Names that mean fire

This list groups names by the literal gloss at the start of each meaning, not the cultural notes that follow. Closely related meanings are gathered under fire. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.

Seraphina Hebrew · fiery, ardent

Kislap Filipino · spark, sparkle

Blaze English · vocabulary word 'blaze, fire'

Keahi Hawaiian · the fire

Fiamma Italian · flame

Teja Telugu · radiance, brilliance, fire (Sanskrit tejas); a Telugu favorite both alone and in compounds like Ravi Teja and Sai Teja, and short enough to need no nickname anywhere

Ember English · burning coal

Aidan Irish · little fire; one of the biggest Irish-American breakout names of the 1990s-2000s

Kenny Scottish · traditionally born of fire, handsome

Orion Greek · traditionally son of fire; hunter constellation

Anirban Bengali · eternal, undying flame (Sanskrit a-, un- + nirvana, extinguishing), an inextinguishable light

Fintan Irish · white fire; a distinctive classic honoring an ancient Irish saint

Jyothi Telugu · flame, sacred light (Sanskrit jyoti). The th spelling is the Telugu signature, and the name belongs to the mother and grandmother generations; its daughters are likelier to be Sahasra or Hasini, which makes it a natural honor name

Serafim Portuguese · burning one, of the six-winged angels (Portuguese form of the Italian Serafino)

Ayden Irish · modern variant spelling of Aidan, "little fire"

Aiden Irish · "little fire," the anglicized Aodhan, a diminutive of Aodh, the old Celtic god of fire; a seventh-century Irish saint's name that America respelled and turned into the sound of a generation, the -aden wave of the 2000s

Mccoy Irish · Irish surname, 'son of Aodh' (fire)

Aedan Irish · variant spelling of Aidan, traditionally 'little fire'

Keegan Irish · from the Irish surname Mac Aodhagáin, 'descendant of Aodhagán', a double diminutive of Aodh 'fire'

Kegan Irish · an anglicized spelling of Keegan, from Irish Mac Aodhagain, son of Aodhagan, a pet form of Aodh, fire

Caiden English (Modern) · modern English variant of Caden in the Caden, Kaiden and Kayden spelling family; it is not derived from Aidan

Aaden Modern American · a phonetic respelling of Aidan, from Irish Aodhan, a diminutive of Aodh, fire

Ignacio Latin · Spanish form of Ignatius, traditionally linked to Latin 'ignis' (fire)

Kennith Scottish · A variant spelling of Kenneth, from Scottish Gaelic Coinneach, meaning handsome or born of fire.

Aidyn Irish · modern respelling of Aidan, traditionally 'little fire'

Aydan Irish · variant of Aidan, traditionally 'little fire'

Aden Irish · variant spelling of Aidan, from Irish 'Aodhan', meaning 'little fire'

Hrach Armenian · short form of Hrachya: eyes of fire, from Old Armenian hur and achk

Keagan Irish · variant of Keegan, an Irish surname traditionally interpreted as little fire

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