Baby Names Meaning Love

Love-themed names have the softest pull on shortlists. Whether the meaning is direct (Amora, Amadeus) or poetic (Philippa, Kerensa), parents choose them because the name itself feels like an embrace. This hub collects names from across the world whose root meaning is love, beloved, or devotion.

Amor sits at the centre of a Romance-language family: Amora, Amato, Amadeus, Amabel. Hebrew offers Ahava and Dodi. Greek Agape, Eros, and Philo give us Philippa and Philomena. Irish Grá and Welsh Cerys bring the Celtic angle. The Sanskrit Priya, the Japanese Ai, the Chinese Aiguo: the theme travels.