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Girl Names That Mean Life

Names meaning life may appeal to parents of babies of either gender, but the girls' names that mean life are particularly appealing. Life — or lively or vivacious or energetic — is a meaning not attached to a large number of names, but one that is inspiring and uplifting. The most common girl names related to life are Ava and Zoey in all its spellings.

Along with Ava and Zoey, other girl names that mean life in the US Top 1000 include Alma, Bria, Eva, Evie, Hayden, Liv, Vivian, and Viviana. Among the lively girl names that deserve more attention are Asha, Hathaway, Karasi, and Amarli.

We also include here names for girls that refer to the place where the person lives, as well as names with meanings connected to soul, growth, blood, and breath. Girl names with meanings that relate to life include the following.

Vita

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin
1048
Evie

Meaning: life

Origin:Diminutive of Eve or Eva
88
Enid

Meaning: life, spirit

Origin:Welsh
291
Asha

Meaning: hope; life

Origin:Sanskrit; Swahili
343
Viviana

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin
712
Liv

Meaning: life

Origin:Norse
412
Vivian

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin
205
Vivienne

Meaning: life

Origin:French variation of Vivian
228
Eve

Meaning: life

Origin:Hebrew
244
Zoey

Meaning: life

Origin:Spelling variation of Zoe
368
Zoe

Meaning: life

Origin:Greek
469
Alma

Meaning: nurturing, soul

Origin:Latin
475
Moxie

Meaning: aggressive energy, know-how

Origin:English slang
1025
Eabha

Meaning: life

Origin:Irish form of Eve
1067
Bria

Meaning: vigour, liveliness

Origin:From Italian word brio meaning "vigour, liveliness"
1140
Shivani

Meaning: life and death

Origin:Hindi
1171
Vida

Meaning: life

Origin:Spanish
1496
Bibi

Meaning: toy; delight; lady of the house; life

Origin:French, Persian, or diminutive of Bibiana
1522
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Origin:English surname, English word name
2756
Bo

Meaning: to live

Origin:Norse nickname ; "to live"
2518