Names That Mean Fire
Updated Thu Sep 14 2023
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Names that mean fire are a diverse group, from a range of cultures ancient and modern, representing different feelings and styles. There are baby names that mean fire to suit virtually every name style.
Fire names might literally mean fire or fiery or blaze or sun . They might also be the names of gods or goddesses of fire or the sun or have other fire-related associations, like Ember and Phoenix.
Along with Ember and Phoenix, girl names that mean fire in the US Top 1000 include Bridget and McKenna. Along with the super-popular Aiden and Hayden, boy names that mean fire in the US Top 1000 include Apollo, Blaze, Cole, Cyrus, Hugo, and Tyson.
Rare, uncommon, and unique names with fire meanings for boys and girl include Elio, Fintan, Seraphina, and Soleil.
Names with fire meanings can also be astrology names, especially suited to for babies born under the zodiac fire signs of Aries, Leo, or Sagittarius. A fire name might be appropriate for a red-haired baby, or one with a fiery temperament.
Baby names that mean fire include the following, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Aarush
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"first ray of sun"
- Agni
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"fire"
- Aidan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little and fiery"
- Aiden
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little and fiery"
- Aithne
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fire"
- Akosua
Origin:
Twi, Ewe, GhanaianMeaning:
"born on Sunday"
- Alinta
Origin:
Australian AboriginalMeaning:
"fire, flame"
- Anala
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"fire"
- Anatole
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"from the east, rising sun"
- Aodh
Origin:
GaelicMeaning:
"fire"
- Apollo
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"destroyer"
- Apollonia
Origin:
Greek, Feminine variation of Apollo, Greek sun god.
- Arpina
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"rising of sun"
- Atsila
Origin:
CherokeeMeaning:
"fire"
- Azar
Origin:
IranianMeaning:
"fire"
- Bhaskara
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"shining"
- Blaise
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"to lisp, stammer"
- Blaze
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"fire"
- Brand
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"firebrand, sword"
- Brando
Origin:
Italian variation of BrandMeaning:
"firebrand, sword"
- Branton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"sword or fire town"
- Brent
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"dweller near the burnt land"
- Brenton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"town near the burnt land"
- Bridget
Origin:
Anglicized variation of Gaelic BrighidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Brigid
Origin:
Irish variation of BrighidMeaning:
"strength or exalted one"
- Britt
Origin:
Swedish, contracted form of BirgitMeaning:
"high goddess"
- Calida
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"heated"
- Cemre
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"ember"
- Clytemnestra
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"famous courter"
- Cole
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"swarthy, coal black"
- Conleth
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"chaste fire"
- Conley
Origin:
Anglicization of Conleth, IrishMeaning:
"chaste fire"
- Cymbeline
Origin:
CelticMeaning:
"sun lord or sun hound"
- Cyra
Origin:
Persian or GreekMeaning:
"sun or throne, or lord"
- Cyrus
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"sun"
- Edan
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"pleasure, delight; or era"
- Egan
Origin:
Variation of Aidan, IrishMeaning:
"little fire"
- Eilidh
Origin:
Gaelic form of Eleanor
- Eliane
Origin:
Variation of Eliana, HebrewMeaning:
"sun"
- Elidi
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gift of the sun"
- Elio
Origin:
Italian, SpanishMeaning:
"sun"
- Ember
Origin:
French variation of Amber
- Enya
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"fire"
- Fiamma
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"flame"
- Fiammetta
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"little fiery one"
- Finlo
Origin:
ManxMeaning:
"fair Lugh"
- Fintan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"white fire or white bull"
- Flint
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"born near outcrop of flint"
- Fuji
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"dweller near the river where wisteria grows"
- Haco
Origin:
Celtic and CornishMeaning:
"flame, fire"
- Haco
Origin:
Celtic and CornishMeaning:
"flame, fire"
- Hagan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"little fire"
- Hakan
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"emperor, ruler"
- Hayden
Origin:
English place nameMeaning:
"hay valley"
- Helia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"sun"
- Helios
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"sun"
- Hestia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"hearth, fireside"
- Heulfryn
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"Sunny hill"
- Horus
Origin:
EgyptianMeaning:
"sun god"
- Hugh
Origin:
English from GermanMeaning:
"mind, intellect"
- Hugo
Origin:
Latinized form of HughMeaning:
"mind, intellect"
- Idalia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"behold the sun"
- Ignacio
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"fiery"
- Ignatius
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fiery"
- Inigo
Origin:
Basque, medieval Spanish variation of IgnatiusMeaning:
"fiery"
- Ishaan
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"the sun"
- Iskotew
Origin:
CreeMeaning:
"fire"
- Kalama
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"flaming torch"
- Kalinda
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"sun"
- Keahi
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"flames"
- Keegan
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of Egan"
- Kenneth
Origin:
Scottish and IrishMeaning:
"born of fire, handsome"
- Kikotawân
Origin:
CreeMeaning:
"campfire"
- Kiran
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"ray of light"
- Kwasi
Origin:
AkanMeaning:
"Born on a Sunday"
- Liekki
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"flame"
- Mashal
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"torch"
- Mccoy
Origin:
Irish variation of McKayMeaning:
"fire"
- Mckenna
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of Kenneth"
- Mehri
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"kind, lovable, sunny"
- Mirri
Origin:
Australian AboriginalMeaning:
"the sun"
- Nuri
Origin:
Arabic or HebrewMeaning:
"light or my fire"
- Nuria
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fire of the Lord"
- Oriane
Origin:
Latin via FrenchMeaning:
"sunrise"
- Pele
Origin:
Hawaiian goddess of fire
- Phoenix
Origin:
Arizona place name and GreekMeaning:
"dark red"
- Ra
Origin:
EgyptianMeaning:
"sun"
- Reese
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"ardor"
- Rhys
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"ardor"
- Salana
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"sun"
- Sampson
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"sun"
- Savita
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"sun"
- Seraphim
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fiery"
- Seraphina
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"ardent; fiery"
- Shula
Origin:
Arabic or diminutive of Shulamit, HebrewMeaning:
"flame; peace"
- Sol
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"sun"
- Solana
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"sunshine"
- Solaris
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"of the Sun"
- Soleil
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"sun"
- Solveig
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"the strong house or daughter of the sun"
- Sulien
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"sun born"
- Sunniva
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"sun gift"
- Surya
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"sun god"
- Tana
Origin:
English, Frisian, Spanish, SlavicMeaning:
"thought or sweetheart"
- Tanwen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"holy fire"
- Tyson
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"firebrand"
- Uri
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my flame, my light"
- Vesta
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"pure"
- Vulcan
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"to flash"