If you’re a legal professional who’s passionate about your job or you want to ensure that your offspring doesn’t become a delinquent, you might like the idea of giving them a name that means “law.”
After all, law links to justice (which is a name itself), nobility, and doing what’s right — those sound like some solid values to name your child after.
“Lex” is the Latin word for law, so it’s an obvious choice. It also lends itself easily to related names, like Lexie, Alexander, and Alexandra, making it suitable for both genders.
Ossa is a name that means “Divine law” in Greek and can be used for either gender. There’s also a mountain in Greece by the same name that had some significance in Greek mythology, which is pretty cool.
Dotan means “law” in Hebrew and is a popular name in Israel — there’s even a Dutch-Israeli singer who uses Dotan as his stage name.
The Sinhalese (a language that comes from Sanskrit and has Portuguese influence due to the Sri Lanka occupation) name Neja means “success in law.” It’s for females and could be a good choice if you want your daughter to be successful in the legal profession or — to fare well in the eyes of the law.
Finally, Rei is a name from Japan meaning “law,” “rule,” and “strive.” However, it has several meanings across different languages, and even in Japanese. It can be used for either gender.
Adlai
Meaning: Justice of God; my ornament
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Adoni-zedek
Meaning: Justice of the Lord. Lord of justice
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Astraea
Meaning: Justice
Origin: Greek
Gender: Girl
Beli Mawr
Meaning: Legendary brother in law of the Virgin Mary
Origin: Welsh
Gender: Boy
Cosima
Meaning: Order
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Dice
Meaning: Justice
Origin: Greek
Gender: Girl
Dotan
Meaning: Law
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Eunomia
Meaning: Order
Origin: Greek
Gender: Girl
Ewald
Meaning: Powerful in the law
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Ewing
Meaning: Law’s friend. Lawyer
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Hammedatha
Meaning: He that troubles the law
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Hamund
Meaning: Son in law of Helgi the Lean
Origin: Norse
Gender: Boy
Jeduthun
Meaning: His law; giving praise
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Jehozadak
Meaning: Justice of the Lord
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Jethro
Meaning: Pre-eminence. Excellence. Abundance. Overflowing; abundance. In the bible the Midian priest Jethro was Moses’ father-in-law
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Jetur
Meaning: Order, succession, mountainous
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Kasmy
Meaning: Order
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Lamont
Meaning: Man of law
Origin: Gaelic
Gender: Boy
Lawson
Meaning: Son of Law or Lawrence
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Lex
Meaning: Law
Origin: Latin
Gender: Boy
Luciana
Meaning: ‘The Comedy of Errors’ Sister to Adriana, and sister-in-law to Antipholus of Ephesus
Origin: Shakespearean
Gender: Girl
Maat
Meaning: Mythical goddess of order and justice
Origin: Egyptian
Gender: Girl
Marshal
Meaning: Steward. Also, a law enforcement officer’s title
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Melchizedek
Meaning: King of justice
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Mithredath
Meaning: Breaking the law
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Muftee
Meaning: Variant of Mufti: Expounder of Islamic Law
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Boy
Nazam
Meaning: Order. Discipline
Origin: Muslim
Gender: Boy
Neja
Meaning: Success in law
Origin: Sanskrit
Gender: Girl
Noriko
Meaning: Child of ceremony; law; order
Origin: Japanese
Gender: Girl
Odam
Meaning: Son in law
Origin: English
Gender: Boy
Ossa
Meaning: Divine law
Origin: Greek
Gender: Unise
Polymestor
Meaning: Priam’s son in law
Origin: Greek
Gender: Boy
Rei
Meaning: Law, rule, strive
Origin: Japanese
Gender: Unisex
Tsidhqiyah
Meaning: God’s justice
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Zidkijah
Meaning: Justice of the Lord
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
