Sometimes the inspiration for your baby’s name seems to come out of nowhere, and sometimes you have to reach to find just the right one. But what about the baby who is born in February, close to Valentine’s Day? Or maybe the baby was the result of a special Valentine’s Day date? Either way, perhaps you are looking for a baby name that means love. Look no further, I have some ideas to spark your imagination!
Names that literally mean love. A quick google search comes up with a list of words from different languages that mean “love,” “to love,” or some variation of this. Ceri is the Welsh word meaning “to love.” Mana is a Japanese name meaning “affection, love.” Chiba is a Hebrew name meaning “love.” Davi is the Brazilian form of David, which means “beloved.” If you are looking for a name that literally means love, you have many choices, from traditional to non-traditional names.
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Just a quick FYI from a fluent Japanese speaker – the name “Mana” can be written with a lot of different kanji characters, and only one spelling means “love”. It can also be spelled with character that mean anything from “truth”, to “midsummer”, to “lush greenery”!
If you want a Japanese girls’ name that means “love” for sure, you’d do better to go with “Ai” (“love”, pronounced “aye”), or “Aiko” (“loving/beloved child”, pronounced “AYE-koh”).