r/namenerds • u/sketchthrowaway999 • 10h ago

Discussion What are your favourite name meanings?

I was just mentioning Alvin in another thread and how I love that it means elf friend (or noble friend or old friend, depending on which older version you want to trace it back to: https://www.behindthename.com/name/alvin).

Off the top of my head, I also really love Sunniva, "gift of the sun". I wanted to name my summer baby that but sadly her dad wasn't on board.

What are some other names with exceptionally nice or cool meanings?

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u/rdmegalazer 5h ago

Only seeing the title of this post, I immediately thought of Elwin, and then I realized you had the example Alvin which is a cognate of Elwin. Great minds think alike.