By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Word name
Potential middle name for a baby born midday.
Green-hued name that evokes images of fields, trees, and summertime picnics.
Nature name
Likable addition to the list of unisex tree names.
Spanish surname
Plausible music hero choice with undertones of Joan Baez's social activist folkie persona.
For if you're anticipating a wild child.
English word name
"keen intelligence"
Fresh and witty word name.
Animal name or diminutive of Wolfgang
"traveling Wolf"
Notable Wolfs like Blitzer, Mankowitz, and Kahn give this name a masculine bent, but nature names are inherently unisex, so we see no reason why Wolf can't be used on a baby girl. Historically Wolf…
Arabic, Nature name, popular culture
"gift, present; ant"
Multicultural and unisex, Atta has an appealing symmetrical look, and sounds similar to the popular Etta, Atlas, and Atticus. Some may recognize the name from the 1998 Pixar movie, A Bug's Life ,…
Variation of Lita
Spelling variation of Lita.
English diminutive of Beatrice or any other B name
High-kicking cohort of Coco, Gigi, Fifi, Kiki, et al.
Invented name
Lyja was created as a name for the Marvel Comics superhero in 1984. Her name has not caught on, but its similarity to names like Lila and Leah makes it a plausible choice, although pronunciation…
Word name or diminutive of Barbara
You can call your baby "babe," but don't name her that.
Sanskrit
"tribe"
There are a number of towns and villages named Kula across the world, most of them in Eastern Europe and Pacific Islands. Kula is also a name of tribes in Thailand and Cambodia, Australia, and…
Japanese
"true, reality, hope"
Popular name in Japan in its own right, but also as a nickname for Miyako or Makiko. It appears in the visual novel Danganrompa , borne by the character Maki Harukawa. Succinct and simple, it can…
Variation of Azure, English, Hebrew
"sky blue; helper"
Either a variation of the colorful word name, Azure, or a (typically masculine) name of Hebrew origin, appearing in the New Testament as an ancestor of Jesus. Some scholars suggest it could short…
"white jasmine or reason, logic"
Riko is a hugely popular name for baby girls in contemporary Japan, and one that easily translates to the West.
Yifa is a concise feminine name with multiple potential origins. In Hebrew, it may relate to 'yafeh' meaning 'beautiful' or 'pleasant,' though this connection is not firmly established. The name also…
Norwegian, Danish, Frisian
"ebony; supplanter; yew wood"
This unisex name ranks among the most popular girl names in Norway, though it has a number of different roots. On one hand, it can be derived from the Danish ibenholt meaning "ebony", making it a…
Frisian; Fictional name
Frisian short form of names that contained the Old Frisian element ēs , meaning "Æsir" (one of the two main pantheons of deities in Norse mythology). The name also appears in the animated series The…
Afrikaans
Afrikaans variant of Eska
