Names That Mean Thankful or Gratitude

  1. Sevasti
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "respected"
    • Description:

      A cool Greek name which is related to Sebastian.
  2. 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.
  3. Thankful
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "conscious of benefit received"
    • Description:

      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.
  4. Mahmoud
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "praiseworthy"
    • Description:

      Historic name commonly found in the Arab world.
  5. 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.
  6. Dumisani
    • Origin:

      Zulu, Ndebele
    • Meaning:

      "praise"
  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."