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Names with Inspirational Meanings

Baby names with inspirational meanings or from spiritual sources strike an uplifting chord. Inspirational baby names are virtuous in nature, with meanings like comfort, generous, and bliss. This list includes classic virtue names like Justice and Grace, as well as names with subtler inspirational meanings, such as Grady and Veronique.

Along with Grace and Grady, other names with inspirational meanings in the US Top 500 include Amara, Audrey, Bodhi, Chance, Freya, Nadia, Solomon, and Vera. Rare and fashionable names to inspire include Anouk, Ever, Pax, and Verity.

Names with inspiring meanings might encourage your child to embody the virtue behind their name. Consider these names if you want to set your child up for a lifetime of inspiration.

Solomon

Meaning: peace

Origin:Hebrew
320
Harbor Harbor, a name from the English language, is...
Origin:Word name
4295
Grady

Meaning: noble, illustrious

Origin:Irish
961
Answer Answer is a distinctive name that carries an...
Origin:Word name
4281
Origin:Word name
1524
Nirvana

Meaning: place of great bliss

Origin:Sanskrit
1695
Veronique

Meaning: true image

Origin:French form of Veronica
2604
Annika

Meaning: grace

Origin:Swedish diminutive of Anna
387
Imani

Meaning: faith

Origin:Arabic, Swahili
1465
Ailis

Meaning: noble

Origin:Scottish Gaelic
988
Mona

Meaning: noble good

Origin:Irish
1011
Lilo

Meaning: generous one

Origin:German, diminutive of Liselotte; Hawaiian
1181
Freda

Meaning: peaceful,

Origin:German
2312
Lakshmi

Meaning: a lucky omen

Origin:Sanskrit
1841
Minette

Meaning: faithful defender

Origin:French
2286
Milena

Meaning: love, warmth, grace

Origin:Czech
473
Merida

Meaning: one who has achieved a high place of honor

Origin:Latin
1147
Alethea

Meaning: truth

Origin:Greek
511
Serene Serene is a diminutive or alternative versio...
Origin:English
3081
Charis

Meaning: grace

Origin:Greek
1734