Names That Mean Child
- Omoaregha
Origin:
Yoruba, NigerianMeaning:
"our child is our pride"Description:
Poetic Nigerian name rarely heard outside of West Africa.
- Kapua
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"the flower or child"Description:
A unisex Hawaiian name with a fitting meaning. It also happens to mean "cloud" in Maori.
- Etsuko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"joyful child"
- Motoko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"resourceful child"Description:
Motoko Kusanagi, perhaps the best known association to the name, is a character from the sci-fi anime and manga series The Ghost in the Shell. She's a strong, wise, and independent cyborg who appears as a young woman.
- Hatice kübra
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"great premature child"
- Ababuo
Origin:
Ewe, GhanianMeaning:
"child that keeps coming back"Description:
Traditional Ewe name used predominantly in Ghana.
- Antobam
Origin:
Fante, GhanaianMeaning:
"posthumous child"Description:
Traditional West African name used for daughters born after the death of a parent.
- Atsuko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"warm child; sincere child; honest child"
- Kayin
Origin:
YorubaMeaning:
"celebrated child"Description:
Rare but stylish Nigerian name for boys and girls.