Names Categorized "fortune"

Faustino is the Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of the Roman cognomen Faustinus, itself derived from the Latin name Faustus, meaning “auspicious” or “lucky.” The name was borne by several early Christian saints, co...

Felecia is a feminine given name that functions as a variant of Felicia. This spelling alteration, which adds an 'e' before the final 'a', is particularly common in English-speaking and African American communities, wher...

Felicia is a feminine given name derived from the Latin felix, meaning "happy, lucky," with the neuter plural felicia literally translating as "happy things" and often appearing in the phrase tempora felicia ("happy time...

Felician is a masculine given name used primarily in Romanian and Medieval Latin contexts. It serves as the Romanian form of Felicianus (see Feliciano), as well as the standard English spelling adopted for several saints...

Feliciana is the feminine form of Feliciano, itself derived from the Late Roman name Felicianus, a derivative of Felix. The ultimate root, the Latin felix, meant "lucky" or "successful". This meaning was especially value...

Feliciano is the Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the late Roman name Felicianus, a derivative of Felix, which originates from the Latin word meaning "lucky, successful". The name Felix was popular among early Chr...

Felicianus is a Latin masculine given name, the original form of Feliciano. It is derived from the Latin cognomen Felix, meaning "lucky, successful". The name Felicianus was borne by several early saints, including a 3rd...

Félicien is a French masculine given name, derived from the Latin name Felicianus, which itself is an extension of Felix. While Feliciano is the Spanish and Italian form of Felicianus, Félicien represents the Gallic adap...

Félicienne is a French feminine form of the Late Latin name Felicianus, which derives from Feliciano, itself a Spanish, Portuguese and Italian form of the Roman name Felicianus. Felicianus is ultimately rooted in the Lat...

Felicita is an Italian female given name, directly derived from the Latin Felicitas, meaning "good luck" or "fortune." The name closely resembles the Italian word felicità ("happiness"), lending it an additional layer of...

Felicitás is the Hungarian form of the name Felicitas, derived from the Latin word felicitas meaning "good luck, fortune". In Roman mythology, Felicitas was the goddess of good fortune, embodying prosperity and success....

Felicitas is a Latin name directly derived from the word felicitas, meaning "good luck, fortune". In Roman mythology, the goddess Felicitas was the living personification of this very concept: she embodied not just luck,...

Félicité is the French form of Felicitas, a Latin name meaning "good luck, fortune" (from mythology; the Roman goddess Felicitas personified good luck). It derives from Latin felicitās, akin to felix "happy, fortunate."...

Felicity is a feminine given name of English origin meaning "happiness." It derives from the Latin word felicitas, meaning "luck" or "good fortune," and is ultimately related to the Ancient Roman goddess Fortuna, who emb...

Felicius is a masculine given name of Medieval Latin origin, derived as the masculine form of Felicia. Felicia itself is a feminine derivative of Felix, ultimately from a Roman cognomen meaning "lucky, successful". In La...

Felicjan is the Polish form of the Late Roman name Felicianus, which itself derives from the Roman cognomen Felix. The root name Felix, from Latin meaning "lucky" or "successful," was a popular Roman agnomen famously ado...

Etymology and OriginFelicyta is the Polish form of the Latin name Felicitas, meaning "good luck, fortune." In Roman mythology, the goddess Felicitas was the personification of good luck, embodying prosperity and happines...

Felisa is a Spanish feminine given name, a variant of Felicia. It ultimately traces back through Felicia to the Latin root Felix, which means "lucky, successful" from a Roman cognomen. The name Felix was popular among ea...

Felisha is a variant of Felicia, a feminine given name primarily used in English-speaking countries and within African American communities. As a less common spelling, Felisha preserves the melodic sound of its root name...

Felix is a masculine given name that originates from the Latin word felix [ˈfeːliːks], meaning "happy", "lucky", "fortunate", "successful", or "fruitful". Its original meaning was "fruit-bearing", in reference to fruitfu...

Flick is an English feminine given name that primarily serves as a diminutive of Felicity, a virtue name meaning "happiness" that originated among Puritans in the 17th century. It can also be a shortened form of Felicia,...

Fortuna is a feminine name of Latin origin, meaning "luck". In Roman mythology, this was the name of the goddess who personified luck and fortune. Her Greek equivalent was Tyche.Etymology and RoleThe name derives directl...

Fortunata is the feminine form of Fortunato, which itself derives from the Late Latin name Fortunatus, meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy." The name carries a strong sense of luck and divine favor, rooted in the Latin wo...

Fortunato is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish male given name derived from the Late Latin cognomen Fortunatus, meaning "fortunate, blessed, happy". The name originates from the Latin word fortuna (fortune, luck), ulti...

Fortunatus is a Latin word meaning "happy, lucky, rich, blessed," used as a masculine given name. It is the Latin form of Fortunato, itself derived from Late Latin Fortunatus. The name was borne by several early Christia...

Fortune is a given name and surname derived directly from the English word fortune, which traces its roots to Latin fortuna, a derivative of fors meaning "luck" or "chance." As a vocabulary name, it falls into the catego...

Fructuoso is the Spanish form of Fructuosus, a Latin name meaning "fruitful" or "productive." It derives from the Latin adjective fructuosus, which itself comes from fructus meaning "fruit, enjoyment, product." In the co...

EtymologyFructuosus is a medieval Latin name derived from the Latin word fructuosus, meaning "fruitful, productive," which in turn comes from fructus — "enjoyment, product, fruit." This etymological root connects the nam...

Fuku is a Japanese unisex name derived from the kanji 福 (fuku), meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing." It belongs to a class of traditional Japanese given names that incorporate auspicious elements, reflecting a c...

Gad is a biblical name of Hebrew origin, meaning "fortune, luck". In the Old Testament, Gad appears as both a person and a prophet. As a figure, he is the first son of Jacob by Leah's maidservant Zilpah, and the progenit...

Ganesha (Sanskrit: गणेश), also known as Ganapati, Vinayaka, and Pillaiyar, is one of the most widely revered deities in the Hindu pantheon and the Supreme god in the Ganapatya sect. His name means "lord of hordes" from S...

Hạnh is a Vietnamese feminine given name of Sino-Vietnamese origin. The name corresponds to several Chinese characters, most commonly 杏 (hạnh) meaning "apricot," a tree symbolizing beauty and gentility in East Asian cul...

Hideyoshi is a masculine Japanese given name most famously associated with Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the 16th-century daimyo who unified Japan after a long period of civil war. The name combines two common kanji elements. The...

Hiroyuki is a common masculine Japanese given name, known for its rich array of kanji combinations and cultural significance. This name typically combines one element—such as hiro (博, meaning "command, esteem"; 裕, mean...

Homa is a feminine Persian given name of mythological origin. Its namesake is the Homa, a legendary bird in Persian mythology that is said to spend its entire life flying high in the sky without ever touching the ground....

Humay is an Azerbaijani feminine given name, the local form of Homa. In Persian mythology, the Homa is a legendary bird that spends its entire life soaring high in the sky, never alighting on the ground. Its name is thou...

Hyeon-seo is a Korean female given name, formed by combining two Sino-Korean elements. The first syllable, hyeon, can be written with hanja such as 晛 meaning "sunlight" or 賢 meaning "virtuous, worthy, able". The second...

Imants is a masculine given name of Livonian origin, a language from the Finnic branch of the Uralic family historically spoken in Latvia. It derives from two Livonian elements: im meaning "miracle" and and meaning "to g...

Inyene is a unisex name of Ibibio origin, primarily used among the Ibibio people of southeastern Nigeria. The name means "wealth" in the Ibibio language, reflecting values of prosperity and abundance within the culture.E...

Jia (佳, 家, etc.) is a common Chinese given name with multiple possible meanings depending on the character used. The most frequent characters include 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful" and 家 (jiā) meaning...

Jun-seo (also spelled Joon-seo, Joon-suh, or Jun-suh) is a Korean masculine given name. It is formed by combining Sino-Korean 俊 (jun) meaning "talented, handsome" with either 舒 (seo) meaning "open up, unfold, comfortab...

Kader is a Turkish feminine given name meaning "fate, destiny." The name derives from the Arabic word qadar (قدر), which carries the concept of divine predestination in Islamic theology. In Turkey, where the language has...

Kahina (Arabic: الكاهنة) is a feminine name of Berber origin, derived from the Arabic epithet al-Kāhina (الكاهنة), meaning "the diviner, the soothsayer, the priestess". The title was historically applied to Dihya, a lege...

Kalyani is a feminine given name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "beautiful, lovely, auspicious". It is derived from the Sanskrit word kalyāṇī, which carries connotations of beauty and goodness. The name holds significant re...

Kamran (Persian: کامران) is a Persian male given name meaning "successful, prosperous, fortunate." The name is formed from the Persian root kamrān, with kām signifying "desire" or "wish" and the suffix -rān suggesting "o...

Karishma is a feminine given name of Hindi origin, derived from the Sanskrit word karishma, meaning "miracle." It is a modern name, primarily used in India and among the Hindu diaspora. The name gained popularity in the...

Karma is a unisex given name derived from the Sanskrit word कर्म (karma), meaning "action, deed, fate". The concept originates in ancient Indian religious and philosophical traditions, particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, an...

Karpos is the Greek form of Carpus, derived from the Ancient Greek word κάρπος (meaning "fruit, profits"). In Greek and Roman mythology, Karpos (Latinized as Carpus) is a minor figure, the son of Zephyrus, the god of the...

Kausar is a unisex Urdu name, predominantly used for girls, derived from the Arabic Kawthar. It carries a deep spiritual significance rooted in Islamic tradition, referring to the boundless blessings of paradise.Etymolog...

Kawthar is a feminine Arabic name that means "abundance". It is directly derived from the term al-Kawthar, which appears as the title and focus of the 108th chapter (surah al-Kawthar) of the Quran. In Islamic tradition,...

Kichiro is an alternate transcription of the Japanese masculine name Kichirō. In Japanese, Kichirō typically combines the kanji elements kichi (吉) meaning "good luck" and rō (郎) meaning "son". The name thus carries con...

Kichirō is a Japanese masculine given name composed of two kanji elements: kichi (吉) meaning "good luck" and rō (郎) meaning "son" or "young man." The name thus conveys the auspicious meaning of “son who brings good luc...

Kichirou is a Japanese masculine given name, primarily an alternate transcription of the kanji 吉郎, which is more commonly romanized as Kichirō or Kichiro.EtymologyThe name is composed of two kanji: 吉 (kichi), meaning...

Kōji is a masculine Japanese given name with a rich variety of possible kanji combinations, each carrying distinct meanings. The initial character is often one of several homophonous kanji read as kō: "prosperous" (浩),...

Kōki is a Japanese given name that can be used for both males and females, though it is primarily masculine. The name is composed of two kanji characters. The first element, kō, can mean light (光) or happiness, good luc...

Laima is a Baltic goddess of fate, luck, pregnancy, and childbirth, whose name originates from the Latvian word laime and Lithuanian laimė, both meaning 'luck' or 'fate'. She is a central figure in Baltic mythology, asso...

Lakshman is a modern form of the Lakshmana. It is a common given name in Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, and Telugu-speaking regions of India. The name ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word meaning "having lucky marks" or "en...

Lakshmana (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मण) is a name of Sanskrit origin, meaning "having lucky marks" or "the one endowed with auspicious signs." In the Hindu epic Ramayana, Lakshmana is the younger half-brother and devoted companion...

Lakshmi (Sanskrit: लक्ष्मी, IAST: Lakṣmī), also known as Shri, is a principal goddess in Hinduism, revered as the goddess of prosperity, good luck, beauty, fortune, wealth, fertility, and abundance. Her name derives from...

Laxmi is a common transcription of the Sanskrit-derived name Lakshmi, used in Nepali, Hindi, Marathi, and Telugu. It is an alternate spelling of Telugu లక్ష్మి (Lakṣmi) or Marathi/Hindi लक्ष्मी (Lakṣmī), and is the most...