Supermodel Names
- Ekat
Origin:
Slavic diminutive of EkaterinaMeaning:
"pure, unsullied"Description:
This short form is used by supermodel Ekat Kiseleva.
- Isabeli
- América
Origin:
Variation of America, place nameDescription:
The name America is given to around 100 baby girls each year, mostly within the Hispanic and Latin American communities. The national charts do not record diacritical marks like accents, but at least some of those baby girls spell their names with one. Model América González is among them.
- Rawdah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"garden"Description:
This Muslim girls' name has never gotten much use in the US, but Somali model Rawdah Mohamed may draw more attention to her name.
- Quannah
Origin:
Native American, ComancheMeaning:
"fragrant"Description:
Model and activist Quannah Chasinghorse has Hän Gwich’in and Oglala Lakota ancestry, but her name originally comes from the Comanche Nation. In Comanche, kwana means "odor" or "smell". A famous male bearer was Quanah Parker, a Comanche war leader.
- Abény
Origin:
Variation of Abeni, YorubaMeaning:
"we prayed for her and she arrived"Description:
Variation of the West African name Abeni, borne by the South Sudanese-Australian model Abény Nhial.
- Blésnya
Origin:
Angolan, meaning unknownDescription:
This unique name is best known as that of Angolan model Blésnya Minher.
- Raynara
Origin:
Variation of Rainara, Brazilian, meaning unknownDescription:
A spelling variation of the uniquely Brazilian name Rainara. Raynara Negrine is an up-and-coming Brazilian model.
- Tindi
Origin:
Mexican, meaning unknownDescription:
Tindi Mar is a young Mexican model and climate activist with a one-of-a-kind name. Names that end in I are at the height of fashion right now, and Tindi has real potential.