Names That Mean Good or Kind

More original than any made-up name.

The modern Icelandic form of Guðmundr, an Old Norse name derived from gud, which meant both "good" and "god," and mund>, "protection." Guðmundur is currently a Top 10 boy name in Iceland.

Affirmative adjective occasionally used as a name.

Biblical name from the Old Testament.

Naming your child the word for good comes with no guarantees.

Kapono is seen as both a given name and a surname in Hawaii. One notable bearer is musician Kapono Beamer, from an influential Hawaiian family.

Most parents interested in this name would be honoring either an ancestor or painter Georgia O'Keeffe.

The exact origins of Dobrawa are unknown. It may be a variant of Dąbrówka, ultimately of Slavic origins meaning "oak grove," or a contraction of Dobrosława, "good glory."