Names That Mean Thankful or Gratitude

  1. Blessings
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "God's favor and protection"
    • Description:

      A spiritual name with lots of gratitude. This is one of a number of religious word names that have seen more use since the year 2000.
  2. Sevasti
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "respected"
    • Description:

      A cool Greek name which is related to Sebastian.
  3. Shohei
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "respect; soaring peace"
  4. Enej
    • Origin:

      Slovene variation of Aeneas, Greek
    • Meaning:

      "the praised one"
    • Description:

      Enej is a spelling variation of Anej, the Slovene form of Aeneas. Both Anej and Enej follow similar trend lines on the Slovenian popularity charts, with Enej consistently ranking lower.
  5. Dumisani
    • Origin:

      Zulu, Ndebele
    • Meaning:

      "praise"
  6. Mahmoud
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "praiseworthy"
    • Description:

      Historic name commonly found in the Arab world.
  7. Kyosuke
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "respectful"
  8. Julitte
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "praised"
    • Description:

      Delicate and obscure version of this many-faceted name.
  9. Itoro
    • Origin:

      Ibibio
    • Meaning:

      "praise, glory"
  10. Kathina
    • Origin:

      Pali, Buddhist festival
    • Description:

      A festival of giving and gratitude for Buddhists in South-East Asia, at the end of the rainy season. With the spiritual connotations and the similar sounds to Katherine and Athena, it's almost surprising this is so rare as a name.
  11. Laudes
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "praises highly; canonical hour"
    • Description:

      In Christianity, Laudes, or Lauds, is an early morning canonical hour. The term is derived from the word "laud," meaning "to praise highly."