Echoes of two dated names: Lori and Linda.

Win might be an upbeat short form for a girl named Winifred or the new-fangled Winslet, or can stand on its own. The Welsh name Wynn feels more complete and sounds the same.

Part Cameron, part Amber, Camber may be a new name but it feels right for our times. As a word, camber means a slightly arched surface.

All the names ending in-lyn seem sadly dated.

See TRINA.

One of the more unusual word names used by Plymouth pilgrims for their children. Fear Brewster is an example of the usage of this name. Definitely one of the historic pilgrim names best left in the past.

Updates the old religious day name.

A city name that sounds more legit than most because of its similarity to Peyton and other such names in circulation.

You can call your baby "babe," but don't name her that.

While Pistol might be more positively spun as a word name for an enterprising and spirited person, it's the small, handheld firearm that most people will think of first. As such, it joins the ranks of Cannon and Hunter, of Shooter and Gunner: a name with a violent image and in this case, an unfortunate first syllable.

A rather formal British surname that originated as a place name in the county of Lancashire.

Commonly heard in the eighteenth century, but could cause middle-school titters today. Consider Letty or Tessie instead.

Harleth is a name which probably stems from combining the oh-so-trendy Harlow with the evergreen Elizabeth. However, literary parents may also remember the beautiful but difficult character Gwendolen Harleth from George Eliot's Daniel Deronda. Harleth has a fashionable edge to it, being associated with rising supermodel Harleth Kuusik.