Revolution is something powerful – just the one word can bring on images of fighting for what’s right and massive changes in culture. If this is something that deeply inspires you, you may want to honor the idea of revolution with your child’s name.
There are many names that simply have the meaning “revolution,” probably because the word alone is so powerful. Names like Geming and Devrim both have this meaning, which will instill strength as well as the willingness for your child to stand up for what they believe.
If you want a bit of added flair in the significance, the name Kranthi has a dual meaning of “revolution” and “light.” This brings with it the notion of participating in a revolution for the greater good.
The name Melor was popularized by Communist parents, but it wasn’t because of the traditional meaning (“iron man.”) The name is composed of the first letters of the words Marx, Engels, Lenin, October, and Revolution. Even though this name doesn’t technically mean “revolution” it still became very significant in those circles.
Regardless of whether or not you’re trying to evoke a sense of resolve with your child’s name or if you’re trying to have them be the next revolutionary, we’ve curated a list of names that have revolution in their meaning. See below for more ideas.
Antoinette
Meaning: Beyond praise. French feminine form of Anthony generally associated with French queen Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI, guillotined during the French Revolution
Origin: French
Gender: Girl
Biplab
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Bradford
Meaning: William Bradford (18th century) was a printer who played an important part in the American Revolution
Origin: Old English
Gender: Boy
Brant
Meaning: Mohawk Indian Joseph Brant was a renowned strategist who fought for the British during the American Revolution
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Branton
Meaning: Mohawk Indian Joseph Brant was a renowned strategist who fought for the British during the American Revolution
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Brantson
Meaning: Mohawk Indian Joseph Brant was a renowned strategist who fought for the British during the American Revolution
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Concord
Meaning: A Puritan virtue name and also a place name: the capital city of New Hampshire and the small town northwest of Boston linked with the American Revolution and later home to a bevy of 19th-century literary figures
Origin: Middle English
Gender: Boy
Danton
Meaning: Georges Danton was one of the key figures in the French revolution
Origin: French
Gender: Boy
Dyujiva
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Indian
Gender: Girl
Dyujya
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Indian
Gender: Girl
Elmer
Meaning: Used as a given name in America since the 19th century in honor of American Revolution activists Ebenezer and Jonathan Elmer
Origin: Old English
Gender: Boy
Floreal
Meaning: A month of French Revolution
Origin: Latin
Gender: Boy
Galilee
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Geming
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Chinese
Gender: Boy
Gilboa
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy/Girl
Golan
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy/Girl
Goliath
Meaning: Passage, revolution, heap
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Kraanti
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Kranthi
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Kranti
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Oriya
Gender: Girl
Krishnakali
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Indian
Gender: Girl
Lafayette
Meaning: At the age of 20 the French nobleman Marquis de Lafayette went to fight for four years in the American Revolution
Origin: French
Gender: Boy
Melor
Meaning: Marx Engels Lenin October Revolution
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Paine
Meaning: Thomas Paine (18th century) was an influential political theorist during the American Revolution, and wrote “The Rights of Man” which supported the French Revolution
Origin: Latin
Gender: Boy
Puradchi
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Puradchinilavan
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Rousseau
Meaning: Jean-Jacques Rousseau was an 18th-century French philosopher whose writings influenced the French and American Revolutions
Origin: Old French
Gender: Boy
Sangram
Meaning: Kind of revolution
Origin: Hindu
Gender: Boy
Sawrah
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Arabic
Gender: Girl
Sawrat
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Arabic
Gender: Boy/Girl
Tammany
Meaning: After the American Revolution, “Tammany Societies” appeared for patriotic and social reasons, though by 1850, the members of New York’s Tammany Society controlled New York’s politics
Origin: Indian
Gender: Boy
Thawrah
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Arabic
Gender: Girl
Thawrat
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Arabic
Gender: Boy/Girl
Trenton
Meaning: Trent’s town. Place name of a New Jersey city that was founded in the late 17th century by a group of Quakers under the leadership of William Trent. In 1776, during the American Revolution, it was the site of an American victory over the British and their Hessian mercenaries
Origin: Old English
Gender: Boy
Viplab
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Oriya
Gender: Boy
Viplav
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Oriya
Gender: Boy
Viplov
Meaning: Revolution
Origin: Oriya
Gender: Boy
