Names That Mean Miracle, Heavenly, or Divine

A joyous, celebratory-sounding name.

This name seems to foresee a future CFO. Not a bad thing. Osgood Perkins is the name of both the father and son of actor Anthony. Oz is the enlivening nickname.

Prevalent Arabic name that suggests a man who is sure of himself.

The added h turns Anita alluring and breathy.

The Estonian writer Mats Tõnisson created Milvi as a nickname for Miranda. It's also connected to the Estonian word miilama, meaning "glow" or "burn slowly".

This is a lovely Persian name for a rare, special girl.

Though the accent falls on the second syllable, people will mistake this name of the first month of the Jewish calendar or for the Japanese car.

A super quirky and upbeat choice, if it can ever shake off its ubiquitous-guy Woody Allen identity.

Baby-naming rule #487: it's probably best to avoid names whose only possible nickname is Gun.

In Marathi culture a devak is a totem or 'family guardian' that is symbolised by a material thing (like a tree or a mountain). Men and women with the same devak cannot marry.

That difficult Ur- sound cancels out the feminine appeal of the rest of the name.

This name is a variation of U'i lani, which means heavenly beauty in Hawaiian.

Lovely, melodic Dalila/Delilah cousin.

Nearly unknown here, with good reason.

The Tahitian variation of Leilani.

Charming alternative to the overused Grace.