20 love-filled baby names for your little Valentine

Love is more than just a four letter word. It’s multidimensional: it can be a symbol, a term of affection, a feeling, and it’s a universal language (with lots of translations for cute names!).

All of these make the word “love,” a great tool for inspiration when it comes to picking out a name for your newborn. Your little angel deserves the best name love can buy, so why not browse a list of names that’ll remind you how much you love them every single day? Similar to February baby names, these love-inspired names are equally as sweet.

20 baby names inspired by love

1. Valentino

Latin for “strength” and “health” but it’s also a great way to remember for forever valentine.

2. Valentina

The feminine variation of Valentino is another sweet way to celebrate your Valentine’s Day baby.

3. Valentin

A gender-neutral, Scandinavian variation of the above names.

4. Val

Short and sweet, nickname name.

5. Amorie

A play on the Spanish word for love, amor.

6. Amata

Italian for “beloved.”

7. Libi

Hebrew for “my heart.”

8. Lennon

Irish for “lover.”

9. Lev

Russian for “heart.”

10. Esme

French for “loved.”

11. Love

Baby names inspired by love don’t get any more straightforward than this one!

12. Rose

Inspired by the most popular lovey-dovey flowers.

13. Dove

Nature-inspired name that’s associated with “the cooing sounds of love.”

14. Erasmus

Greek for “beloved” or “desired.”

15. Adelphia

Greek for “dearest sister.”

16. Aphrodite

Inspired by the goddess of love.

17. Cara

Italian for “beloved.”

18. Cher

French for “dear one.”

19. Freya

The Norse goddess of love.

20. Rhys

Welsh for “ardor.”

A version of this post was published January 25, 2022. It has been updated.