Names That Mean Wisdom
Names meaning wise, counsel, knowing or understanding. Greek supplies most of these directly; the Germanic ones arrive as the second half of a compound, where counsel means something closer to good judgement than to advice.
Every name here has a researched page whose stated meaning carries this sense.
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Shannon Shannon is a name from Ireland's longest river, and it is 86 percent female in our records.Unisex Irish 116 in 2025