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Baby Names Meaning Love

Baby names meaning love are a perfect choice for your newborn.

There’s a huge selection of names from various cultures and languages that mean love and are a perfect way to celebrate the birth of a beloved child.

They’re stunning, whimsical and beautiful baby names that will help you express what your baby means to you.

Baby names that mean love

Many of these baby name ideas that mean love are rare and unusual options, so if you want a little used baby name then they make a great choice!

Baby girl names that mean love 

Here are some stunning baby girl names meaning love or inspired by love.

Adelpha 

Meaning beloved sister. 

Aiko 

Meaning beloved child. 

Aimee 

Meaning beloved. 

Amala 

Meaning god’s beloved. 

Amandine 

French for lovable. 

Amara 

Meaning lovely forever. 

Amata 

Meaning beloved. 

Amia 

Meaning dearly loved in French. 

Amoris 

Meaning love in Latin. 

Amy 

Meaning beloved in French. 

Aphrodite 

After the goddess of love. 

Cara 

Meaning cherished in Latin. 

Cariad 

A Welsh name meaning love. 

Carys 

Meaning love or grace in Welsh. 

Carita 

Meaning beloved 

Caron 

Meaning loving in Welsh. 

Carwen

Meaning blessed love in Welsh. 

Cerys

Meaning loved in Welsh.

Cher

Meaning beloved in French.

Cheri

Meaning dear one.

Cordelia

Celtic name meaning heart.

Dariela

Meaning dear one.

Darla

Meaning darling.

Desiree

Meaning beloved in French.

Esha

Meaning desired.

Esme 

Meaning esteemed or beloved. 

Femi

Meaning love.

Freya 

In Norse mythology the goddess of love was called Freyja. 

Grainne

(grawn-ye)

Meaning love.

Halia

A Hawaiian name meaning remembrance of a loved one.

Imogen 

Meaning beloved child. 

Ishtar 

Ishtar was the mother goddess of love in Babylonian culture. 

Kalila

Meaning heart.

Kalei

Meaning beloved in Hawaiian.

Kama

Sanskrit word for love.

Kara

Meaning love in Cornish.

Karenza

Meaning love in Cornish.

Love 

If you want a name that means love then why not go for the word itself! This is a gorgeous and unusual baby name, and a great choice if you want a short name. 

Luba

Meaning love in Ukrainian.

Mabli

Meaning loveable in Welsh.

Milena

Meaning love.

Myrna 

Meaning beloved. 

Nayeli 

This word is of Zapotec origin and translates to “I love you”. 

Philomena

Meaning lover in Greek.

Querida

Meaning beloved in Spanish.

Siran

Meaning sweet love.

Suki

Meaning loved one.

Valentina

Meaning healthy and strong in Latin.

Venus

The Roman goddess of love was called Venus.

Vida 

Meaning dearly loved. 

Baby boy names that mean love 

These gorgeous baby boy names mean love or have been inspired by love.

Amadeus 

Meaning lover of god. 

Amado 

Meaning loved in Spanish. 

Beloved baby surrounded by hearts

Amato 

Italian for dearly loved. 

Amatus 

Meaning beloved. 

Amias 

Meaning loved in Latin. 

Amor 

Latin for love. 

Aziz

Arabic for beloved. 

Caradoc 

Meaning amiable and affection. 

Connelly  

Meaning love and friendship. 

Conor

Meaning lover of wolves. 

Corwin 

Meaning heart’s friend.  

Carwyn

A Welsh name meaning fair love. 

Chaviv

Hebrew for loved one. 

Dariel 

Meaning loved one 

Darrell 

Meaning dear one and beloved. 

David 

Meaning beloved. 

Davis 

Meaning beloved

Desi 

Spanish for desired one. 

Didier 

Meaning beloved. 

Erasmus 

Meaning beloved. 

Fenmore 

Meaning dear love. 

Hart 

Inspired by the word heart. 

Janan 

Meaning heart and soul. 

Jeb or Jebediah 

Meaning beloved friend. 

Kiefer 

Meaning handsome and beloved. 

Leif

Meaning loved. 

Lennon 

Meaning lover. 

Lev 

Meaning heart in Hebrew. 

Milos 

Meaning beloved. 

Obi 

An African word for heart. 

Paris 

A unisex baby name inspired by the City of Love! 

Philip 

A Greek word for lover of horses. 

Sajan 

Hindi for beloved. 

Valentine

After St Valentine. 

Baby names meaning love
Baby names that mean love

Vicky Smith is a mother of two daughters and a journalist. She has been writing and vlogging about parenting for over five years.