Names Categorized "loyalty"

Agamemnon m Greek Mythology, Greek
Possibly means "very steadfast" in Greek, from agan) "very much" and meno) "to stay" [1] [2] [3] . In Greek mythology he was the brother of Menelaus. He led the Greek expedition to Troy to recover his brother's wife Helen. After the Trojan War Agamemnon was killed by his wife Clytemnestra.

Akif m Arabic, Turkish, Azerbaijani, Urdu
Means "devoted, focused" in Arabic. It refers to one who practices اعتكاف (iʿtikāf), which is seclusion inside a mosque for a period of time to worship.

Ami 1 m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1]
Means "trustworthy, reliable" in Hebrew. This is the name of a servant of King Solomon in the Old Testament.

Amista f Chamorro
Means "loyalty" in Chamorro, derived from Spanish amistad "friendship".

Amnon m Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew [1] , Hebrew
Means "faithful" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament this is the name of the eldest son of King David. He was killed by his half-brother Absalom in revenge for the rape of his sister Tamar.

Anurag m Hindi
Derived from Sanskrit .

Asenath f Biblical
Means "belonging to the goddess Neith" in Ancient Egyptian. In the Old Testament this is the name of Joseph's Egyptian wife. She was the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim.

Aslaug f Norwegian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath" [1] [2] .

'Asnat f Biblical Hebrew [1]
Biblical Hebrew form of Asenath.

Bathsheba f Biblical
Means "daughter of the oath" in Hebrew, derived from בַּת (baṯ) meaning "daughter" and שָׁבַע (shavaʿ) meaning "oath". According to the Old Testament, this was the name of a woman married to Uriah the Hittite. She became pregnant by King David, so he arranged to have her husband killed in battle and then married her. She was the mother of Solomon.

Batu m Mongolian
Means "strong, firm" in Mongolian. Batu Khan was a 13th-century Mongol leader, the founder of the Golden Horde.

Berkant m Turkish
From Turkish berk meaning "mighty, firm, solid" and ant meaning "oath".

Besnik m Albanian
Means "faithful" in Albanian.

Constans m Ancient Roman [1]
Latin name meaning "constant, steadfast". This was the name of a 4th-century Roman emperor, a son of Constantine the Great.

Constant m French, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
From the Latin name Constans. It was also used by the Puritans as a vocabulary name, from the English word constant.

Constantin m Romanian, French
Romanian and French form of Constantinus (see Constantine 1).

Constantina f Ancient Roman [1] , Romanian
Feminine form of Constantinus (see Constantine 1).

Constantine 2 f French
French form of Constantina.

Constantino m Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Constantinus (see Constantine 1).

Constantinus m Ancient Roman [1]
Latin form of Constantine 1.

Costanzo m Italian
Italian form of Constans.

Darma m Indonesian
Means "good deed" or "duty" in Indonesian, ultimately from Sanskrit dharma).

Dumuzi m Sumerian Mythology
From Sumerian 𒌉 (dumu) meaning "son, child" and 𒍣 (zid) meaning "true, loyal". This was the name of a Sumerian god of shepherds and vegetation, the husband of Inanna. He was said to spend half of each year in the underworld, resulting in the yearly cycle of seasons. He was known to the Semitic peoples of Mesopotamia as Tammuz .

Dumuzid m Sumerian Mythology
Variant of Dumuzi.

Elizabeth f English, Biblical
From אֱלִישֶׁבַע (ʾElishevaʿ) meaning "my God is an oath" [1] [2] [3] , derived from the roots אֵל (ʾel) referring to the Hebrew God [4] and שָׁבַע (shavaʿ) meaning "oath" [5] . The Hebrew form appears in the Old Testament where Elisheba is the wife of Aaron, while the Greek form appears in the New Testament where Elizabeth is the mother of John the Baptist.... [more]

Faith f English
Simply from the English word faith, ultimately from Latin fido "to trust". This was one of the virtue names adopted by the Puritans in the 17th century.

Fidel m Spanish
From the Latin name Fidelis meaning "faithful", a derivative of fides "faith". A famous bearer was the revolutionary leader and Cuban president Fidel Castro (1926-2016).

Fidela f Spanish
Feminine form of Fidel.

Fido m & f Pet
From Latin fidus meaning "faithful". This is a stereotypical name for dogs.

Gilbert m English, French, Dutch, Germanic [1]
Means "bright pledge", derived from the Old German elements gisal "pledge, hostage" and beraht "bright" [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] . The Normans introduced this name to England, where it was common during the Middle Ages. It was borne by a 12th-century English saint, the founder of the religious order known as the Gilbertines.

Gotthold m German (Rare)
Derived from German Gott "God" and hold "gracious, graceful, loyal". This name was created in the 17th century.

Guðlaug f Old Norse [1] [2] , Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Hiếu m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 孝 (hiếu) meaning "filial piety, obedience".

Hulderic m Germanic [1]
Derived from the Old German elements hold "favourable, gracious, graceful, loyal" and rih "ruler, king" [2] [3] .

Hyeon-jeong f Korean
From Sino-Korean 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 炫 (hyeon) meaning "shine, glitter" combined with 廷 (jeong) meaning "courtyard" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal". This name can be formed by other hanja character combinations as well.

Hyun-jung f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 현정 (see Hyeon-jeong).

İlqar m Azerbaijani
Means "promise, faithfulness" in Azerbaijani.

Iman f & m Arabic, Persian, Urdu, Indonesian, Malay
Means "faith" in Arabic, derived from أمن (ʾamuna) meaning "to be faithful" [1] . It is typically feminine in Arabic and masculine in Persian.

Isam m Arabic
Means "security, pledge" in Arabic, from the root عصم (ʿaṣama) meaning "to protect" [1] .

Jehosheba f Biblical
From the Hebrew name יְהוֹשֶׁבַע (Yehoshevaʿ) meaning "Yahweh is an oath", derived from יְהוֹ (yeho) referring to the Hebrew God and שָׁבַע (shavaʿ) meaning "oath". In the Old Testament she is the daughter of King Jehoram of Judah. With her husband Jehoiada she rescued the future king Joash, her nephew, from a purge.

Jeong f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 靜 (jeong) meaning "quiet, still, gentle" or 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", as well as other characters that are pronounced similarly. It usually occurs in combination with another character, though it is sometimes used as a stand-alone name.

Jeong-suk f Korean
From Sino-Korean 貞 (jeong) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" or 正 (jeong) meaning "right, proper, correct" combined with 淑 (suk) meaning "good, pure, virtuous, charming". Other hanja combinations are possible.

Jong f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 정 (see Jeong).

Jung f & m Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 정 (see Jeong).

Jung-sook f Korean
Alternate transcription of Korean Hangul 정숙 (see Jeong-suk).

Kittum f Semitic Mythology
From Akkadian kīttu meaning "truth", a derivative of kīnu "legitimate, true". This was the name of the Akkadian goddess of truth.

Kjellaug f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ketillaug, derived from the elements ketill meaning "kettle" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath".

Loyal m English (Modern)
From the English word, borrowed from Old French loial "loyal", itself derived from Latin legalis "legal".

Loyalty f English (Modern)
From the English word, which was originally borrowed from Old French loiauté, a derivative of loial "loyal", itself derived from Latin legalis "legal".

Mehr m & f Persian, Persian Mythology
Modern Persian form of Mithra. As a Persian vocabulary word it means "friendship, love, kindness". It is also the name of the seventh month of the Persian calendar. All of these derive from the same source: the Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "oath, covenant, agreement".

Mehran m Persian
From an Old Persian name *Mithranah, derived from the name of the Zoroastrian god Mithra. In modern Persian مهر (mehr) means "friendship, love, kindness".

Mher m Armenian
Armenian form of Mithra.

Mihr m Armenian Mythology
Armenian form of Mithra. This was the name of the Armenian god of light, a son of Aramazd.

Mirian 2 m Georgian
Georgian form of Mehran. This was the name of several Georgian kings, starting with the 2nd-century BC Mirian I, who was of Persian ancestry.

Misao m & f Japanese
From Japanese 操 (misao) meaning "chastity, honour". This name can also be formed from other combinations of kanji.

Mithra m Persian Mythology
From Avestan 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (mithra) meaning "oath, covenant, agreement", derived from an Indo-Iranian root *mitra meaning "that which binds". According Zoroastrian mythology Mithra was a god of light and friendship, the son of the supreme god Ahura Mazda. Worship of him eventually spread outside of Persia to the Roman Empire, where it was known as Mithraism.

Mithranah m Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Old Persian form (unattested) of Mehran.

Mithras m Persian Mythology (Hellenized)
Greek form of Mithra.

Mitra 1 m & f Hinduism, Hindi
Means "friend" in Sanskrit, a cognate of Mithra. This is the name of a Vedic god (Varuna. The feminine form Mitra 2 f Persian
Modern variant of Mithra used as a feminine name. The true Modern Persian form of Mithra is in fact Mehr .

Mumin m Arabic
Means "believer" in Arabic, ultimately related to أمن (ʾamuna) meaning "to be faithful" [1] . In Islamic tradition المؤمن (al-Muʾmin) is one of the 99 names of Allah. This is also another name for the 40th chapter of the Quran.

Nazar 2 m Urdu
From Arabic نذر (nadhr) meaning "vow, pledge", a derivative of نذر (nadhara) meaning "to consecrate, to vow".

Olaug f Norwegian
From the Old Norse name Ólaug, derived from the elements anu "ancestor" and laug possibly meaning "vowed, promised, bound in oath" [1] .

Panagiotis m Greek
From the Greek title of the Virgin Mary , derived from pan) meaning "all" combined with hagios) meaning "devoted to the gods, sacred".

Parmenides m Ancient Greek
From a poetic contracted form of the Greek word parameno) meaning "to stay beside" and the patronymic suffix ides) [1] [2] . A notable bearer was Parmenides of Elea, a 5th-century BC Greek philosopher.

Pistis f Greek Mythology
Means "trust, faith" in Greek. In Greek mythology Pistis was the personification of trust.

Pius m Ancient Roman [1]
Latin name meaning "pious, dutiful". This was the cognomen of the 2nd-century Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. It was also borne by twelve popes between the 2nd and 20th centuries, three of whom are considered saints.

Promise f & m English (African)
From the English word promise, from Latin promissum. It is currently most common in parts of English-influenced Africa.

Sadiq m Arabic, Urdu
Means "true, sincere, loyal" in Arabic, derived from the root صدق (ṣadaqa) meaning "to tell the truth" [1] .

Setiawan m Indonesian
From Indonesian setia meaning "loyal, true", ultimately from Sanskrit satya), combined with the masculine suffix -wan.

Tadashi m Japanese
From Japanese 正 (tadashi) meaning "right, correct, true" or 忠 (tadashi) meaning "loyalty, devotion", as well as other kanji or kanji combinations that result in the same pronunciation.

Tammuz m Biblical, Biblical Hebrew [1] , Semitic Mythology
Hebrew form of Dumuzi. The name of the god appears in the Book of Ezekiel in the Old Testament.

Therapon m Late Greek [1]
Means "servant" or "worshipper" in Greek.

Trinh f & m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 貞 (trinh) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal" or 楨 (trinh) meaning "hardwood".

True m & f English (Modern)
From the English word true, itself from Old English triewe meaning "loyal, faithful".

Trung m Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 忠 (trung) meaning "loyalty, devotion" or 中 (trung) meaning "middle".

Trygve m Norwegian
Derived from Old Norse tryggr meaning "trustworthy".

Upasana f Hindi
Means "worship, devotion" in Sanskrit.

Vəfa f & m Azerbaijani
Means "loyalty" in Azerbaijani, ultimately from the Arabic root وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise".

Wafa f Arabic
Means "loyalty, faithfulness" in Arabic, a derivative of وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise" [1] .

Wafai m Arabic
Means "loyalty, faithfulness" in Arabic, derived from وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise" [1] .

Wafi m Arabic
Means "trustworthy, reliable, loyal, perfect" in Arabic, derived from the root وفى (wafā) meaning "to fulfill, to live up to a promise" [1] .

Wafiya f Arabic
Feminine form of Wafi.

Zhen f & m Chinese
From Chinese 珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, rare", 真 (zhēn) meaning "real, genuine", 贞 (zhēn) meaning "virtuous, chaste, loyal", or other Chinese characters that are pronounced similarly.

Zhong m & f Chinese
From Chinese 中 (zhōng) meaning "middle" or 忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion". Other characters can form this name as well.