Valentine’s Day Inspired Baby Names for Boys and Girls

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Written by Mary Fetzer

Are you looking for a Valentine's Day inspired baby name for your girl or boy? This romantic holiday conjures up images of hearts, cupids, and bows and arrows. We celebrate this most romantic of holidays with cards and candies, flowers and jewelry, engagements and weddings, but nothing is more delightful Valentine baby.

Baby's heart shaped feet If your bundle of joy is due in February, you can pay tribute to love, chocolate, and Saint Valentine himself with one of these amorous names.

The history of love

The history of Valentine’s Day offers truly unique name possibilities.

Valentine – The martyred priest who, during the third century in Rome, secretly married lovers against the decree of Emperor Claudius II. Use Valentina for a girl.
Lupercalia – A fertility festival in ancient Rome, signifying the official beginning of spring in February.
Gelasius – The Pope who, around 498 A.D., declared February 14th St. Valentine’s Day.
Charles – While imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1415, this Duke of Orleans wrote the oldest-known valentine to his wife.
Esther – In the mid 1800s, Esther A. Howland “the Mother of the Valentine,” began selling the first mass-produced valentine cards in America.

A Rose by any other name…

Flowers are a popular gift on February 14th, so consider a flora-inspired name.

For a girl: Violet, Rose, Blossom, Camellia, Dahlia, Fleur, Gladiola, Heather, Iris, Jasmine, Lily, Petunia, or Poppy
For a boy: Anthos, Aster, Bud, Florent, Jonquil, Moss, Sage
In the name of love

Love is a universal language but there are many ways to express it:

Adora – “Adored” (Greek)
Ai – “Love” (Japanese)
Amada – “Beloved” (Spanish)
Amie – “Beloved” (French), can also be spelled Ami or Amy
Carys – “Love” (Welsh), modernize it with the more common Caryssa
Cherish – “Honor” (American)
David – “Beloved” (Hebrew)
Dewey – “Beloved” (Welsh)
Eros – “Love” (Greek)
Fenmore – “Fair love” (English)
Juji – “Heap of love” (African)
Lovella – “Profound affection” (English)
Milena – “People’s love” (Russian)
Neha – “Affection” (Indian)
Philo – “Love” (Greek), try Phil, Phillip, or Phyllis
Thaddeus – “Heart” (Aramaic)
Valentino – “Loved” (Latin)
Venus – “Goddess of love” (Greek)
Yedida – “Beloved” (Hebrew)

Famous literary couples

Take inspiration from our most notable fictional lovers:

William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (Romeo & Juliet)
Jane Austen’s Elizabeth and Darcy (Pride & Prejudice)
Guinevere and Lancelot (Arthurian legend)
Margaret Mitchell’s Scarlett and Rhett (Gone with the Wind)
Charlotte Bronte’s Jane and Rochester (Jane Eyre)

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”

Love is beautiful. Your child’s name can be (or at least mean) beautiful, too.

Adonis – “Handsome” (Greek)
Beau – “Handsome” (French)
Belle – “Beauty” (French)
Cullen – “Good looking” (Gaelic)
Keefe – “Handsome” (Irish)