What names have meanings connected with gentleness?
Vieno and Clement have meanings connected with gentleness. Vieno means "gentle" in Finnish, while Clement comes through Latin Clemens, "merciful" or "gentle".
Explore the names below and follow any name to its full history.
Aleena Arabic · a spelling of Alina, short form of Adelina and other names with that ending
Vieno Finnish · gentle, mild, soft; one of a small handful of names Finnish law recognizes as officially unisex, though modern use skews female
Adina Hebrew · delicate, gentle
Lina Arabic · soft, tender (from the root lāna, "to be soft")
Clement Latin · merciful, gentle
Hien Vietnamese · gentle, kindhearted; written Hiền
Caoimhe Irish · gentle, beautiful, precious
Sneha Sanskrit · love, tenderness
Clementine English · mild, merciful; nickname Clemmie
Layan Arabic · soft and gentle
Sopheap Khmer · gentle, well-mannered; the ordinary Khmer word for courteous
Agatha Greek · good, kind
Hiroshi Japanese · generous, tolerant
Raheem Arabic · merciful, compassionate
Nazanin Persian · beloved, delicate
Anaya Sanskrit · caring, compassionate
Miu Japanese · beautiful feather, gentle
Yuko Japanese · gentle, excellent child
Yuma Japanese · gentle truth, abundant kindness
Samiran Bengali · a gentle breeze, wind
Mayumi Filipino · gentle, beautiful (cross-cultural favorite)
Aura Greek · breeze, gentle air
Shu Chinese · kind, gentle, virtuous (淑); a short pinyin name occasionally chosen as a US given name for its gentle sound
Halimah Malay · gentle, forbearing (Arabic); famously borne by Halimah Yacob, Singapore's first female president
Yuto Japanese · gentle person, big person
Suk Cantonese · gentle, virtuous (淑)
Anuhea Hawaiian · cool, soft fragrance
Mildred English · gentle strength
Syafiq Malay · compassionate, tender (Arabic shafiq), in the Malay sy- spelling; US-diaspora forms include Shafiq
Placida Latin · calm, gentle, quiet (placidus); famously borne by the Roman empress Galla Placidia
Yuzuki Japanese · gentle moon
Phirun Khmer · gentle rain; from Varuna, the Indic god of rain and waters
Gareth Welsh · gentle (Welsh, popularized by Arthurian legend); famously borne by Gareth Bale
Leena Arabic · variant of Lina, "soft, tender"
Thendral Tamil · a gentle, cool breeze (Tamil)
Roslyn Germanic · variant of Rosalind, traditionally gentle horse
Rosalind Germanic · gentle horse, or pretty rose (contested); famously borne by Rosalind Franklin, chemist whose X-ray images were essential to discovering the structure of DNA
Suk-Yee Cantonese · gentle and dignified (淑儀), a classic older-generation combination
Yuina Japanese · meaning depends on the kanji chosen, often glossed as 'bond' or 'gentle'
Kokona Japanese · a soft, modern phonetic name whose meaning varies by kanji
Adelaide Germanic · noble kind
Adelheid German · noble kind
Misty English · from the English word 'misty', evoking soft fog
Sieglinde Germanic · victory shield (sieg 'victory' + lind 'shield, gentle'); twin sister of Sigmund and mother of Siegfried in Norse-Germanic legend
Advika Sanskrit · unique, one of a kind
Noon Thai · kapok down, cotton-soft (Thai nun); a gentle modern girls' call-name
Yuna Korean · kind and graceful (boosted in the diaspora by Olympic figure skater Kim Yuna; increasingly given as the sole legal American name for second-generation daughters)
Marysia Polish · tender everyday form of Maria; the -sia ending is Polish affection at work
Erlinda Germanic · the Spanish and Filipino form of the Germanic Ermelinda, from irmin, whole, universal, and lind, gentle, tender, or shield
Keven Irish · A variant spelling of Kevin, from Irish Caoimhin, from caomh, dear/gentle, and gein, birth: roughly gentle birth.
Alyse Germanic · variant of Alice, 'noble kind'
Rosalyn Germanic · variant of Rosalind, traditionally translated as 'gentle horse', later reinterpreted as 'pretty rose'
Alise Germanic · A modern variant of Alice, from Germanic roots for noble and kind; famously borne by Alise Willoughby, the American BMX racing world champion.
Addie Germanic · diminutive of Adelaide, noble kind
Alisa Germanic · variant of Alice, noble kind
Rosaline Germanic · variant of Rosalind, from Germanic elements meaning 'gentle horse', popularly reinterpreted as 'beautiful rose'
Herlinda Germanic · from Germanic Herlind, heri army + lind gentle, borne by the 8th-century Frankish saint Herlindis; popular in Hispanic families
Lasya Telugu · the graceful dance of the goddess Parvati, the gentle counterpart of Shiva's tandava (Sanskrit); a distinctly Telugu modern pick
Melva Scottish · A Scottish/Irish feminine form of Melvin, itself from Gaelic, variously glossed as smooth hill or gentle chief.
Adelaida Spanish · variant of Adelaide, "noble kind"
Alisha Germanic · variant of Alicia, noble kind
Benicio Latin · Spanish name from Latin 'benignus', meaning 'kind'
Alyson Germanic · variant of Alison, diminutive of Alice, meaning 'noble kind'
Allyson Germanic · variant of Alison, a diminutive of Alice, ultimately meaning 'noble kind'
Alycia Modern American · modern American respelling of Alicia, from Germanic Adalheidis, meaning noble kind.
Alisia Modern American · a respelling of Alicia, from Germanic Adalheidis, noble kind, via Old French Aalis
Alysia Modern American · modern American variant of Alicia, from Germanic Adalheidis, noble kind.
Melvyn Scottish/Irish · a spelling variant of Melvin, from Scottish/Irish Gaelic Maolmhin, gentle chieftain
Unique English · from the English word meaning one of a kind
Alice Germanic · "of noble kind," from Adalheidis worn down through Old French Aalis; a medieval queen's name that Lewis Carroll sent down the rabbit hole into permanent storybook fame. The vintage revival returned it to the top tier across Europe and beyond
Alecia Modern American · A phonetic respelling of Alicia or Alice, from Old French Aalis, a short form of Adelaide, meaning 'noble kind'.
Damia Malay · traditionally linked to Arabic dima, soft steady rain. One of Malaysia's most-registered girls' names of the 2010s and 2020s, part of the melodic modern cohort alongside Alya, Hana, and Qistina.
Heidi German · of noble kind (short form of Adelheid)
Allison Germanic · feminine use follows Alison and Alice to Germanic Adalheidis, "noble kind"; earlier masculine use comes from an English and Scottish surname
Alida Germanic, Dutch form · the Dutch form of Adelaide, from Old High German adal and heid, noble kind
Which of these fits YOUR family? →