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Names meaning friend, gentle and good
Edwin means rich friend, Alvin elf friend, and many names simply wish a child to be gentle and good. 268 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Aagje
“good”
Greek, via Dutch
Aagot
“good”
Greek, via Norwegian
Aagtje
“good”
Greek, via Dutch
Abdullatif
“servant of the Gentle”
Arabic
Adalwin
“noble friend”
Germanic
Adelwin
“noble friend”
Germanic
Adina
“delicate, gentle”
Hebrew
Adiv
“gentle, courteous”
Hebrew
Agata
“good”
Greek, via Polish and Italian
Agate
“agate (gemstone), good”
Greek
Agatha
“good”
Greek
Agathangelos
“good messenger”
Greek
Agathangelus
“good messenger”
Greek, via Latin
Agatharchus
“good ruler”
Greek, via Latin
Agathe
“good”
Greek, via French
Agathinos
“good”
Greek
Agathinus
“good”
Greek, via Latin
Agathon
“good”
Greek
Agathonicus
“good victory”
Greek, via Latin
Agathonikos
“good victory”
Greek
Agathus
“good”
Greek, via Latin
Agatodoro
“good gift”
Greek, via Italian
Agda
“good”
Greek, via Swedish
Agota
“good”
Greek, via Hungarian and Lithuanian
Agueda
“good”
Greek, via Spanish
Aimo
may mean “generous, hearty”
Finnish
Alboino
“elf friend”
Germanic
Albuin
“elf friend”
Germanic
Albwin
“elf friend”
Germanic
Alden
“old friend”
Old English
Alduino
“old friend”
Germanic, via Italian
Aldwyn
“old friend”
Old English
Alvin
“elf friend”
Old English
Alvina
“elf friend”
Old English
Alvyn
“elf friend”
Old English
Alwin
“elf friend or noble friend”
Germanic
Alwina
“elf friend or noble friend”
Germanic
Alwine
“elf friend or noble friend”
Germanic, via German
Amity
“friendship”
Latin, via French
Anisa
“friendly companion”
Arabic
Anunay
“gentle request, conciliation”
Sanskrit
Aura
“breeze, gentle air”
Greek
Bahati
“luck, good fortune”
Swahili
Bakyt
“happiness, good fortune”
Persian, via Kazakh and Kyrgyz
Baldovino
“bold friend”
Germanic, via Italian
Baldwin
“bold friend”
Germanic
Basheer
“bringer of good news”
Arabic
Bashir
“bringer of good news”
Arabic
Behnam
“good name, reputable”
Persian
Bellamy
“fine friend”
Old French
Björgvin
“help friend”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Blago
“good, blessed”
Slavic
Blagoja
“kind, gentle”
Slavic
Blahoslav
“good glory”
Slavic, via Czech and Slovak
Blandine
“gentle, charming”
Latin, via French
Bonaccorso
“good help”
Italian
Bonamico
“good friend”
Italian
Bonavita
“good life”
Italian
Bonifacio
“good fate”
Latin, via Spanish and Italian
Bonifacja
“good fate”
Latin, via Polish
Bonifatius
“good fate”
Latin
Bonifazio
“good fate”
Latin, via Italian
Bonoso
may mean “good”
Latin, via Spanish and Italian
Bouchra
“good news”
Arabic
Boudewijn
“bold friend”
Germanic, via Dutch
Buenaventura
“good fortune”
Spanish
Bujar
“generous”
Albanian
Bushra
“good news”
Arabic
Büsra
“good news”
Arabic, via Turkish
Caoimhe
“gentle, beautiful”
Irish
Caoimhín
“gentle birth”
Old Irish
Cara
“dear; or friend”
Italian and Irish
Cevat
“generous”
Arabic, via Turkish
Chidinma
“God is good”
Igbo
Chioma
“good God, good chi”
Igbo
Clement
“merciful, gentle”
Latin
Dakota
“friendly; allies”
Sioux
Daniyar
may mean “wise friend”
Persian, via Kazakh
Daria
“holding firm the good”
Persian, via Greek
Dario
“holding firm the good”
Old Persian, via Italian and Spanish
Darius
“he who holds firm the good”
Old Persian
Dariush
“he who holds firm the good”
Old Persian
Dariusz
“holding firm the good”
Old Persian, via Polish
Darja
“holding firmly the good”
Old Persian
Dasha
“holding firmly the good”
Old Persian, via Russian
Daulet
“wealth, good fortune”
Arabic, via Kazakh
Dietlinde
“gentle one of the people”
Germanic, via German
Dobromil
“good and dear”
Slavic
Dobromila
“good and dear”
Slavic
Dobromira
“good peace”
Slavic
Dobroslav
“good glory”
Slavic
Dobrosława
“good glory”
Slavic, via Polish
Ebele
“mercy, kindness”
Igbo
Edvinas
“wealthy friend”
Old English, via Lithuanian
Edvīns
“wealthy friend”
Old English, via Latvian
Edwin
“rich friend”
Old English
Edwina
“rich friend”
Old English
Eftychia
“good fortune”
Greek
Ekrem
“most generous”
Arabic, via Turkish
Elvina
“elf friend”
Old English
Emre
may mean “friend, brother”
Turkish
Ermelinda
“wholly gentle”
Germanic
Ervin
may mean “army friend”
Germanic, via Hungarian
Erwin
“honoured friend”
Germanic
Esila
may mean “gentle breeze”
Turkish
Euclide
“good glory”
Greek, via French and Italian
Eudocia
“good will”
Greek
Eudora
“good gift”
Greek
Eudoxia
“good repute”
Greek
Eudoxus
“of good repute”
Greek
Euhodia
“good journey”
Greek
Eumene
“good mind”
Greek, via French
Eunice
“good victory”
Greek
Eunji
may mean “kindness and wisdom”
Korean
Eunwoo
may mean “grace and rain; or kindness and friend”
Korean
Eustachia
“good ear of corn”
Greek, via Polish
Eustachy
“good ear of corn”
Greek, via Polish
Evander
“good man”
Greek
Evandro
“good man”
Greek, via Italian
Evangelia
“good news”
Greek
Evangelina
“good news”
Greek
Evangeline
“good news”
Greek, via English
Evangelos
“bringer of good news”
Greek
Evanthia
“good flower”
Greek
Ezinne
“good mother”
Igbo
Fatmir
“good fortune”
Albanian
Felicidad
“good luck”
Latin, via Spanish
Felicija
“good luck”
Latin, via Lithuanian
Felicita
“good luck”
Latin, via Italian and Spanish
Felicitas
“good fortune”
Latin
Félicité
“good luck”
Latin, via French
Felicja
“good luck”
Latin, via Polish
Filipa
“friend of horses”
Greek, via Portuguese
Filippía
“friend of horses”
Greek, via Icelandic
Folkwin
“friend of the people”
Germanic
Fülöp
“friend of horses”
Greek, via Hungarian
Gael
may mean “generous; or a Gael”
Breton
Gareth
may mean “gentle”
Welsh
Generoso
“noble, generous”
Latin, via Spanish and Italian
Gerlind
“gentle spear”
Germanic
Gerlinde
“gentle spear”
Germanic, via German
Glenda
“pure and good”
Welsh
Godwin
“God's friend”
Old English
Gwenaël
“blessed and generous”
Breton
Gwenaëlle
“white and generous”
Breton
Halil
“close friend”
Arabic, via Turkish
Halim
“patient, gentle”
Arabic, via Albanian
Halima
“gentle, patient”
Arabic
Hao
may mean “vast; or good”
Chinese and Vietnamese
Hasan
“good, handsome”
Arabic
Hassan
“good, handsome”
Arabic
Hayri
“good”
Arabic, via Turkish
Herlind
“gentle army”
Germanic, via German
Hiền
may mean “gentle, virtuous”
Vietnamese
Hiro
may mean “broad, generous”
Japanese
Hiroshi
may mean “generous, learned”
Japanese
Hooman
“good mind”
Avestan, via Persian
Hüseyin
“good, handsome”
Arabic, via Turkish
Hussein
“little good one”
Arabic
Hysen
“good, handsome”
Arabic, via Albanian
Ifeoma
“good thing, beautiful thing”
Igbo
Ijeoma
“good journey, safe travels”
Igbo
Irwin
“boar friend”
Old English
Jawad
“generous”
Arabic
Jean-Philippe
“God is gracious + friend of horses”
French
Jetmir
“good life”
Albanian
Jiwoo
may mean “wisdom and friend; or wisdom and blessing”
Korean
Jiyu
may mean “wisdom and gentle”
Korean
Kahlil
“friend”
Arabic, via English
Kareem
“generous, noble”
Arabic
Karim
“generous, noble”
Arabic
Keavy
“gentle, beautiful”
Irish
Kerem
“kindness, generosity”
Arabic, via Turkish
Kevan
“kind, gentle birth”
Irish
Kevin
“kind, gentle birth”
Irish
Kevine
may mean “kind, gentle”
Irish, via French
Kevyn
“kind, gentle birth”
Irish
Khalil
“friend”
Arabic
Khosrow
“of good fame”
Persian
Kosal
“good, meritorious”
Pali, via Khmer
Lakshmi
“sign, good fortune”
Sanskrit
Lateef
“gentle, kind”
Arabic
Latif
“gentle, kind”
Arabic
Latifa
“gentle, kind”
Arabic
Latife
“gentle, kind”
Arabic, via Turkish
Levin
may mean “dear friend”
Old English|German
Liberale
“free, generous”
Latin
Ljúfur
“gentle, dear”
Icelandic
Lütfiye
“kindness”
Arabic, via Turkish
Meher
“kindness, love; sun”
Persian
Mehetabel
“God does good”
Hebrew
Mildred
“gentle strength”
Old English
Mildrid
“gentle strength”
Old English
Millie
may mean “gentle strength; or work”
English
Miyu
may mean “beautiful gentleness”
Japanese
Mugisha
“blessing, good fortune”
Kinyarwanda, Runyankole
Muhsin
“beneficent, doing good”
Arabic
Nadav
“generous, noble”
Hebrew
Navid
“good news”
Persian
Nedim
“companion”
Arabic, via Turkish and Albanian
Nitin
may mean “master of good conduct”
Sanskrit
Ognibene
“all good”
Italian
Oscar
may mean “deer friend; or spear of the gods”
Irish, also Old Norse
Oskar
may mean “deer friend; or spear of the gods”
Irish and Old Norse
Oskari
may mean “deer friend; or god spear”
Gaelic or Old English, via Finnish
Oswin
“god + friend”
Old English
Otwin
“wealth + friend”
Germanic
Philipa
“friend of horses”
Greek, via English
Philomena
“friend of strength”
Greek
Philomene
may mean “friend of strength”
Greek, via French
Prudence
“good judgement”
Latin, via English
Raya
may mean “flag, or friend”
Arabic or Hebrew
Refik
“companion”
Arabic, via Turkish and Bosnian
Reuel
“friend of God”
Hebrew
Rhonda
may mean “good lance”
Welsh
Ruth
may mean “friend, companion”
Hebrew
Ruthie
may mean “friend”
Hebrew
Ruthy
may mean “friend”
Hebrew
Saad
“good fortune, happiness”
Arabic
Sadhu
“holy man, good”
Sanskrit
Saliha
may mean “righteous, good”
Arabic
Samir
“companion in evening talk”
Arabic
Sanjana
may mean “gentle, harmonious”
Sanskrit
Saumya
“gentle, mild”
Sanskrit
Selwyn
may mean “hall friend”
Old English
Semih
“generous”
Arabic, via Turkish
Sieglinde
“gentle victory”
Germanic
Sonam
“merit, good fortune”
Tibetan
Soumya
“gentle, mild”
Sanskrit
Suchitra
“good + bright”
Sanskrit
Sunita
“of good conduct”
Sanskrit
Susheela
“of good character”
Sanskrit
Sushil
“of good character”
Sanskrit
Sushila
“of good character”
Sanskrit
Suyash
“good fame”
Sanskrit
Takoda
may mean “friend to all”
Dakota, via English
Tayyip
“good, pure”
Arabic, via Turkish
Teofil
“friend of God”
Greek, via Polish
Teofila
“friend of God”
Greek, via Polish
Teofilo
“friend of God”
Greek, via Portuguese
Theophila
“friend of God”
Greek, via English
Theophile
“friend of God”
Greek, via French
Tobbe
“God is good”
Hebrew, via Swedish
Tobe
“God is good”
Hebrew, via English
Tobi
“God is good”
Hebrew, via English and German
Tobia
“God is good”
Hebrew, via Italian
Tobiah
“God is good”
Hebrew
Tobias
“God is good”
Hebrew
Tobie
“Yahweh is good”
Hebrew, via French and English
Tobit
may mean “my good”
Hebrew
Toby
“God is good”
Hebrew, via English
Tomoko
may mean “wise child; or friend child”
Japanese
Topi
“God is good”
Hebrew, via Finnish
Topias
“God is good”
Hebrew, via Finnish
Tova
may mean “good, or Thor”
Hebrew and Scandinavian
Uğur
“good luck”
Turkish
Uzoma
“good road, good way”
Igbo
Vieno
“gentle, calm”
Finnish
Volkwin
“friend of the people”
Germanic
Warsame
“bringer of good news”
Somali
Wendy
“friend”
English
Winfried
“friend of peace”
Germanic, via German
Yllmira
“good star”
Albanian
Yui
may mean “depends on kanji; e.g. binding, gentle”
Japanese
Yuma
may mean “gentle truth”
Japanese
Yuna
may mean “depends on kanji; e.g. gentle and greens”
Japanese and Korean
Yūto
may mean “depends on kanji; e.g. gentle and soar”
Japanese
Zuri
“beautiful, good”
Swahili