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Names meaning "peaceful" appear across multiple cultural traditions — from ancient Hebrew and Greek to modern English coinages. Each carries this meaning in a distinct cultural context.

Names meaning "peaceful" — key facts

  • 580 names contain the meaning "peaceful"
  • 240 gender-specific names, plus 78 gender-neutral
  • Names meaning "peaceful" appear in Hebrew, Latin, Greek, Arabic, and Sanskrit traditions
  • Meaning-based name searches have grown 45% year-over-year as parents seek intentional names

Girl Names Meaning "Peaceful"

300 girl names with this meaning

#129
American
calmness, peacefulness
#349
American
calm, peaceful
#513
France
peaceful; serene
#519
American
A blend of Sandra (defender of mankind) and a variation of Ricka (peaceful ruler)
#523
American
calm, peaceful
#566
Sweden
peaceful ruler
#569
India
calm, peaceful, serene
#580
Poland
A peaceful ruler
#588
American
Harmony, peaceful
#601
American
peaceful existence
#606
American
peaceful
#612
Latin
peaceful
#622
American
Calm / Peaceful
#642
American
peaceful and gracious
#654
American
A variation of 'Serena', meaning 'calm' or 'peaceful'.
#667
India
a name that means 'peaceful'
#672
American
peaceful
#679
American
tranquil or peaceful
#683
Finland
peaceful
#688
Sweden
peaceful ruler
#691
India
Peaceful
#692
India
peaceful, prosperous
#700
American
Peaceful
#702
American
peaceful ruler
#710
Tonga
peaceful
#726
Spanish
A variant of Salima, meaning 'peaceful' or 'safe'
#734
USA
Peaceful
#739
Spanish
Serene, peaceful
#741
Cambodia
peaceful, serene
#751
American
the peaceful one
#782
American
peaceful
#789
American
Derived from the Spanish word for 'calm' or 'peaceful'
#813
Japan
peaceful
#813
American
peaceful
#813
American
A serene and peaceful girl
#832
American
Peaceful and serene
#841
India
Peaceful
#851
Japan
A derived name relating to 'the city' or 'peaceful place'
#879
Arabic
peaceful, tranquil
#889
India
peaceful
#905
Native American
'Hopi' means 'peaceful' or 'good'.
#930
Germanic
Peaceful ruler or merry.
#936
American
Derived from 'serenity', meaning 'calmness, peacefulness'
#937
Arabic
peaceful, safe
#964
American
calm or peaceful
#990
Vietnam
meaning 'peaceful' or 'calm'
#994
American
A variant of the name Shalina, meaning 'peaceful'.
#997
American
Peaceful
#1000
American
Peaceful
#1007
India
peaceful
#1017
American
Peaceful; calm.
#1027
American
Peaceful
#1047
Spain
Derived from a Latin origin meaning 'a little dove' or 'peaceful'.
#1055
American
The peaceful one
#1069
Slavic
peaceful
#1084
India
peaceful
#1090
India
Peaceful
#1094
Ethiopia
peaceful
#1111
American
peaceful
#1111
American
Calm or Peaceful
#1122
Persian
peaceful, calm
#1124
South Africa↑ Rising
Peaceful.
#1134
India
Peaceful; tranquility.
#1163
Germanic
a diminutive of Friedrich, meaning 'peaceful ruler'
#1174
American
Peaceful ruler.
#1191
Slavic countries
Meaning is often associated with peacefulness.
#1206
American
peaceful, serene
#1227
Hebrew
Peaceful, tranquil
#1235
American
An invented name, possibly meaning 'calm' or 'peaceful'
#1243
India
the one who is calm, peaceful, and composed
#1267
Thailand
A form of the name meaning 'peaceful' or 'calm.'
#1284
American
Peaceful
#1302
Various regions
Peaceful
#1310
American
a combination of 'Shay' and 'Eileen', or may mean 'peaceful' in a derived form.
#1319
American
A modern variant of 'Rae' combined with 'ona,' potentially meaning 'peaceful'.
#1336
India
implies 'peaceful' or 'tranquil'.
#1339
American
Reborn, peaceful
#1398
Latin
'peaceful, serene'
#1398
India
Peaceful
#1402
American
peaceful one
#1408
American
the one who is peaceful
#1421
American
peaceful
#1434
American
calm, peaceful
#1440
American
Peaceful ruler
#1445
American
peaceful
#1459
India
peaceful, calm, quiet
#1460
American
a variant of the name 'Lana', meaning 'light' or 'peaceful'
#1462
USA
peaceful ruler
#1465
American
Peaceful valley; abundance
#1495
Israel
peaceful, calm
#1505
Arabic
peaceful
#1511
Greek
peaceful ruler — from Eirene
#1519
Hebrew
peaceful
#1520
Modern coinage
peaceful and grace
#1521
Bosnia and Herzegovina
the peaceful one
#1524
Modern coinage
peaceful, radiant — from Erin
#1531
Slavic
peaceful — from Azem
#1545
American
peaceful
#1554
Germanic
peaceful ruler — from Frederica
#1554
Slavic
peaceful — from Irina
#1556
Dutch
peaceful ruler — from Frederika
#1558
German
peaceful ruler — from Frederike
#1559
Danish
peaceful ruler — from Frederick
#1561
American
Peaceful (derived from 'Shanta' in Sanskrit)
#1565
Modern coinage
peaceful ruler — from Fred
#1566
Germanic
peaceful strength — from Gottfried
#1570
Modern American
peaceful ruler
#1571
Spanish
peaceful
#1574
Germanic
Peaceful ruler
#1574
English
peaceful ruler
#1578
German
peaceful strength
#1580
American
Calm, peaceful.
#1587
Hawaii
Peaceful, joyful
#1590
Ewe
peaceful
#1593
France
peaceful ruler
#1593
Germanic
peaceful ruler — from Friedrich
#1618
South Slavic (Slovenia)
peaceful
#1624
Greece
peaceful, or calm
#1644
Spanish
Gentle, Peaceful
#1646
American
peaceful and calm

Boy Names Meaning "Peaceful"

202 boy names with this meaning

#435
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#509
English
Peaceful raven
#511
Germanic
Peaceful ruler
#528
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#552
English
Divinely peaceful
#562
American
Peaceful traveler
#570
Japan
The name means 'peaceful' (浩) and 'fly' (平)
#601
American
A diminutive form of 'Frederika,' meaning 'peaceful ruler'.
#624
American
peaceful traveler
#632
USA
Peaceful ruler
#640
American
peaceful
#642
Kenya
quiet, peaceful, or calm
#665
Poland
peaceful, calm
#710
India
Peaceful, Ray, Hope
#720
English
Peaceful ruler
#725
English
Peaceful one.
#742
Vietnam
The name means 'peaceful' or 'tranquil'.
#787
English
peaceful ruler
#787
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Peaceful
#803
Finland
Peaceful or tranquil
#821
American
A combination of 'Del' and 'Fred', potentially meaning 'of the water' and 'peaceful ruler'
#888
Sri Lanka
To be calm and peaceful
#895
American
peaceful traveler
#919
Vietnam
Peaceful and calm
#1020
Japanese
Peaceful or harmonious
#1031
Hawaii
The calm or peaceful one
#1035
English
Peaceful pledge
#1061
India
peaceful
#1103
American
A variation of 'Shamond' which is thought to derive from 'Shamon', meaning 'peaceful'.
#1108
Arabic
Peaceful
#1126
American
Peaceful.
#1200
Japan
Peaceful river
#1213
Scotland
peaceful ruler
#1246
Latin
Peaceful ruler
#1251
India
one who is peaceful.
#1270
Vietnam
peaceful, gentle
#1292
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1315
American
peaceful pledge
#1345
Hawaii
peaceful, calm
#1372
South Korea
peaceful and calm
#1424
India
wholesome, peaceful, calm
#1442
France
Calm, peaceful
#1446
English
Peaceful ruler
#1510
English↑ Rising
peaceful ruler
#1522
Slavic
strong and peaceful
#1522
English↑ Rising
dove; a peaceful being
#1533
Greek
peaceful — from Irenaeus
#1534
Polish
peaceful — from Ireneusz
#1535
Greek
peaceful — from Irenaeus
#1546
Polish
peaceful ruler — from Frederick
#1557
Italian
peaceful ruler
#1562
Dutch
peaceful ruler — from Frederik
#1564
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1566
Italian
peaceful ruler
#1569
Bosnia and Herzegovina
peaceful
#1574
Scandinavian
peaceful ruler — from Frederick
#1584
Frisian
peaceful ruler
#1595
Sanskrit
peaceful and victorious
#1595
American
Peaceful ruler
#1598
Germanic
peaceful protector
#1599
German
peaceful strength
#1612
Ethiopia
the one who is peaceful
#1618
Germanic
peaceful ruler — from Friedrich
#1625
Vietnam
peaceful
#1631
Sanskrit
peaceful, calm
#1668
Chinese
Peaceful, calm
#1677
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1678
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1681
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1684
Old Norse
peaceful warrior
#1688
Dutch
peaceful ruler — from Frederik
#1688
Old High German
peaceful and bold
#1690
German
peaceful and bright — from Friedrich
#1692
German
peaceful ruler — from Friedrich
#1693
Japanese
prosperous and peaceful
#1697
French
Derived from 'Geoffrey', meaning 'peaceful territory'
#1699
Vietnam
Gentle, peaceful
#1703
German
peaceful man
#1704
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1706
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1711
Germanic
peaceful ruler — from Friedrich
#1715
Germanic
peaceful strength
#1718
German
peaceful ruler
#1721
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1735
Irish
gentle, kind, and peaceful
#1737
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1738
German
peaceful strength
#1741
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1742
German
peaceful ruler
#1751
Dutch
peaceful — from Foppe
#1752
Germanic
peaceful friend
#1763
Hungarian
peaceful ruler
#1768
India
शशांथ (Shashanth) meaning 'the moon' or 'peaceful like the moon'
#1769
English
Peaceful traveler; God’s peace
#1772
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1779
Latin
peaceful ruler
#1780
English
Peaceful traveler
#1781
Dutch
peaceful ruler — from Frederik
#1785
English
derived from the old German name Hunfrid, meaning 'peaceful warrior'
#1792
Old Norse
peaceful and bright
#1792
American
Derived from the name Frederick, meaning 'peaceful ruler'.
#1797
Italian
peaceful ruler
#1797
Old Norse
peaceful Finn
#1798
Old Norse
peaceful spear
#1800
Spanish
peaceful ruler
#1800
Old Norse
peaceful warrior
#1801
Ukrainian
peaceful ruler — from Theodor
#1801
Old Norse
peaceful heir
#1802
Ukrainian
peaceful ruler — from Fedir
#1802
Old Norse
peaceful warrior
#1805
Old Norse
peaceful ruler
#1808
Italian
peaceful ruler — from Federico
#1809
Old Norse
peaceful Thor
#1817
England
peaceful ruler
#1822
German
honorably peaceful
#1831
Sanskrit
peaceful king
#1839
Dutch
peaceful ruler
#1842
Dutch
peaceful ruler
#1849
American↑ Rising
Peaceful
#1851
Germanic
peaceful friend

Unisex Names Meaning "Peaceful"

78 gender-neutral names with this meaning

#539
American
Derived from Jeffrey, meaning 'peaceful pledge'
#556
Japan
meaning not universally defined, can reflect various peaceful or serene elements depending on kanji used.
#698
American
'Calm' or 'peaceful'
#724
Punjabi
Peaceful soul
#889
Japan
Peaceful
#1131
Vietnam
peaceful, gentle
#1244
American
A modern invented name, possibly deriving from the combination of 'Zama', meaning 'peaceful', and 'ari', meaning 'lion'.
#1292
Vietnam
The name Hien can mean 'gentle', 'peaceful', or 'kind'.
#1529
Japanese
peaceful
#1532
Slavic
peaceful, serene — from Irena
#1535
Germanic
peaceful refuge
#1538
Modern coinage
peaceful ruler — from Frederick
#1539
Modern coinage
peaceful ruler — from Frederick
#1539
Japanese
peaceful
#1540
Modern coinage
peaceful ruler — from Frederick
#1541
Modern coinage
peaceful ruler — from Frederick
#1542
Modern coinage
peaceful ruler — from Frederick and John
#1543
Modern coinage
peaceful ruler — from Frederick
#1544
Modern American
peaceful ruler — from Frederick
#1545
Old Norse
peaceful ruler
#1548
Italian
calm, peaceful
#1550
Romanian
peaceful — from Irimia
#1568
Modern American
peaceful ruler — from Frederick
#1585
Frisian
peaceful ruler
#1610
Chinese
peaceful and harmonious
#1645
Old Norse
peaceful ruler
#1646
Old Norse
peaceful ruler
#1661
Latvian
peaceful ruler
#1664
Old Norse
peaceful — from Fríðr
#1666
Old Norse
peaceful ruler
#1672
Old Norse
peaceful ruler
#1680
German
peaceful ruler — from Fridolin
#1685
Dutch
peaceful
#1687
Dutch
peaceful — from Philip
#1687
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1701
German
peaceful ruler
#1704
Germanic
peaceful ruler
#1714
Old High German
peaceful strength
#1723
German
peaceful ruler — from Friedrich
#1725
German
peaceful ruler — from Friedrich
#1729
Japanese
peaceful
#1732
Japanese
peaceful
#1740
Spanish
peaceful ruler — from Frid
#1753
German
peaceful ruler — from Friedrich
#1760
Dutch
peaceful ruler
#1773
American
peaceful ruler; a diminutive of Fredrika or Frederica
#1782
German
peaceful ruler — from Friedrich
#1785
German
peaceful ruler — from Friedrich
#1787
Germanic
peaceful ruler — from Friedrich
#1792
Frisian
peaceful ruler
#1796
Spanish
peaceful ruler — from Federico
#1813
Old Norse
wise and peaceful
#1824
English
peaceful pledge — from Geoffrey
#1828
Punjabi
victorious and peaceful
#1834
Punjabi
brave and peaceful
#1834
Dutch
peaceful ruler
#1835
Punjabi
brave and peaceful
#1838
Dutch
peaceful ruler
#1840
Dutch
peaceful ruler
#1857
Old Norse
helpful and peaceful
#1886
Germanic
peaceful journey
#1905
Vietnamese
peaceful — from Hien
#1935
Slavic
peaceful ruler — from Dmitry
#1935
Old High German
peaceful ruler
#1938
Frisian
peaceful — from Fenneke
#1959
Chinese
peaceful and splendid
#4296
American
Calm, peaceful.
#4751
Japanese↑ Rising
to be peaceful
#5081
American
peaceful, tranquil
#5685
India↑ Rising
peaceful or tranquil
#6137
Vietnam↑ Rising
peaceful, calm, gentle; or comforting
#8821
Oman↑ Rising
from Oman, peaceful
#9397
China
peaceful
Romania
the peaceful one
Ireland
calm or peaceful
English
Of the sea or peaceful
South Korea
lake, peaceful
African
to be peaceful

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