Dog Names That Mean Calm

Hawa is the Arabic equivalent of Eve in that it is the name used for the wife of first man Adam. More than 100 baby girls were named Hawa in the US last year.

Mirko is a diminutive version of Miroslav but is now given as a full name.

A unisex name with a lovely serene meaning in the Ambaric language of Ethiopia.

Derived from an ancient Roman name, this is best known in its male form Placido, thanks to the tenor.

A gender-neutral Chinese name that originated as a surname, An can be used for girls or boys and means peace or quiet. An may also be a Vietnamese name meaning safe and secure. Its equivalence to the English article an may make it feel slight in an English-dominant culture.

Federica is the Latin version of Frederica, one of those formerly stuffy female names -- think Josephine and Eleanor -- that feels fresh and elegant again. And Federica has more energy without that first r.

This is the Indian version of the Hindi word meaning peace.

Best known in the US as the name of Chris Brown's son (they pronounce it like "echo"), but Aeko is a traditional Japanese name for baby girls.

Selima might be confused with Selina, but it's an appealing spin on that classic with a lovely meaning.

This gentle Finnish name derives from the word hiljainen, meaning "quiet" and was first coined in the 19th century as a translation of the name Placidia. It is also used in Estonia, though it does coincide with the word Estonian word for late.