Ife
Ife is a girl name of Yoruba origin, meaning Love.
What Ife means
Love.
Ife is short — 3 letters, and ends on a vowel, which tends to make a name sound open and carry well when called across a room.
Where Ife comes from
Yoruba names are full sentences compressed into a word, and they commonly record something true about the birth — the circumstances, the family's gratitude, or a hope for the child.
Ife is recorded as Yoruba in origin. Browse other Yoruba names.
How popular is Ife?
Ife does not currently chart in the top 100 girl names. Rankings move constantly, and names can spend decades out of the lists before returning — so this says more about the present moment than about the name itself.
The character of Ife
The thread we file Ife under is Love — worth following if that association is what caught your attention in the first place.
Themes: Love
Names like Ife
These share Ife's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Femi — God loves me.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
- Freya — Noble lady; Norse goddess of love.
- Mia — Mine; beloved; star of the sea.
- Mila — Gracious, dear.
- Angharad — Much loved.
- Cara — Friend; beloved.
- Carys — Love; beloved.
- Charity — Selfless love and giving.
- Cherish — To hold dear.
- Chiaki — Love.
- Cordelia — Heart; daughter of the sea.