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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.

Nelda

Meaning: one who lives by the alder tree

Origin:English
4059
Damica

Meaning: open-spirited, friendly

Origin:French
4234
Senta

Meaning: to grow

Origin:German feminine diminutive of Roman name Crescens
4558
Amarli

Meaning: occupation, activity; my work

Origin:African, Swahili; Hebrew
4576
Karasi

Meaning: life and wisdom

Origin:African
4602
Mehira

Meaning: swift, energetic

Origin:Hebrew
4670
Erlinda

Meaning: spirited

Origin:Hebrew
4718
Zoie

Meaning: life

Origin:Spelling variation of Zoe; Greek
5388
Duska

Meaning: twilight; soul

Origin:English; Czech
5412
Hava The meaning of Hava is 'life’. Hava is a lov...
Origin:Modern variation of Eve
5599
Xiola

Meaning: life

Origin:Variation of Ziola or Zoila, Greek
5848
Dusana

Meaning: spirit or soul

Origin:Slavic
6200
Anima

Meaning: soul; tiny

Origin:Latin; Sanskrit
6297
Vivienna

Meaning: life

Origin:American variation of Viviana, Latin
6508
Viveka The meaning of Viveka is 'wise' or 'discernm...
Origin:Indian
6757
Ava

Meaning: life; bird; water, island

Origin:Hebrew, Latin or Germanic
22
Eva

Meaning: life

Origin:Latin form of Eve, Hebrew
97