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The Exoticizer

If you like the idea of international baby names, one approach is to take a traditional name and exoticize itâ€”a perfect way to honor a grandparent or other ancestor by using a more unusual and exotic version of his or her name. The examples below show how to do this in two steps, going from classic names to cooler to coolest baby names of all.

Classic	More Exotic	Most Exotic
Alexander	Alessandro	Alessio
Andrew	André	Andreas
Anna	Anya	Anina
Christopher	Kristof	Christo
Claire	Clarissa	Chiara
Elizabeth	Elsbeth	Elizabetta
Ellen	Elena	Eleonara
Emily	Amelie	Amalya
Fiona	Finula	Fionnuala
Francis	Francisco	Cisco
Gabriella	Gabi	Gavi
Grace	Grazia	Engracia
Hannah	Janna	Zanna
Isabel	Isabella	Isabeau
Jane	Johanna	Sinead
Julian	Julio	Giulio
Kaylie	Kalila	Kalindi
Kerry	Kerris	Kerensa
Laurence	Lorenzo	Lars
Lucy	Lucia	Luz
Marc	Marco	Marcello
Matthew	Matthias	Matteo
Michael	Mikhail	Mikko
Nicholas	Nico	Nicolai
Nina	Nia	Niamh
Paul	Paolo	Pavlo
Peter	Piero	Piet
Philippa	Pippa	Pippi
Roland	Orlando	Rollo
Sara	Zara	Zahara
Sophia	Sofia	Zofia
Stephen	Stefano	Esteban
Susanna	Zuzanna	Zuzu
Sydney	Sidonie	Sidonia
Theodora	Teodora	Feodora
Thomas	Tomas	Tomasso
William	Willem	Gwylym

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