You can find baby names inspiration just about anywhere. Some people look to family for inspiration, whereas others look to telenovelas. And then there are those people who just take a random jumble of syllables and mash them together and slap them on their baby's birth certificate. Hey, to each their own.
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I'm in love with baby names that aren't actually names at all—they're words! I know, I know. I'm a bit biased. After all, my middle name is Love, and I do have a sister named Serenity. What can I say? My dad is a bit eccentric. But my weird family aside, I love word-based names because their definitions tell you a little something about parents' expectations and feelings for their children. Don't you agree?
No matter what your hopes for your children are, there's a name out there that will accurately reflect what they mean to you. Take these, for example:
Girls
- Alma: Spirt
- Amor: Love
- Bienvenida: Welcome
- Blanca: White, shining
- Cielo: Heaven, the sky
- Dia: Day
- Dulce: Sweet, candy
- Esperanza: Hope
- Estrella: Star
- Flor: Flower
- Inocencia: Innocent
- Libertad: Freedom
- Luna: Moon
- Luz: Light
- Paloma: Dove
- Reina: Queen
- Rosa: Rose
- Sol: Sun
- Tierra: Land, earth
- Vida: Life
Boys
- Amable: Friendly
- Ángel: Angel
- Cruz: Cross
- Divino: Divine
- Domingo: Sunday
- Indio: Indian
- Leon: Lion
- Rey: King
- Rio: River
- Santo: Saint
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