By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Japanese
"one thousand grains of rice; one thousand paces"
"one thousand flowers; scattering flowers; beautiful wisdom"
"bee; eight"
"springtime clothes"
"wind rustling through leaves"
"light snow"
"treetop; twig"
"genuine excellence; cocoon"
Common Japanese name with a pleasant meaning, no matter how you write it.
"elegance; beautiful night fire"
An attractive Japanese name with appealing meanings.
"peach"
Sweet Japanese choice.
"maiden"
"spring goddess; sailing help"
Two very different meanings, depending on the kanji used.
"tide; saltwater"
"setting sun"
Latin
"root"
This eye-catchingly unique name was coined by Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden, who gave it to their daughter, born in 2020. It may derive from the Latin radix , meaning "root", or perhaps from the…
Fruit name
Mango is one fruit name best left untasted, unless you're naming a cat or looking for a nickname for a name like Manuela or even Margaret.
Hebrew
"dawn"
Subtle choice for a baby born in the early morning.
Ethiopian, Eritrean
"perfume; spikenard"
In the Bible, nardos is a perfume poured on Jesus. It is related to spikenard, an essential oil from a Himalayan flower, historically used for medicinal and religious purposes as well as perfume.…
"pure or obedient child"
Japanese mountaineer Junko Tabei was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest, and the first to reach the summits of the tallest peaks on all seven continents.
English surname
"from the place by the wood"
Family surname or feminist statement name? Either way, this literary surname has a cool, current sound.
