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Feminine variation of Nigel; botanical name from Latin
"black"
A name that sounded unthinkably priggish until it became attached to Domestic Goddess British TV chef Nigella Lawson (named for her father), who gave it a big dollop of glamour.
English
"black brook"
Somewhat dashing surname, but with serious teasing potential.
"black well or stream"
Dark.
Irish
"dark, black"
A unisex name in the same vein as Casey, Cassidy, and Kelly, Carey and its alternative spelling Cary were familiar choices for boys in the first half of the 20th-century, and became popular in the…
Romanian
In Shakespeare's The Tempest , Caliban is the name of the deformed son of a witch: not the greatest literary reference for a child. But Caliban does have an appealing international-yet-accessible…
Scottish surname
"small or black stream"
An unusual and appealing Scottish family name that would work as well for a girl as a boy.
Manx variation of Douglas
"black river"
Doolish (known as Douglas in English) is the largest town in the Isle of Man. The name is though to derive from a Celtic word "Duboglassio" which means "black river".
Aboriginal Australian
"black swan"
Maroochy Barambah, an Australian singer, brought this name into prominence in Australia.
Cherokee
"black fox"
Perky Cherokee boy name with a great meaning. Foxes symbolize cleverness and playfulness in Cherokee culture.
Persian
"keeper of black stallions"
Siavash is a mythical prince and major character in the Persian epic Shahnameh written in 1010 CE.
Turkish variation of Aswad
Esvet is a Turkish variant of the Arabic male given name Aswad.
One of a handful of Cherokee names meaning "black fox," along with Enoli and Inola.
Japanese
"ninth son; black"
Traditionally given to the ninth-born son, which is a rarity nowadays.