Names that mean peace
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 peace. Tap any name for its story, or grow a tree and see which of them belong in your family.
Shanti Sanskrit · peace, tranquility
Binh Vietnamese · peace, calm; written Bình
Yen Vietnamese · peace, calm
Malia Hawaiian · calm, peaceful
Shizuka Japanese · quiet, calm
Salma Arabic · peaceful, safe
Aye Burmese · cool, calm, peaceful (အေး); a Sunday vowel name of the grandparent generation, often doubled as Aye Aye
Naima Arabic · tranquil, comfortable, at ease
Jing Chinese · quiet, tranquil (靜)
Galina Russian · calm, serene
Serene Latin · virtue name, 'calm, tranquil'
Nyein Burmese · calm, at peace (ငြိမ်း); a Tuesday-letter name (the ny sound)
Tranquilla Latin · calm, tranquil (tranquillus)
Placida Latin · calm, gentle, quiet (placidus); famously borne by the Roman empress Galla Placidia
Ning Chinese · peaceful, tranquil (宁/寧); a pinyin name increasingly chosen outright as an American given name rather than a middle name
Serena Latin · "calm, serene"
Ping Chinese · level, peaceful (平); a single-character classic of the immigrant generations
Nalani Hawaiian · from Hawaiian lani: the heavens, or the royal chiefs
Thai Vietnamese · grand, peaceful, prosperous; written Thái
Freda Germanic · peace; short form of Frieda/Winifred
Selam Amharic · peace
Frieda German · peace; kept as a heritage spelling in Blumenau and Pomerode's German-Brazilian families
Irene Greek · peace
Erin Irish · poetic name for Ireland, from Irish Éirinn; the popular 'peace' gloss is not its etymology
Irina Russian · peace
Arina Russian · peace
Solomon Hebrew · peace
Rauha Finnish · peace
Placido Italian · calm, serene (Latin placidus)
Mira Slavic · "peace"
Galen Greek · calm
Salem Hebrew · "peace", from shalom; also a biblical place name
Yasuo Japanese · peaceful man
Pacifica Latin · peace-making (from pax, "peace")
Damir Slavic · means 'give peace' or 'peace'
Yasuko Japanese · peaceful child
On Cantonese · peace (安)
Baris Turkish · peace (Barış)
Ireneo Italian · peaceful (from Greek eirene, via Irenaeus)
Shilo Hebrew · traditionally 'tranquil'; a place name in the Hebrew Bible
Shalom Hebrew · means peace in Hebrew
Sukhpreet Punjabi · peaceful love, love of peace (sukh + preet)
Halyna Ukrainian · traditionally linked to the Greek word for calm
Serenity English · "serenity," the calm-waters virtue word; American parents revived the Puritan habit of virtue naming in the 2000s and this one led the class alongside Harmony and Grace. A name that states its blessing outright
Tian Chinese · varies by character: often 天, 'sky, heaven', or 恬, 'calm, tranquil'; a pinyin-era given name
Frederika Germanic · peaceful ruler; famously borne by Queen Frederica of the Hellenes, consort of Greece's King Paul
Fredrick Germanic · peaceful ruler
Friedrich German · peaceful ruler
Frederic Germanic · peaceful ruler
Frederick Germanic · peaceful ruler
Freddie English · peaceful ruler; short for Frederick
Federico Italian · peaceful ruler; famously borne by Federico García Lorca, Spanish poet and playwright
Salome Hebrew · traditionally derived from 'shalom', meaning 'peace'
Manfred German · man of peace
Shiloh Hebrew · biblical place name, traditionally "tranquil"
An Vietnamese · peace, safety (a crossover-easy unisex name common in both languages)
Zalman Yiddish · Yiddish form of Solomon: peace; borne by Israeli president Zalman Shazar
Amity English · friendship, peaceful relations (from Old French amité)
Salomea Polish · Polish form of Salome, from shalom: peace; borne by the Blessed Salomea, a 13th-century Polish princess
Shlomo Hebrew · Hebrew form of Solomon, meaning peace
Malani Hawaiian · traditionally interpreted as 'peaceful heaven', from Hawaiian malu/malie (calm) and lani (sky)
Solomona Samoan · Samoan form of Solomon: peace
Jeff Germanic · diminutive of Jeffrey, peace of the district
Fred Germanic · short for Frederick, 'peaceful ruler'
Shohei Japanese · soaring peace (Japanese 翔平); famously borne by Shohei Ohtani
Salomon Hebrew · variant of Solomon, Hebrew for 'peace'
Halina Polish · light, calm (Polish form of Helen)
Ramin Persian · peace, joy (the lover in the epic Vis and Ramin)
Amandeep Punjabi · lamp of peace (Punjabi aman, 'peace', plus deep, 'lamp')
Casimiro Spanish · proclaimer of peace; a classic Spain name sharing its root with the Polish Kazimierz
Solomiia Ukrainian · Ukrainian form related to Solomon/Salome: peace
Freida Germanic · variant of Frieda, 'peace'
Jeffrey Germanic · traditionally "peaceful pledge"
Olivia Latin · exact meaning not established by the sources behind this page; documented in Latinized English records by the late 13th century, before Shakespeare
Siegfried German · victorious peace
Fredric Germanic · A variant spelling of Frederick, from Germanic frid, peace, and ric, ruler: peaceful ruler.
Solomiya Ukrainian · an older romanization of Solomiia, related to Solomon and Salome: peace
Irena Polish · peace (Polish form of Irene)
Miroslaw Polish · peace and glory (Slavic miru and slava)
Sukhdeep Punjabi · lamp of peace (sukh + deep)
Axel Scandinavian · the medieval Danish form of Absalom, Hebrew for "my father is peace"; centuries of steady Scandinavian use, then an American second life with a rock-and-roll edge, umlaut not included. Sharp sound, gentle meaning
Iryna Ukrainian · Ukrainian form of Irene: peace
Frida German · peace (spelling variant of Frieda)
Amanpreet Punjabi · love of peace (aman + preet)
Axl Scandinavian · variant of Axel, form of Absalom, 'father of peace'
Jeffery Germanic · variant of Jeffrey, peace of the district
Casimir Slavic · traditionally 'proclaimer of peace'
Orysia Ukrainian · Ukrainian pet form of Iryna (Irene): peace; a folk favorite of story and song
Serina Modern American · A modern American respelling of Serena, from Latin serenus, calm or serene.
Amanjot Punjabi · light of peace (aman + jot)
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