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Names That Mean Fame and Fortune

Baby names meaning fame or fortune might not be able to bless your child with these covetable attributes, but they can certainly give him or her something to aspire to. Names meaning famous, fortunate, or wealthy come from a wide range of cultures and can fit many different styles. Consider these famous names for your child if your dreams for them include the limelight.

Hannibal

Meaning: grace of Baal, god of fertility and fortune

Origin:Punic and Assyrian
1572
Edsel

Meaning: wealthy man's estate

Origin:English
3499
Imran

Meaning: prosperity

Origin:Arabic
2235
Rudy

Meaning: famous wolf

Origin:German, diminutive of Rudolph
449
Hercules

Meaning: glory of Hera

Origin:Greek
2462
Edwin

Meaning: wealthy friend

Origin:English
316
Estes

Meaning: of the East

Origin:English, Welsh, and Spanish surname
2564
Cleopatra

Meaning: glory of the father

Origin:Greek
937
Roberta

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:English
1370
Odilia

Meaning: wealth, fortune

Origin:Germanic
2970
Aisha

Meaning: living, prosperous

Origin:Arabic; Swahili
659
Romer

Meaning: pilgrim; fame

Origin:German surname
3415
Gadiel

Meaning: God is my fortune

Origin:Hebrew, Arabic
2269
Roger

Meaning: famous warrior

Origin:German
370
Wilmer

Meaning: determined fame

Origin:German
8087
Heir

Meaning: one who inherits

Origin:English word name
5661
Cuthbert

Meaning: famous, brilliant

Origin:English
2093
Bonaventure

Meaning: good fortune

Origin:Latin
1937
Ayan

Meaning: fortune

Origin:Somali
2508
Roderick

Meaning: famous ruler

Origin:German
1030