Baby Names Meaning Peace

Peace-names have a quiet authority. Parents drawn to them are often choosing against the noise of a particular moment, naming the child into a steadier world. This hub collects names whose core meaning rests on peace, calm, or harmony, from Hebrew Solomon to Latin Frederick to Greek Irene.

Shalom and Salome share a Hebrew root meaning peace. Irene comes from the Greek Eirene, goddess of peace. Frederick comes from Germanic elements meaning 'peaceful ruler'. Pax is the Latin direct. Axel, surprisingly, comes from Absalom, meaning 'father of peace'. Peace shows up in every naming tradition because every culture, at some point, has longed for it.