Names with Good Meanings

Conceivable middle name choice for admirers of flyer Amelia.

Unusual yet accessible name with the fashionable double-L sound. Lilting and lovely.

Rangimarie is the Maori words for peace, and is occasionally used as a feminine name. Dr Rangimarie Pere is a prominent New Zealander with this name.

A Puritan-virtue type name that could possibly work for a modern baby with its rhythmic four-syllable sound and admirable meaning.

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.

This unusual choice could work for parents looking for a striking, unflowery girls name that could be shortened to Tommy. Tomyris was an Persian warrior-queen noted for defeating Persian ruler Cyrus the Great when he tried to invade her country. That's a strong namesake for the modern girl. Tomiris is an alternative form.

Nigerian name with an honorable meaning.

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

Could serve as an alternative to the more common Latifah.

Name that makes a strong philosophical statement -- but might ironically be a lot for a child to carry.

A sixties-style name that might work best as a middle.

North African name with a distinctive beat.

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

Integrity may be an outstanding quality, but Honor or True may work better as names.

A modern virtue name possibility.

This feminine version of the masculine name Eder is far better than the alternative, Eider.

Ultimately a feminization of the very fashionable boys' name Zayn, Zoyna and its ilk, such as Zaina and Zoya, are fairly popular Arabic names for girls in Pakistan and among Muslims in India.

Sleek and handsome with a beautiful meaning, Želimir is made up of the Serbo-Croatianželeti "to desire" and the Slavic element mirŭ "peace", which come together to create a calming and hopeful name.