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Ultimate Animal Crossing Baby Name List

  1. Tad

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Thaddeus, Aramaic

    • Meaning:

      "gift of God"

    • Description:

      An approachable mini name that could go on the birth certificate, but may work best as a nickname. Full name options include Thaddeus, Theodore, and Thomas, which was the given name of Abe's son Tad Lincoln. Taddy is a rare alternative to Teddy.
  2. Marcie

    • Description:

      Marcie is a feminine name that originated as a diminutive of Marcia or Marcella, which themselves derive from Latin names related to Mars, the Roman god of war. Sweet and approachable, Marcie peaked in popularity in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, embodying the friendly, girl-next-door quality popular during that era. While it has declined in usage since then, Marcie maintains a cheerful, vintage charm that has attracted renewed interest among parents seeking retro names with character. The name carries associations of warmth and friendliness, partly influenced by the character Marcie from the Peanuts comic strip. As a standalone name rather than a nickname, Marcie offers an unpretentious simplicity with a pleasant, familiar sound.

  3. Spike

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Meaning:

      "a very large nail"

    • Description:

      Spike is part mid-century nickname-name, ala Buster or Buck, and part word name, with an all-over cool creative dude feel thanks to directors Spike Lee and Spike Jonze. Mike Myers named his son Spike. That's right: Spike and Mike. Spike qualifies as one of the distinctly American names.
  4. Buzz

    • Origin:

      Modern nickname

    • Description:

      Brother for Biff and Bud. McFly rocker Tom Fletcher transformed this from midcentury short form to modern cool name when he used it for his newborn son.
  5. Tipper

    • Origin:

      Diminutive or variation of Irish surname Tabar

    • Meaning:

      "water pourer"

    • Description:

      A nickname with quirky, old-fashioned charm, Tipper likely comes from the Irish surname, Tabar, meaning "water pourer", though it may also just be used as a playful pet name for a girl, if it happens to suit. Former Second Lady of the United States, Tipper Gore (born Mary Elizabeth), is possibly the most famous bearer, having been bestowed the nickname because her favorite childhood lullaby was "Tippy Tippy Tin".
  6. Al

    • Description:

      Al is a masculine name that primarily functions as a shortened form of names beginning with 'Al,' such as Albert (meaning 'noble and bright'), Alfred ('wise counselor'), Alexander ('defender of the people'), or Alvin ('noble friend'). With its single syllable and straightforward pronunciation, Al projects a friendly, approachable quality that has made it enduringly popular as a nickname throughout the 20th century. The name peaked in popularity during the mid-1900s and carries associations with a generation of reliable, hardworking men. Al's simplicity gives it a timeless quality, though in recent decades it has become less common as a standalone given name, with parents more likely to use it as a familiar nickname for longer Al- names.

  7. Buck

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "male deer or rabbit"

    • Description:

      Comedian Roseanne Barr chose this macho nature name for her son. In the 18th century it was used to describe a dashing, fashionable dressed man. Buck fits in well alongside names like Beck, Jack and Huck.
  8. Pietro

    • Origin:

      Italian variation of Peter, Greek

    • Meaning:

      "rock, stone"

    • Description:

      Yet another winning international form of Peter.
  9. Bertha

    • Origin:

      German

    • Meaning:

      "bright, glorious"

    • Description:

      Ever since the enormous German cannon was dubbed by Allied soldiers "Big Bertha" in World War I, this name hasn't worked for a sweet little baby girl. But this was not always so. Hard as it might be to imagine now, Bertha was a Top 100 name until the 1930s, and in the 1880s was the seventh most popular name in the land--the equal of Joseph.
  10. Fauna

    • Origin:

      Roman, English word name, from Latin

    • Meaning:

      "young deer; all the animals that live in a particular area"

    • Description:

      Fauna is the Roman goddess of the earth as well as one of the fairies who protected Disney's "Sleeping Beauty". It can also be considered a word name with a scientific, nature focused feel. Used to as a way to refer to all the animals in a particular area, habitat, or time period, many might think of the phrase "Flora and Fauna" on seeing the name.
  11. Moe

    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Moses

    • Meaning:

      "delivered"

    • Description:

      If Gus and Max have made it, why not Moe? Can it be the lingering Three Stooges effect? We think that Moe, like Joe, is one of the friendliest and most open of regular guy nickname names and should get a little more attention.
  12. Carrie

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Carol, English, or Caroline, French"free man"

    • Meaning:

      "free man"

    • Description:

      Carrie lives on mainly on the screen, as the new/old antiheroine of Stephen King's classic Carrie, as turn-of-the-21st-century diva Carrie Bradshaw of Sex & The City, and as Claire Danes' Emmy-winning character Carrie Mathison of Homeland.
  13. Becky

    • Origin:

      English diminutive of Rebecca, Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "servant of God"

    • Description:

      One of those casual down-home names last popular in the 1960s.
  14. Tex

    • Origin:

      Place-name, nickname for state of Texas resident

    • Description:

      Despite its rakish western charm, still remains a cowboy costume without a real persona inside.
  15. Boyd

    • Origin:

      Scottish

    • Meaning:

      "blond"

    • Description:

      Has a bit of a hayseed image, and that oy sound is tough to work with.
  16. Maddie

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Madeline or Madison, English

    • Meaning:

      "woman from Magdala or son of Matthew"

    • Description:

      Britney Spears' little sister Jamie Lynn was one of the first to put this nickname on the birth certificate. Cute for a child, but we recommend giving her the option of the full name for later use.
  17. Sue

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Susan

    • Description:

      Much-used midcentury diminutive, now fallen far from favor even as a middle name.
  18. Etoile

    • Origin:

      French

    • Meaning:

      "star"

    • Description:

      This French word for star sounds like even more of a celebrity-worthy choice than Star or Esther or Estella or Stella. But count on English speakers who never took high school French to stumble over the pronunciation.
  19. Biff

    • Origin:

      American nickname

    • Description:

      The quintessential midcentury nickname, famously found in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman."
  20. Rilla

    • Origin:

      German

    • Meaning:

      "small brook"

    • Description:

      Rilla dropped out of the US Top 1000 in 1915, but it's starting to feel like an intriguing possibility again in this age of short, sweet, a-ending names for girls. It is traditionally a short form for names ending in -rilla, like Marilla from the Anne of Green Gables books (Anne's youngest daughter is Bertha Marilla, called Rilla for short). Rilla may also derive from the German word Rille, meaning "brook; stream".