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Names meaning life and living
Names that celebrate life itself, such as Eva and Zoe, both linked to life or living, and Viviana, alive. 79 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Aicha
“alive”
Arabic, via French
Aische
“alive”
Arabic
Aisha
“alive, living”
Arabic
Aissata
“alive, living”
Fulani, from Arabic
Aissatou
may mean “alive, living”
Fulani and Wolof, from Arabic
Aisyah
“alive, living”
Arabic, via Malay
Ajsa
“alive”
Arabic, via South Slavic
Ava
may mean “life; or voice”
Germanic, also Hebrew and Persian
Awa
“living”
Arabic, via Wolof
Ayesha
“alive, living”
Arabic
Ayse
“living, alive”
Arabic, via Turkish
Bibiana
“alive”
Latin, via Spanish, Portuguese and Slovak
Bibiane
“alive”
Latin, via Portuguese and French
Bo
“to live, dweller”
Old Norse
Bonavita
“good life”
Italian
Can
“soul, life”
Persian, via Turkish
Cansu
“water of life”
Turkish
Chaim
“life”
Hebrew
Chava
“to breathe, to live”
Hebrew
Chaya
“life, living”
Hebrew
Chetan
“consciousness, life”
Sanskrit
Éabha
“living”
Hebrew, via Irish
Eeva
“life”
Hebrew, via Finnish
Eevi
may mean “life”
Hebrew, via Finnish
Eilífr
“ever living”
Old Norse
Enid
“life, soul”
Welsh
Eva
may mean “life, living”
Hebrew
Eve
“life”
Hebrew
Evelina
may mean “life”
English, via Latin
Evi
“life”
Hebrew, via Dutch and German
Evie
“life”
Hebrew, via English
Evita
“living”
Hebrew, via Spanish
Evvie
“living”
Hebrew, via English
Ewa
“life”
Hebrew, via Polish
Gaylord
may mean “lively”
Old French
Hauwa
“living”
Hebrew, via Arabic and Hausa
Hayat
“life”
Arabic
Heva
may mean “life”
Hebrew, via Latin
Hyam
“life”
Hebrew
Hyman
“life”
Hebrew
Hymie
“life”
Hebrew
Ieva
“life”
Hebrew, via Lithuanian and Latvian
Itsuki
may mean “tree; or life tree”
Japanese
Jeta
“life”
Albanian
Jetbardh
“pure life”
Albanian
Jetlir
“free life”
Albanian
Jetmir
“good life”
Albanian
Jiya
may mean “heart; life”
Hindi
Jiyan
“life”
Kurdish
Keola
“the life”
Hawaiian
Luljeta
“flower of life”
Albanian
Nnamdi
“my father is alive”
Igbo
Oumar
“life, flourishing”
Arabic, via West African
Polybius
“much life”
Greek, via Latin
Raghda
may mean “comfortable, carefree life”
Arabic
Sanjeev
“life-giving, reviving”
Sanskrit
Vida
“life”
Spanish, Ladino
Vidal
“of life”
Latin, via Spanish
Vita
“life”
Latin
Vitalis
“of life”
Latin
Vito
“life”
Latin, via Italian
Vivaan
may mean “full of life; rays of morning sun”
Sanskrit
Vivan
may mean “full of life”
Sanskrit, via Hindi
Vivenzio
“living”
Latin, via Italian
Vivi
“alive”
Latin
Vivian
“alive”
Latin
Viviana
“alive”
Latin
Viviane
“alive”
Latin, via French
Viviann
“alive”
Latin
Vivianna
“alive”
Latin, via Portuguese
Vivianne
“alive”
Latin, via French
Vivien
“alive”
Latin, via French and English
Vivienne
“alive”
Latin, via French
Yaşam
“life”
Turkish
Ylljeta
“star of life”
Albanian
Zenobia
may mean “life of Zeus”
Greek
Zoe
“life”
Greek
Zoey
“life”
Greek
Zoya
“life”
Greek, via Russian