Virtue baby names
Every name links to its full page: meaning, origin, and its real popularity curve since 1890.
Abeni Yoruba · we asked for her and got her (a long-awaited daughter)
Adebayo Yoruba · royalty meets joy
Adunni Yoruba · sweet one, pleasant to have and to hold
Akara Thai · great, mighty
Akindele Yoruba · the brave one arrives home
Alaka'i Hawaiian · leader, guide
Allegra Italian · joyful, lively
Alma Spanish · soul; a soulful virtue name shared with the mainstream American name
Amal Arabic · hope (a unisex name that gained international visibility through human-rights lawyer Amal Clooney)
Amani Swahili · peace; part of the Swahili virtue-name tradition embraced in Black American families since the 1970s
Amani Arabic · wishes, aspirations, hopes
Amora Latin · modern name based on 'amor', the Latin/Romance word for love
Amoura French · love (from French amour)
Anggun Indonesian · graceful, elegant (also singer Anggun)
Apinya Thai · wisdom, intelligence
Aretha Greek · traditionally 'virtuous'; forever tied to the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin
Asha Sanskrit · hope
Asunción Spanish · the Assumption of Mary, a Marian devotional name; a classic Spain name often shortened to Asun
Ayodeji Yoruba · joy arrives again
Ayomide Yoruba · my joy has arrived
Ayu Indonesian · beautiful
Azadeh Persian · free, noble
Aziz Arabic · powerful, beloved
Bagus Indonesian · handsome, good (also a Balinese honorific for sons)
Baris Turkish · peace (Barış)
Bayo Yoruba · short for Adebayo, 'joy meets royalty'
Bemnet Amharic · my right hand
Benedict Latin · from Benedictus, meaning 'blessed'
Bento Portuguese · blessed
Bereket Amharic · blessing
Bita Persian · unique, matchless
Blanca Spanish · white
Blessing English · from the word blessing; common virtue name
Bolaji Yoruba · born into wealth and honor
Boon Thai · merit, good deeds (common nickname and prefix)
Boone English · surname from Old French 'bon', 'good'
Budi Indonesian · wisdom, good conduct (the iconic textbook-hero name)
Bukola Yoruba · the harvest gathers wealth
Bunmi Yoruba · short for Oluwabunmi, 'God gave me this'
Chai Thai · heart; strong (also a common nickname)
Chaiyo Thai · hurray, a victory cheer
Charity English · charity, love (one of the three theological virtues in the Filipino naming tradition)
Charity English · love, generosity
Chatchai Thai · victorious in war
Cheuk-Ying Cantonese · outstanding brilliance (卓穎)
Chi-Wai Cantonese · aspiration, greatness (志偉)
Cinta Indonesian · love
Clare Latin · 'clear, bright, famous', from Latin clarus
Clement Latin · merciful, gentle
Concepción Spanish · the Immaculate Conception, a Marian devotional name; a classic Spain name often shortened to Concha
Connie Latin · diminutive of Constance, 'steadfast'
Constance Latin · steadfastness, constancy; a dignified virtue name carried into public view by actress and writer Constance Wu
Constance Latin · constancy, steadfastness
Creed Latin · a statement of belief, from Latin credo, 'I believe'
Daisuke Japanese · great help
Dalisay Filipino · pure, genuine
Damilare Yoruba · wealth is good, befits me
Damilola Yoruba · wealth follows me
Decha Thai · power, might
Destiny English · fate, destiny
Dharma Indonesian · duty, righteousness, cosmic law
Duangjai Thai · heart, center of the heart
Duc Vietnamese · virtue, moral integrity
Dulce Spanish · sweet; a beloved virtue name
Dulce Spanish · 'sweet', from Latin dulcis
Encarnación Spanish · the Incarnation, a Marian devotional name; a classic Spain name often shortened to Encarna
Eniola Yoruba · person of wealth and honor
Ernest Germanic · serious, resolute
Esperanza Spanish · hope
Essence English · virtue and word-name, its warmth echoing the pride of Essence magazine
Essence Latin · word name meaning fundamental nature, being
Etenesh Amharic · you are the one, matchless
Faith English · faith, trust
Farid Persian · unique, unparalleled
Felicity Latin · "happiness, good fortune"
Femi Yoruba · short for Oluwafemi, 'God loves me'
Feven Amharic · my joy
Fidel Spanish · faithful
Fikru Amharic · his thought, his idea
Fisayo Yoruba · use this to rejoice
Folake Yoruba · cherished, pampered with wealth
Frehiwot Amharic · fruit of life
Fu Chinese · good fortune, blessing (福)
Garazi Spanish · traditionally linked to the Cize region (Basque form of Grace); a regional discovery gaining nationwide use
Girma Amharic · dignity, esteem
Gloria Latin · Latin, 'glory'
Grace Latin · grace, blessing
Gracelyn English · modern blend of Grace and Lynn
Gracelynn Latin · modern blend of Grace (Latin 'favor, blessing') and the suffix '-lynn'
Gracie English · pet form of Grace
Guoqiang Chinese · strong nation (國強); a classic Mao-era generation name
Haile Amharic · power, might (Haile Selassie, Haile Gebrselassie)
Hamid Persian · praised, praiseworthy
Harmoni Greek · modern respelling of Harmony, from harmonia, concord
Harmony English · from the word "harmony"
Harsh Sanskrit · joy, happiness (an honest heritage meaning that reads as an unrelated English word, worth knowing before use in the US)
Haven English · from the word "haven", a safe place
Heavenly English · from the word heavenly, of heaven
Hillary Latin · cheerful, happy
Hiếu Vietnamese · filial piety
Ho-Yin Cantonese · vast and true, noble integrity (浩然, from Mencius)
Homare Japanese · honor, glory (Japanese); famously borne by World Cup winner Homare Sawa
Honor Latin · esteem, distinction; virtue name from Latin honor
Hope English · hope
Ifeoluwa Yoruba · God's love
Ikaika Hawaiian · strong, powerful
Ilaria Italian · cheerful (Italian form of Hilary)
Iman Arabic · faith; borne with distinction by supermodel and activist Iman
Imani Swahili · faith; a beloved name in African American families, part of the Swahili virtue-name tradition embraced since the 1970s
Imani African · Swahili, "faith"
Indah Indonesian · beautiful
Jabari Swahili · brave, fearless; part of the Swahili virtue-name tradition
Jabari African · brave, fearless; Swahili
Jaya Sanskrit · victory (a name associated with the goddess Durga)
Jelani Swahili · mighty; a distinctive, virtue-rich favorite
Jewel French · precious stone
Jia Chinese · beautiful, fine; also home, family (佳/家); a soft, two-syllable pinyin name popular for ABC daughters as a standalone US given name
Jianguo Chinese · build the nation (建國); a classic Mao-era generation name
Jing Chinese · quiet, tranquil (靜)
Jolie French · 'pretty', from the French adjective
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