When you see your newborn, you may spot a spark in their personality that others have missed. Maybe it’s the way their wee eyes sparkle in the hospital room or the way that they move. You feel inclined to bless the child with a name that stems from “fire”.
Fire can be seen as cleansing, refreshing, warm, and inspiring.
It has given rise to many names through the years and here we will run you through some girls and boys names that have originated from this awesome element.
Girls Names
Aalish – A Persian word meaning “flame”
Abellona – This is the Danish equivalent of Apollo, the Sun God of Greek mythology
Adan – A Gaelic name meaning “small fire”
Adara – Can be seen as a alternative to the name Adar, “fire”
Aithne – Of Gaelic origin and means “fire”
Akosua – A name that means “ born on Sunday”
Alinta – considered to be from a language found in South Australia, it means “fire”
Anala – Hindi for “fire”
Apollonia – Belonging to Apollo
Arpina – rising of the sun
Aster – star (which is fiery balls)
Azar – An alternative to the Persian word azer (“fire”)
Barbara – The name of a Catholic saint who protected against fire and lightning
Bedelia – In Celtic mythology, Bedelia was the goddess of fire and poetry
Bren – A German name referring to a “flame of fire”
Calida – a name from the Spain which means “warm” or “heated”
Candace – “white fire”
Cinderella – a name inspired by the burning cinders of a fire
Cyra – “born in the light”. It is of Persian origin
Damini – a beautiful Hindi name that means “lightning”
Edan – “little and fiery”.
Eilidh – “one who radiates like the Sun”
Electra – “shining” or “incandescent”. It’s of Greek origin.
Eliane – “sun”
Elidi – From Greek and means “gift of the Sun”
Ember – the burning residue of a fire
Emberly – a variation of Ember
Ena – A Gaelic name that means “little fire”
Enya – An Irish name with the meaning of “fire”
Fiamma – Italian for “flame”
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Fiammetta – Italian for “little flame” and comes from the name Fiamma
Helia – the feminine form of Helios and means “shining light”
Hera – Hera is the Greek goddess of the fireplace
Hestia – Greek for “fireplace”
Idalia – “behold the Sun”
Idris – can mean “fiery”
Kalama -Hawaiian for “torch”
Kalinda – “sun”
Kenna – “born of fire”
Kindle – to stir up a fire
Mirri – “the Sun”.
Nuria – An Arabic name that means “light”
Oriane – “sunrise”. From French
Pele – Pele is the Hawaiian goddess for volcanoes, fire and lightning
Phoenix – the mythical bird that burns on the funeral pyre only to resurrect from the ashes
Salana – Latin for “sun”
Savita – word for “sun”
Seraphina – A name of Hebrew origin that means “fiery” or “burning”
Solana – A Spanish girls name with the meaning of “sunlight”
Soleil – “sun”
Solveig – “daughter of the Sun”. A Scandinavian name
Souzan – A Muslim name which means “burning, flaming”
Stella – “star”
Sunniva – “gift of the Sun”
Tana – “fire goddess”
Tanwen – A Welsh name that carries the meaning “holy fire”
Vesta – Vesta is the Roman goddess of the fireside
Boys Names
Aarush – An Indian name that means “first ray of the Sun”
Adar – “fire”
Adish – Persian name meaning “fire”
Afi – “fire”. A Polynesian name
Agni – A Sanskrit word for “fire”
Aidan – A Gaelic name which means “little fire”
Anshul – “one who glows like a sunbeam”
Apollo -The Greek god of medicine and healing who would drive his fiery chariot through the heavens.
Ardere – “burn” or “scorch”
Ashbel – A biblical name that means “an old fire”
Atesh – Inspired by the Turkish word that means “fire” or “heat”
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Barak – A biblical name that means “lightning”
Baskara – “sun” A Indonesian name
Blaise – an alternative to Blaze. It can mean “burn with a bright flame”
Bodaway – A Native American name with the meaning “Fire maker”
Brand – “fiery torch”
Brando – Italian for “firebrand”
Brantley – A Norse name meaning “fiery torch”
Branton – “fire town”. A Gaelic name
Brent – “dweller close to the burnt land”
Cole – a name that has its origins through the word charcoal.
Conleth – “chaste fire”
Cyrus – the name of the Sun in Persian
Drake – “fiery serpent” or “dragon”
Egan – A Gaelic name meaning “little fire”
Elio – “sun”. The Italian translation of Helios
Finlo – A name originating from the pagan god, Lugh, in the Isle of Man
Fintan – “white fire”
Flint – Inspired by the stones that are used to start fires
Haco – “flame”
Hagan – “little fire”. A name from Ireland
Hakan – “fire”.
Helios – Greek for “sunlight, sunshine”
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Horus – the Egyptian sun god
Ignatius – Latin for “fiery one”
Inigo – “fiery”
Ishaan – An Indian name that means “the sun”
Kai – In Scotland, this is the name for fire
Keahi – “flames, fire”. It is a Hawaiian name
Keegan – “son of fire”
Kenna – “born of fire”
Kenneth – born of fire”
Kiran -coming from the Sanskrit kirana, this name means “ray or beam of light”
Loki – In Norse mythology, Loki is the trickster god of fire
Mccoy – “son of fire”
Nuri – Arabic name meaning “my light”
Prometheus – The Greek god of fire
Ra – Ra is the Egyptian sun god
Reese – “fiery”
Sampson – “sun child”
Seraphim – the masculin form of “Seraphina”
Sol – Spanish for “sun”
Solaris – “of the Sun”
Sulien – The name of the Celtic sun god
Surya – “the Sun”. It is an Indonesian name
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Tyson – “firebrand”
Uri – A name in Hebrew that means “my light” or “my flame”
Vulcan – the Roman god of fire. This name can mean “to flash”
So there you have over 100 fire-inspired names to give your little girl or boy. Which name you choose all depends on you. Maybe you like the classical myths and so will pick a name from the ancient tales, or perhaps you swing toward a more biblical name.
If you want to be unique, a name from India or the Middle East may just be what you are wanting.
Which names have you shortlisted and why? We’d love to know.