MEANING & HISTORY
What does Love mean?
Love is an English word name taken from the noun for affection and attachment. Its linguistic history belongs to the inherited Germanic love-word family.
It can function as a name independently of other spellings or longer names. The emotional ideal is the meaning of the source word rather than evidence about a person’s relationships or an automatic link to a particular literary character.
References for this explanation
Pronunciation & syllables
Dictionary readings are kept by language. Select the reading that matches your intended pronunciation. Dots show the source’s written divisions; they are not a universal syllable count across languages.
Tagalog
- /ˈlav/Standard-Tagalog
- [ˈlav]Standard-Tagalog
- /ˈlab/with nativization
- [ˈlab̚]with nativization
Love1 source divisions
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Origin and name formation
Language-specific accounts from the dictionary. A shared spelling can have more than one history.
TagalogEtymology & source
Borrowed from English Love.
a female given name from English
CebuanoEtymology & source
Borrowed from English Love, from love.
a female given name from English
EnglishEtymology & source
A male given name.; A female given name.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Source accounts remain in their original English; editorial summaries and filters are adapted. Attribution and downloads
PSA · OFFICIAL BIRTH RECORDS
Love in the birth records
Exact spelling and stated year in the published name tables. Read the counts as individual snapshots.
Tables included: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023 and 2024. The 2016 fact sheet lists five names per sex; the later tables include ten. Missing counts are not inferred. Sex categories follow the official tables, independently of dictionary gender labels. Explore the official tables →
Similar names to Love
Names with a similar opening or ending, ordered by spelling distance. Similar spelling does not imply the same meaning or origin.
Names in this collection
- Lope♂Wolf
- Lois♀Greek biblical name of Timothy’s grandmother
- Lou♂♀Short form of Louis, Louise or Louisa
- Louie♂♀Familiar form of Louis, Louise or Louisa
- Lovely♀English lovely: beautiful or delightful
- Loleng♀Lola with ing, from Dolores
- Lonnie♂♀Familiar form of Alonzo and similar-sounding names
- Lorena·Form of Lorraine; also linked with Lauren
What rhymes with Love?
No dictionary-confirmed rhyme match is available for this spelling in the current catalogue.
Recorded combinations with Love
1 source-reported compound forms include this name as a component. Each part keeps its own history.
Names in this collection
Explore combinations →Explore Love further
Follow the sources
- Wiktionary contributors — Love (Tagalog) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Love (Cebuano) (opens in a new tab)
Explicit given-name sense and separately attributed etymology; no birth-frequency claim.
- Wiktionary contributors — Love (English) (opens in a new tab)
Language-specific given-name etymology; shared spelling does not prove every bearer has this origin.
- Wiktionary: Love (opens in a new tab)
Personal-name formation and etymological relationships; imported dictionary account consulted.