This glamorous name of a hot young French singer is catching on. Tessa and Barron Hilton used it as a middle name for their daughter Milou.

Alizée

Little-known name from the Old Testament.

Anan

Anemone is a floral name that relates to the ancient Greek myth of the famous love story of Aphrodite and Adonis, in which Aphrodite transforms her wounded lover's blood into a flower, the crimson anemone, whose blossoms are opened by the wind — accounting for its other name, windflower.
 This makes an interesting, if challenging, choice for someone seeing an unusual flower name.

Anemone

Arethusa

Used primarily in Scotland, and represented here by singer Audra McDonald, the <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names"> girls' name</a> Audra has been overshadowed by the return of the classic Audrey. Audra may be to Audrey what Jenna is to Jennifer and Jessa is to Jessica: A variation that will rise as the original falls from favor, which may take another decade.

Audra

Amihan

Anani

Anil

Anila

Ardalion

An Old Testament warrior whose name still sounds tough. 

Barak

Baran is barely known in the US -- unless it's mistaken for royal moniker and Trump son name Baron -- but it might make a perfect choice for a boy born under the sign of Aries.

Baran

"Bore" and "boring" are teasing possibilities; Thora, Nora, and Flora recommended alternatives. 

Bora

Boran

Brontes

This simple yet evocative French word name was chosen for her daughter by model Niki Taylor.  While Ciel may be pronounced in French with two syllables, many will pronounce it as "seal" and there may be confusion with Celia and sister Ceil.

Ciel

This feminine version of the Basque name Edur is quite well used in Spain, where it has often been in the Top 100. Plus it offers some great nickname options such as Eddie or Deedee. One of the <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/89/winter-baby-names">names for winter babies</a> that's off the snowy track.

Edurne

This Welsh nature name that can be pronounced exactly like the male Ira. Or, to avoid confusion, you could just name her Snow. 

Eira

Name that enjoyed some popularity early in the 20th century but now is locked in another, ahem, era.

Eirwen

Euri

Guntur

An unusual Gwyn name with a lovely meaning.

Gwyneira

Haizea

In the ancient Hindu religion, Indra is the warrior god of sky and rain, though in modern America, this might make a better girls' than boys' name.  You can spell it Indre, like the French river, if you prefer.


Indra

Jorah

Lumi may be a rare <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">girls' name</a> in the USA and England, but it comes in the Top 50 in Finland, where it means snow. Given the popularity of Winter, Holly, Ivy and many other wintery-christmassy names, we think that short and spunky Lumi definitely has potential for greater usage outside its home country as one of the more unusual <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/412/christmas-baby-names">names for Christmas babies</a>.

Lumi

Mazin

Meallán

Niall is pronounced nye-al--something like Neil, but this Irish spelling of the name makes it much more current and cool.
 This is an ancient name borne by several of the high kings of Tara, the most famous of whom was the powerful semi-mythological fifth century king known as Niall of the Nine Hostages, ancestor of all the O'Neills and MacNeills that followed.
 Niall Ferguson is a respected English historian, one of Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2004.

Niall

Perun

Phirun

The name of the Japanese god of thunder makes an assertive choice, very much at home in the Western world. Because of the name's similarity to <a href="https://nameberry.com/popular-names">popular baby names</a> Aiden and Jayden, most people will pronounce it RAY-den, but it's more properly RYE-den.

Raiden

Among a small shower of rain-related names, this pure version can have a cool, refreshing image. 
 Richard Pryor named his now-grown daughter Rain, and Rain is also one of the nature-named Phoenix family siblings. More recently, 24 actress Marisol Nichols named her daughter Rain India.
 Rain also makes a nice nature middle name--Brooke Burke called her daughter Heaven Rain.
 If you want to embellish this simply spelling (and alter the meaning), you might also consider Raine, Raina, Rainn, Rayne, Reine or Reign, the middle name of Willow Smith. Or you could take the Holly Madison route all the way to Rainbow.

Rain

Popular Arabic name for boys and sometimes girls too, that's also a term of authority in India.

Rayan

Samir has a pleasing sound and lovely meaning. One of those distinctive names that can also fit right in—and you could always call him Sam.

Samir

Shiny cousin of Samara with an intriguing meaning. Increasingly associated with the charming Samira Wiley, a perennial scene-stealer on "Orange is the New Black" and "The Handmaid's Tale."

Samira

A simple and pretty multicultural name: as a Japanese name, it's unisex and means "sky"; as a Korean name, it's feminine and means "conch shell".

Sora

Windswept and dramatic, but perhaps asking for trouble. Quite popular in Denmark and Sweden, where it derives from Stromr, which is a fairly common surname. Storm Thorgerson is a famous bearer of the name - he designed iconic album covers for Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, the Cranberries, Anthrax, and Pink Floyd.

Storm

Tempest is one of those names that could go either way. Cool, evocative modern word name? Or asking for trouble?  Your call, but if you decide the former image is dominant, be warned that some people will see it as the latter.


Tempest

Tondra

This Indian name with a Slavic sound definitely has potential. 

Varsha

Wayra

An appealing Asian name with a nickname feel. 

Yuki

Perfect choice for a child born on a snowy day.

Yukiko

Yawen

If you're looking for a name that's light and breezy, this could be it. A name from mythology: Zephyrus/Zephyr was the Greek god of the west wind-- with many European variations, it's a name that's frequently seen in computer and video games, is a character in the children's book Silverwing, and appears in the Babar books--as a monkey.
 Robby Benson and Karla De Vito named their son Zephyr in 1992, and Zephyr Benson is now an actor himself. More recently it was chosen by tech entrepreneur Sean Parker for his baby boy.

Zephyr

Zéphyrine

witchyyyyy's list "UNIQUE STORM NAMES" of 49 great name ideas: Alizée - Zéphyrine!

UNIQUE STORM NAMES

All have meanings that have to do with storms. Wind, clouds, water, lightning, rain, snow, thunder, etc!