10 Names Meaning Peace From Around the World

Peace is a beautiful wish for any name to carry. These 10 names meaning peace span cultures and languages.

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Few meanings are as universally cherished as peace, and few wishes cross cultures as consistently — nearly every language has a word for it, and many of those words have become given names in their own right. That makes "peace" one of the rare naming themes where you can choose from truly global options without stretching any of them.

Below are ten names that mean peace literally, drawn from Hebrew, Greek, Arabic, Swahili, Luganda, Latin, and Old German. Each carries the meaning directly in its root, rather than through association or story.

1. Shalom

Pronunciation: shah-LOHM

Origin: Hebrew, שָׁלוֹם

Meaning: "Peace," "completeness," or "wholeness"

Shalom is both a greeting and a name, used in daily Hebrew speech to mean far more than the absence of conflict — it implies a state of full well-being.

Shalom is used as a given name in some Jewish communities and remains one of the most recognized Hebrew words worldwide, appearing in daily greetings, prayers, and blessings.

Nicknames & variations: Shal · Variations: Salome (a related form), Sholom

2. Irene

Pronunciation: eye-REEN or eye-REE-nee

Origin: Greek, Eirene

Meaning: "Peace"

Irene is the direct Greek word for peace, personified as a goddess before becoming a common given name.

In Greek mythology, Eirene was one of the Horae, goddesses of the seasons and natural order, specifically representing peace. The name spread through the Byzantine Empire and into wider European use.

Nicknames & variations: Ren, Rena · Variations: Eirene, Irina, Irena

3. Solomon

Pronunciation: SOL-uh-mun

Origin: Hebrew, Shlomo, from shalom

Meaning: "Peace" or "peaceful"

Solomon shares its root directly with shalom, making its connection to peace one of the clearest in this list.

Solomon was the son of David and Bathsheba and is remembered in the Hebrew Bible as a king whose reign was marked by an extended period of peace and prosperity, along with his renowned wisdom.

Nicknames & variations: Sol, Solly · Variations: Shlomo, Salomon

4. Frida

Pronunciation: FREE-dah

Origin: Old German, fridu

Meaning: "Peace"

Frida is short and strong-sounding for a name that means peace, which makes it stand apart from softer options with the same meaning.

The name is related to a wider family of Germanic peace-names, including Frederick and Winifred, and gained additional cultural resonance through the artist Frida Kahlo.

Nicknames & variations: Fri · Variations: Freda, Frieda, Frida

5. Pax

Pronunciation: PAKS

Origin: Latin

Meaning: "Peace"

Pax is the direct Latin word for peace, and its short, modern sound has made it one of the more popular literal peace-names in recent years.

Pax was also the name of the Roman goddess of peace, and the word survives in modern English in terms like "Pax Romana," describing the long era of relative peace under the Roman Empire.

Nicknames & variations: None needed · Variations: Paxton, Paxson

6. Salma

Pronunciation: SAL-mah

Origin: Arabic, from salaam

Meaning: "Peace" or "safe"

Salma shares its root with the widely known Arabic greeting salaam, meaning peace, and carries a sense of safety alongside calm.

Names built on the Arabic root s-l-m are extremely common across the Muslim world, including Salim, Salma, and Musalim, all connected to peace and wholeness.

Nicknames & variations: Sal · Variations: Salima, Selma

7. Mirembe

Pronunciation: mee-REM-bay

Origin: Luganda (Uganda)

Meaning: "Peace"

Mirembe is a direct, unambiguous translation of peace in Luganda, one of the major languages of Uganda, and offers a literal option outside the more commonly seen European and Middle Eastern names.

Mirembe is used as both a given name and a place name in Uganda, reflecting how central the concept of peace is in Bantu naming traditions generally.

Nicknames & variations: Mimi · Variations: none common

8. Amani

Pronunciation: ah-MAH-nee

Origin: Swahili and Arabic

Meaning: "Peace" (Swahili); "aspirations" or "wishes" (Arabic)

In Swahili, Amani translates directly to peace, and it's used widely across East Africa as both a given name and a word in everyday speech and place names.

Amani is used for both boys and girls across different regions, and its dual meaning in Arabic — aspirations — adds a layered sense of peace as something both present and hoped for.

Nicknames & variations: Ami · Variations: Amany, Amanie

9. Serena

Pronunciation: seh-REE-nah

Origin: Latin, serenus

Meaning: "Tranquil" or "serene"

Serena's meaning is tranquility specifically, a close cousin to peace rather than a direct translation — it describes an inner calm rather than the absence of conflict.

The name has been in steady use since the Roman era and gained significant modern visibility through tennis champion Serena Williams.

Nicknames & variations: Rena, Sera · Variations: Serene, Sarina

10. Concord

Pronunciation: KON-kord

Origin: Latin, concordia, "agreement of hearts"

Meaning: "Harmony" or "agreement"

Concord is closer to harmony between people than to inner calm, making it a distinct flavor of "peace" focused on relationships rather than solitude.

Concordia was the Roman goddess of agreement and harmony, particularly within marriage and the state, and the word survives today in place names like Concord, Massachusetts and Concord, California.

Nicknames & variations: None common · Variations: Concordia

If the meaning matters as much as the sound, look for the name that stays closest to the literal word for peace in a language that means something to you personally — a family's heritage language, a faith tradition, or simply one that sounds right when said aloud. A name meaning peace is a quiet hope stated plainly every time it's spoken.

How We Chose These Names

Every name below translates literally to "peace" or a very close synonym (tranquil, calm, safe) in its own language — we avoided including names that merely feel calm without an actual etymological connection to peace, since that distinction matters if you want the meaning to hold up when you explain it later.

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