What names mean beloved?
Amy and Priya both carry the meaning "beloved". Amy comes from the Old French name Amée, while Priya comes from Sanskrit.
Explore the names below and follow any name to its full history.
Prisha Sanskrit · beloved, dear one
Hlub Hmong · love, beloved
Philo Greek · beloved, dear; famously borne by Philo Farnsworth, inventor who developed the first fully electronic television system
Cher French · dear, beloved
Cherie French · dear, beloved (French chérie); a 1980s Hong Kong screen name, borne by actor Cherie Chung
Kealoha Hawaiian · the love, the beloved
Omana Malayalam · darling, dear one; genuinely Malayalam rather than Sanskrit, the everyday word Kerala uses for a cherished child, and a signature mid-century Kerala women's name; three light syllables English speakers say correctly on first read
Kaipo Hawaiian · sweetheart, the beloved one
Nazanin Persian · beloved, delicate
Milena Slavic · gracious, dear one; Slavic feminine of Milan
Aziz Arabic · powerful, beloved
Aimee French · beloved
Cheryl French · beloved
Priya Sanskrit · beloved, dear, favored; the Sanskrit adjective priya
Amado Spanish · beloved
Kawika Hawaiian · beloved
David Hebrew · beloved
Amias Latin · beloved
Preeti Sanskrit · joy, love
Sneha Sanskrit · love, tenderness
Kevin Irish · handsome, beloved
Mandy Latin · lovable, worthy of love (from Amanda); in Hong Kong borne by TVB actor Mandy Wong
Philomena Greek · beloved, friend of strength
Charity English · love, generosity
Mariam Arabic · form of Maryam and of the Greek Old Testament's Mariam; the root is debated, perhaps Egyptian mry, 'beloved'
Sherry French · from chérie, 'dear one'; also used as a pet form of Sharon
Azizah Malay · beloved, precious (Arabic); a grandmother-era Malay favorite
Cinta Indonesian · love
Alofa Samoan · love
Filomena Italian · beloved, or friend of strength; a devotional old-world classic still cherished as a family heirloom name
Aiko Japanese · beloved child; carried by early Nisei-generation Nikkei families in Sao Paulo
Amory Germanic · love-power, love-ruler; a name genuinely rooted in the Old French/Germanic "love" element
Cara Italian · Italian for 'dear, beloved'
Mutya Filipino · beloved treasure, muse
Jedidiah Hebrew · beloved of the Lord; Solomon's given name
Dave Hebrew · diminutive of David, beloved
Ludmila Polish · beloved by the people
Amy French · from Amée, "beloved"
Amadea Latin · love of God; feminine form of Amadeus, a literal love-name
Amadeus Latin · love of God
Davy Hebrew · diminutive of David, 'beloved'
Anbuselvi Tamil · beloved, prosperous one (anbu "love" + selvi "prosperous young woman")
Amanda Latin · worthy of love
Davida Hebrew · the feminine form of David, from Hebrew dwd, beloved
Ifeoluwa Yoruba · God's love
Myrna Irish · from Irish Muirne, 'beloved'
Lyubov Slavic · love, one of the old trio of virtue names (Faith, Hope, Love); shared across Ukrainian and Russian
Nala African · Swahili word meaning 'successful, beloved'
Aziza Arabic · powerful, beloved (feminine of Aziz)
Habibo Somali · Somali form of Habiba: beloved
Dewey Welsh · form of David, traditionally 'beloved'; popularized by Admiral George Dewey
Kara Italian · variant of Cara, 'dear, beloved'
Carissa Greek · variant of Charissa, "grace, beloved"
Tavita Samoan · Samoan form of David: beloved
Sherri French · variant of Cherie, 'dear, beloved'
Amie French · variant of Amy, 'beloved'
Maite Spanish · Basque for 'beloved', or a Spanish contraction of Maria and Teresa
Mana Japanese · love (愛) or a compound like 真奈; also an English-language loanword in its own right; "mana" (spiritual power) entered English from Polynesian languages and is used as a first name in Hawaii and beyond
Davian Hebrew · modern elaboration of David, traditionally 'beloved'
Anbu Tamil · love (Tamil)
Megumi Japanese · favor and benefit, or love and affection, depending on the kanji
Masha Russian · bitter, beloved (diminutive of Maria)
Venus Latin · traditionally goddess of love
Amor Spanish · Spanish/Latin word for 'love'
Amoura French · variant of Amora (perhaps based on French amour), itself apparently a modern coinage from Latin amor, "love"
Davi Portuguese · Brazilian Portuguese form of David, traditionally "beloved"
Sukhpreet Punjabi · peaceful love, love of peace (sukh + preet)
Kannan Malayalam · the Malayalam and Tamil name for Krishna, traditionally linked to kannu, eye, and read as the beloved one; a devotional pick that stays easy to say in English
Amare Italian · traditionally Italian 'to love'; embraced as a distinctive, rhythmic favorite in Black American families
Jaspreet Punjabi · virtuous love, in love with virtue (Sikh American unisex name)
Davey Hebrew · variant spelling of Davy, diminutive of David, 'beloved'
Mirna Uncertain · Either Slavic, from mir, peace, or a Latin American form of Irish Muirne, beloved; sources disagree on which the American name follows.
Davina Scottish · feminine form of David that originated in Scotland (Hebrew "beloved" or "uncle")
Dovid Yiddish · Ashkenazi pronunciation of David, traditionally 'beloved'
Prem Sanskrit · love (Sanskrit prema); one syllable that spans every Nepali generation
Airi Japanese · love, or love and pear blossom depending on the kanji chosen
Davie Scottish · Scottish diminutive of David, from Hebrew meaning 'beloved'
Lovie English · An American term-of-endearment name from 'love' (Old English lufu), popular in the rural South around 1900.
Manpreet Punjabi · love of the mind or heart; Punjabi man + prit
Amora Latin · apparently a modern coinage based on Latin amor, "love"
Harpreet Punjabi · God's love (har + preet)
Gurpreet Punjabi · love of the Guru (gur + preet)
Dilpreet Punjabi · love of the heart (dil + preet)
Phulmaya Nepali · flower-love (Nepali phul, flower, with maya, love); a grandmother-generation name of Nepal's hill communities, especially Tamang, Gurung and Magar families
Navpreet Punjabi · new love (nav + preet)
Dasom Korean · love (다솜), an old poetic native Korean word revived as a modern given name in the same hangeul-name movement as Areum and Bora
Matina Newari · love in Nepal Bhasa, the Newar language of the Kathmandu Valley; famously borne by Matina Shakya, Kathmandu's Kumari, its living goddess, from 2008 to 2017
Love English · virtue name from the English word 'love'
Maryann Hebrew · combination of Mary and Ann, bitter/beloved and grace
Amarie Latin · elaboration of Amara/Amy, evoking 'love' (Latin amare)
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