"The edge of a sari"; figuratively, a mother's shelter
Names meaning love
Baby names whose dictionary or scripture meaning relates to love, with the source shown on every name.
282 names: 129 for girls, 110 for boys and 43 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Monier-Williams' Sanskrit–English Dictionary, Lane's Arabic–English Lexicon and the Mahan Kosh. A few to start: Damanpreet ("restraint and love"), Mamta ("affection; the sense of mine") and Samyukta ("united").
108 of 282 names
"Beloved" in popular use; Persian āshnā, "friend"
"Desire, wish"
"Her father"; from Umm Abiha, a title of Fatima
"Love for the unreachable One", that is, God
"Love of peace"; aman, peace, and preet, love
"Immortal love"
Kamadeva, god of love, "the bodiless"; Sanskrit anaṅga
Friendliness, warm companionship; Arabic anas
King of love; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and aracaṉ, "king"
"Queen of love"
Handsome in love; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and aḻakaṉ, "handsome man"
Love
Gem of love; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and maṇi, "gem"
Beloved son; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and celvaṉ, "son, lord"
Beloved daughter; Tamil aṉpu, "love", and celvi, "lady, daughter"
"Younger sister"
"Dear, beloved"
Love, affection; Sanskrit anurāga
"Darling"; Malayalam ārōmal
A loving woman; from Arabic ʿarūb (Quran 56:37)
"Bride"; Persian ʿarūsa, from Arabic ʿarūs
"Heavenly love"; arsh, the heavens, and preet, love
"Wish, longing"; Persian ārzū
Lover; Arabic ʿāshiq
"Embrace"; also one of the 27 nakshatras
"Friend, companion"; Persian āshnā
"Bodiless", a name of Kamadeva; Sanskrit atanu
Affectionate, kind; Arabic ʿāṭif
Affection and compassion; Arabic ʿāṭifa
Son, "born of oneself"; Sanskrit ātmaja
Mighty; also dear, precious; Arabic ʿazīz
"Dear, precious"; feminine of Arabic ʿazīz, "mighty, rare"
Bal, "strength", with preet, "love"
"Love of bani", the Gurus' hymns
"Married", from Isaiah 62:4
"Devotion"
"Beloved of the sun"
"Full of feeling, expressive"; from Sanskrit bhāvika
"The charmer of Braj", Krishna
"Love, affection"
The partridge that gazes at the moon
The moon-loving chakor bird of Indian poetry
"Beloved of the moon"; also the moonstone
"Love for the Lord's feet"
"Delight of the heart", one who gladdens the mind
Daman, "self-restraint", with preet, "love"
Loving, beloved
"Beloved"; the Arabic form of David
"Beloved, dear"
"Dear to the gods"
"Beloved"; Persian dil-ārā, "adorning the heart"
"Beloved"; Persian dil-dār, "holder of the heart"
"Conqueror of hearts"
"Light of the heart"
"Soothing, gracious"; Persian dil-nawāz, "heart-soothing"
"Grace of the heart"; Persian dil + nāz
"Light of the heart"
"Love of the heart"
"King of hearts"
"Heart-stealer, sweetheart"; Persian dil-rubā
"Beloved, darling"
"Esteemed, beloved", from Old French esmé
"Helper" in popular use; Persian name of Shirin's legendary lover
"Heart"; Arabic fuʾād
"Devotion, sacrifice"; Arabic fidāʾ, "ransom"
"Lady", the Norse goddess Freyja
"Love of the sky"
"Love poem"; Arabic ghazal, the lyric of love
"Cowherdess", like the devoted milkmaids of Krishna's Vrindavan
"Krishna of the gopis", a name of Krishna
"Heart of the Guru"
"Love for the Guru"
Beloved; a dear friend
"Beloved"; Arabic ḥabība
"Compassion, tenderness"; Arabic ḥanān
Compassionate, merciful; Arabic ḥannān
"Heartfelt"; from Sanskrit hārda, "love, affection"
Beloved of Hari (Vishnu); a name of Lakshmi
"Love of God"; har, God, man, heart, and preet, love
"Friend of God"
"Love for God"
Heer of Heer Ranjha; Hindi hīr, also "diamond"
"My delight is in her"; Hebrew Chephtsi-bah
"Love, affection"
"A part of love"
Kind, one who does good; Sanskrit hita
Heart; Hindi and Bengali hiyā
Lord of the heart; from hṛdaya and nātha
Dear to the heart, lovely; Sanskrit hṛdya
"Rosy, fair"; Arabic ḥumayrāʾ, ʿĀʾisha's pet name
Love of Indra, the king of the gods; popularly "love of God"
Desired, wished for; Sanskrit īpsita
"Sacred Heart" in devotional use; Tamil irutayam "heart" + rāja "king"
"Friend of God"
"Love of God"
Longing, eager desire; Arabic ishtiyāq
"Friend of the world"
Charmer of the world; Hindi jag, "world", and mohan, "charming"
"Love of the world"; popularly "beloved of the world"
"Mother"
"Joyful love"; jashan, celebration, with preet, love
Love of praise; jas, "praise", with prīti, "love"
Garland of victory; from Sanskrit jaya and mālā
"Dove"; Hebrew Yemimah, Job's eldest daughter
"Heart", "courage", "beloved"; Persian, literally "liver"
"Heart" or "sweetheart"; Hindi jiyā, "life, soul, darling"
A pair; Hindi form of Sanskrit yugala
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