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Names meaning peace, hope, faith and joy
Gentle names with warm meanings: peace, hope, faith, grace, joy, blessing and love, from Frida and Irina to Omid and Imani. 408 names so far, each with its own page, story and name art.
Aanya
may mean “inexhaustible; grace”
Sanskrit
Aarav
may mean “peaceful; melody”
Sanskrit
Abby
“father's joy”
Hebrew, via English
Abigail
“my father is joy”
Hebrew
Absalom
“father of peace”
Hebrew
Absalon
“father of peace”
Hebrew, via Danish
Adebayo
“royalty came with joy”
Yoruba
Adunni
may mean “sweet to have”
Yoruba
Aeronwen
“white or blessed Aeron”
Welsh
Agapetus
“beloved”
Greek, via Latin
Agapito
“beloved”
Greek, via Spanish and Italian
Aimee
“beloved”
French
Aina
“grace”
Hebrew, via Catalan
Aksel
“father of peace”
Hebrew, via Scandinavian
Akseli
“father of peace”
Hebrew, via Scandinavian and Finnish
Alaia
“joyful, happy”
Basque
Alegra
“joyful”
Spanish, via Ladino
Allegra
“joyful, cheerful”
Italian
Altagracia
“high grace”
Spanish
Altfrid
“old peace”
Germanic
Amal
“hope”
Arabic
Amani
“peace”
Swahili and Arabic
Amara
may mean “grace”
Igbo, also Sanskrit and Latin
Amarachi
“grace of God”
Igbo
Amata
“beloved”
Latin
Amina
“trustworthy, faithful”
Arabic
Amine
“trustworthy, faithful”
Arabic
Amy
“beloved”
Latin, via French
An
may mean “peace, safety”
Vietnamese and Chinese
Ana
“grace, favour”
Hebrew
Anabel
may mean “lovable (as Amabel); or grace and beauty”
Latin, via Spanish
Anais
may mean “grace”
Occitan and Catalan, from Hebrew
Anand
“bliss, joy”
Sanskrit
Anandi
“joyful”
Sanskrit
Anca
“grace”
Hebrew, via Romanian
Andulka
“grace”
Hebrew, via Czech
Andzia
“grace”
Hebrew, via Polish
Ane
“grace”
Hebrew, via Basque
Aneczka
“grace”
Hebrew, via Polish
Anette
“grace”
Hebrew, via Scandinavian and German
Ania
“grace”
Hebrew, via Polish
Anika
may mean “grace”
Hebrew, via German, Sanskrit
Anikó
“grace”
Hebrew, via Hungarian
Anita
“grace”
Hebrew, via Spanish
Anka
“grace”
Hebrew, via Slavic
Anke
“grace”
Hebrew, via Frisian and German
Ann
“grace”
Hebrew
Anna
“grace, favour”
Hebrew
Annabelle
may mean “lovable; or grace and beauty”
Latin, via Scottish and French
Annácska
“grace”
Hebrew, via Hungarian
Annag
“grace”
Hebrew, via Scottish Gaelic
Anne
“grace”
Hebrew, via French
Anneke
“grace”
Hebrew, via Dutch
Annele
“grace”
Hebrew, via German
Anneli
“grace”
Hebrew, via Swedish and Finnish
Anneliese
“grace + God is my oath”
Hebrew, via German
Annetta
“grace”
Hebrew, via Italian
Annette
“grace”
Hebrew, via French
Annie
“grace”
Hebrew, via English
Annika
“grace”
Hebrew, via Swedish
Annikki
“grace”
Hebrew, via Finnish
Annina
“grace”
Hebrew, via Italian
Annwyl
“beloved, dear”
Welsh
Anouk
“grace”
Hebrew, via Dutch and French
Ansfried
“god peace”
Germanic
Antje
“grace”
Hebrew, via Frisian and Dutch
Anusia
“grace”
Hebrew, via Polish
Anwen
“very fair, very blessed”
Welsh
Anwyl
“beloved”
Welsh
Anya
“grace”
Hebrew, via Russian
Aoibhinn
“delightful, radiant”
Irish
Apeksha
“expectation, hope”
Sanskrit
Arianwen
“silver and blessed”
Welsh
Arianwyn
“silver and blessed”
Welsh
Arina
“peace”
Greek, via Russian
Armas
“dear, beloved”
Finnish
Armi
may mean “grace”
Finnish
Arul
“grace”
Tamil
Asel
may mean “honey, sweet”
Kazakh and Kyrgyz
Asha
“hope”
Sanskrit and Swahili
Asher
“happy, blessed”
Hebrew
Axel
may mean “father of peace”
Hebrew, via Danish
Ayan
may mean “lucky”
Somali, Arabic or Sanskrit
Ayo
“joy”
Yoruba
Ayodele
“joy has come home”
Yoruba
Ayomide
“my joy has come”
Yoruba
Aziz
“mighty; dear, beloved”
Arabic
Bahauddin
“splendour of the faith”
Arabic
Bakyt
“happiness, good fortune”
Persian, via Kazakh and Kyrgyz
Baraka
“blessing”
Arabic and Swahili
Barış
“peace”
Turkish
Baruch
“blessed”
Hebrew
Batbayar
“firm joy”
Mongolian
Bea
“blessed”
Latin, via English and Italian
Beata
“blessed”
Latin
Beatrice
“she who brings happiness”
Latin, via Italian
Beatrix
may mean “she who brings happiness; or voyager”
Latin
Beatriz
“she who brings happiness”
Latin, via Spanish and Portuguese
Bedřich
“peaceful ruler”
Germanic, via Czech
Behnaz
“best grace, finest charm”
Persian
Behrouz
“fortunate”
Persian
Beinidict
“blessed”
Latin, via Irish
Bekim
“blessing”
Albanian
Benedek
“blessed”
Latin, via Hungarian
Benedetta
“blessed”
Latin, via Italian
Benedetto
“blessed”
Latin, via Italian
Benedict
“blessed”
Latin
Benedicta
“blessed”
Latin
Benedicte
“blessed”
Latin, via French
Benedikt
“blessed”
Latin, via German
Benedita
“blessed”
Latin, via Portuguese
Benet
“blessed”
Latin, via Catalan and English
Bengt
“blessed”
Latin, via Swedish
Benicio
may mean “blessed; or well-born”
Latin, via Spanish
Bennett
“blessed”
Latin, via English
Bente
“blessed”
Latin, via Scandinavian and Dutch
Bento
“blessed”
Latin, via Portuguese
Besa
“pledge of honour, faith”
Albanian
Besnik
“faithful, loyal”
Albanian
Bieito
“blessed”
Latin, via Galician
Bình
may mean “peace, balance”
Vietnamese
Blago
“good, blessed”
Slavic
Blagoje
“blessed”
Slavic
Blessing
“blessing”
Old English
Bliss
“joy, happiness”
Old English
Bódog
“happy”
Hungarian
Bohumil
“dear to God”
Slavic, via Czech
Bożena
“divine, blessed”
Slavic, via Czech
Branimir
“defender of peace”
Slavic
Bronwen
“white breast, blessed heart”
Welsh
Budimir
“may there be peace”
Slavic
Cara
“dear; or friend”
Italian and Irish
Carwyn
“blessed love”
Welsh
Casimir
“destroyer of peace; or proclaimer of peace”
Slavic, via Polish
Charalambos
“shining with joy”
Greek
Charis
“grace”
Greek
Charmian
“joy”
Greek
Daavid
“beloved”
Hebrew
Dafydd
“beloved”
Hebrew, via Welsh
Dagmar
may mean “dear peace”
Slavic and Old Norse, via Danish
Dauren
“era, happy time”
Persian, via Kazakh
Davi
“beloved”
Hebrew, via Portuguese
David
“beloved”
Hebrew
Davide
“beloved”
Hebrew, via Italian
Davit
“beloved”
Hebrew, via Georgian and Armenian
Dawit
“beloved”
Hebrew, via Ge'ez
Debashis
“blessing of the gods”
Sanskrit, via Bengali
Delal
may mean “darling, beloved”
Kurdish
Dewi
“beloved”
Hebrew and Sanskrit
Diletta
“beloved”
Latin, via Italian
Dilnaz
“grace of the heart”
Persian
Dilshad
may mean “happy heart”
Persian
Dragan
“dear, precious”
Slavic
Dragana
“dear, precious”
Slavic
Drahomíra
“dear + peace”
Slavic
Dulce
“sweet”
Latin, via Spanish
Dzifa
may mean “peace in the heart”
Ewe
Ecrin
may mean “rewards, blessings”
Arabic, via Turkish
Eda
“grace, manner”
Arabic, via Turkish
Eirini
“peace”
Greek
Eivind
may mean “island wind; or lucky”
Old Norse
Eman
“faith”
Arabic
Emi
may mean “blessing and beauty; or smile”
Japanese
Enkhjargal
“peaceful happiness”
Mongolian
Enkhjin
may mean “peace +”
Mongolian
Erasmus
“beloved”
Greek
Eri
may mean “blessed prize”
Japanese
Ermek
may mean “joy, amusement”
Turkic
Esperanza
“hope”
Spanish
Eunwoo
may mean “grace and rain; or kindness and friend”
Korean
Eymen
“blessed, lucky”
Arabic, via Turkish
Eyrún
may mean “island secret; or lucky rune”
Old Norse, via Icelandic
Faith
“faith, trust”
English
Farah
“joy”
Arabic and Persian
Farai
“rejoice, be happy”
Shona
Farhiya
“joy”
Arabic, via Somali
Farnaz
may mean “glory and grace”
Persian
Farrah
may mean “joy”
Arabic and English
Farrukh
“fortunate, happy”
Persian
Faustine
“fortunate, lucky”
Latin, via French
Fausto
“lucky, fortunate”
Latin, via Italian
Fede
may mean “faith (Italian); or short for Federico”
Latin, via Italian
Fedele
“faithful”
Latin, via Italian
Federica
“peaceful ruler”
Germanic, via Italian
Federico
“peaceful ruler”
Germanic, via Italian and Spanish
Felice
“happy, lucky”
Latin, via Italian
Felicia
“happy, lucky”
Latin
Felicity
“happiness”
Latin, via English
Felismina
may mean “probably happy, lucky”
Portuguese
Felix
“happy, lucky”
Latin
Femke
“peace”
Frisian
Fenna
may mean “peace”
Frisian
Fidel
“faithful”
Latin, via Spanish
Fidelity
“faithfulness”
Latin
Fred
“peaceful ruler”
Germanic, via English
Freddie
may mean “peaceful ruler”
Germanic, via English
Freddy
“peaceful ruler”
Germanic, via English
Frederick
“peaceful ruler”
Germanic
Freek
“peaceful ruler”
Germanic, via Dutch
Frida
“peace”
Germanic
Frieda
“peace”
Germanic
Friedhelm
“peace and protection”
Germanic, via German
Friedrich
“peaceful ruler”
Germanic
Frigg
“beloved”
Old Norse
Fritz
“peaceful ruler”
Germanic, via German
Funmilayo
“give me joy”
Yoruba
Geoffrey
may mean “peace”
Germanic, via French
Ghada
“graceful young woman”
Arabic
Gil
may mean “joy”
Hebrew and Latin
Gioia
“joy”
Latin, via Italian
Godfrey
“peace of God”
Germanic
Gottfried
“God's peace”
Germanic
Grace
“grace”
Latin, via English
Gracie
“grace”
Latin, via English
Graciela
“grace”
Latin, via Spanish
Gracinda
“grace”
Latin, via Portuguese
Gráinne
may mean “grain; or grace”
Irish
Gulnaz
“graceful flower”
Persian
Gwen
“white, fair, blessed”
Welsh
Gwenfrewi
may mean “blessed reconciliation”
Welsh
Haeun
may mean “summer and grace”
Korean
Hanka
“grace”
Hebrew, via Sorbian and Czech
Hanna
“grace, favour”
Hebrew
Hannah
“grace, favour”
Hebrew
Hannelore
“grace and light”
Hebrew and Greek, via German
Harsh
“joy”
Sanskrit
Helga
“holy, blessed”
Old Norse
Helge
“holy, blessed”
Old Norse
Hope
“hope”
English
Humphrey
may mean “peaceful warrior”
Germanic, via French
Ifedayo
“love has become joy”
Yoruba
Ilshat
may mean “perhaps joy of the homeland”
Turkic + Persian
Iman
“faith”
Arabic
Imani
“faith”
Swahili, from Arabic
Irenaeus
“peaceful”
Greek
Irene
“peace”
Greek
Ireneo
“peaceful”
Greek, via Italian and Spanish
Ireti
“hope”
Yoruba
Irina
“peace”
Greek
Janan
may mean “beloved, darling”
Persian
Jarmila
“spring + dear”
Slavic
Jed
“beloved of God”
Hebrew, via English
Jedidiah
“beloved of God”
Hebrew
Jian
may mean “wisdom and peace”
Korean and Chinese
Jiwoo
may mean “wisdom and friend; or wisdom and blessing”
Korean
Jocelyn
may mean “a Goth; or little Joyce”
Germanic, via French
Joy
“joy”
English
Kagiso
“peace”
Tswana
Kamran
“successful, fortunate”
Persian
Kara
may mean “dear”
Italian, Turkish and others
Karina
may mean “dear; or pure”
Latin and Scandinavian
Kayode
“he brought joy”
Yoruba
Kazimierz
may mean “proclaimer of peace; or destroyer of peace”
Slavic, via Polish
Keiko
may mean “blessed child”
Japanese
Khánh
may mean “celebration, joy”
Vietnamese
Krešimir
may mean “of uncertain meaning; second part mir, peace”
Croatian
Kunga
“joy for all”
Tibetan
Kusi
“happy, joyful”
Quechua
Laetitia
“joy, gladness”
Latin
Lalaina
may mean “perhaps beloved, desired”
Malagasy
Lavanya
“grace, beauty”
Sanskrit
Leticia
“joy, happiness”
Latin, via Spanish
Lettice
“joy”
Latin, via English
Libor
may mean “of uncertain meaning; perhaps dear, beloved”
Czech
Lieke
may mean “dear”
Germanic, via Dutch
Ligaya
“joy, happiness”
Tagalog
Lyudmila
“dear to the people”
Slavic
Macario
“blessed”
Greek, via Portuguese
Madhu
“honey, sweetness”
Sanskrit
Madhuri
“sweetness”
Sanskrit
Maite
“beloved (Basque); or Maria Teresa”
Basque and Spanish
Maïwenn
may mean “as Mai + gwenn, white or blessed”
Breton
Makena
may mean “happy one”
Kikuyu
Malia
“bitter; or beloved”
Hebrew, via Hawaiian
Manfredi
“strength and peace”
Germanic, via Italian
Maria
may mean “beloved; or bitter sea”
Hebrew, via Greek and Latin
Mariam
may mean “beloved”
Hebrew, via Aramaic and Arabic
Marianne
“beloved”
French
Marie
may mean “beloved”
Hebrew, via French
Marion
“beloved”
Hebrew, via French
Mary
may mean “beloved; or bitter sea”
Hebrew, via Greek and Latin
Maryam
may mean “beloved”
Arabic, from Hebrew
Maureen
“beloved”
Irish
Meryem
“beloved; or bitter sea”
Hebrew, via Arabic and Turkish
Mila
“dear, gracious”
Slavic
Milan
“gracious, dear”
Slavic
Milana
may mean “gracious, dear”
Slavic
Milena
“kind, dear”
Slavic
Miles
may mean “soldier; or dear”
Germanic or Latin, via French
Milica
“dear, gracious”
Slavic
Milo
may mean “soldier; or dear”
Germanic and Slavic
Milos
“dear, gracious”
Slavic
Minnie
“bitter; or beloved”
Hebrew and Germanic, via English
Mira
“peace; wonderful”
Slavic, Latin and Sanskrit
Mircea
“peace, world”
Slavic, via Romanian
Miriam
may mean “beloved; or bitter”
Hebrew
Mirjam
may mean “bitter; or beloved”
Hebrew, via Dutch and German
Mirko
“peace, world”
Slavic
Miroslav
“peace and glory”
Slavic
Molly
“beloved; or bitter sea”
Hebrew, via English
Morayo
“I have found joy”
Yoruba
Mugisha
“blessing, good fortune”
Kinyarwanda, Runyankole
Muna
“wishes, hopes”
Arabic
Myroslava
“peace and glory”
Slavic
Nadezhda
“hope”
Slavic
Nadia
“hope”
Slavic, Arabic
Nadine
“hope”
Russian, via French
Nadiya
“hope”
Slavic, via Ukrainian
Naima
“blessed, at ease; soft”
Arabic
Nan
“grace”
Hebrew, via English
Nancy
may mean “grace”
Hebrew, via English
Naomi
“pleasant, sweet”
Hebrew
Natsuki
may mean “summer hope”
Japanese
Neema
“grace, blessing”
Swahili, from Arabic
Ngozi
“blessing”
Igbo
Nigâr
“beloved; beautiful image”
Persian
Nimco
“blessing, grace”
Arabic, via Somali
Nita
may mean “grace”
Hebrew and Sanskrit
Nolwenn
may mean “of uncertain meaning; second part gwenn, white or blessed”
Breton
Nyasha
“grace, mercy”
Shona
Oleg
“holy, blessed”
Old Norse, via Russian
Olga
“holy, blessed”
Old Norse, via Russian
Omid
“hope”
Persian
Onni
“happiness, luck”
Finnish
Pamela
may mean “all sweetness”
English
Parviz
“victorious, fortunate”
Persian
Pau
“small (as Paul); also peace”
Latin, via Catalan
Pollux
may mean “very sweet”
Greek, via Latin
Prazeres
“joys”
Portuguese
Preeti
“love, joy”
Sanskrit
Prisha
may mean “beloved; or gift of God”
Sanskrit
Priya
“beloved, dear”
Sanskrit
Priyanka
“beloved; lovely”
Sanskrit
Prosper
“fortunate, prosperous”
Latin, via French
Radek
“glad, happy”
Slavic, via Czech and Polish
Radka
“glad, joyful”
Slavic
Radu
“glad, happy”
Slavic, via Romanian
Rasmus
“beloved”
Greek, via Scandinavian
Rawiri
“beloved”
Hebrew, via Māori
Riya
may mean “singer; or graceful”
Sanskrit
Rizky
“sustenance, blessing”
Arabic, via Indonesian
Rowena
may mean “fame and joy”
Old English or Welsh
Rufaro
“happiness, joy”
Shona
Rutendo
“faith”
Shona
Saad
“good fortune, happiness”
Arabic
Sachiko
may mean “happy child”
Japanese
Sadhbh
“sweet, goodness”
Irish
Sadiya
“fortunate, happy”
Arabic, via Hausa
Saeed
“happy, fortunate”
Arabic
Saida
“happy, fortunate”
Arabic
Salma
“safe, peaceful”
Arabic
Salome
“peace”
Hebrew, via Greek
Salomon
“peace”
Hebrew
Sanaz
may mean “full of grace”
Persian
Sefa
may mean “joy”
Turkish and Pacific
Selam
“peace”
Ge'ez, via Amharic
Selma
may mean “god's helmet (uncertain); or peace”
Germanic or Arabic
Serenity
“peacefulness, calm”
Latin, via English
Sevinj
“joy”
Azerbaijani
Shadi
“happiness, joy”
Persian
Shereen
may mean “sweet”
Persian
Sherine
“sweet”
Persian, via Arabic
Shiloh
may mean “peaceful; or his gift”
Hebrew
Shirin
“sweet”
Persian
Shlomo
“peace”
Hebrew
Sibusiso
“blessing”
Zulu
Siegfried
“victory and peace”
Germanic, via German
Siranush
“sweet love”
Armenian
Siriporn
may mean “blessing of glory”
Pali-Sanskrit, via Thai
Sławomir
“glory and peace”
Slavic, via Polish
Sokha
“happiness, well-being”
Pali, via Khmer
Solomiia
“peace”
Hebrew, via Ukrainian
Solomon
“peace”
Hebrew
Somphone
may mean “of uncertain meaning; perhaps fulfilled blessing”
Lao
Souleymane
“peace”
Hebrew, via West African
Sulayman
“peace”
Hebrew, via Arabic
Tafadzwa
“we have been made happy”
Shona
Tariro
“hope”
Shona
Tavita
“beloved”
Hebrew, via Samoan
Tegwen
“fair and blessed”
Welsh
Tesfaye
“my hope”
Amharic
Tevita
“beloved”
Hebrew, via Tongan
Thabiso
“joy, bringer of happiness”
Sesotho
Thabo
“joy, happiness”
Sotho and Tswana
Thandiwe
“beloved”
Nguni (Zulu, Xhosa)
Themba
“hope, trust”
Nguni (Zulu, Xhosa)
Toivo
“hope”
Finnish
Tumaini
“hope”
Swahili
Umida
“hope”
Persian, via Uzbek
Umut
“hope”
Turkish
Vera
“faith”
Slavic, Latin
Vojtech
“joyful warrior”
Slavic, via Czech
Volodymyr
“ruler of peace or of the world”
Slavic, via Ukrainian
Wilf
“desire for peace”
Old English, via English
Wilfred
“desiring peace”
Old English
Wilfrid
“desire for peace”
Old English
Winfried
“friend of peace”
Germanic, via German
Winifred
“blessed and reconciled”
Welsh
Winnie
may mean “blessed reconciliation”
Welsh, via English
Wojciech
“joyful warrior”
Slavic, via Polish
Xin
may mean “heart; joyful; or new”
Chinese
Yamina
may mean “blessed, of the right hand”
Arabic
Yayra
may mean “blessing”
Ewe
Yuki
may mean “snow; happiness”
Japanese
Zain
“beauty, grace”
Arabic
Zayn
“beauty, grace”
Arabic
Zayna
may mean “beauty, grace”
Arabic
Zvonimir
“sound + peace”
Slavic