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Lovely name meaning

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What does the name Lovely mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Lovely

User Submitted Origins

English
69%
Indian (Sanskrit)
19%
Hindi
8%
African
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from North Carolina, U.S. says the name Lovely means "Exquisitely beautiful. an attractive woman".
  2. According to a user from Florida, U.S., the name Lovely is of French origin and means "Beautiful".
  3. According to a user from California, U.S., the name Lovely means "Pretty".
  4. According to a user from Maryland, U.S., the name Lovely is of English origin and means "Very pleasant or enjoyable; delightful".
  5. A user from India says the name Lovely means "Best".
  6. A submission from Ohio, U.S. says the name Lovely means "Bringing happiness and love to his/her family" and is of Indian (Sanskrit) origin.
  7. According to a user from India, the name Lovely is of English origin and means "Cute".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
adjective Love"ly
Senses
  1. Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form, looks, tone, or manner." Lovelyto look on."Piers Plowman."Not one so fair of face, of speech so lovely." [Robert of Brunne.]"If I had such a tire, this face of mine Were full as lovely as is this of hers." [Shak.]
  2. Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship."A most lovely gentlemanlike man." [Shak.]
  3. Loving; tender.(Obs)"A lovelykiss." [Shak.]"Many a lovely look on them he cast." [Chaucer.]
  4. Very pleasing; -- applied loosely to almost anything which is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely valley; a lovely melody. "Indeed these fields Are lovely lovelier not the Elysian lawns." [Tennyson.]
    synonyms: Beautiful; charming; delightful; delectable; enchanting; lovable; amiable.

Etymology: AS. luflic

adverb Love"ly
In a manner to please, or to excite love.
Other Dictionary Sources
  1. A very pretty girl who works as a photographer's model
    Synonyms: cover girl and pin-up
  2. Appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
  3. Lovable especially in a childlike or naive way
    Synonyms: adorable and endearing
Wiktionary

From Middle English lovely, luvelich, lufli, from Old English luflīc (“amiable, loving, lovable”), equivalent to love +‎ -ly.

  1. (informal) An attractive, lovely person, especially a (professional) beauty.
    a calendar depicting young in bikinis
  2. Term of fond address.
    Goodbye, my .
  3. A lovely object.

From Middle English lovely, loveli, lofli, lovelike, lovelic (“praiseworthy; laudatory”), equivalent to lofe +‎ -ly. Cognate with Dutch loffelijk (“laudable, praiseworthy”), German löblich (“commendable, laudable, praiseworthy”), Swedish lovlig (“permissible”). More at lofe, love.

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    Notable Persons Named Lovely

    Notable Persons Named Lovely

    Lovely A. Warren

    Lovely A. Warren is a mayor of rochester, list of mayors of rochester, and new york. She was most prominent from 2014 to present. Lovely was born on July 1st, 1977 in Rochester, New York.

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    Lovely Joshi

    Lovely Joshi is an actor and actress. Lovely was born on February 9th, 1992 in Nainital. Lovely is also known as Priyanshi Joshi.

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    Lovely Anand

    Lovely was born in Bihar. Lovely is also known as Lovely.

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    Lovely Hoffman

    Lovely Hoffman is a r&b, gospel, dance, contemporary r&b, and gospel music singer, songwriter, musical theatre performer, music producer, and actress. She has been prominent since 2003.

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    Notable Persons With the Last Name Lovely

    Notable Persons With the Last Name Lovely

    Patrice Lovely

    Patrice Lovely is an actress. She has had major accomplishments since 1997. Patrice was born on January 4th, 1968.

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    Louise Lovely

    Her most notable accomplishments were from 1904 to 1904. Louise was given the name Nellie Louise Alberti on February 28th, 1895 in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Louise is also known as Louise Carbasse and Louise Welch. She passed away on March 18th, 1980.

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    Pete Lovely

    Pete Lovely is a formula one racer.

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    Arvinder Singh Lovely

    Arvinder Singh Lovely is a Minister for Revenue, Urban Development Languages, Member Legislative Assembly of Delhi, and MemberLegislative Assembly of Delhi. Arvinder was born on December 11th, 1968 in Punjab, India.

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    Candace Whittemore Lovely

    Candace was born on March 15th, 1953.

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    Joan Lovely

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    • Stephen Lovely

    Common last names for Lovely

    Common first names for Lovely

    Ethnicity Distribution

    Ethnicity Lovely U.S.
    █  White 74.56% 64.26%
    █  African American 19.25% 11.96%
    █  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 1.24% 4.85%
    █  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.17% 0.69%
    █  Two or More Ethnicities 2.46% 1.76%
    █  Hispanic or Latino 2.31% 16.26%

    Of Last Name Lovely

    People with the last name Lovely are most frequently White or African American

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    Fun Facts about the name Lovely

  1. How Popular is the name Lovely? Lovely is the 7,291st most popular name of all time. As a last name Lovely was the 8,076th most popular name in 2010.
  2. How many people with the first name Lovely have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,870 babies born with the first name Lovely in the United States. That's more than enough people named Lovely to occupy the territory of Christmas Island (Australia) with an estimated population of 1,462 (as of June 30, 2010).
  3. What year were 5 or more babies first named Lovely? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1917 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  4. When was Lovely first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Lovely is Monday, May 12th, 1879.
  5. What year had the most people named Lovely born? The highest recorded use of the first name Lovely was in 2019 with a total of 89 babies.
  6. Random Lovely Factoid: According to the 2018 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Lovely is not a popular baby girl's name in California. Imagine that, only 13 babies in California have the same name in 2018.
  7. Weird things about the name Lovely: The name spelled backwards is Ylevol. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Vlyelo. How do you pronounce that?
  8. How many people have the last name Lovely? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 4,104 people with the last name Lovely.
  9. How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Lovely? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 1 of them will have Lovely as their last name.
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