Names That Mean Surprise

  1. Nasiah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "miracle of God"
    • Description:

      An unusual member of the popular -iah ending clan.
  2. Madron
    • Origin:

      Cornish
    • Meaning:

      "lucky"
    • Description:

      An obscure Cornish saint's name that can also be considered a place name — Madron is a Cornish village named for the saint.
  3. Shreya
    • Origin:

      Sanskrit
    • Meaning:

      "fortunate, auspicious"
    • Description:

      Shreya is an Indian name with several positive meanings--beautiful, fortunate, auspicious, favorable--and ties to the goddess Lakshmi.
  4. Fortune
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "luck, fate, wealth"
    • Description:

      Fortune is a middle name choice designed to generate good luck and prosperity.
  5. Maimuna
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "luck, good fortune"
    • Description:

      A bright, celestial sounding choice with a lucky meaning. Violinist Maimuna Murashko and actress Maimuna Memon are notable bearers.
  6. Eymen
    • Origin:

      Turkish variation of Aymen, Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "righteous, right-handed, blessed, lucky"
  7. Mielikki
    • Origin:

      Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "luck"
    • Description:

      Derived from the Finnish word "mielu", meaning "luck", Mielikki is the Finnish goddess of forests and the hunt.
  8. Harika
    • Origin:

      Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "a miracle, beautiful"
    • Description:

      Pretty and unusual.
  9. Nissan
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "miracle"
    • Description:

      Though the accent falls on the second syllable, people will mistake this name of the first month of the Jewish calendar or for the Japanese car.
  10. Raziah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "the Lord's secret"
    • Description:

      One of a number of Hebrew girls' namestarting with Raz. Others include Razel, Raziela,Razili and Raziya.
  11. Wonder
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "surprise mingled with admiration"
    • Description:

      Wonder is a lovely quality for a modern virtue name. With ethereal word names like Dream and Love rising fast in the charts, Wonder feels right at home. Australian singer, Sia, used it as a middle name for her third daughter, Somersault Wonder.
  12. Maravilla
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "wonderful"
    • Description:

      As the list of English word names like Wonder, Brilliance, and Superior that are making appearance in the US name data grows each year, it may be time to look to other languages for inspiration. The Spanish Maravilla, meaning "wonderful", would make a beautiful and meaningful girl's name.
  13. Laima
    • Origin:

      Latvian; Lithuanian
    • Meaning:

      "luck"
    • Description:

      A deity of fate and destiny in Latvian and Lithuanian mythology. Laima prophesizes how the life of a newborn will take place — sometimes there was only one Laima, while in other cases three Laimas would give contradicting predictions.
  14. Felicitas
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "good luck, fortune"
    • Description:

      In Roman mythology. Felicitas was the deity of good luck.
  15. Sadiya
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "lucky, fortunate"
    • Description:

      This female form of Sa'id is one of several eminently usable Arabic S names.
  16. Alasne
    • Origin:

      Basque
    • Meaning:

      "Miracle"
    • Description:

      Alazne is a traditional name in Euskera, the language of the Basque people.
  17. Fortune
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "luck, fate, wealth"
    • Description:

      A contemporary sounding word name with an ancient history, widely used in the Roman Empire, and based on the mythic goddess of good luck and fertility.
  18. Amazing
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "causing great surprise or wonder"
    • Description:

      A big name to bestow upon a baby, but in line with word names that are becoming increasingly fashionable, such as Legend and Royal.
  19. Madern
    • Origin:

      Cornish
    • Meaning:

      "lucky"
    • Description:

      Saint Madern, also sometimes referred to as Saint Madron, was a Cornish monk and hermit sanctified in the 6th century. The Cornish village of Madron is named after him.
  20. Onneli
    • Origin:

      Feminization of Onni, Finnish
    • Meaning:

      "happiness; luck"
    • Description:

      An attractive name that's uncommon even in its native Finland. Onneli ja Anneli is a Finnish children's movie translated to English as Jill and Joy, although the names are unrelated.

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