By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Invented name
Tiabeanie Mariabeanie de la Rochambeau Grunkwitz is better known as Princess Bean on the Netflix animated series Disenchantment . Six sets of parents were inspired to use her name for their daughter…
Native American, Lakota
"medicine"
An Indigenous name with a healing meaning.
Zulu, Xhosa
"you're responsible for what you've become"
Zenzile derives from the word uzenzile , meaning "you bought this upon yourself." It was the given name of Miriam Makeba, a singer known as Mama Africa. Her mother gave Makeba the name after a…
Hrafntinna is an extremely rare feminine name with Norse origins. Derived from Old Norse elements, 'hrafn' meaning 'raven' and 'tinna' possibly referring to 'flint' or 'peak,' the name creates a…
Heiðdís is a feminine Icelandic name combining the elements 'heið' (meaning 'bright' or 'clear') and 'dís' (referring to a goddess or female deity in Norse mythology). This beautiful, traditional…
Variation of Rainara, Brazilian, meaning unknown
A spelling variation of the uniquely Brazilian name Rainara. Raynara Negrine is an up-and-coming Brazilian model.
Latin "chalice; cup"
"chalice; cup"
Calpurnia is a name with a massive history. As the third and final wife of Julius Caesar, Calpurnia has been forever depicted in literature (Shakespeare) and film ( Cleopatra ; Rome ) as a modest and…
Russian and Greek variation of Zoe
Zoya meets Toyah in this slightly elaborated spelling.
Irish, Gaelic
"head of the sea"
A rare and refined Irish place name (Cinn Mhara) turned baby name, belonging to a picturesque harbor town. As a given name, it has received occasional use especially amongst the upper classes in…
Variation of Elysium, Latin from Greek
"home of the blessed after death"
Elysium, or the Elysian Fields, was the Greek mythological utopia where the blessed and righteous resided after death. It's been used as a baby name for girls and boys in small numbers, although the…
French, modern invented name
Azerbaijani
"moon lady"
An Azerbaijani name, also spelled Aybəniz, from the Turkic element ay , meaning "moon", and the Persian banu , "lady".
Ethiopian, Amharic
"the one whose eyes are lined with mascara; princess"
This Ethiopian girl's name feels in line with stylish Kalani, Kehlani and Kailani. Kuleni, pronounced "koo-LEH-nee", has the evocative meaning of "the one whose eyes are lined with mascara".
Anida is a feminine name with multiple potential origins. It may be a variation of the Spanish name Aida, which has Egyptian roots meaning 'returning visitor,' or it could derive from Germanic…
Russian
"love"
A French spelling of a Russian word, recorded on at least one baby in France.
Haaniya is a beautiful feminine name of Arabic origin. The name derives from the Arabic word "hana" meaning "happiness" or "bliss." Some interpretations also suggest it can mean "pleasant" or…
French from Greek
"advising like a man"
French form of Andromeda.
French from Germanic, meaning unknown
A French form of the Frankish name Alpaidis, or Alpaida. It notably belonged to a daughter of Charlemagne, and the mother of the eighth-century military leader Charles Martel.
English invented name
A sweet modern combination of Kim and Marie, never given to more than 10 baby girls per year in the US.
Latin
"female aviator"
Aviator is equally appropriate for a girl, of course, but lovers of Beatrix and Bellatrix might appreciate the spiky sound of this unique occupational name.
