Names That Mean Good or Kind

  1. Latifah
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "kind and gentle"
    • Description:

      Singer-actress Queen Latifah -- born Dana Owens -- makes this North African Muslim name sing.
  2. Hideyoshi
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "good luck"
  3. Buena
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "good, excellent"
    • Description:

      Affirmative adjective occasionally used as a name.
  4. Keisuke
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "kind help"
  5. Ganei
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Gennady, Russian
    • Meaning:

      "noble, generous"
    • Description:

      A nickname for Gennady, a cool and unusual Russian boy name.
  6. O'keefe
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "son of the kind one"
    • Description:

      Most parents interested in this name would be honoring either an ancestor or painter Georgia O'Keeffe.
  7. Dobrawa
    • Origin:

      Polish from Slavic
    • Meaning:

      "oak grove; good glory"
    • Description:

      The exact origins of Dobrawa are unknown. It may be a variant of Dąbrówka, ultimately of Slavic origins meaning "oak grove," or a contraction of Dobrosława, "good glory."
  8. Buona
    • Origin:

      Italian
    • Meaning:

      "good"
    • Description:

      Naming your child the word for good comes with no guarantees.