Gentle names are soft in sound — often ending in -a or -ia, light on consonants. Lydia, Silas, Celia, Eli. They age quietly and pair well with strong surnames.
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friend (invented by J.M. Barrie from 'fwendy')
spring beauty
happiness, joy
Beautiful one, she who is graceful
beautiful, graceful
to give, to lend generously
life, living
beautiful, lovely
one who lives near finches
peace, purity
light breeze, gentle wind
blessed traveler (variant of Beatrix)
good person, calm
born of the people, full of life
Heart; beloved
noble
dry, of dry soil (like the azalea plant)
valley meadow
pearl
valley dweller
concern, affection
gracious, caring
bashful, restrained
my God is abundance
lion (Hebrew root)
awakening, little rock
like the wren; small, agile songbird
of the sea
to herd sheep, pastoral guardian
bashful, modest
beloved, wished-for child
Variant of Matilda (mighty in battle) with femi...
teacher, master
blind (from Latin caecus)
cherished, beloved
Short form of Deborah
Little girl; young lamb - variant of Talitha fr...
winged, nourished
bright, shining one
little flower
noble (possible Gaelic root)
well-spoken, eloquent
truth
young girl, lass
gift of God
remembrance
modern invented name, possibly beautiful one
modern invented name with feminine '-iah' suffix
sunbeam, ray of light
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