Our babies are a blessing from heaven (and a little bit of heaven on Earth for us!) so why not choose a name that shows off how special they are? Check out our list of heavenly baby names below!
Celeste is a French name now seen across the English-speaking world. It comes from the Latin ‘caelestis’, meaning ‘heavenly.’ In Greek mythology Celesta is the sister of Hades.
Celine may come from the same root as Celeste, Celina and Celia and mean ‘heavenly.’ It could also derive from the Roman Marceline, meaning ‘follower of Mars.’
Divine is a girl’s name which is a variant of Divina. Divine has religious implications and the name means ‘heavenly’ or ‘of heaven.’
Elysia is a name that comes from the Latin Elysium, the destination of the blessed a er death and equivalent to Christianity’s heaven.
The Arabic name Jannah refers to the Islamic paradise or ‘garden of heaven’ and is a popular name with Muslim parents.
Juno is a name of Latin origin. In Roman mythology it was the name of the queen of the gods; the equivalent of the Greek goddess Hera. The name means ‘Queen of Heaven.’
The name Laiba refers to a woman descending from heaven. It could be considered a spelling variant of the Arabic name Laaibah.
This Hawaiian name is uncommon in Britain but gaining popularity in America. Lei is the Hawaiian name for owers in a garland around the neck, which symbolise love, so Leilani may mean ‘heavenly love.’
Rayan is a unisex name which is said to refer to the gates of heaven in Islamic belief. Rayan is also a title used in India to distinguish those in power. As well as having Arabic roots, Rayan has origins in the Persian language where it is said to derive from the name Rayhan.
This name is used by Muslim parents and comes from an Arabic word meaning ‘heaven.’
