You're head over heels for your new arrival, so why not give them a baby name that means love?
Recently, a mom-to-be posted on Reddit asking for suggestions.
"We want her name to mean loved, waited for, or treasured, or accepted for everything that you are," the person wrote, in part. "We want her name to remind her that she is totally and completely loved."
Not only is it a sweet trend, it's subtle. For instance, did you know that singers Cher and Dua Lipa both have monikers that pay tribute to arguably the best emotion in the world?
Cher is French for beloved, and Dua, a girl's name with Albanian and Arabic origins, means love or prayer.
Baby names that mean love
Baby naming website Nameberry reports while that baby names that mean love, like Esme and Lennon, are trendy with parents now, love-themed names are always popular for babies born or conceived around Valentine's Day.
Looking for the perfect baby boy name or baby girl name that has a love-related meaning or theme?
There are plenty to choose from, ranging from classic name choices like David and Philip, to Nayeli, a traditionally female name of Zapotec origin meaning “I love you” and Aiko, a name with Japanese origins, meaning "beloved child."
Here are the top baby names that mean love from around the world.
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Top 130 baby names that mean love
- Esme
- Mabel
- Cordelia
- Rhys
- Mila
- Amara
- Amias
- Amy
- Ines
- Lennon
- Lev
- Pippa
- Amadeus
- Philip
- David
- Eros
- Suki
- Milena
- Philippa
- Cerys
- Eowyn
- Amanda
- Arrow
- Philomena
- Priya
- Love
- Carys
- Liev
- Davina
- Milan
- Jedidiah
- Hart
- Obi
- Conor
- Erasmus
- Jebediah
- Desiree
- Carina
- Pip
- Davis
- Nayeli
- Dua
- Jed
- Mirren
- Mariel
- Aiko
- Rasmus
- Charity
- Amora
- Amandine
- Theophilus
- Charis
- Milos
- Aziza
- Kerensa
- Dewey
- Dilan
- Maryam
- Amadea
- Avila
- Amory
- Kalila
- Didier
- Ismay
- Cher
- Idony
- Aimee
- Corwin
- Myfanwy
- Sajan
- Halia
- Erastus
- Yaretzi
- Loveday
- Marietta
- Caro
- Desi
- Vashti
- Darrell
- Amado
- Cherish
- Lennan
- Aiko
- Ife
- Caradoc
- Nemy
- Adelpha
- Amada
- Maite
- Shirin
- Luba
- Angharad
- Connelly
- Vevina
- Agapi
- Amarissa
- Aziz
- Carwyn
- Amyas
- Aroha
- Desiderio
- Ludmila
- Amata
- Grania
- Lovella
- Myrna
- Ahava
- Mabli
- Rudo
- Philou
- Dariel
- Amoris
- Graziano
- Armas
- Amato
- Ceri
- Leofric
- Habiba
- Heart
- Siran
- Amatus
- Keris
- Drury
- Cariad
- Elska
- Tivona
- Querida
- Manju
- Janan
- Carita
