Names That Mean Peace

Rhyett is a respelling of the word name Riot with a name-centric spin combining the popular Rhett and Wyatt. While rising in popularity, Rhyett might prove confusing on spelling and pronunciation, spawning a lifetime of "Riot? Wyatt? How do you spell that, anyway?"

A dignified yet gentle surname name occasionally heard in England and the West Indies.

Hungarian form of Casimir

Spaniards use Pax and Paz, Hebrew speakers Shalom, for Greeks it's Irene, so why can't we make the English word Peace a name? Peace Adzo Medie is the author of the novel His Only Wife.

An is a gender-neutral Chinese name, originally a surname, that can be used for girls or boys and means peace or quiet. It is also a Vietnamese name meaning safe and secure. In the English-speaking world, it may feel slight due to its equivalence to the article an.

A pretty Irish name with a wonderful meaning.

Udoka is an Igbo-Nigerian name derived from the word Udo, meaning peace.

Feminine form of Miroslav

Gofraidh, pronounced guffry and sometimes Anglicized to Gotty, Gorry, or Geoffrey, was once a popular name, particularly among the O'Kane family. But in 1880 one Gofraidh MacCionnaith left a deathbed curse on any of his descendants who would revive the name.

Rongo is a masculine Maori name stemming from both the name of a god and also the Maori word for peace, "rangimarie", which itself is occasionally used as a feminine name. Rongo was the name of the Maori god of cultivated food and of peace. In Maori culture the two ideas are closely linked - food can only be cultivated and plentiful when communities are at peace and working together. If Ringo, Rango and Rocco can get a look in, why not Rongo?

Barış has been in the Turkish Top 100 since 1980, the first year for which there are records. It is typically written with the Turkish dotless I.

This Celtic saint's name is the most offbeat Jen name of all.

An ancient name with a lovely meaning, still in wide use throughout the Slavic-speaking world. Short forms include Miro, Mirek, Mirko and Miško.

Actress Geffri Maya Hightower, known for her roles in Private Practice and All American, introduced fans to her one-of-a-kind feminization of the hit mid-century boy name Jeffrey. So far, her name hasn't inspired any copycats, but as she continues to rise to stardom, we may start to see baby girls named Geffri pop up. Appropriately, Hightower's Instagram handle is @girlwithaboysname.

A unisex name with a lovely serene meaning in the Ambaric language of Ethiopia.

Alternatively spelled Síomha, this Irish name has a wonderful meaning.

Irja is the Finnish translation of Irya, the Russian short form of Irina. Arja is a more modern variation.

An occasionally heard African name, hobbled by a zoolike sound.

Distinguished by association with renowned African diplomat Salim Ahmed Salim, this name is popular in many variations throughout the Arab world. Its use is growing in the US as well, especially in its Salem version.