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Place name
Has much too strong of a Brooklyn accent.
French from Latin
"naive"
French saintly name, used for both boys and girls. Although not common in France, it has been used in small numbers for boys in the 2010s and 2020s. Candide, in its sense as the French word for…
Bax is a concise masculine name with multiple potential origins. It likely developed as a shortened form of Baxter, an occupational surname meaning "baker" in Old English. Alternatively, it could…
Spanish, from Latin
"pure, white"
Projects a feeling of openness and candor.
Cane is a masculine name with multiple possible origins. It may derive from the Old English word 'cane' referring to the plant or walking stick, or it could be a variant spelling of Kane, which has…
Cannan is a masculine name that may have multiple origins. Most commonly, it's considered a variant spelling of Canaan, the biblical land 'flowing with milk and honey,' derived from Hebrew meaning…
Cannen is a modern masculine name that appears to be a variant of the more common Canon or Carmen. With no clear historical roots, Cannen likely emerged as a contemporary creation, possibly…
Canning is an uncommon masculine name that originated as an English surname before occasionally transitioning to first name usage. Derived from Old English, it likely referred to someone from a place…
Cornish, English
"bold friend"
An English surname and occasional first name deriving from the same root as Baldwin, "bold or brave friend".
English
"clergyman, law, oeuvre"
A variant of the surname Cannon, or an English word name with several possible meanings. A canon is a clergyman, as well as a rule or law – especially within religious doctrine. In the arts, canon is…
Italian
"song or stanza"
A canto is a literary term denoting a long passage in a poem. Dante's Divine Comedy is broken into such cantos. As a name, Canto packs in literary credentials with pithy punch.
Place name, word name, French
"corner, district, township"
More accessible than some of the more distant names in the atlas, Canton fits into the category of the no-nonsense, new-sounding boys' names many parents are looking at. There are multiple places…
Scandinavian
"knot"
More familiar in its K forms, where it's associated with football legend Knute Rockne, Canute has a tough, macho image.
Spanish word name
Canyon is a unique baby name evocative of natural splendor and the old Steve Canyon comic-strip heroism, making it an intriguing new word-name possibility. Similar but less word-like: Kenyon.
Angel Sebastian is a masculine compound name combining two distinct elements with rich histories. Angel, derived from the Greek 'angelos' meaning 'messenger,' carries spiritual connotations across…
Irish
"slender"
In Irish legend Caoilte or Caílte was a warrior of the Fianna and their foremost poet.
Caointean is an extremely rare masculine name with Gaelic origins. This uncommon name is likely derived from the Irish word "caoin," meaning "to weep" or "to lament," or possibly related to "caoin"…
A Top 100 choice in Northern Ireland, Caolán shares many fashionable sounds with names like Cayden and Callan, but remains virtually unknown in the US.
Irish Gaelic
"slender lad"
Japanese
"evil"
Appropriately used for anime antagonists, not human babies.