Names that mean 'wanted'/ 'waited for for a long time' (if you see what I mean!)

[TandTandTTC]

Just thinking in advance!

Title says it all really! Long relationship, been waiting for ages, seems it's going to take a lonnnnnng time to conceive! (impatience emoticon!)

Been on baby names threads for years and still not stumbled across The One!

Thanks!

[scarlettsmummy2]

Hope or Faith, although they don't literally translate as waited for a long time

[scarlettsmummy2]

ps- I am sure you will get there in the end x

[Panzee]

Oneida? :)

[TandTandTTC]

It's just awful isn't it.... the sign that says NO each month! Then you carry on with your day....! Boo! Thanks tho x

[TruthSweet]

Raja - means 'anticipation' in Arabic and is a boy or girl name.

Eashita - means 'wanted' in Hindi - girl

Onida -means 'the expected one' in 'Native American' (which NA language it doesn't say so I'd take it with a pinch of salt) -girl

Esperanza - means 'Hope' in Spanish - girl

Nadia - means 'Hope' in Russian - girl

Also 'Biton' means 'born after a long wait' and is apparently 'African' (I guess in much the same way Athelred & Claudia are 'European' -nice and specific).

[freesias]

arabella beautiful answer to prayer

miriam , mary longed for or wished for child

samuel asked for of god

hannah ,anna god has favoured me

hephzibah nn eppie my delight is in her

mehitabel god makes happy

mirabel wonderful miracle

[agora1]

Molly means longed for child in Hebrew (in fact all the names that come from Mary I think have this meaning). I have one, and she was a longed for child and worth every BFN I had to go through to get her. It'll happen and will be totally worth the wait.

[FlingonTheValiant]

Didier (boy) means wanted
Saul (boy) - prayed-for

Desiree (girl) - desired
Wilona (girl) - longed-for
Marlise (girl) - wished-for

There's lots of names that mean "gift", either of God or otherwise. Amadore (girl), for example, means "Gift of love".

[FlingonTheValiant]

Or Amadora, sorry (Amadore can also be used for a boy, like Theodore (Gift of God).

[lljkk]

Oh that's interesting, my dad grew up on Oneida St. Had no idea what it meant.

[squeak2392]

Kayin - long-awaited child, African (girl)
Didina - desired, bloved, French (girl)
Eshana - wish, desire, Sanskrit (girl)
Hope - desire or fulfilment, English (girl)
Miniya - wish, desire, Arabic (girl)
Mona - desires, wishes, Arabic (girl)
Muniya - wish, desire, Arabic (girl)
Owena - desire-born, Welsh (girl)
Tamanna - desire, Sanskrit (girl)
Winta - desire, African (girl)

Muna - desires, wishes, Arabic (unisex)

Owen - desire, Welsh (boy)

[freesias]

aisling dream or vision

[starcuntmole]

One of my friends who waited a long time used Constance meaning perseverance for a middle name for her dd.

[stinkypinky]

Asha - to hope and wish - I had mine at 37.

[olddeuteronomy]

Theadora
Nathaniel

both mean gift of god or something along these lines, and both lovely

[KenDoddsDadsDog]

Dorothy means gift as well.
Matthew means miracle I think.

[TandTandTTC]

Thanks everyone! Like Nathaniel for a boy but not sure of NN...! LOVE Thea for Theadora but doesn't go with noun-like surname- sounds like a lisp, Thea (see a ) noun!!!!

[Littlefish]

Grace means "blessing".

[KikkiK]

Abigail means 'father rejoiced' or 'father's joy'.

[Caoimhe]

I've been told that Eliana means "God has answered me." Good luck!!!!!

[Asinine]

Patience

[AlpinePony]

There are a lot of Hebrew names that talk of gifts, perhaps that's an area to explore.

[TandTandTTC]

Thanks all! Now going to start another moaning thread!

[josamosa]

Marni - 'Rejoice!' in hebrew