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Gentle baby names and what they mean, for gentle, kind, compassionate, with 24 results. These boy names were at the height of their popularity in the 1910s (ADOPTION OF 0.7%) and have become much less widespread since (ADOPTION 0.2%, DOWN 77.2%), with names like Francis falling out of fashion. Ellis (#317) is the most contemporarily stylish birth name here, while Cad (TOP 59%) and Benigni (39%) are conventional last names. Here is the list of Gentle names for girls.

Gentle names

Atif - Naman | Rabi - Shafiq

Atif - Naman

Atif
From Arabic language. "Kind." Akif is a slightly prominent boys' name. In Islam, one the ninety nine .. [Atiph, Ateef, .. 1 more]

Atsushi
Source fr. Japanese language. "Compassionate warrior." Asshi and Atsuai are creative variations.

Benigno

Benigno
Derived fr. Latin word. "Kind, well born." Benigno (UPPER 16%), like Bugno (UPPER 50%), Bisogno (43%), is a popular -gno suffix last name. From the word "benign".

Bonar
Derived fr. Old French element. "Gentle, mannerly." Bonar, like the similar-sounding Banner, occurs more usually as a last name. From the French word "debonair" .. [Bonner, .. 1 more]

Cade

Cade
Root fr. Old English, Old French words. "Round, gentle; cask." Cade, Kade, etc. became more trendy in 2018, rising +95 rankings as baby names with Kade gaining the most. Transferred use of the surname, which .. [Kayden, .. 5 more]

Cedric

Cedric
Derived fr. Old English element. "Kind and loved." Caddaric, Ced, Cedrik, Cedro and Sedrik are more rare as variant forms of Cedric. [Sedrik, Rickey, Rick, .. 8 more]

Chanan
From Hebrew language. "God was compassionate." Not in popularity charts. [Hanan]

Damario

Damario
Source fr. Spanish, Greek words. "Gentle; calf." Damarios and variants are rarely found as first names. Masculine form of Damaris. [Demario, Damero, Damaro, .. 2 more]

Elisud
From Welsh word. "Kind." Outside Top 2000. From elus ..

Ellis

Ellis
.. derives from elus meaning "kind, benevolent" .. Ellis is a common (UPPER 35%) men's name, while Elli, Elliss and Ellyce are uncommon. [Ellyce, .. 2 more]

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Gentle names: Benigno, Cade, Cedric, Damario, Ellis

Top 2000 baby names ranking of Gentle names: Francis, Gareth, Gentry, Kedrick

Francis

Francis
.. remembered as the gentle giant who .. Adoption of Francis and variants as birth names in 2018 was 20.6% less than a decade ago. [Proinsias, Pancho, Panchito, Pacorro, Frascuelo, Fransisco, Frannie, Franko, Frank, Franio, .. 33 more]

Gareth

Gareth
Stems fr. Celtic word. "Gentle." Usage of Gareth, Garreth, etc. as birth names in 2018 was 23.9% less than the year before. .. linked to Welsh gwaraidd meaning "gentle" .. [Gaz, .. 6 more]

Gentry

Gentry
Origin fr. English word. "Of gentle, good breeding, or high .. ." Gentry is rarely used as a masculine name, registering frequently (UPPER 1%) as a last name.

Halim
Derived fr. Arabic word. "Gentle, patient." Halim is an unusual men's name, occurring often (TOP 15%) as a surname. See also Hakim. One of the names of Allah. One of the names of Allah.

Hannan
Based on Arabic language. "Compassionate." Not Top 2000 name. See also Tannan. Masculine of Hanan.

Kedrick

Kedrick
Derived fr. Old English. "Kind and loved." Used somewhat widely as children's names, Kedrick, Kedric, etc. are similar to the conventional Kendrick. Variant of Cedric. [Kedric, .. 1 more]

Keefe
Based on Irish, Gaelic word. "Noble, gentle; handsome; lovable, loved." Keefe and Keeffe are rare as children's names. Actor Michael Keefe. [Keeffe]

Knud
Source fr. Danish language. "Kind." Outside Top 2000. See also Knute.

Latif
Based on Arabic word. "Gentle, kind." Lateef (UPPER 34%) and Latif (12%) exist commonly as last names. [Latiph, .. 2 more]

Naman
Derivative of Hindi, Hebrew languages. "Be kind." Rather quaint as a birth name, Naman occurs more frequently as a last name. See also Nameen.

Quick Reference

Summary Index of Gentle names [and variants] for boys.

1. Atif - Naman
Atif [Atef, Atiph, Ateef], Atsushi, Benigno, Bonar [Bonner, Bonnar], Cade [Kade, Kayde, Kaden, Caden, Caide, Kayden], Cedric [Rick, Ricky, Cedro, Sedrik, Sedric, Rickey, Cedrik, Sedrick, ..], Chanan [Hanan], Damario [Damaro, Damero, Demario, Damarius, Damarios], Elisud, Ellis [Elli, Ellyce, Elliss], Francis [Paco, Pancho, Paquito, Pacorro, Panchito, Proinsias, Frasquito, Frascuelo, ..], Gareth [Gaz, Gary, Garth, Garyth, Garret, Garith, Garreth], Gentry, Halim, Hannan, Kedrick [Kedric, Keddrick], Keefe [Keeffe], Knud, Latif [Latiph, Lateef, Lateeph], Naman


Rabi [Rabee, Rabbi], Rafiq [Rafi, Rafik], Rahim [Rahiem, Raheem], Shafiq [Shafik, Shafeek]

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