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

29 replies

TandTandTTC · 21/05/2011 16:19

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!

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scarlettsmummy2 · 21/05/2011 16:22

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

scarlettsmummy2 · 21/05/2011 16:22

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

Panzee · 21/05/2011 16:23

Oneida? :)

TandTandTTC · 21/05/2011 16:34

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

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TruthSweet · 21/05/2011 16:45

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 · 21/05/2011 16:48

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 · 21/05/2011 16:54

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 Smile and worth every BFN I had to go through to get her. It'll happen and will be totally worth the wait.

FlingonTheValiant · 21/05/2011 17:15

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 · 21/05/2011 17:16

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

lljkk · 21/05/2011 17:57

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

squeak2392 · 21/05/2011 18:12

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 · 21/05/2011 18:27

aisling dream or vision

starcuntmole · 21/05/2011 19:01

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

stinkypinky · 21/05/2011 19:04

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

olddeuteronomy · 21/05/2011 20:24

Theadora
Nathaniel

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

KenDoddsDadsDog · 21/05/2011 20:32

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

TandTandTTC · 22/05/2011 09:59

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!!!!

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Littlefish · 22/05/2011 10:00

Grace means "blessing".

KikkiK · 22/05/2011 11:58

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

Caoimhe · 22/05/2011 12:05

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

zukiecat · 23/05/2011 17:12

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Asinine · 23/05/2011 17:14

Patience
Smile

AlpinePony · 23/05/2011 18:45

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

TandTandTTC · 23/05/2011 18:54

Thanks all! Now going to start another moaning thread!

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josamosa · 23/05/2011 19:46

Marni - 'Rejoice!' in hebrew

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