Names meaning new, dawn, rebirth and freedom

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Names meaning new, dawn, rebirth and freedom

Anastasia means resurrection, Charles and Carl free man, and Dawn and Aurora the first light of day. 196 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.

Aadhya

may mean “first; the beginning”
Sanskrit

Abhinav

“new”
Sanskrit

Acindino

“free from danger”
Greek, via Italian

Afërditë

“dawn”
Albanian

Agim

“dawn”
Albanian

Agimor

may mean “dawn”
Albanian

Alba

“dawn; white”
Latin

Anastacia

“resurrection”
Greek

Anastacio

“resurrection”
Greek, via Portuguese

Anastasia

“resurrection”
Greek

Anastasie

“resurrection”
Greek, via French

Anastasija

“resurrection”
Greek, via Latvian and South Slavic

Anastasijus

“resurrection”
Greek, via Lithuanian

Anastasios

“resurrection”
Greek

Anastasius

“resurrection”
Greek, via Latin

Anastasiya

“resurrection”
Greek, via Russian

Anastatia

“resurrection”
Greek

Anastázie

“resurrection”
Greek, via Czech

Anastazija

“resurrection”
Greek, via Lithuanian

Anastazja

“resurrection”
Greek, via Polish

Anasuya

“free from envy”
Sanskrit

Anasztázia

“resurrection”
Greek, via Hungarian

Ankur

“sprout, new shoot”
Sanskrit

Arun

“dawn”
Sanskrit

Arunee

“dawn”
Sanskrit, via Thai

Arunim

“glow of dawn”
Sanskrit

Asier

“the beginning”
Basque

Auroora

“dawn”
Latin, via Finnish

Aurora

“dawn”
Latin

Aurore

“dawn”
Latin, via French

Ausma

“dawn”
Latvian

Aušra

“dawn”
Lithuanian

Austra

“dawn”
Latvian

Austris

may mean “dawn”
Latvian

Aytan

may mean “perhaps moon + dawn”
Turkic

Azadeh

“free, noble”
Persian

Blerim

“greening, renewal”
Albanian

Calle

“free man”
Germanic, via Swedish

Carl

“free man”
Germanic

Carla

“free woman”
Germanic, via Italian

Carlee

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Carleen

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Carlene

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Carles

“free man”
Germanic, via Catalan

Carley

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Carli

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Carlie

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Carline

“free woman”
Germanic

Carlo

“free man”
Germanic, via Italian

Carlos

“free man”
Germanic, via Spanish

Carlota

“free man”
Germanic, via Spanish

Carlotta

“free woman”
Germanic, via Italian

Carly

“free”
Germanic, via English

Carlyn

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Carol

may mean “free man”
Germanic, via English

Carola

“free woman”
Germanic, via Latin

Carole

“free man”
Germanic, via French

Carolee

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Carolin

“free woman”
Germanic, via German

Carolina

“free woman”
Germanic, via Latin

Caroline

“free woman”
Germanic, via French

Carolyn

“free woman”
Germanic, via English

Carolyne

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Carolynn

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Carry

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Charla

“free woman”
Germanic

Charleen

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Charlene

“free woman”
Germanic, via English

Charles

“free man”
Germanic, via French

Charley

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Charlie

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Charline

“free man”
Germanic, via French

Charlotta

“free woman”
Germanic, via Swedish

Charlotte

“free”
Germanic, via French

Dagny

“new day”
Old Norse

Dawna

“dawn”
English

Dror

“freedom; swallow”
Hebrew

Eleuterio

“free”
Greek, via Spanish

Éleuthère

“free”
Greek, via French

Eleutherius

“free”
Greek

Eòs

“dawn”
Greek

Erkin

“free”
Turkic

Fajar

“dawn”
Arabic, via Indonesian

Fannie

“free, French”
Latin

Fanny

“free one”
Latin, via English and French

Franca

“free; Frankish”
Germanic, via Italian

Frances

“free; French woman”
Latin, via French

Francesca

“Frenchwoman, free”
Latin, via Italian

Francesco

“Frenchman, free”
Latin, via Italian

Francie

“free, French”
Latin

Francis

“Frenchman, free one”
Latin, via Italian

Francisco

“Frenchman, free”
Latin, via Spanish and Portuguese

Franciszek

“Frenchman, free one”
Latin, via Polish

Frank

“a Frank; free”
Germanic

Frankie

“free, French”
Germanic

Frannie

“free, French”
Latin

Franny

“free, French”
Latin

Frans

“Frenchman, free one”
Latin, via Dutch and Scandinavian

Franz

“Frenchman, free one”
Latin, via German

Genesis

“beginning, creation”
Greek

Giancarlo

“God is gracious + free man”
Hebrew and Germanic, via Italian

Gianfranco

“God is gracious + free, French”
Hebrew and Latin, via Italian

Gudny

“god + new”
Old Norse, via Icelandic

Hajna

“dawn”
Hungarian

Hajnal

“dawn”
Hungarian

Hajnalka

“little dawn”
Hungarian

Hajni

“dawn”
Hungarian

Harutyun

“resurrection”
Armenian

Hróðný

“new fame”
Old Norse

Huriya

may mean “maiden of paradise; or freedom”
Arabic

Hürriyet

“freedom”
Arabic, via Turkish

Javi

“new house”
Basque, via Spanish

Javier

may mean “new house”
Basque, via Spanish

Javiera

“new house”
Basque, via Spanish

Jean-Charles

“God is gracious + free man”
Hebrew and Germanic, via French

Jetlir

“free life”
Albanian

Juanca

“God is gracious + free man”
Hebrew and Germanic, via Spanish

Kaarle

“free man”
Germanic, via Finnish

Kale

“free man”
Germanic, via Hawaiian

Kalle

“free man”
Germanic, via Swedish

Kanoa

may mean “the free one”
Hawaiian

Karel

“free man”
Germanic, via Czech and Dutch

Karl

“free man”
Germanic

Karla

“free man”
Germanic

Karlee

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Karlene

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Karli

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Karlie

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Karly

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Karlyn

may mean “free woman”
Germanic

Karol

“free man”
Germanic, via Polish

Karolin

“free”
Germanic, via German and Scandinavian

Karolina

“free woman”
Germanic, via Polish and Czech

Karoline

“free woman”
Germanic, via German and Scandinavian

Karoly

“free man”
Germanic, via Hungarian

Keao

“the daylight, the dawn”
Hawaiian

Koidu

“of the dawn”
Estonian

Koit

“dawn”
Estonian

Liberale

“free, generous”
Latin

Liberty

“freedom”
Latin

Liridon

may mean “longing for freedom”
Albanian

Liridona

may mean “longing for freedom”
Albanian

Lotta

“free woman”
Germanic, via Swedish

Lotte

“free”
Germanic, via Dutch and German

Lotten

“free man”
Germanic, via Swedish

Lotti

“free man”
Germanic, via German

Lottie

“free woman”
Germanic, via French and English

Naveen

“new”
Sanskrit

Navin

“new”
Sanskrit

Navya

“new, young”
Sanskrit

Nawin

may mean “new”
Sanskrit, via Thai

Neville

“new town”
French, via English

Newton

may mean “new town”
Old English

Nova

“new”
Latin

Novella

may mean “new”
Latin, via Italian

Oddny

“point + new”
Old Norse

Özgür

“free”
Turkish

Pallavi

“new leaves, young shoots”
Sanskrit

Pegah

“dawn, early morning”
Persian

Prachi

“east, dawn”
Sanskrit

Quico

“free man”
Spanish

Şafak

“dawn”
Turkish

Sahar

“dawn”
Arabic and Persian

Sālote

“free”
Germanic, via Tongan

Saoirse

“freedom”
Irish

Saveria

“new house”
Basque, via Italian

Saverio

“new house”
Basque, via Italian

Sharlene

“free man”
Germanic, via English

Signe

“new victory”
Old Norse

Signy

“victory + new”
Old Norse

Slobodan

“freedom”
Serbo-Croatian

Stace

“resurrection”
Greek, via English

Stacee

“resurrection”
Greek, via English

Stacey

“resurrection”
Greek, via English

Staci

“resurrection”
Greek, via English

Stacia

“resurrection”
Greek, via English

Stacie

“resurrection”
Greek, via English

Stacy

“resurrection”
Greek, via English

Taner

“dawn man”
Turkish

Tansu

may mean “dawn water”
Turkish

Tasia

“resurrection”
Greek

Teàrlach

“free man”
Germanic, via Scottish Gaelic

Tone

may mean “Thor + new; or melody”
Old Norse, via Norwegian

Uday

“rising, dawn”
Sanskrit

Usha

“dawn”
Sanskrit

Vihaan

may mean “dawn, morning”
Sanskrit

Xabier

“new house”
Basque

Xavi

“new house”
Basque, via Catalan

Xavier

may mean “new house”
Basque, via Spanish

Xevi

may mean “new house”
Basque, via Catalan

Xin

may mean “heart; joyful; or new”
Chinese

Zora

“dawn”
Slavic

Zoran

“dawn”
Slavic

Zorana

“dawn”
Slavic

Zoriana

“star; dawn”
Slavic

Zorka

“dawn”
Slavic

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