Updated November 2023
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Maori
"dolphin"
A light and airy Māori nature name with an adorable meaning.
Lithuanian river name
"bending, flexible"
Luknė is the name of a Lithuanian river that has been adapted into a hit baby name. It peaked in 2019 as the third-most-popular name for Lithuanian baby girls. Luknė is derived from the Lithuanian…
English
"from the yew estate"
York is one of those names that's always been around but has never gone anywhere. There are records of baby Yorks born in 1880, yet since then it has never been given to more than 20 children in a…
Clois is a feminine name that likely developed as a blend of popular names like Chloe and Lois, or as a variation of Cloris. With potential Greek roots if derived from Chloe (meaning 'young green…
"peace, tranquil"
A light and simple Māori name with an appealing O ending and lovely meaning.
Estonian
"blue-feathered"
Sirje is a uniquely Estonian name of unconfirmed origins, although the story goes that it was created and offered up by Julius Mägiste, a linguist, in 1929. He derived it from the word sinisirje ,…
Slovene and Croatian variation of Gianna, Italian
"the Lord is gracious"
Currently fashionable in Slovenia.
Loy as a feminine name is an uncommon short form that may derive from several sources. It could be a diminutive of Loyola, connected to St. Ignatius of Loyola, or a variant of Lois, which has Greek…
Turkish
"story"
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
Carries a different meaning in American English. You may also like Sootima.
"silk"
"praises highly; canonical hour"
In Christianity, Laudes, or Lauds, is an early morning canonical hour. The term is derived from the word "laud," meaning "to praise highly."
Icelandic or Scottish
"breeze or field"
Blær is a rare Icelandic name meaning "light gust or breeze" that made headlines due to one family's battle to be allowed to use it for their daughter. Iceland has strict name laws and it is not…
Scottish river name
The name of a Scottish river and half of the infamous outlaw duo —Bonnie and Clyde— the name has predominantly been used on boys, however, between 1880 and 1932, it also ranked in the charts for…
English word name
"flirtatious young woman"
While cute in sound, the connotations of the word "minx" make it an inappropriate choice for a baby name.
"shy, taciturn"
Though rarely heard now, Coy has been around for a century and was not an uncommon name for boys a hundred years ago. There have been a couple of NFL players named Coy, Coy Bowles is in the Zac Brown…
American invented name
A playful and whimsical choice for a child that works as a given name or a nickname (perhaps for Beatrix). American model Binx Walton (born Leona) was nicknamed by her brothers after the Star Wars…
Hungarian
"ring, clang"
Earl as a feminine name represents an extremely unusual gender crossover of a traditionally masculine name. Earl derives from the Old English 'eorl,' meaning 'nobleman' or 'warrior,' and has been…
Klynn is a contemporary feminine name that represents the modern trend of creating distinctive names through creative spelling or combining elements of traditional names. Likely a variation of names…