Names That Mean Child

  1. Afafa
    • Origin:

      Ewe, Ghanaian
    • Meaning:

      "first child of second husband"
    • Description:

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

      African, Akan
    • Meaning:

      "fifth born child"
    • Description:

      Even if you're not planning on having five kids, Enu makes a cute name for a son or daughter.
  3. Etsuko
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "joyful child"
  4. Girl
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "female child"
    • Description:

      Although it has no doubt been used as a name by someone somewhere, Girl likely appears on the US extended baby names list most years as a kind of holding term, where parents have not yet decided on the name so the baby is instead recorded as "Girl", "Boy" or "Unknown".
  5. Chouko
    • Origin:

      Variation of Choko, Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "butterfly child"
    • Description:

      A more unusual romaji spelling of Choko.
  6. Ababuo
    • Origin:

      Ewe, Ghanian
    • Meaning:

      "child that keeps coming back"
    • Description:

      Traditional Ewe name used predominantly in Ghana.
  7. Kapua
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "the flower or child"
    • Description:

      A unisex Hawaiian name with a fitting meaning. It also happens to mean "cloud" in Maori.
  8. Hatice kübra
    • Origin:

      Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "great premature child"
  9. Antobam
    • Origin:

      Fante, Ghanaian
    • Meaning:

      "posthumous child"
    • Description:

      Traditional West African name used for daughters born after the death of a parent.