Baby Name Meanings
Names That Mean Thankful or Gratitude
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Shakira
Arabic
"thankful, woman of grace"
The mononymous Colombian-born singer inspired a popularity blip in the 90s and early 00s.
Shaqir
Spelling variation of Shakir; Arabic
"thankful"
Shaquille O'Neal came almost as close as he could to a Junior when he selected this name for his son.
Shohei
Japanese
"respect; soaring peace"
Notably borne by baseball star Shohei Ohtani, Shohei can also be transcribed as Shōhei or Shouhei. As with many Japanese names, the meaning varies depending on what kanji combinations are used, but…
Takaya
Japanese
"respectful"
Tatenda
Shona
"thank you"
Unisex name with a gracious meaning, most often used in Zimbabwe.
Teboho
Sotho
"gratitude"
Teboho comes from the Sotho language native to southern Africa. It's most commonly used as a name in Lesotho and South Africa.
Tehila
Hebrew
"praise song"
Tehila may at first appeal as a distinctive choice. Danger: might tend to sound like a mispronunciation of tequila.
Tendai
Shona
"be thankful"
Thana
Arabic, Greek
"praise; death"
A multicultural choice with two rather different meanings, Thana is an Arabic name with the spiritual meaning of "praise". It may also appear as Thanaa, Sana, and Sena, the latter spellings…
Thankful
English word name
"conscious of benefit received"
In the Plymouth Colony of the seventeenth century, Thankful was the third most popular of the abstract word names. It disappeared after 1700 and has virtually no chance of returning.
Yehudah
Hebrew
"to praise"
Anglicized as Judah, this name of a biblical patriarch is given symbolically to boys born on Chanukah; a form of it was spotlighted by violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin.
Yoav
Hebrew
"praise Jehovah"
Yoav is a variation of Joab, a name featured prominently in the Old Testament.
Yoshi
Japanese
"good, respectful"
Popular name in Japan, wouldn't work too well outside that culture.
Yoshi
Japanese
"good, respectful"
A classic Japanese name known to kids around the world as a Nintendo video-game character.
Zan
Chinese
"support, comfort"
This name can be used for either girls or boys and is a great international choice.
Zendaya
Shona
"to give thanks"
Zendaya has propelled her unusual African name into the spotlight and up the popularity charts. Zendaya is one of the major baby name influencers of our era. What does Zendaya's name mean? The name…
Zikomo
Ngono
"thank you"
Gracious African choice.
Admire
English word name
"regard with respect"
One of the newest virtue names, given to 11 girls (and 11 boys) in the most recent year on record. Nickname Addy might make this one feel more grounded.
Zimri
Hebrew
"my music, my praise"
This unusual and spunky biblical name was one of the Kings of Israel as well as one of Judah's grandsons and has a wonderful meaning. We'd like to see Zimri being used more, and we think it has…
Aenea
Greek, female variation of Aeneas
"the praised one"
This name found in the fantasy series Endymion/Rise of Endymion has a slightly physiological feel to it.