Names That Mean Great

Sagi is a popular Israeli boy’s name, also found as a surname.

Gedaliah is a somewhat obscure biblical figure who ruled Judea under the Babylonians. In the past it has mainly been used by Jewish parents, but now it has some potential as an unusual name with that stylish Old Testament sound.

Simple plus unusual is a winning combination.

Rosmerta is a Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility, abundance, and prosperity, often depicted holding a cornucopia. In the Harry Potter books, Madame Rosmerta is the landlady of the Three Broomsticks pub in the wizarding village of Hogsmeade.

Original Welsh form of Meredith, and always a masculine name in Wales.

The most prominent person with this unusual geographical choice might be actor Cuba Gooding Jr., however, Cuba has a far longer history as a feminine name. Deriving from the island in the Caribbean Sea, it had a brief spell of popularity in the US at the end of the 1890s, when Spain lost possession of the island during the Spanish-American War. Used predominantly (though rarely) on girls throughout the last century, it has occasionally been given to a handful of boys too

A positive, festive English word name with potential. Rejoice Chuol is a South Sudanese fashion model.

Nick Cannon and his partner Brittany named their daughter Powerful Queen in 2020, and time will tell if it will be an influential celebrity baby name. Strong word names are a trend among the stars — 2020 alone saw a Sovereign, Honor, Rumble, Epik, and Win — and the best of them filter out into the mainstream. Powerful certainly has potential, but it might do more for Power, which feels more wearable and name-like.

This name may be "great" in Bahasa (the main language of Indonesia), but the sound does not sit lightly on the English-speaking tongue.

The Turkish transcription of Kubra, most often used on baby girls in the Muslim community.

Alternative form of Emony