Suffering seems like a strange subject when it comes to baby names, but there are many great examples of these names that can imply a kind of hardiness and persistence when it comes to your child. Here are a few names that mean suffering that we think would make great, awe-inspiring names for your child.
Alastor is a boy’s name that loosely means “tormentor” in Greek. It’s an imposing name, but we think the intense essence of the name will give your child the inner strength to defend themselves when it’s needed the most.
Another imposing name for boys is Samael, which means “the severity of God” in Hebrew.
There are a couple of names for girls that can be related to suffering as well. Leah is a Jewish name meaning “one who is weary.” Dolores is a Spanish name that implies sorrow. Interesting how some of these old-fashioned names have slightly sinister connotations to them, isn’t it?
Acheron
Meaning: River of sorrow
Origin: Latin
Gender: Boy
Aharhel
Meaning: Another host; the last sorrow; a brother’s sheep
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Alastor
Meaning: Tormentor
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Aniam
Meaning: A people; the strength or sorrow of people
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Aven
Meaning: Iniquity; force; riches; sorrow
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Bene-jaakan
Meaning: Sons of sorrow
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Benoni
Meaning: Son of my sorrow or pain
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Brona
Meaning: Sorrow
Origin: Irish
Gender: Girl
Cearo
Meaning: Sorrow
Origin: English
Gender: Girl
Desiderus
Meaning: Yearning; sorrow
Origin: Latin
Gender: Boy
Dolores
Meaning: Sorrows
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Boy
Hazelelponi
Meaning: Sorrow of countenance
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Kedar
Meaning: Blackness, sorrow
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Leah
Meaning: One who is weary
Origin: Jewish
Gender: Boy
Samael
Meaning: The severity of God
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
