Gentle Baby Names

Elowen. Iris. Thea. Felix. Some names just feel soft when you say them. No hard consonants, no guttural stops. These are the names that sound like a lullaby. Not weak. Gentle. There's a difference.

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#2

Noah

Boy

motion, wandering

Hebrew
#2

Emma

Girl

strength

English
#5

Mia

Girl

mine, beloved

Italian
#12

Harper

Girl

harp player, harper

English
#13

Luna

Girl

moon

Latin
#15

Violet

Girl

violet color, purple

English
#16

Aurora

Girl

dawn

English
#18

Eliana

Girl

daughter of the sun

Jewish
#19

Hazel

Girl

hazel tree

English
#20

Chloe

Girl

young green shoot

English
#21

Ellie

Girl

bright, shining light

English
#22

Nora

Girl

woman of honor

Irish
#24

Lily

Girl

lily flower, purity

English
#25

Emily

Girl

from the Aemilius family

English
#26

Aria

Girl

air, song, melody

Italian
#28

Penelope

Girl

weaver, one who weaves

Greek
#30

Ella

Girl

all, completely

English
#32

Abigail

Girl

father's joy

Hebrew
#33

Mila

Girl

gracious, dear, beloved

Slavic
#34

Lucy

Girl

light, illumination

English
#35

Isla

Girl

island

Scottish
#36

Ivy

Girl

ivy plant, climbing vine

English
#38

Lainey

Girl

bright, shining light

English
#39

Nova

Girl

New

English
#40

Grace

Girl

Divine grace, elegance, goodwill

English
#41

Willow

Girl

From Old English 'welig', the willow tree; a na...

English
#50

Delilah

Girl

From the Hebrew 'Delilah'; the biblical Delilah...

English
#52

Hannah

Girl

God has favored me

Hebrew
#53

Leah

Girl

weary, delicate, languid

Hebrew
#54

Lillian

Girl

lily flower, pure

English
#57

Sadie

Girl

diminutive of Sarah

English
#59

Zoey

Girl

life, living

Greek
#60

Sophie

Girl

skill, knowledge

French
#61

Paisley

Girl

place name: town in Scotland

Scottish
#62

Alice

Girl

noble, of noble kind

English
#63

Angel

Boy

messenger

Spanish
#64

Eloise

Girl

famous warrior

French
#65

Madelyn

Girl

high tower, elevated

American
#66

Leilani

Girl

royal child of heaven

Hawaiian
#67

Claire

Girl

illustrious, renowned

French
#69

Ayla

Girl

oak tree

Turkish
#71

Iris

Girl

rainbow

Greek
#71

Rowan

Boy

little red-haired one

Irish
#72

Eden

Girl

delight, pleasure

Hebrew
#73

Natalie

Girl

born on Christmas Day, birthday of the Lord

French
#76

Daisy

Girl

the daisy flower

English
#78

Clara

Girl

famous, illustrious

English
#79

Autumn

Girl

the fall season

English
#80

Liliana

Girl

lily flower

Spanish
#81

Everly

Girl

from the boar meadow

English
#83

Lyla

Girl

night

English
#85

Kinsley

Girl

king's meadow

English
#86

Micah

Boy

who is like God?

English
#86

Millie

Girl

strength, work

English
#88

Josie

Girl

God will increase

English
#91

Melody

Girl

song, tune, music

English
#92

Eli

Boy

ascended, high

Hebrew
#94

Anna

Girl

grace, favor

English
#95

Sarah

Girl

princess, noblewoman

Hebrew
#97

Lydia

Girl

beautiful one, noble

English
#98

Lucia

Girl

light, illumination

Italian
#99

Allison

Girl

noble, exalted (via Alice)

English
#100

Hailey

Girl

hay meadow, hay clearing

English
#101

Ailany

Girl

chief, royalty

Caribbean
#102

Cora

Girl

maiden

English
#107

Savannah

Girl

treeless plain, open grassland

English
#109

Bella

Girl

fair, lovely

Italian
#111

Juniper

Girl

youth-producing, ever-young

English
#112

Alaia

Girl

sublime, high, exalted

Arabic
#112

River

Boy

flowing body of water, stream

English
#115

Rose

Girl

type of red or pink flowering plant

English
#117

Serenity

Girl

tranquility, inner peace

American
#120

Milo

Boy

soldier, merciful

English
#122

Melanie

Girl

dark-complexioned, of dark appearance

English
#126

Jonah

Boy

dove

English
#130

Aubrey

Girl

elf ruler, supernatural power

English
#133

Nevaeh

Girl

heaven (spelled backwards)

American
#135

Alina

Girl

bright, beautiful

Russian
#137

Ember

Girl

ember, smoldering remnant

English
#138

Magnolia

Girl

flower named for botanist Pierre Magnol

English
#141

Elliana

Girl

God has answered me

Hebrew
#142

Summer

Girl

born in summer

English
#143

Alana

Girl

harmony, peaceful, beautiful

Irish
#143

Evan

Boy

God is gracious

Welsh
#146

Arlo

Boy

fortified hill

English
#148

Wrenley

Girl

meadow of the wren, small bird meadow

English
#149

Hallie

Girl

dweller at the hall meadow

English
#150

Elliot

Boy

my God is the Lord, from Elijah

English
#152

June

Girl

young, vital

English
#155

Elsie

Girl

God is my oath

Scottish
#159

Piper

Girl

flute player, pipe player

English
#163

Adalynn

Girl

noble, nobility

American
#164

Everleigh

Girl

wild boar meadow

American
#170

Olive

Girl

olive tree

English
#174

Evangeline

Girl

good angel

French
#176

Charlie

Boy

free man

English
#176

Callie

Girl

beautiful, lovely

American
#177

Rosalie

Girl

little rose

French
#178

Alani

Girl

orange tree

Hawaiian
#179

Lilah

Girl

night

Hebrew

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