Regret is something we all hope to live our lives without. After all, if we regret something it means we wish we hadn’t done it, or perhaps had done things differently. Regret often goes hand in hand with sorrow, bitterness, and even anger. If one has deep regrets, it can often be quite a burden to bear.
Because regret is not exactly a happy feeling, names that mean regret are not common at all. This is both good and bad. It’s great if you want to give your child a unique name, but it also means there is a limited selection of names to choose from.
We’ve come up with a list of names that either mean regret or are synonymous to regret in some way. Rue is one of the few names that actually means regret. Otherwise, names like Lola, Tristan, or Brennan, which all speak of sorrow, can work because their meanings involve feelings associated with regret.
Check out our list of names; we’re sure you can find one that you won’t regret choosing for your baby (see what we did there?). All jokes aside, we hope you’ll be able to find the perfect name for your child.
Amos
Meaning: Burden
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Boy
Brennan
Meaning: Sadness
Origin: Gaelic
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: Sorrow
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Girl
Lola
Meaning: Sorrow
Origin: Spanish
Gender: Girl
Massa
Meaning: Burden
Origin: Biblical
Gender: Boy
Mara
Meaning: Bitter
Origin: Hebrew
Gender: Girl
Molly
Meaning: Bitter
Origin: Latin
Gender: Girl
Rue
Meaning: Regret
Origin: English
Gender: Girl
Tristana
Meaning: Sorrowful
Origin: Welsh
Gender: Girl
Tristan
Meaning: Sorrowful
Origin: Welsh
Gender: Boy
