Names with Good Meanings

Many parents these days are responding to names meaning peace, and this is one of the more unusual ones (more often heard as a surname). Pronounced PACH-ee-a, it relates to such other peaceful names as PAZ, PAX, and PAXICO

A soft, sweet, distinctive name with a noble meaning.

Conceivable middle name choice for admirers of flyer Amelia.

Shulamit--which has a variety of different spellings--is a serious-sounding Old Testament name that appears in the Song of Songs. Its common nickname is Shula, which is sometimes used on its own. Toni Morrison used the sleeker variation Sula in one of her novels.

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

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

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.

A big, bold, ultra-rare virtue name. Could it follow in the footsteps of Justice and Liberty?

Sowena is the Cornish word for success, a wonderful and encouraging meaning for a baby girl's name.

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

Nigerian name with an honorable meaning.

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

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

North African name with a distinctive beat.

A modern virtue name possibility.