Names That Mean Good or Kind
Updated Thu Feb 01 2024
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Names that mean good or kind can express these values and hopefully pass them on to your child. Kindness is a quality that all parents hope to imbue in their children. The most common name that means good for girls is Evangeline, and Tobias ranks the highest for boys.
Along with Evangeline, other girl names that mean kind in the US Top 1000 include Winnie, Felicity, and Zuri.
Boy names that mean kind are uncommon in the US, with Tobias the only one ranking in the Top 1000.
Intriguing international options with kindness-related meanings include Keiji, Neema, Sadbh, and Tashi.
Good and kind baby names can also be related to concepts such as gentleness and generosity. If you are in need of names for a kind baby, one of these could be perfect for you.
We’ve added all the names that mean good or kind in our database to this list, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Aanisah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"good-natured"
- Adiv
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"pleasant, gentle"
- Agacia
Origin:
Variation of Agatha, GreekMeaning:
"good woman"
- Agatha
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"good woman"
- Anisa
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"good-natured"
- Atawhai
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"kind and caring"
- Atsushi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"pure; warm; kindness; honesty"
- Avani
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"the good earth"
- Bahram
Origin:
IranianMeaning:
"good-natured, nice"
- Bashir
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"the one who brings good news"
- Beneste
Origin:
JèrriaisMeaning:
"goodness"
- Benigno
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"kind, wellborn"
- Benilde
Origin:
French variation of LatinMeaning:
"good"
- Benvolio
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"good wisher"
- Boniface
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fortunate, of good fate"
- Buena
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"good, excellent"
- Buona
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"good"
- Büşra
Origin:
Turkish variation of Bushra, ArabicMeaning:
"good news"
- Calia
Origin:
Italian, nickname from Greek KaleasMeaning:
"good or beautiful person"
- Carice
Origin:
English and DutchMeaning:
"grace, kindness, love"
- Caris
Origin:
Welsh, GreekMeaning:
"love; grace, kindness"
- Caron
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"loving, kindhearted, charitable,"
- Chioma
Origin:
African, IgboMeaning:
"good God"
- Clemens
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"merciful and gentle"
- Dalia
Origin:
Hebrew, Spanish, or SwahiliMeaning:
"branch; dahlia; gentle"
- Damara
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"gentle girl"
- Dobrawa
Origin:
Polish from SlavicMeaning:
"oak grove; good glory"
- Douce
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"gentle, sweet"
- Ebele
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"mercy, kindness"
- Eucleia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"good repute, glory"
- Eudoxia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"good deeds"
- Eunice
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"good victory"
- Euodia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"a good journey"
- Euphrasie
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"good cheer"
- Eupraxia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"good conduct"
- Evangel
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"good news"
- Evangeline
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"bearer of good news"
- Evdokia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"good deeds"
- Fairweather
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"good weather"
- Fayad
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"generous, benefit, advantage"
- Fayola
Origin:
African-Yoruba, NigeriaMeaning:
"lucky, good fortune, blessed"
- Felicity
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"good fortune, happy"
- Ganei
Origin:
Diminutive of Gennady, RussianMeaning:
"noble, generous"
- Garbo
Origin:
Italian nicknameMeaning:
"polite, kind"
- Gareth
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"gentle"
- Gennady
Origin:
RussianMeaning:
"noble, generous"
- Gita
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"song"
- Glenda
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"fair and good"
- Guðmundur
Origin:
Icelandic variation of Guðmundr, Old NorseMeaning:
"protection of God; good protection"
- Gwenda
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"fair and good"
- Halima
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"gentle, humane"
- Hideyoshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"good luck"
- Hiroko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"generous, fair"
- Hiroshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"generous"
- Jawad
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"generous; steed"
- Jin
Origin:
Japanese or ChineseMeaning:
"tenderness, gentleness; gold"
- Kalman
Origin:
Latin, short for KalonymousMeaning:
"gracious, good reputation"
- Kapono
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"the good"
- Keeva
Origin:
Irish, phonetic spelling of CaoimheMeaning:
"gentle, beautiful, precious"
- Keiji
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"lead cautiously; good history"
- Keisuke
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"kind help"
- Khairi
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"goodness"
- Kota
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"happiness; good fortune"
- Latif
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"gentle, kind"
- Latifah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"kind and gentle"
- Layan
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"soft, gentle"
- Lilo
Origin:
German, diminutive of Liselotte; HawaiianMeaning:
"generous one"
- Lykke
Origin:
Swedish and DanishMeaning:
"happiness, good fortune"
- Maitreya
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"loving kindness"
- Mehri
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"kind, lovable, sunny"
- Mildred
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"gentle strength"
- Miyeon
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"beautiful and kind-hearted"
- Mona
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"noble good"
- Nadab
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"generous"
- Nashira
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"the bearer of good news"
- Naveed
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"good news"
- Neema
Origin:
SwahiliMeaning:
"born during good times"
- O'keefe
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"son of the kind one"
- Omya
Origin:
NepaliMeaning:
"help; kindness"
- Qasim
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"charitable, generous"
- Rabi
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"gentle wind"
- Rafiq
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"friend, companion, gentle, kind"
- Rashad
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"having good judgment"
- Sadbh
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"sweet; goodly"
- Shifra
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"handsome, good"
- Sieglinde
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"gentle victory"
- Sunita
Origin:
Hindi and SanskritMeaning:
"good character, wise"
- Tashi
Origin:
TibetanMeaning:
"good fortune"
- Thanush
Origin:
Indian, Hindi, TeluguMeaning:
"good, beautiful"
- Tirion
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"gentle, kind"
- Tobiah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"the Lord is good"
- Tobias
Origin:
Greek from HebrewMeaning:
"God is good"
- Tobin
Origin:
English surname derived from TobiasMeaning:
"God is good"
- Tobit
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"my good"
- Toby
Origin:
Diminutive of Tobias
- Tova
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"good, pleasing"
- Tovi
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"good"
- Tovia
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"god is good"
- Tuvia
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God is good"
- Uzoma
Origin:
Africa, IgboMeaning:
"good way"
- Vanina
Origin:
Portuguese and Spanish diminutive of Evangelina,"bringer of good news"Meaning:
"bringer of good news"
- Ventura
Origin:
Spanish "good fortune"Meaning:
"good fortune"
- Winnie
Origin:
English diminutive of WinifredMeaning:
"holy peacemaking, gentle friend"
- Yoko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"good girl; ocean child"
- Yoshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"good, respectful"
- Yuto
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"gentle person"
- Zuri
Origin:
KiswahiliMeaning:
"good, beautiful"
- Zuwena
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"good"