Last Names That Mean Love

These last names that mean love include surnames from Italian, Spanish, German, English, Hebrew and Slavic roots whose meaning is love, beloved or dear, each listed with its origin and a short explanation.

93 real surnames with meanings, A to Z.

A

Agapiou

Son of Agapios, from agape, love

Greek
Aikawa 愛川

Love river

Japanese
Aimé

Beloved

French
Amabile

Lovable, from Latin amabilis

Italian
Amadei

From Amadeo, love God

Italian
Amadeo

Love God

Spanish
Amadio

Love God, from Amadeo

Italian
Amado

Beloved

Spanish
Amador

Lover

Spanish
Amand

From Amandus, worthy of love

French
Amante

Lover, one who loves

Italian
Amati

From Amato, beloved; the plural marks a family

Italian
Amato

Beloved

Italian
Amatucci

Little Amato, from Amato, beloved

Italian
Amici

Friends

Italian
D'Amico

Of the friend, son of Amico

Italian
Amigo

Friend

Spanish
Amiot

Little friend

French
Amis

Friend, from Old French ami, from Latin amare, to love

English
Amor

Love

Spanish
Amore

Love

Italian
D'Amore

Of love, from Amore

Italian
Amoretti

Little loves

Italian
Amorós

Loving, affectionate, in Catalan

Spanish
Amoroso

Loving, amorous

Italian
Aziz

Dear, precious, also mighty

Arabic
Azizi

Of the dear one

Persian

B

Bellamy

Fair friend, from Old French bel ami

English
Bonami

Good friend

French

C

Candan

Heartfelt, sincere, dear

Turkish
Carissimi

Dearest, from caro, dear

Italian
Caro

Dear, beloved

Italian
Carty

From Ó Carthaigh, descendant of Carthach, loving

Irish

D

Damour

From d'amour, of love, a nickname

French
Darling

Darling, from Old English deorling, dear one

English
Darwin

From Old English Deorwine, dear friend

English
Davidov

Son of David, a name traditionally explained as beloved

Russian
Davidson

Son of David, a name traditionally explained as beloved

Scottish
Davies

From David, traditionally explained as Hebrew for beloved

Welsh
Davis

From David, traditionally explained as Hebrew for beloved

English
Dear

Dear, beloved

English
Dearlove

Dear love, a term of endearment

English
Dearman

Dear man, from Old English Deorman

English

E

Erotokritou

From Erotokritos, judged by love, a Cypriot name

Greek

F

Freund

Friend

German
Friend

Friend, a nickname for a companion

English

G

Godwin

From Godwine, friend of God

English
Goodwin

From Godwine, good friend

English

H

Habib

Beloved

Arabic
Habibi

Of the beloved

Persian

K

Kedves

Dear, kind

Hungarian
Khalil

Close friend

Arabic
Kochan

Beloved

Polish
Kochański

From Kochan, a name meaning beloved

Polish

L

Lamour

The love

French
Lamoureux

The lover, the amorous one

French
Lamy

The friend

French
Lemmon

Sweetheart, from Middle English leman

English
Lemon

Sweetheart, from Middle English leman

English
Lewin

In England from Old English Leofwine, dear friend; Jewish Lewin is from Levi

English
Lieb

Dear, beloved

German
Lieber

Dearer, beloved

German
Lieberman

Dear man, from Yiddish Liber

Jewish
Liebherr

From the old name Liubheri, built on liub, dear

German
Liebig

From a short form of names with lieb, dear

German
Liebknecht

Dear servant

German
Liebl

Little dear, a Bavarian form of lieb

German
Liebling

Darling or favorite

Jewish
Liebmann

Dear man

German
Love

From Old English lufu, love, or the name Lufa

English
Loveday

Love day, a day for settling disputes

English
Lovejoy

Love joy, a nickname for a merry lover

English
Lovelace

From Middle English loveles, loveless; possibly a nickname for a philanderer

English
Lovelock

Love lock, a nickname for someone with curls

English
Loveridge

From Old English Leofric, dear and powerful

English
Lyubchenko

Descendant of Lyubko, from lyub, love

Ukrainian
Lyubimov

Son of the beloved one

Russian

M

Mahbub

Beloved

Arabic
McCarthy

Son of Cárthach, loving

Irish
McCarty

Son of Cárthach, loving

Irish
Mignon

Darling, dainty

French
Milić

From mil, dear or gracious

Serbian
Miłosz

From mił, dear, beloved

Polish
Milov

From mily, dear

Russian
Milovanović

Son of Milovan, a name built on mil, dear

Serbian

P

Paramore

Lover, from Old French par amour

English

Q

Querido

Dear or beloved

Portuguese

T

Theophilou

Son of Theophilos, loved by God or friend of God

Greek
Traut

Beloved, dear

German
Trautmann

Dear or trusted man

German
Trautwein

Dear friend

German
Truelove

True love, a nickname for a faithful sweetheart

English

V

De Vriend

The friend

Dutch

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Aimé

Beloved

French
Caro

Dear, beloved

Italian
Loveday

Love day, a day for settling disputes

English
Lovejoy

Love joy, a nickname for a merry lover

English
Paramore

Lover, from Old French par amour

English
Amoretti

Little loves

Italian

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Last names that mean love in Romance languages

Latin amare, to love, gave rise to several warm surnames. Italian Amato and Amati come from Amatus, beloved, a name popular among early Christians, and the Amati family of Cremona became famous for making violins. Spanish Amador means lover or one who loves, while French Lamour and Aimé carry the same idea. Some of these names began as first names and others as affectionate nicknames, but all of them celebrate love directly.

Romance languages also produced names meaning dear or cherished. Italian Caro comes from caro, dear, and Portuguese Amado means beloved, a name well known in Brazil through the novelist Jorge Amado. Names like these often began as terms of endearment used within a family, and they survived because neighbors adopted them as the easiest way to tell one person from another. The origin column in the list notes when a name has more than one possible source.

Germanic and English names meaning dear

German lieb, dear or beloved, appears in names such as Lieb, Liebmann and Lieber, and in Jewish families Lieberman often came from the Yiddish form of the same word. In English, Darling comes from the Old English deorling, darling or favorite, and was a nickname for a well-loved person. Love itself is an English surname, sometimes from a nickname meaning dear, though in some families it may come from an Old French word for wolf.

Other English names hint at affection through old personal names. Leofwine, an early English name built on leof, dear, and wine, friend, left the surname Lewin in some regions. Goodwin comes from god wine, good friend, which carries a similar warmth. These are quieter names than Darling or Love, but their meaning is just as affectionate, and they often surprise people who assume they are simply English place names or occupational names.

David, Milo and other beloved names

Some of the most common surnames in the world mean beloved without anyone noticing. David is traditionally explained from the Hebrew dod, beloved, and it gives rise to Davies, Davis, Davidson and Dawson in English, as well as Davidov and similar forms in Eastern Europe. Because the name was carried by a revered king, it spread widely through Christian and Jewish families, and its patronymics are now familiar surnames in Britain and America.

Slavic languages use mil, meaning dear or gracious, in many personal names. Milan, Milos and Milo come from it, and surnames such as Milić and Milošević carry the same root. In Japanese, the character ai, love, appears in a few surnames such as Aikawa, though the same sounds are often written with other characters, so the meaning depends on the spelling. The list notes these distinctions where they apply.

Frequently asked questions

What are some last names that mean love?

Examples include Amato, Amador, Amado, Lamour, Lieb, Lieberman, Darling and Love, along with names meaning beloved or dear such as Davies, Davidson and the Slavic Milić. They come from Latin, German, English, Hebrew and Slavic roots, and the list shows each origin.

Which surname means beloved?

Amato is the clearest, from the Latin Amatus, beloved. Portuguese Amado means the same. David, from Hebrew, is traditionally explained as beloved, so Davies, Davis and Davidson share that meaning, and German Lieber and English Darling carry a very similar sense of dear or cherished.

Is Love a real surname?

Yes. Love is an English and Scottish surname, often from a Middle English nickname meaning dear or beloved. In some families it may come from an Anglo-Norman word for a wolf. It has been carried in Britain for centuries and later spread to America and Australia.

Does Amador mean lover?

Yes. Amador is Spanish and comes from the Latin amator, a lover or one who loves. It was used as a personal name in medieval Spain and later became a family name. Today it is found in Spain, Mexico and across Latin America.