Names That Mean Thankful or Gratitude

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.

Shaquille O'Neal came almost as close as he could to a Junior when he selected this name for his son.

Maori form of Aeneas, also used for girls as the Māori form of India.

Unisex name with a gracious meaning, most often used in Zimbabwe.

Historic name commonly found in the Arab world.

In the Plymouth Colony of the seventeenth century, Thankful was the third most popular of the abstract word names. It disappeared after 1700 and has virtually no chance of returning.

Polyhymnia was one of the nine Muses of Greek mythology, associated with hymns, poetry, and dance. It's a whole lotta name for one girl, but now that Persephone and Calliope are on the table, Polyhymnia feels like much more of a possibility.

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

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.