As a parent you may want your newborn to have a meaningful name. Or maybe, you are a writer and wish to name your main characters appropriately. Before the Internet, searching for names by their meanings was difficult, but the information super-highway changed that. Now, there are abundant websites that allow you to search by keyword, and a list of related names is displayed.
Instructions
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Go to Parents Connect and click on "Meaning Search." You can enter keywords to bring up a list of first names that correspond to that meaning. The site also offers an advanced search feature to narrow your search.
2Check out Name Meanings and select "Meanings" under the search drop-down menu. You can enter keywords to search for first names, but you can also specify gender and origin to pinpoint your search.
3Visit Think Baby Names for a similar search engine. You can enter names or meaning keywords to find appropriate first names. You can also specify gender to pinpoint the results.
4Check out Parenthood's website for a similar search. Check "Enter words in the meaning and we'll find the baby name" and then enter a keyword. The results will display names related to your keyword.
