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Names That Mean Good or Kind

Kindness is a quality that all parents hope to imbue in their children. A name that means good or kind can express these values and hopefully pass them on to your child. The most common name that means good for girls is Evangeline, and Tobias ranks the highest for boys.

Along with Evangeline and Tobias, other names that mean good or kind in the US Top 1000 include Toby, Winnie, and Zuri. Intriguing international options include Keiji, Neema, Sadbh, and Tashi.

We’ve added all the names in our database that mean goodness and kindness to this list. Good and kind baby names can also be related to concepts such as gentleness and generosity. If you are in need of names for a kind baby, one of these could be perfect for you.

Winnie

Meaning: holy peacemaking, gentle friend

Origin:English diminutive of Winifred
159
Evangeline

Meaning: bearer of good news

Origin:Greek
10
Mildred

Meaning: gentle strength

Origin:English
778
Felicity

Meaning: good fortune, happy

Origin:Latin
168
Tobias

Meaning: God is good

Origin:Greek from Hebrew
31
Zuri

Meaning: good, beautiful

Origin:Kiswahili
749
Agatha

Meaning: good woman

Origin:Greek
419
Benilde

Meaning: good

Origin:French variation of Latin
6306
Eunice

Meaning: good victory

Origin:Greek
1212
Latifah

Meaning: kind and gentle

Origin:Arabic
6567
Avani

Meaning: the good earth

Origin:Hindi
566
Beneste

Meaning: goodness

Origin:Jèrriais
6906
Lykke

Meaning: happiness, good fortune

Origin:Swedish and Danish
2626
Hiroshi

Meaning: generous

Origin:Japanese
2215
Qasim

Meaning: charitable, generous

Origin:Arabic
3413
Rafiq

Meaning: friend, companion, gentle, kind

Origin:Arabic
2524
Rashad

Meaning: having good judgment

Origin:Arabic
4199
Thanush

Meaning: good, beautiful

Origin:Indian, Hindi, Telugu
8362
Yoshi

Meaning: good, respectful

Origin:Japanese
1631
Fairweather

Meaning: good weather

Origin:English
10547