Baby Names That Mean Love
Looking for baby names that mean Love? Our library lists 283 names whose meaning carries the sense of “love.” They break down as 109 boy names and 174 girl names. The most common cultural roots are English, Hebrew, Greek, and French. Names on this list include Accalon, Acis, Adofo, Adonis, and Agapi.
Every entry below shows the name’s meaning, gender, and cultural origin, and links to a full profile with pronunciation, popularity, and variants. Tap the heart to save a favorite.
Names that mean “love” are a direct way to wish a child a life surrounded by warmth, and they draw on a remarkable range of languages: the Latin amor behind Amara and Amy, the Greek agape behind Agatha and Philomena, the Hebrew David (“beloved”), and a host of Sanskrit and Arabic names built on words for affection and devotion.
Because the idea of love lives in every culture, this category is unusually diverse in sound and style — from soft, romantic girl names to strong, classic boy names. Use the gender and origin columns below to steer the list toward the tone you have in mind.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accalon | Lover Of Margan Le Fay (Fifteenth Century) | Male | Arthurian | |
| Acis | Myth Name (Lover Of Galatea) | Male | Greek | |
| Adofo | Akan Of Ghana Name Meaning "One Who Loves." | Male | African | |
| Adonis | God Of Peace And Love. | Male | African | |
| Agapi | "Love; Affection." Variants Include Agape, Agappe. | Female | Greek | |
| Ahava | Dearly Loved | Female | Hebrew | |
| Ahave | Dearly Loved | Female | Hebrew | |
| Ahuda | Dearly Loved | Female | Hebrew | |
| Ahuva | Dearly Loved | Female | Hebrew | |
| Ai | Beloved, Gentle | Female | Vietnamese | |
| Aiko | Little Love; Beloved | Female | Japanese | |
| Aimee | Dearly Loved Variant Of Amy. | Female | French | |
| Alcina | Myth Name Of A Sorceress Who When Tired Of Her Lovers Would Turn Them Into Trees, Stones Or Animals.Also Feminine Form Ofalcinous (King Who Entertained Odysseus). Variants Include Alcine, Alcinia, Allcine, Allcinia, Alseena, Alsina, Alsinia, Alsyna, Alzin | Female | Greek | |
| Aleiah | "Flower, The Love Of The Outside.. My Granddaughter" | Female | African | |
| Amada | Beloved. | Female | Spanish | |
| Amadeo | Loves God | Male | Spanish | |
| Amado | Loves God | Male | Spanish | |
| Amala | Bird: Beloved. | Female | Arabic | |
| Amanda | Worthy Of Being Loved. Literary: Poets And Playwrights Brought This Name Into Popular Usage In The Seventeenth Century. | Female | English | |
| Amedee | Loves God | Female | French | |
| Ami | Dearly Loved | Female | French | |
| Amia | Beloved. | Female | French | |
| Amie | Beloved. | Female | French | |
| Amor | Love | Female | Spanish | |
| Amora | Love | Female | Spanish | |
| Amy | Dearly Loved: Beloved. | Female | French | |
| Angharad | A Love Of Peredur | Female | Arthurian | |
| Angharat | A Love Of Peredur | Female | Arthurian | |
| Anteros | Myth Name (Mutual Love) | Male | Greek | |
| Anwell | Beloved | Male | Celtic | |
| Anwyl | Beloved | Male | Celtic | |
| Aphrodite | Myth Name (Goddess Of Love) | Female | Greek | |
| Ardaleah | From The Home Lover's Meadow | Male | English | |
| Ardleigh | From The Home Lover's Meadow | Male | English | |
| Ardley | From The Home Lover's Meadow | Male | English | |
| Aroha | Love | Female | English | |
| Arub | Loves Her Husband | Female | Arabic | |
| Aruba | Loves Her Husband | Female | Arabic | |
| Asthore | Loved One | Female | Irish | |
| Astolat | Lady Of Shalott Who Kills Herself For The Love Of Lancelot | Female | Arthurian | |
| Aziza | Cherished: Beloved | Female | Arabic | |
| Babafemi | Loved By His Father | Male | Egyptian | |
| Bel | Fair: Lovely One. | Female | French | |
| Belle | Fair: Lovely One. | Female | French | |
| Benjamin | Son Of The Right Hand. In The Bible The Patriarch Jacob's Twelfth And Most Beloved Son. | Male | Hebrew | |
| Biron | Surname Used As A Given Name. Biron Was The Name Of A Character In Shakespeare's Loves Labours Lost. | Male | English | |
| Breezy | From Briseis The Woman Achilles Loved In Homer's Iliad. | Female | Spanish | |
| Brisa | From Briseis The Woman Achilles Loved In Homer's Iliad. | Female | Spanish | |
| Brisha | From Briseis The Woman Achilles Loved In Homer's Iliad. | Female | Spanish | |
| Brisia | From Briseis The Woman Achilles Loved In Homer's Iliad. | Female | Spanish |