The world is experiencing difficult times due to the mandatory confinement that we must all maintain to reduce the spread of coronavirus. Yet amid all the chaos, thousands of women around the world continue to give birth.
We share a list of 131 baby names for boys and girls, which mean hope, light, strength and joy , to keep us in high spirits in times of pandemic.
Names for girl
- Abigail: derives from Hebrew and means “source of joy”.
- Aine: Galician name, it means ‘glow’.
- Ailana: of Finnish origin, it means “bearer of light”.
- Akiko: of Japanese origin, it means “bright light”.
- Akira: Japanese unisex name, means “brilliant”.
- Alba: of Latin origin, and means “Aurora”, “Dawn”, “white and shining”, “that which was born with the first light of dawn”.
- Alisa: of Hebrew origin, it means “great happiness”.
- Amal: Arabic name that means “hope”.
- Arinka: Russian variant of Irene, meaning “peace”.
- Aurora: means “dawn”.
- Ava: of Hebrew origin is an English variant of Eva and means “to give life”.
- Azahara: Arabic name that means “luminous, beautiful person like a flower”.
- Berta: name of German origin that means “brilliant”.
- Beth: diminutive of Bethia, Hebrew name that means “life”.
- Bianca: name of Italian origin that means “brilliant woman”.
- Blanca: name of German origin that means “pure, bright”.
- Brigitta: German name, means “strength”.
- Cala: name of Arabic origin that means “fortress”.
- Chiara: Italian variant of Clara, meaning “clarity” and “brilliance.”
- Clarice: French variant of Clara, means “bright, clear.”
- Dai: of Japanese origin, it means “to shine”.
- Elea: of Greek and Breton origin, it means “brilliant”. It is the diminutive of Eleonor.
- Elena: of Greek origin, it means “resplendent”.
- Eleonor / Eleonora: of Greek origin, it means “compassion” or of Breton origin, which means “spark”.
- Elia: of Greek origin, it means “the one that shines like the sun”.
- Eliana: of Hebrew origin. Female variant of the Greek name Helios, which means “sun.”
- Elina: Swedish and Finnish variant of Elena, meaning “brilliant.”
- She: of English origin, diminutive of Hellen / Ellen, which means “light” or “torch”.
- Emma / Ema: of Germanic origin, it means “great”, “strong”, “immense”, “powerful”.
- Enid: of Welsh origin, it means “she who has life”
- Esmeralda: of Latin origin comes from “Smeragda”, which means “one who has hope” and “one who radiates purity”.
- Esperanza: of Latin origin, it means “hope”.
- Eva: of Hebrew origin, it means “the one who gives life.”
- Evelina: French diminutive of Eva.
- Faina: of Greek origin, it means “resplendent, splendid, brilliant”.
- Florence: French name, means “prosperous, flourishing”.
- Florentina: of Latin origin, it means “flourishing”.
- Hanae: of Japanese origin, it means “to flourish”.
- Irina: Russian variant of Irene, meaning “peace.”
- Jelena: Russian variant of Elena, which means “bright, she who shines.”
- Kira: of Persian origin. It means “bright sun”.
- Lera: Russian variant of Valeria, meaning “strength.”
- Lía: name of Hebrew origin that means “bearer of good news”.
- Lucia: means “light”.
- Lucie: in Spanish Lucía, means “light”.
- Lucinda: means “light”.
- Moon: derives from the Latin “moon”, contraction of “lucina” and means “to shine”, “to illuminate”.
- Light: means “the one that brings the light.”
- Meissa: comes from Arabic and means “the bright one”
- Muriel: Norman form of Maria, it means “shining like the sea”.
- Nadenka: of Russian origin, it means “hope”.
- Nadia / Nadya: of Russian origin, it means “hope”.
- Nadine: French name, means “hope”.
- Natsuki: of Japanese origin, it means ‘hope’.
- Noor: of Arabic origin, it means ‘light, star’.
- Nozomi: of Japanese origin, it means ‘hope’.
- Olena: Of Greek origin, it means “ray of the sun” or “bright light”.
- Olivia: of Latin origin, it means “the one who brings peace”.
- Olympia / Olympia: the Greeks called Olympia to the place where they held their competitions, it is believed that it comes from ‘lamp’, to shine.
- Renée: French feminine form of René, means “born again, risen”.
- Roxanne: French name, means “bright, dawn”.
- Saori: of Japanese origin, it means “to flourish”.
- Selene: In Greek mythology, Selene was an ancient Moon goddess, daughter of the Titans Hyperion and Tea. It means “The woman of light” or “The one with the sparkle.”
- Svetlana: Russian name, means “star”.
- Talía: name of Greek origin that means “the one that flourishes”.
- Umay: of Turkish origin, it means “hope”.
- Vesa: name of Finnish origin, it means “offspring”.
- Yelena: Russian variant of Elena, which means “bright, she who shines.”
- Yeva: Russian variant of Eva, which means “life”.
- Zaria: of Russian origin, it means “dawn”.
- Zoa: Russian variant of Zoe, meaning “life”.
- Zoe / Zoey: of Greek origin, it means “life”.
- Zora: of Arabic origin, it means “dawn”.
Names for boy
- Aaron: of Hebrew origin, it means “enlightened”.
- Abner: of Hebrew origin, it means “my father is light”.
- Adalberto: Germanic name, composed of adal (noble) and behrt (shine, radiance), which means “the one who shines for his nobility”.
- Akira: Japanese unisex name, means “brilliant”.
- Alberto: means “noble, brilliant”.
- Alnair: comes from Arabic and means “bright”.
- Anuar: derived from Anwar, it is a name of Arabic origin that means “brighter”.
- Aurelio: name of Latin origin that means “resplendent, golden”.
- Biel: Catalan diminutive of Gabriel, means “the strength of God”.
- Dagoberto: name of Germanic origin, which means “one who shines like the sun”.
- Dagomar or Dagmar: unisex Danish name meaning “brilliant”, “illustrious”.
- Elenio: of Greek origin, it means “the one that shines like the sun”.
- Elián: of Greek origin, it refers to Helios, the sun god.
- Ezekiel: of Hebrew origin, it means “God strengthens”.
- Filiberto: of German origin, it means “very bright”.
- Gilberto: of German origin, it means “bright promise”.
- Gisli: of Scandinavian origin, it means “a ray of sunshine”.
- Hikaru: of Japanese origin, it means “light, radiance”.
- Hilario: of Latin origin, it means “happy”.
- Humberto: of Germanic origin, it means “bright as a bear”.
- Ikki: of Japanese origin, it means “the only one who shines”.
- Iri: of Hebrew origin, it means “light, fire”.
- Itzé: of Mayan origin, it means “dawn”.
- Jairo: name of Hebrew origin that means “the one who shines.”
- Janus: name of Greek origin that means “bright like the sun”.
- Kenzo: of Japanese origin, it means “strong and healthy”.
- Kibou: of Japanese origin, it means “hope”.
- Kiram: of Sanskrit origin, it means “ray of sun”.
- Leonardo: name of Germanic origin that means “one who is strong like a lion”.
- Lluc: Catalan name that means “light”.
- Luc: French name, means “light”.
- Lucian: comes from Latin and is derived from the name Luciano, it means “born in the light of day”
- Lucio: name of Latin origin that means “light, clarity”.
- Lukyan: of Russian origin, it means “light”.
- Melchior: of Hebrew origin, it means ‘the king of light’.
- Melker: Swedish form of Melchor, which means “the king of light.”
- Meyer: of Hebrew origin, it means “bearer of light”.
- Morgan: of Welsh origin, it means “shining ocean”.
- Nazario: of Hebrew origin, it means “to flourish, bud”
- Norberto: of Germanic origin, it means “man of the brilliant north”.
- Ori: of Hebrew origin, it means “my light”.
- Oriel: of Hebrew origin, it means “my light is God”.
- Osbert: of English origin, it means “divinely brilliant”.
- Osvaldo: of Germanic origin, it means “resplendent town”.
- Renato: of Latin origin, it means “reborn”.
- Roberto: of Germanic origin, it means “that shines by its fame”.
- Sam: diminutive of the name Samson, which means “son of the sun, the bright sun.”
- Teoberto: of Germanic origin, it means “brilliant people”.
- Umi: name of Egyptian origin that means “life”.
- Umut: name of Turkish origin that means “hope”.
- Uriel: name of Hebrew origin that means “God is my light”.
- Vidal: name of Latin origin that means “belonging to life”.
- Vito: name of Latin origin that means “the one who gives life”.
- Yahir: of Hebrew origin, it means “he shines”.
- Yaniv: of Hebrew origin, it means “he will prosper”.
- Yurem: of Arabic origin, it means “illuminated by God”.
- Zareth: of Indo-European origin, it means “glow of dawn”.
- Zeus: comes from Greek mythology and means ‘bright’, ‘sky’, ‘day’ and ‘light’.
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