Baby Name Meanings
By Sophie Kihm · Updated September 2026
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English form of Trygve, Norse
"trustworthy"
While it might sound like a purely mathematical option, Trig is considered an Anglicized form of the Old Norse name, Trygve (pronounced TRUYG-vuh or TREEG-vuh, depending on region), which means…
Igbo
"peace"
Udo is the Igbo word for peace, and, in Nigeria, is a name usually reserved for men. Related names include Akudo, Udoka and Udo-Amaka.
"peace is great"
Udoka is an Igbo-Nigerian name derived from the word Udo, meaning peace.
Japanese
"plum-blossom child, patient"
Unfamiliar Asian choice that can work for a parent in search of something really different.
Greek
"heavenly"
The name of one of the Greek Muses would be really difficult to bear here on earth.
Spanish
"good fortune, good luck"
Upbeat choice.
French word name
"true"
A happy combination of several desirable genres: it's a word name, it has a foreign accent, and it has a highly virtuous meaning. And few other parents will be bold enough to choose it.
Chinese
"one promise; follow, promise"
Yinuo is a Chinese female name meaning "promise" and originated as part of an idiomatic expression "Yinuo Qianjin" (一诺千金), which means "one promise; one thousand gold" or "keep your word.".…
Arabic
"beauty of the faith"
Zinedine Zidane is France's biggest soccer star, spawning a legion of little Zinedines in that country.
An occasionally heard African name, hobbled by a zoolike sound.
American place-name and Arabic
Zuma was entered in the American name lexicon when musicians Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale chose it for their son. Californians will recognize Zuma as the name of a beautiful beach in Malibu, and…
Basque
"just, justice"
The Basque name has enough Zs in it to make it look spaceaged and trendy, but it is in fact a traditional Basque name. Despite its wonderful meaning, it may be too close to the feminine English name…
Croatian, Serbian
"the one who wishes peace"
Sleek and handsome with a beautiful meaning, Želimir is made up of the Serbo-Croatian želeti "to desire" and the Slavic element mirŭ "peace", which come together to create a calming and hopeful name.…
Latin, Greek, Persian, "family"
"family"
A striking, unflowery girls name, Tomyris could work for parents looking for a distinctive choice with a strong namesake. Tomyris was a 6th century warrior queen of the Massagetae (modern-day…
