Names That Mean Surprise
- Maimuna
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"luck, good fortune"Description:
A bright, celestial sounding choice with a lucky meaning. Violinist Maimuna Murashko and actress Maimuna Memon are notable bearers.
- Fausto
Origin:
Italian and Spanish variation of FaustMeaning:
"fortunate one"Description:
While Faust, who sold his soul to the devil, was anything but fortunate, this Latinate variation is more commonly heard and accepted.
- Opalluk
Origin:
GreenlandicMeaning:
"surprise; surprising one"Description:
Unrelated to the gemstone, Opalluk is a rare name of Greenlandic origin with an endearing and lively meaning. Rarely used as a given name, it would be a surprising choice. Upaluk is another form of the name.
- Kouki
Origin:
Variation of Koki, JapaneseMeaning:
"bright light; hopeful fortune"Description:
Kouki is an uncommon choice in Japan today, but it's been used for several anime characters.
- Edern
Origin:
Cornish from WelshMeaning:
"great, immense, wonderful"Description:
The meaning of Edern is disputed, with some saying it comes from the Latin name Aeturnus, meaning "eternal" or "immortal." The more plausible etymology is that Edern derives from the Welsh edyrn, meaning "great," "immense," or "wonderful."
- Aiman
Origin:
Variation of Ayman, ArabicMeaning:
"righteous, right-handed, blessed, lucky"Description:
The original spelling Ayman is much more common around the world, and would likely be considered more fashionable in the US, with its Y.
- Parvaiz
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"lucky, happy"Description:
Parvaiz would certainly stand out in an American classroom.
- Sreya
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"fortunate, superior"Description:
Sreya is an Indian name with several positive meanings--beautiful, fortunate, auspicious, favorable--and ties to the goddess Lakshmi. Spelling variant Shreya was on the U.S. popularity list from 2002 to 2005.
- Taqdeer
Origin:
PunjabiMeaning:
"fortune, destiny, luck"Description:
A unisex name used in India with an upbeat meaning. It was one of the fastest rising names in the UK in 2023.
- Maimon
Origin:
Judeo-Italian variation of Maimun, ArabicMeaning:
"luck, good fortune"
- Venturo
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"good fortune, good luck"Description:
Upbeat choice.
- Said
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"happy, lucky"Description:
A traditional and important Arabic name — Sai'd bin Zayd was a friend of the prophet Muhammed.
- Chauncy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"gamble, fortune"Description:
A popular American name in previous centuries in honor of famed Harvard President, Charles Chauncy. This name is burdened by an incredibly pompous sound and best left in the past.
- Glika
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"luck"Description:
The Yiddish name from which the common matronymic Jewish surname Glick derives.
- Madern
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"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.
- Felicja
Origin:
Polish variation of Felicia, LatinMeaning:
"lucky"
- Ganesha
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"fortunate"Description:
The name of the Hindu elephant-headed god of success and wisdom, son of Shiva and Parvati.
- Fortunata
Origin:
Spanish variation of LatinMeaning:
"luck, fate, wealth"Description:
Brimming over with a sense of good fortune. Could make a little girl feel very lucky.
- Mirabei
Origin:
From the Latin MirabilisMeaning:
"wonderful"
- Laima
Origin:
Latvian; LithuanianMeaning:
"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.
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