Names That Mean Help

  1. Prayer
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "a request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship"
    • Description:

      A cool spiritual word name à la Psalm.
  2. Keisuke
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "kind help"
  3. Uzair
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "help"
    • Description:

      Arabic form of Ezra or Azariah
  4. Ingibjorg
    • Origin:

      Icelandic from Norse
    • Meaning:

      "the help of Ing"
    • Description:

      Ingibjörg, as it's transcribed in Iceland, is derived from the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg. The name references the Germanic fertility god Ing, the original name of the god Freyr.
  5. Saho
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "spring goddess; sailing help"
    • Description:

      Two very different meanings, depending on the kanji used.
  6. Eban
    • Origin:

      Hebrew, pet form of Ebenezer
    • Meaning:

      "stone of help"
    • Description:

      Affable and creative and perfectly able to stand alone; nothing Scroogish about it.
  7. Prayer
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "a request for help or expression of thanks addressed to God or an object of worship"
    • Description:

      A cool spiritual word name à la Psalm.
  8. Ezrah
    • Origin:

      Hebrew, variation of Ezra
    • Meaning:

      "help"
    • Description:

      Ezra is now in the Top 25 for boys, and is rising quickly for girls too. The Ezrah spelling feels just as useable for either.
  9. Ezer
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "help"
    • Description:

      Traditionally a masculine name, but as Ezra — which shares a root with Ezer — becomes more feminine, who's to say Ezer can't be used for girls? Ezer is the name of masculine characters in the Bible, but as a word, it is often associated with women whose strength help rescue humanity.
  10. Ingibjörg
    • Origin:

      Icelandic from Norse
    • Meaning:

      "the help of Ing"
    • Description:

      Derived from the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg. The name references the Germanic fertility god Ing, the original name of the god Freyr.