Names That Mean Sweet

Ear-catching alternative to Lydia.

I'm sure the parents of the six little girls named Sundae in the US last year were thinking, "well, if Nicole Kidman can use Sunday..." In this case, we think the day of the week spelling is preferable to the dessert spelling.

Hilda with a stuffed nose.

Rhythmic and energetic, Drury is of French origin, with the wonderful meaning of "dear one, sweetheart."

Javor is the Serbian word for Maple tree. It makes a definitively masculine and interesting choice for the nature inclined namer.

The double a makes it special.

This attractive Indian unisex name has a number of interesting variations with equally appealing meanings, including Manjula and Manjusha.

The first bride on "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire." -- not the classiest of names.

A sweet French word name possibility, but with unsavory teasing potential.

Well-liked nature name in Iceland, but unlikely to translate well in the US.

Zusa is a sweet (literally!) and sparky Yiddish name which has real potential in today's naming climate, given the popularity of high-value Scrabble letters like Z.

This name — also seen as Mellonia — belonged to the Roman goddess of bees and bee-keeping, said to encourage the supply of honey.

Has a sweetness via its relation to such words as dulcet; other similar possibilities are DULCE, DULCINA, and the down-home DULCIE. Though this Latin names for girls is rarely heard in contemporary times in this form, Dulcie is found.

A twentieth-century Greek saint's name redolent of the beverage of the gods that imparted immortality.

This operatic Italian name -- it appears in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" -- is a more unusual route to the nickname Pam/Pammy.

A somewhat common name in the early 19th Century in America. The origins of this name are not clear. It could be a variation of Pamela, or it could be a contraction of Pearl and Amelia.

Xalwo is the name of a Somali dessert made out of sugar, ghee, cornstarch, and spices. It is cognates with "halva," which is derived from an Arabic root meaning "sweet." Unlike halva, Xalwo is occasionally used as a given name.

A charming Yoruba name that could easily cross cultures. In Yoruba, the word adùn also means "flavor" and aadun is a popular street food.

A dramatic and adorable name with a lot of sweep and swoosh. Also spelled Anush.