainar
Kazakh
"fire moon or pomegranate moon"
Unlike its identical male counterpart, Ainar as a feminine name derives from Kazakh ay "moon" plus either a Persian element meaning "pomegranate" or an Arabic word meaning "fire".
Blaze
English word name
"fire"
A hot name, though perhaps not in the sense you want for your baby. About 20 times as many boys as girls were named Blaze in one recent year, perhaps because it can be seen as a spelling variation of…
Pyrite
Greek
"fire stone"
So named because it emits sparks when struck with a stone.
Conley
Anglicization of Conleth, Irish
"chaste fire; constant fire"
Part Constance, part Finley, Conley is a contemporary sounding surname choice that has been used for boys since the early 20th century. An anglicized form of the Irish name Conleth, it began to be…
Aodhán
Irish
"little fire"
Authentic Irish Gaelic spelling of Aidan, sometimes pronounced with a very soft d/th sound in the middle.
Kindle
English word name
"arouse; set on fire"
Kindle is riding on the coattails of Kendall and co with its on-trend sounds. As a word, it has an inspirational meaning, but its secondary modern-day meaning — as an Amazon brand of tablets — gives…
Stoker
English
"one who tends to the fire"
The dark surname of Dracula author Bram Stoker would make for an edgy occupational baby name.
Aodhnait
Irish, Gaelic
"little fire"
An ancient Irish saint's name derived from the same root as the popular Aidan.
Maedoc
Irish
"little fire"
Derived from the Irish M'Aodh Óg , making it a relative of Aidan. Saint Máedóc (also known as Áedán) of Ferns was a 7th-century Irish bishop.
Arson
Word name
"deliberately setting fire to property"
Sure, Arson is a crime, but anecdotally, many of the parents who choose this name do so because Arson = "our son."
Conley
Anglicization of Conleth, Irish
"chaste fire; constant fire"
Conley has a contemporary surname feel but is actually vintage in its usage. It was used as a masculine given name through the 1940s and peaked in 1905 at Number 709. Ready for revival? Definitely.…
Pyrite
Greek
"fire stone"
So named because it emits sparks when struck with a stone.
Miyabi
Japanese
"elegance; beautiful night fire"
An attractive Japanese name with appealing meanings.