Names That Mean Beloved

Cute combination name which is now past its peak. It may be written as one word, two words (Mary Jo), or hyphenated (Mary-Jo).

A cute but not cutesy Dutch diminutive of Maria.

A beautiful combination of Maria and Stella. Marianela Núñez is an Argentine ballet dancer.

Once a common girl name in Hawaii, today Leialoha is virtually unheard of.

Variant of Marianna

Karita and Karitas are the Icelandic spins on Charity, also found as Carita and Caritas throughout Scandinavian. While to the English speakers these names may feel like a Latinate endearment, they are popular names in their own right.

A light and pretty name used in several Eastern European countries, which may be a form of Miriam or Mary.

Variant of Marisa

A modern spelling of Jedidiah.

Moll is one of those names that is used all the time as a nickname for a nickname, but rarely put on the birth certificate. Moll Flanders is an eponymous 18th century novel by Daniel Defoe, the author of Robinson Crusoe,

Modern combination of two popular sounds, but the name itself is very rare.

Variant of Maribella

Variant of Marisa

Feminine form of Gottlieb

Frigg was the wife of Odin in Norse mythology, and may share a common origin with the goddess Freya.

Cerian is a diminutive of Ceri (pronounced like Kerry), which comes from a root meaning "love". Both were relatively popular in Wales in the 1980s and 1990s, though they are used less there today.

Variant of Marilee

Variant of Marilyn

Lowdy is a friendly variation of the traditional Cornish name Loveday. In medieval England, a loveday was when adversaries would meet to settle their dispute peacefully. Babies born during such days were sometimes dubbed Loveday in honor.

Variant of Maribella