Gentle Names

Discover over 125 gentle baby names for boys and girls, perfect for parents seeking a calm and soothing sound. Explore our curated list for soft, peaceful, and beautiful name inspiration.

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625.Iqlas

♀ Female

Arabic

Devotion, sincerity, purity of heart

peaceful

Romanian, from Greek Eirene

peace

628.Irmeli

♀ Female

Germanic (via Finnish)

Finnish diminutive of Irma, meaning 'world' or 'universal'

friend of the sea

green river, friend of the sea

ice lily

gift of God

Ivy plant

climbing evergreen plant

635.Ivy-Mai

♀ Female

English

Climbing plant and May

636.Iyla-May

♀ Female

English

Island of the May flower

637.Izetta

♀ Female

Hebrew (via Latin and Germanic)

Possibly 'pledged to God' or 'God is my oath'

638.Izola

♀ Female

American, likely a variant of Isola (Italian)

island

639.Izora

♀ Female

American, possibly a variant of Isora or a blend

possibly 'dawn' or 'golden'

healing, salvation

French diminutive of Jacques

supplanter

642.Jagna

♀ Female

Polish diminutive of Agnieszka

chaste, pure, holy

643.Jamyang

♂ Male

Tibetan

Gentle voice, often associated with Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom.

644.Janette

♀ Female

French diminutive of Jane, ultimately from Hebrew

God is gracious

645.Janettje

♀ Female

Dutch diminutive of Jane, which is from Hebrew via Latin and Old French

God is gracious

646.Janey

♀ Female

English diminutive of Jane

God is gracious

647.Janine

♀ Female

French diminutive of Jeanne, ultimately from Hebrew

God is gracious

648.Janneke

♀ Female

Dutch diminutive of Johanna

God is gracious

649.Jannie

♀ Female

English diminutive of Jane or Janet

God is gracious

650.Jannike

♀ Female

Scandinavian diminutive of Johanna

God is gracious

God is gracious

American (variant of Janice)

God is gracious

ash tree

gift from God

Gift of God

God is gracious

French diminutive of Jeanne

God is gracious

658.Jeanie

♀ Female

Scottish diminutive of Jean, which is a form of Jane

God is gracious

659.Jeanine

♀ Female

French diminutive of Jeanne

God is gracious

660.Jeanne-Marie

♀ Female

French (combination of Hebrew and Aramaic/Egyptian)

God is gracious and bitter/sea of sorrow

661.Jeelan

♂ Male

Arabic, Persian

Chosen, selected, or a small deer

life, to live

Dutch diminutive of a Hebrew name

God is gracious

664.Jentina

♀ Female

Dutch, Frisian

noble, of noble birth

665.Jessee

⚥ Unisex

Hebrew, through English

gift of God

666.Jillian

♀ Female

English, from Latin

youthful, downy-bearded

God is gracious

American (blend of Jo and Ellen)

Jehovah is God, and a form of Helen (light)

God is gracious

American, diminutive of Josephine

God is gracious

God is gracious

Hebrew, through Latin and English

God is gracious

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