Baby Name Meanings
The naming of your child is important and we have featured many pages of boy name meanings and girl name meanings! From American names to African names - from Norwegian names to Jamaican names from Greek to German names from Irish to Indian names from French to Italian names from Irish to Indian - Sikh and Hindu baby names are all included here!
Baby Name Meanings
To browse our database of names & meanings alphabetically, click on the letters below:
Baby Names - Choosing Your Child's Name
Choosing the perfect baby name for your unborn child can be a time-consuming and difficult task, after all it's a name your child will carry throughout their life. With so many hundreds of thousands of baby names to pick from it's hard to know where to begin. But with some research and a little inspiration, deciding on the perfect baby name can be an interesting, informative and most of all fun part of your pregnancy.
A good way to start is to write a list of baby names you already know and like, these may be celebrity names, name of friends & family or even the name of your favourite literary character or writer - there is no limit to where you find your inspiration.
Go online to one of the many baby name sites and find out what the names mean - there are plenty of names out there with less than favourable meanings such as 'bitter', 'weak & sick' or 'ill will' . If you're stuck for ideas of names you like then try it in reverse and search for the name meaning your like and browse the lists of names with that meaning.
Family tradition - is there a name in your family or your partners that has been passed down through the generations? You could continue the family tradition and give the name to your baby. You don't even have to use the name as the baby's first name - consider carrying on the tradition by giving it to your child as their middle name.
Unique and unusual names can be a good choice for your child but the important thing to remember before choosing one (or even making a new name up from scratch) is that it is your child's name and they are going to have for life so take care you don't get a little too inventive.
Take into account the spelling of the child's name - for instance a lot of Gaelic baby names are pronounced differently to how they appear in English - it's all very well giving your child a beautiful Gaelic name such as Aoife (pronounced eff-a) or Saoirse (sheer-sha) but they may have problems with people pronouncing their name and always spelling it incorrectly.
And remember to take into account the baby's surname - after all kids can be cruel and you don't want your little one having a name that means something different when taken together with their surname.
Top 10 Baby Names of 2007
You'll find below lists of the top 10 most popular boys and girls baby names of last year.
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Once you've found that perfect baby name why not order one of our personalised name prints or illustrated name canvases which as well as having your child's first name beautifully illustrated includes the name meaning and origin.
