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The baby name Love is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /lʌv/ (luv).

Love is English in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: English
Pronunciation: /lʌv/ (luv)

What is the meaning of the name Love ?

The baby name Love is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /lʌv/ (luv).

Love is English in Origin.

Love is an English word-name denoting affection and cherished attachment, from Old English lufu, ultimately Proto-Germanic *lubō and the Indo-European root *leubh- “to care, desire.” It appears in records as a medieval byname and surname, then as a virtue given name favored by some Puritans and Quakers in the 17th century; sporadic revivals followed in the 19th–20th centuries. Today it is used as a modern, largely unisex choice in English-speaking countries.

Variants and related forms include pet names Lovey/Lovie, elaborations Lovelle and Lovetta, and creative spelling Luv. Names with a parallel meaning encompass Amor (Spanish/Portuguese), Amour (French), Amora, Carys/Cerys (Welsh “love”), Charity/Caritas (spiritual love), Aiko (Japanese “beloved child”), and Esmé/Esme (“beloved”). In Scandinavia, Love is also a distinct masculine given name, pronounced LOO-veh, sometimes linked to forms of Ludvig/Louis; this usage is etymologically separate from the English word-name.

Love has the following similar or variant Names

Love – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KH 0 #1 3 102
KH Girls 0 #4 3 148
KH Boys 0 #7 3 270
FJ Girls 0 #9 1 583
FJ Boys 0 #17 1 603
BW 0 #19 1 960
BN 0 #22 10 2,297
HT Girls 0 #22 2 950
ET Boys 0 #25 3 678
KR Boys 0 #27 1 897
MV Girls 0 #31 5 2,021
KW Girls 0 #32 1,212 19,177
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
HT Boys 0 #34 1 903
BN Girls 0 #42 71 5,459
MT 0 #43 1 1,767
GE 0 #44 1 997
MO 0 #49 4 2,706
PH Girls 0 #51 597 13,098
AF 0 #53 24 1,883
QA Girls 0 #53 399 15,378
AF Girls 0 #55 40 2,402
PR 0 #55 1 1,497
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
Sweden Boys 2022 #58 190 1,509
AL 0 #70 7 2,372
IN 0 #70 2 2,963
MV Boys 0 #71 9 3,375
PH 0 #71 26 5,607
AO 0 #77 1 2,729
BG 0 #82 1 1,799
CN 0 #83 4 3,857
OM Girls 0 #84 393 15,987
AE Girls 0 #88 785 20,968
JM 0 #88 6 3,714
LT 0 #88 1 949
QA 0 #88 13 7,011
KZ 0 #91 4 1,452
SA Girls 0 #98 2,466 25,931
TW 0 #98 6 4,523
KW 0 #99 18 5,216
SD 0 #100 3 2,130
OM 0 #103 14 6,215
GE Girls 0 #107 2 1,564
BN Boys 0 #109 25 6,332
IQ 0 #118 12 3,533
CY Boys 0 #126 6 3,473
JO 0 #126 12 2,158
NG Girls 0 #127 2,743 15,093
Switzerland Girls 2024 #133 3 1,786
GH Girls 0 #134 294 6,973
BW Girls 0 #135 14 4,216
GR 0 #135 1 3,911
MU 0 #135 3 3,613
RS Girls 0 #135 3 1,651
BH 0 #138 636 17,937
BW Boys 0 #140 10 4,685
EE Girls 0 #141 2 1,888
MO Girls 0 #141 120 7,056
AE 0 #146 32 10,220
MT Girls 0 #150 4 3,773
RS Boys 0 #154 1 2,277
GH 0 #155 97 5,396
PR Girls 0 #165 3 3,171
HU Boys 0 #171 4 3,954
SI Girls 0 #176 2 2,769
Sweden Girls 2020 #178 3 1,663
MT Boys 0 #178 2 4,064
PR Boys 0 #178 1 2,508
HR 0 #181 1 2,081
QA Boys 0 #181 839 18,093
SG Girls 0 #186 614 18,916
RU 0 #189 6 3,641
AR 0 #193 1 2,915
MO Boys 0 #194 30 5,842
AF Boys 0 #197 75 3,535
AL Girls 0 #199 24 4,141
LT Girls 0 #200 1 1,904
KW Boys 0 #201 962 18,755
NG 0 #203 62 5,926
DK 0 #205 2 5,198
NA Girls 0 #205 20 7,146
SI Boys 0 #205 7 3,402
PL 0 #212 1 2,600
PH Boys 0 #214 187 11,440
SA 0 #215 81 10,560
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
BG Boys 0 #217 4 3,850
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
HU Girls 0 #221 5 3,308
TW Boys 0 #222 20 7,111
PS 0 #224 3 5,692
BG Girls 0 #227 5 3,559
IR 0 #228 4 4,221
JP Girls 0 #232 14 6,592
SG 0 #237 33 11,010
TW Girls 0 #237 40 8,139
JO Girls 0 #239 89 7,570
BD 0 #240 2 5,992
JM Girls 0 #240 20 7,507
GR Girls 0 #244 6 6,293
NA Boys 0 #245 9 6,830
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
PT 0 #249 2 4,161
AE Boys 0 #253 1,841 22,615
MY Girls 0 #253 1,378 24,821
MY 0 #255 76 12,352
GH Boys 0 #256 91 8,138
EC Girls 0 #257 2 3,650
HR Boys 0 #258 2 3,997
JM Boys 0 #260 13 6,876
GR Boys 0 #270 4 6,912
KZ Girls 0 #271 50 5,862
Canada Girls 2024 #272 14 2,795
AL Boys 0 #274 25 5,122
IL 0 #277 6 6,291
MU Girls 0 #277 75 8,539
JP Boys 0 #284 14 7,909
HR Girls 0 #289 6 3,687
KZ Boys 0 #289 8 6,578
CN Boys 0 #293 27 9,639
JO Boys 0 #293 85 7,057
IQ Girls 0 #297 224 11,303
CZ Boys 0 #298 8 6,530
RU Girls 0 #299 237 11,913
SG Boys 0 #307 501 17,960
Canada Boys 1992 #308 5 1,690
SD Girls 0 #309 37 7,678
HK Girls 0 #311 372 16,104
MU Boys 0 #311 47 8,477
SA Boys 0 #319 4,282 28,008
OM Boys 0 #322 833 17,948
YE 0 #322 60 8,639
HK 0 #327 22 8,483
DK Girls 0 #328 2 7,429
EG 0 #328 74 6,387
PT Boys 0 #329 39 7,951
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
CN Girls 0 #332 18 8,829
PL Boys 0 #333 8 6,459
CZ Girls 0 #344 8 5,378
Finland Boys 0 #346 82 2,041
PL Girls 0 #356 9 5,096
Finland Girls 0 #360 32 1,368
SD Boys 0 #360 86 10,523
MY Boys 0 #376 1,137 25,439
NL 0 #379 13 2,481
IQ Boys 0 #382 321 13,071
France Girls 2021 #394 12 3,185
HK Boys 0 #397 134 12,905
BD Girls 0 #402 5 8,413
ZA 0 #404 44 14,421
EG Girls 0 #415 819 14,742
France Boys 2014 #415 3 2,861
LB 0 #416 269 13,263
EG Boys 0 #422 666 15,035
CL 0 #434 1 6,867
MX 0 #438 8 8,339
CM Girls 0 #443 98 11,671
LY 0 #443 93 12,703
RU Boys 0 #451 55 12,621
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
AR Boys 0 #481 3 7,628
IR Boys 0 #490 63 10,162
IR Girls 0 #492 39 8,334
GT Boys 0 #498 2 7,625
PA Boys 0 #502 4 9,305
PS Girls 0 #504 20 10,981
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
CM Boys 0 #510 41 12,054
CR Boys 0 #510 1 10,188
PA Girls 0 #515 4 9,861
CR Girls 0 #522 11 11,342
PS Boys 0 #525 24 10,655
UY Girls 0 #534 3 6,731
GT Girls 0 #538 4 7,500
BD Boys 0 #551 26 10,045
NG Boys 0 #571 472 16,906
IL Girls 0 #606 12 11,648
United States Girls 2024 #607 319 8,487
IL Boys 0 #620 6 10,983
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
AR Girls 0 #624 7 8,289
ZA Girls 0 #643 616 25,928
Finland Boys 2026 #645 38 3,552
BO Girls 0 #646 6 9,488
IN Girls 0 #651 4 13,121
SY 0 #680 49 11,684
IT 0 #687 28 4,183
CL Boys 0 #694 7 13,390
Finland Girls 2026 #730 9 3,895
ZA Boys 0 #749 484 25,619
TN 0 #775 55 13,765
NL Girls 0 #830 126 5,933
CL Girls 0 #837 15 14,098
IN Boys 0 #840 162 16,750
United States Boys 2024 #868 25 7,044
NL Boys 0 #872 80 5,873
Spain Boys 0 #881 50 5,610
CO Boys 0 #910 11 15,656
PE Girls 0 #919 25 14,861
PE Boys 0 #919 8 14,506
Germany Boys 0 #943 10 5,697
Spain Girls 0 #944 40 5,561
MX Boys 0 #966 17 16,355
BR Girls 0 #992 1 12,708
MA 0 #1,020 109 20,986
CO Girls 0 #1,054 25 16,140
MX Girls 0 #1,114 70 17,781
DZ 0 #1,146 31 20,130
TR 0 #1,168 44 19,440
IT Boys 0 #1,269 203 10,046
IT Girls 0 #1,295 152 9,415

Love is popular in 90 countries — most recent births per country:

Sweden
United States
Canada
France
Switzerland

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People also ask about Love

Love is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Love is a one syllable name, pronounced /lʌv/ (luv).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Lovie, Lovey, Luv and Lovee.
Across languages, Love has these equivalents: Lyubov (Любовь), Esme — French (esteemed/beloved), Amy/Amie — French/Latin (beloved), David — Hebrew (beloved).
Yes, very popular — Love ranked #58 in Sweden in 2022, and appears in official birth registries across 6 countries.
Love ranks highest in Sweden (#58 in 2022).