By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Bird name from German
"night singer"
Charming nature name made even more appealing by the connection to iconic nurse and statistician Florence Nightingale.
French
"bat"
Greek
"pine thistle"
Ixia is a botanical name referring to a genus of plants native to South Africa. The name actually refers to an unrelated plant; those in the ixia family are commonly known as corn lilies.
Plant name from Algonquian
"hickory"
Plant name from French
"grown on Mount Dikte"
Tree name from Latin
"cone-bearing"
Arabic, Persian, and Urdu
"throne"
Arshia, also spelled Arshiya, is a name used for both girls and boys mainly in Iran and among Indo-Persians. Nine girls and five boys were named Arshia in the US last year, with another seven girls…
Japanese
"multiple"
This unisex Japanese name has dozens of possible meanings, depending on the kanji characters used.
Turkish
"face like the moon"
Feminization of Olympos, Greek
"from Mount Olympus"
Famously the mother of Alexander the Great. These days, her name is more commonly seen in the form of Olympia.
"reflection of the moon on a lake"
A popular name in its native Turkey, with one of the most poetic meaning around.
Nature and flower name
Wildflower may be the ultimate hippie name, added to the lexicon by Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden when they chose it as one of their daughter's middle names. It's generic in the way that Flora and…
Word name
A handful of baby girls are named Awesome each year, and they better be.
"tide; saltwater"
"wing"
"lily of the valley"
"plum"
Refers to a particular variety of Japanese plum, the Prunus salicina , although in a literal translation it would mean "sour peach."
Ethyle is a vintage feminine name derived from the element ethyl, which has Greek origins meaning 'ether.' It emerged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during a period when scientific and…
Compound name, combining Shirley and Ann
"grace of the bright meadow; bright meadow + grace"
Quaint, quirky, and slightly clunky, Shirleyann is a smoosh name with a 30s feel about it. An unexpected vintage choice, a potential honor name, or perhaps for diehard fans of Anne of Green Gables…
"waterdrop"
