Aquarius Names

Not to be confused with Rabbi (a Jewish leader, scholar, and teacher), Rabi is an Arabic name meaning "springtime", that also appears as Rabih and Rabeeh.

Farida is a Muslim name more distinctive than the Americanized Farah/Farrah.

As a feminine name, Izel is the Turkish variation of the Yiddish name Eidel, as well as a Nahuatl name derived from the word isel, meaning "unique."

Feminissima.

A rare Spanish and Portuguese flower name that is rarely heard elsewhere.

Young celebrity baby Slash Electric Alexander Edwards is responsible for adding not one but two names to the lexicon, Slash and Electric. While Slash might be though of as either scary or tech-y, Electric is at least reminiscent of Eric, Alec, Ellis, Aletris, Alecto, and Electra, which could make it feel exciting and buzzy, albeit a very bold choice. Yet to appear in the US stats, Electric remains celeb-baby territory for now.

Iara rhymes with Yara, an Arabic name of which it can be a variation. More commonly it's associated with Iara of Brazilian myth — a water nymph, sometimes mermaid, of Tupi and Guaraní legend. In the legends, Iara seduces men to the river to accompany her in her immortal life.

This is a lovely Persian name for a rare, special girl.

Olympic athlete Usain Bolt introduced this unusual and electric nature name to the lexicon when he chose it for his daughter's middle name: Olympia Lightning Bolt. Now there's a name with layers of meaning!

Wisdom is a rare modern virtue name that might increase in use as this whole category becomes more mainstream. Wisdom is one of the gender-neutral names now on the table for both boys and girls.

Ananya is an appealing Indian name used for girls and boys, though its similarity to Anna makes it sound more feminine to Western ears. Quite popular in the US, where it was given to nearly 150 baby girls in one recent year.