Baby Name Meanings
Names That Mean Faith
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Vieroslava
Slovak
"faith + glory, celebrating faith"
Dark and romantic, Vieroslava is a Slovak elaboration on Vera that combines the word viera, meaning "faith", with slava, meaning "glory". Its meaning can be understood as "celebrating faith", among…
Besmir
Albanian
"good faith"
An Albanian boy name with a religious meaning that would work well internationally.
Besmira
Albanian
"good faith"
A charming Albanian name that offers both the sweet Bessie and the cool, international Mira as nicknames.
Asenath
Egyptian
"devoted to the goddess Neith"
In the Old Testament, Asenath was the wife of Joseph and mother of Manesseh and Ephraim.
Coel
Welsh
"belief, trust, credit"
A Welsh name passed down from ancient history: the first known Coel was a leader in Romano-British times, who became a figure of medieval legend. Coel Hen (Coel the Old) was the name of a king in…
Datyah
Hebrew
"belief in God"
Heard more in Israel than the U. S.
Alethea
Greek
"truth"
Alethea, the name of the Greek goddess of truth, came into fashion in England in the 16th century, in tandem with the virtue names. Alethea may find new favor now, thanks to its similarity to Athena,…
Dearbhail
Irish
"true desire"
This Irish Gaelic name would be more accessible in other cultures in its modern Dervla form.
Amitai
Hebrew
"my truth"
Popular in Israel but rare elsewhere, Amitai is a Hebrew name with a virtue-adjacent meaning. The name of the father of Jonah in the Old Testament, it has a a cool, energetic sound that feels in tune…
Dill
Diminutive of Dillon, Irish
"loyal"
Diminutive of Dillon
Aminata
Arabic
"trustworthy, faithful"
This elaboration of the Arabic amīn, meaning "trustworthy" or "to feel safe" was a fast riser in 2022, but has yet to crack the Top 1000. Latvian musical artist Aminata Savadogo's 2021 song "It's…
Alafair
Romani
"elf warrior or all true"
The meaning and origin of this extremely rare name are unclear, but it may be related to the Germanic name Alvar "elf warrior", or to Allovera/Elvira "all true". Historically, it has been recorded…
Vrai
French word name
"true"
A happy combination of several desirable genres: it's a word name, it has a foreign accent, and it has a highly virtuous meaning. And few other parents will be bold enough to choose it.
Emeth
Hebrew
"truth"
Form of Emet
Aminah
Arabic
"trustworthy, faithful"
The usage of this Arabic name has been increasing in the US, joining the Top 1000 for the first time in 2015. Aminah bint Wahb was the mother of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Emet
Hebrew
"truth"
Looks like a pared-down Emmett, but it actually derives from a difference source.
Elethea
Variation of Alethea, Greek
"truth"
Unusual and pretty, if lispy.
Emin
Turkish, Bosnian and Azerbaijani
"truth"
A Top 20 choice in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this is a handsome variant of Arabic Amin.
Emina
Arabic and Slavic
"truth"
This name of an Albanian supermodel is a short form of many Slavic choices but is an intriguing alternative to Emma on its own.
Zinedine
Arabic
"beauty of the faith"
Zinedine Zidane is France's biggest soccer star, spawning a legion of little Zinedines in that country.