Baby Names That Mean Precious
Looking for baby names that mean Precious? Our library lists 42 names whose meaning carries the sense of “precious.” They break down as 8 boy names and 34 girl names. The most common cultural roots are English, African, Arabic, and Chinese. Names on this list include Agbenyaga, Alamea, Alitash, Azize, and Azizi.
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To call a child precious is to name them as something to be treasured, and languages have long built names around the idea of high worth. The Old French Esme carries the sense of “esteemed,” the Arabic Aziz means “cherished” or “precious,” and the Latin pretiosus (“of great price”) stands behind the virtue name Precious itself.
Names in this group lean tender and affectionate, suited to parents who want the meaning to read as open devotion rather than ambition. The list below mixes the directly translatable with the softly suggestive across several languages and genders — sort by origin to find a name whose sound matches the sentiment.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agbenyaga | Ewe Of Ghana Name Meaning "Life Is Precious."(Could Be Shortened To NYAGA.) | Female | African | |
| Alamea | "Ripe; Precious." | Female | Hawaiian | |
| Alitash | Amharic Of Ethiopia Female Name Meaning "May I Not Lose You, May I Find You Always My Precious."May Be Shortened To Tash. | Female | African | |
| Azize | Precious | Male | Turkish | |
| Azizi | Swahili Name And Kiswahili Word Meaning "A Treasure, Excellent; Precious One." | Male | African | |
| Bo | Precious | Female | Chinese | |
| Chau | Pearls, Precious Stones (Also A Boys Name) | Female | Vietnamese | |
| Coraline | From The Semi-Precious Sea Growth Coral | Female | English | |
| Diamanda | Of High Value: Brilliant. The Precious Diamond Stone. | Female | English | |
| Diamante | Of High Value: Brilliant. The Precious Diamond Stone. | Female | English | |
| Diamond | Of High Value: Brilliant. The Precious Diamond Stone. | Female | English | |
| Diamonique | Of High Value: Brilliant. The Precious Diamond Stone. | Female | English | |
| Diamontina | Of High Value: Brilliant. The Precious Diamond Stone. | Female | English | |
| Dyre | A Dear Or Precious One. | Male | German | |
| Faridah | Unique; Precious Pearl Or Gem | Female | Arabic | |
| Golda | The Precious Metal. Variant Of Goldie. Late Prime Minister Of Israel Golda Meir. | Female | English | |
| Goldie | The Precious Metal. Gilded | Female | English | |
| Jozy | Precious. | Male | English | |
| Karah | Precious One | Female | English | |
| Karim | Generous; Noble; Friendly; Precious; Distinguished | Male | Arabic | |
| Kito | Swahili Name Meaning "Precious." | Male | African | |
| Lesham | Precious | Female | Hebrew | |
| Majai | Most Precious. | Female | French | |
| Meena | Fish; Precious Stone. In Hindu Myth, Meena Is A Name Of The Wife Of Shiva. MYTHILI | Female | Indian | |
| Milana | Precious One | Female | English | |
| Nadirah | Rare; Precious | Female | Arabic | |
| Nafisah | Precious Thing; Gem | Female | Arabic | |
| Ngoc | Jade, Precious Stone | Female | Vietnamese | |
| Ola | Ibo Of Nigeria Name Meaning "Precious, Worth." | Female | African | |
| Quetzalxochitl | Precious Flower; Queen | Female | Nahuatl | |
| Quy | Precious (Also A Boy's Name) | Female | Vietnamese | |
| Raquell | Precious. | Female | African | |
| Sachin | Precious | Male | Latin | |
| Segulah | Precious | Female | Hebrew | |
| Takara | Treasure; Precious Object | Female | Japanese | |
| Talei | Precious | Female | English | |
| Teoxihuitl | Unisexual Name Meaning "Turquoise" Or "Precious And Divine." | Female | Nahuatl | |
| Tlazopilli | Precious Noble | Male | Nahuatl | |
| Wei | Valuable; Precious | Female | Chinese | |
| Xiuhtonal | Precious Light | Female | Nahuatl | |
| Zhen | Precious | Female | Chinese | |
| Zhen Juan | Precious And Beautiful | Female | Chinese |