By meaning
Names that mean life
115 names
This list describes where each name comes from (mostly Arabic), not the religion of anyone who bears it.
- Names
- 115
- Boy
- 64
- Girl
- 48
- Origins
- 14
Language of origin
Boy: 64 Girl: 48
Names
- Chloe♀Green shoot
- Adam♂Man
- Muhammad Adam♂Man
- Jason♂Healer
- Janani♀Mother
- Tharun♂Young, fresh
- Norhayati♀Light of life
- Amutha♀Nectar
- Vivian♀Alive
- Navin♂New
- Omar♂Flourishing, long-lived
- Yahya♂The prophet John
- Khalid♂Immortal
- Aishah♀Living
- Amar♂One who builds
- Hayati♀My life
- Baki♂Remaining
- Jan♂Life, soul
- Khalida♀Everlasting
- Daim♂Lasting, perpetual
- Abadi♂Eternal
- Hawa♀Life
- Hayat♂Life
- Rauh♂Spirit
- Sari♀Essence
- Azali♂Eternal
- Darman♂Remedy
- Eva♀To breathe
- Kholid♂Immortal
- Moammer♂Given long life
- Roha♀Spirit, soul
- Syifa♀Healing
- Abhinav♂New, young, fresh
- Aditi♀Boundless
- Afia♀Health
- Afiat♂Health
- Akshay♂Undecaying, imperishable
- Amara♀Immortal
- Amarjit♂Immortal victory
- Amrit♂Nectar of immortality
- Amrita♀Immortal
- Amru♂Life
- Amrut♂Immortal
- Ananta♂Infinite, endless
- Ananthan♂Infinite
- Ankur♂Shoot
- Assyifa♀Healing, cure
- Avinash♂Indestructible
- Avirala♂Continuous
- Ayush♂Life
- Ayushman♂Long-lived
- Can♂♀Soul, life
- Chetan♂Conscious
- Chiranjeev♂Long-lived
- Chiranjeevi♂Long-lived
- Habil♂Breath
- Hasti♀Existence
- Havva♀Arabic form of Eve
- Hayatul♂♀Life (the element hayat)
- Jahja♂He lives (traditional explanation)
- Javed♂Eternal
- Jeena♀To live
- Jeeva♂Life
- Jeevan♂Life
- Kishori♀Girl
- Muafa♀Healthy
- Muammar♂Long-lived
- Nafsiah♀Relating to the soul
- Navneet♂♀New and eternal
- Nitya♀Eternal, everlasting
- Nushur♂Resurrection
- Nutan♀New
- Piyush♂Nectar
- Salimah♀Safe
- Shashwat♂Eternal, everlasting
- Srijan♂Creation
- Srijana♀Creation
- Srijna♀To create
- Srishti♀Creation
- Sudha♀Nectar
- Umair♂Diminutive of Umar, 'flourishing, living long'
- Umar♂Flourishing
- Vikas♂Development, growth
- Walid♂Newborn child
- Wildan♂Children
- Siti Aishah♀Lady · living, alive
- Nur Aisyah♀Light and life
- Abdul Khalid♂Servant of immortal · eternal · glorious
- Ahmad Amar♂Most praiseworthy · one who builds · long-lived
- Ahmad Omar♂Most praiseworthy · flourishing, long-lived
- Muhammad Amar♂Praised · one who builds, long-lived
- Muhammad Jan♂Praised · commendable · life · soul
- Muhammad Khalid♂Praised · immortal · eternal · glorious
- Muhammad Kholid♂Praised · commendable · immortal · eternal
- Muhammad Muhiddin♂Praised · reviver of the faith
- Muhammad Rauh♂Praised · commendable · spirit · refreshment
- Muhammad Yahya♂Praised · commendable · the prophet John · traditionally linked to…
- Nor Hayati♀Light · my life
- Nur Aishah♀Light · living
- Siti Hawa♀Lady · life
- Ahmad Khalid♂Most praiseworthy · immortal · eternal · glorious
- Ahmad Yahya♂Most praiseworthy · traditionally linked to 'he lives'
- Muhammad Omar♂Praised · flourishing, long-lived
- Nur Hawa♀Light · life
- Nur Hayati♀Light · my life
- Nur Khalida♀Light · everlasting · enduring
- Nur Norhayati♀Light · light of life
- Nur Syifa♀Light · healing · cure
- Nurul Aishah♀Light · living
- Nurul Hayati♀Light · my life
- Nurul Khalida♀Light of everlasting · enduring
- Nurul Norhayati♀Light · light of life
- Siti Hayati♀Lady · my life
- Siti Norhayati♀Lady · light of life
- Siti Rohana♀Lady · related to spirit
About this list
115 names whose meaning relates to life. Every meaning rests on a source linked from the name page.
This list gathers names whose meaning relates to life and vitality. Among the most common in our data: Norhayati, Siti Aishah, Muhammad Adam. Only names whose meaning is backed by a checkable source are included, and that source is linked from each name page. Names from many languages can share a meaning, so this list cuts across name categories. See all meanings for other themes, and our methodology for how we check meanings.
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Frequently asked questions
Are names meaning life suitable for both boys and girls?
In this list, 64 names suit boys and 48 suit girls; unisex names count in both. Each name page states the recorded gender.
Can one name have several meanings?
Yes. Some names have more than one meaning in their original language, and the meaning of a Chinese name depends on the characters the family chose. The name page shows the source for each meaning given.