Valentine's Day Names

This feminine version of the Welsh name Carwyn could be a good choice for parents looking for something fresher than Bronwen.

One of the few Czech names that seems accessible here.

Though it sounds like Karen, this spelling makes the name more distinctive.

Pretty Asian option.

A North African choice, particularly popular in Tunisia and Syria.

In the Zulu and Xhosa languages of Southern Africa, Phila is a unisex name pronounced "PEE-la" and means "to live of life" It's also the feminine version of the ancient Greek name Philo, pronounced "FEE-la", meaning friend or lover and present in several contemporary names and words used throughout the Western World. The name Philip, for instance, means lover of horses, while the city name Philadelphia means "brotherly love" and philosophy means "love of wisdom".

An Arabic name that can easily cross cultures. Janan might make a distinctive honor name for an ancestral Jan, Jane, or John.

This simple but alluring name — some might associate it with the Kama Sutra — was chosen by heavy metal rocker Sammy Hagar for his daughter.

This beautiful Maori name meaning love is more wearable than the English word and softer Venus or Aphrodite. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern named her daughter Neve Te Aroha in 2018.

In Welsh, Ceri is traditionally a male name but can also be used for girls. It's a short form of Ceridwen too, the name of the Welsh goddess of poetry.

Dariel is an update to Darren, influenced by names like Gabriel.