Traveling Lite Baby Names

  1. Tena
    • Ofri
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "my fawn"
    • Or
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "light"
      • Description:

        This unisex Hebrew name has held rather steady for boys while falling for girls in Israel.
    • Danna
      • Origin:

        Modern invented name
      • Description:

        This Dana-Donna variation has started to carve out its own place on popularity lists; an interesting alternative to Daniella as a namesake for a relative named Daniel.
    • Or
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "light"
      • Description:

        Once a truly gender-neutral name in Israel, now used more often for boys. You may also consider Ora, Orli, or Orit.
    • Adna
      • Amit
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "friend"
      • Daris
        • Amna
          • Mahir
            • Origin:

              Arabic
            • Meaning:

              "skilled"
            • Description:

              A dynamic Arabic name with a strong meaning.
          • Amer
            • Lotti
              • Anes
                • Kerim
                  • Aviv
                    • Afan
                      • Origin:

                        Welsh
                      • Description:

                        The name of an early British saint (a cousin of St David), and a river in South Wales, presumably from afon, the word for river.

                    • Karlo
                      • Omer
                        • Origin:

                          Hebrew
                        • Meaning:

                          "sheaf of corn"
                      • Noga
                        • Origin:

                          Variation of Nogah, Hebrew
                        • Meaning:

                          "brightness"
                      • Lovi
                        • Origin:

                          Variation of Lova, Swedish
                        • Meaning:

                          "renowned warrior"
                        • Description:

                          Although practically unheard of in the US, Lovi is a name you should consider borrowing from its native Sweden. It follows the on-trend formula of traveling lite names — four letters, ending in I — and could easily cross cultures. The visual similarity to the word "love" doesn't hurt either.