Names That Mean Child

Kadida is an Anglicized form of the Arabic name Khadija, wife of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.

Commonly borne by Gen X women in Japan.

West African naming tradition dictated that children were named for their time of birth or birth order — Nsia would have been given to a sixth-born baby girl.

This version of Khadija is popular for baby girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

An aristocratic French surname which is synonymous with the indulged child created by Frances Hodgson Burnett in her book Little Lord Fauntleroy. Fauntleroy is also Donald Duck's middle name.

The Turkish form of Khadija, an important Muslim name connected to the first wife of Prophet Muhammed in the Quran. Double-barreled Hatice Kübra also makes the Turkish Top 100.

Too childlike, in addition to the objectionable association with the el niño phenomenon.

Airy Japanese girl name that is also that of a sake cup.

Abam is a Twi girl name traditionally given to the second born child following twins.

This unisex Japanese name feels approachable in the English-speaking world as well, following in the footsteps of trending Japanese names like Kenji and Kenzo.

Common in Japan among older generations of women, rather than baby girls.

Rare but stylish Nigerian name for boys and girls.

A sweet option to honor an ancestral Rose

A unisex Hawaiian name with a fitting meaning. It also happens to mean "cloud" in Maori.

Common Japanese choice with a covetable meaning.

Names that convey strength and power are popular today, and this Tahitian name makes a rare choice in the category.

West African names often convey circumstances of birth. In this case, Afafa marks the first child born to a mother's second husband.