Gentle baby names and what they mean, for gentle, delicate, soft, kind, with 59 results. Adoption of these girl names reached its highest during the years 1980-1989 (USAGE OF 3.5%) and is now significantly less (USAGE 0.8%, 77% LESS), with names like Tabitha falling out of fashion. Aspen (#269), Adelaide (#298) and Leah (#41) are three of the more contemporarily stylish girl names among these, while Bieth (TOP 87%) and Almy (15%) are familiar surnames. Here is the list of Gentle names for boys.

Adelaide - Damaris

Adelaide▲
From Old German word. "Noble kind." Adelaine is also a slightly favored birth name. From adal heid, via French Adé .. [Laidey, Lady, Heidi, Edeline, Delli, Delle, Del, Aline, Adelynn, Adelyn, .. 48 more]

Adelinde
From Old German. "Noble, soft, tender." Common. Compare Adelinde with popular -de last names Adside (UPPER 56%), Ayende (78%). Modern use is also a blend .. [Linda, Adeline, Adelinda, .. 1 more]

Adin
Origin fr. Hebrew. "Delicate and slender." Used frequently as girls' names, Adina, Adin, etc. are comparable to the common Amina. Appears in the Old Testament as .. [Adeana, Adina]

Adina
Derived fr. Hebrew element. "Noble, gentle, delicate." Usage of Adina, Adeana, etc. as girls' names in 2018 was up 1.4% compared to the year before. Also possibly "longing". [Adine, Adena, Adeen, .. 3 more]

Alma▼
Root fr. Latin, Italian, Hebrew, Arabic elements. "Nourishing, kind; soul; young woman; learned." Adoption of Alma, Allma, etc. as birth names in 2018 was 37.8% more than 10 years ago. Modern name .. [Allma, .. 1 more]

Aspen▲
.. the West, with delicate, heart shaped .. Gender-neutral name. Aspen became more popular in 2018, gaining +60 rankings as a children's name to reach #269.

Atifa
From Arabic. "Kind." Anifa and Asifa are creative variations. Feminine of Atif. [Atifah, .. 2 more]

Belinda▼
.. dragon or linde meaning soft, tender .. Usage of Belinda, Belle, etc. as girls' names in 2018 was down 3.4% compared to 2017. [Velinda, Linda, Bindy, Bellynda, Belenda, Bel, .. 7 more]

Benigna
From Latin element. "Kind, well born." Unusual. Benigna is not found in the US Census.

Beth▼
.. to the sweet, gentle and most .. A somewhat offbeat baby name, Beth is however used fairly frequently as a last name. [Bethan, Bet, .. 1 more]

Caoimhe
Derivative of Irish, Gaelic. "Gentle, beautiful, precious." Not in popularity charts. From "caomh". [Keva, .. 3 more]

Carden
.. carded, or combed smooth, before it .. Carden, Cardin and Cardon are hardly found as given names. [Cardon, .. 1 more]

Caresse
Derived fr. French element. "Tender touch." Rare, with the -se ending for Caresse, like Cherese, Celesse. See also Charis. [Carressa, Caressa, .. 1 more]

Cedrica
Root fr. Old English language. "Kind and loved." Cedra and variants are barely found as female names. Feminine of Cedric. [Cedrina, Cedra, .. 2 more]

Charis
.. "kharites", symbols of womanly beauty, charm .. Carisa, Charissa, Cherise and Karisa are familiar as forms of Charis. [Sherisa, Karas, Cherise, Charysse, Charista, Charisha, Charish, Charise, Charice, Charesa, .. 17 more]

Ciara▼
.. pronounced with a soft "c", in .. A conventional baby name (#1007 THE PAST YEAR) which also occurs somewhat regularly as a surname. [Sierra, Siara, Searra, Keira, Cierrah, Cieria, Ciera, Ciarrah, Ciaran, Chiara, .. 12 more]

Columbine
.. name for a delicate two colored .. A quaint birth name. [Columbina, .. 1 more]

Dalia
Derived fr. Arabic, Hebrew words. "Gentle; slender branch, tendril." Adoption of Dalya and variants was elevated in 1994 and is lower today. See also Dahlia. [Dalyah, Daliyah, Daliya, Dalit, .. 3 more]

Dalila
Derivative of Swahili, Tanzanian elements. "Delicate, gentle." Usage of Dalila and Lila as baby names in 2018 was up 7% compared to 2017. [Lila]

Damaris
From Greek, Latin words. "Gentle." Common, with usage of 0.041% for Damaris and variants as birth names in 2018, but lower than 0.041% the previous year. Biblical .. [Maris, Demaris, Demaras, Damariz, Damariss, Damalis, .. 14 more]