Updated November 2023
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Latin
"deep red precious stone"
Vibrant, sassy, and bubbly, Ruby is a vintage gem that hasn't lost any of its sparkle. Currently popular in a number of English-speaking countries, Ruby is proof of the 100 Year Rule, trending again…
Italian, Catalonian, Spanish
"precious stone"
Gemma is a jewel of a name, an Italian classic that was very popular in 1980s England, but has only recently been started to be used here; it entered the list in 2008. Coming from a medieval Italian…
Arabic and Persian
"unique, precious"
The soft and strong name of a 13th-century Persian poet.
Nahuatl, Native American
"feather, precious thing"
A rare and lovely Nahuatl name, which literally means "quetzal feather" – a quetzal is a beautiful green bird native to Mexico, Guatemala and South America. The word is figuratively used to refer to…
English word name
"a precious stone"
A glitzy modern word name or a creative respelling of Jules.
Arabic
"unique, precious pearl"
Farida is a Muslim name more distinctive than the Americanized Farah/Farrah.
Flower name, from Greek
"blue larkspur; precious stone"
Though it may not be as sweet and gentle as, say, Violet, the purple-hued Hyacinth still might hold some appeal for the parent seeking a truly unusual flower name. In Greek mythology, Hyacinthus was…
Variation of Quetzalli, Nahuatl, "feather; precious thing"
"feather; precious thing"
A phonetic spelling of Quetzalli, a rare and lovely name of Nahuatl origin, this name literally means "quetzal feather" in reference to the green and red quetzal bird, but is also used more…
Irish, phonetic spelling of Caoimhe
"gentle, beautiful, precious"
Keeva, the name chosen by "How I Met Your Mother" star Alyson Hannigan for her daughter, has recently been a Top 20 name in Ireland, using the authentic spelling Caoimhe. The male version is…
Hawaiian
"ripe"
You could think of this lovely name as Alma after a month on the beach in Maui.
Torres Strait Islander
"precious one"
This name from the Torres Strait region is a gorgeous choice for parents looking for a name that describes just how precious your little one is.
Diminutive of Myfanwy, Welsh
"my precious little one"
If Liv can stand on it's own, why not Miv?
English, Greek
Though it may not be as sweet and gentle as, say, Violet, the purple-hued Hyacinth still might hold some appeal for the parent seeking a truly unconventional flower name. In Greek mythology…
Swahili
"precious jewel"
An energetic African name with a stylish o ending.
Judeo-Italian
"precious thing"
A lovely name most commonly used by Judeo-Italian families — also the name of a fictional city in Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Inhabitant of Carcosa", written in the late 1800s.
Serbian, Croatian
"precious"
A striking boy name used in Serbia and Croatian, and with an endearing meaning.
"eye; precious"
The unisex Arabic name Ain technically means "eye" in Arabic, which symbolizes preciousness. There is a star in the Taurus constellation named Ain.
Slavic
A Slavic name notably worn by Stefan Dragutin, a Serbian king from the 1200s AD.
Slovene, Croatian
"precious love; nasturtium"
This meaningful Slavic name is also the Slovene and Croatian word for the nasturtium flower.
"precious treasure"
Two z's equal double pizzazz.