Names that mean “love”
18 fragments across 16 traditions carry this sense. 14 of them open a name against 4 that close one, so this reads as a sense that leads.
Love names across the traditions
¶They are spread across 5 different families, from real world outward, which is the mark of a sense so basic that almost every tradition needs a word for it. No single tradition hoards it: none of them goes past 2 fragments.
Aloha initial · Kealoha initial
- Alohamaoli
Aloha love + maoli true
true love
- Alohamua
Aloha love + mua foremost
foremost love
- Alohaalohi
Aloha love + alohi shining
shining love
- Kealohaula
Kealoha love + ula red
the red love
- Kealohamaoli
Kealoha love + maoli true
the true love
- Kealohauli
Kealoha love + uli dark
the dark love
Prem initial · Prema initial
- Premayan
Prem love + ayan path
love path
- Premprakash
Prem love + prakash light
love light
- Premdatta
Prem love + datta given
love given
- Premamohini
Prema love + mohini enchanting
love enchanting
- Premajyoti
Prema love + jyoti light
love light
- Premaleela
Prema love + leela play
love play
Ahava initial
- Ahavamiah
Ahava love + miah of the songs
love of the songs
- Ahavathela
Ahava love + thela of God
love of God
- Ahavadiah
Ahava love + diah of the dawn
love of the dawn
Ai initial
- Aichun
Ai love + chun springtime
love springtime
- Aiying
Ai love + ying lustrous
love lustrous
- Aimin
Ai love + min quick
love quick
Charity initial
- Charity Doyle
Charity love + Doyle dark stranger
love, dark stranger
- Charity Dempsey
Charity love + Dempsey proud
love, proud
- Charity Farrell
Charity love + Farrell valorous
love, valorous
mina final
- Thermina
Ther summer + mina love
summer love
- Faemina
Fae fate + mina love
fate love
- Inesmina
Ines pure + mina love
pure love
Unna initial
- Unnarikka
Unna love + rikka ruler
love ruler
- Unnabirna
Unna love + birna she-bear
love she-bear
- Unnasvala
Unna love + svala swallow
love swallow
meleth final
- Linmeleth
Lin pool + meleth love
pool love
- Ormeleth
Or mountain + meleth love
mountain love
- Anormeleth
Anor sun + meleth love
sun love
Am initial
- Amgier
Am love + gier spear
love spear
- Amolf
Am love + olf wolf
love wolf
- Amelin
Am love + elin little
love little
lufu final
- Wulflufu
Wulf wolf + lufu love
wolf love
- Hamlufu
Ham home + lufu love
home love
- Tirlufu
Tir glory + lufu love
glory love
ai final
- Umeai
Ume plum blossom + ai love
plum blossom love
- Renai
Ren lotus + ai love
lotus love
- Natsuai
Natsu summer + ai love
summer love
Ae initial
- Aeyu
Ae love + yu gentle
love gentle
- Aeeun
Ae love + eun grace
love grace
- Aeok
Ae love + ok jade
love jade
Cerys initial
- Cerys the Grim
Cerys love + the grim grim
love, called the grim
- Cerys One-Hand
Cerys love + one-hand one hand
love, called the one hand
- Cerys Riptide
Cerys love + riptide racing current
love, called the racing current
Lyubov initial
- Lyubov Maksimovna
Lyubov love + maksimovna daughter of Maksim
love, daughter of Maksim
- Lyubov Danilovna
Lyubov love + danilovna daughter of Daniil
love, daughter of Daniil
- Lyubov Viktorovna
Lyubov love + viktorovna daughter of Viktor
love, daughter of Viktor
Ast initial
- Astkatla
Ast love + katla cauldron
love cauldron
- Astrid
Ast love + rid rider
love rider
- Astheid
Ast love + heid honour
love honour
Car initial
- Carlwyd
Car love + lwyd hoary
love hoary
- Carfyw
Car love + fyw alive
love alive
- Carwalch
Car love + walch falcon
love falcon
Senses that travel together
Each of these shares at least two traditions with “love”. Senses that keep turning up in the same sets usually belong to one semantic field — the small vocabulary a naming tradition returns to again and again.
Corpus under CC BY 4.0 — every fragment above has a stable anchor, so you can cite one entry rather than the whole site.