By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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English
"greenish blue color"
Cyan is a highly unusual blue-green color name, a classmate of Celadon and Cerulean. It does come with the homey nickname Cy.
English, Slavic, Persian Arabic
"from Denmark, gift, or wise"
Baby girl Danas outnumber baby boys with the name nearly ten to one. But Dana is an attractive, sleek name that can certain work for babies of either gender.
Diminutive of Daniel
Seen as feminine in English-speaking countries, Dani is a Top 100 boy name in the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
Nickname
Multipurpose pet name serving Isidore, Isaac, Israel, and -- increasingly -- Isabel.
Macedonian
"lord"
Kiro is a rare bird: one of the unique baby names with the stylish o ending. A Macedonian name with the same root as the English name Cyril; we think it is by far the spunkier option. Reminiscent of…
German variation of Moses, Egyptian
"delivered from the water"
Mose is the German variation of Moses, a widely familiar name thanks to the character in the Old Testament. Mose is also used a nickname for Moses. Fans of the American TV series The Office will…
Nery is a versatile name used for both males and females, though more commonly masculine in most cultures. It has multiple origin stories: in Latin American contexts, it often functions as a…
Diminutive of Shepherd
Three Stooges name (he's the one who wasn't Moe or Curly).
Yoruba, African
"worth joy"
Tayo, also written as Táyò in Yoruba, is a name that sounds as joyful as its meaning.
Spanish variation of Titus
Has diverse associations: the long-term Communist head of Yugoslavia, one of Michael Jackson's older brothers, and an animated Disney character -- none of them a very strong recommendation.
Norse variation of Eric
This poor lad will spend his life saying, "No, it's Aric, not Eric. Aaric, Arick, Arik Arric, Arrick.
Diminutive of Bradley
Pitt is the prototypical blond Brad.
Pet name for Charles
Only if you're madly nostalgic for sixties TV.
Sanskrit
"black one"
Kali is a popular girls' name in the US with dark origins: She is the Hindu goddess of death and destruction, though we'd wager many parents see the name as simply a respelling of Callie. About 30…
German surname
"March [month]"
Turkish
"manly, brave"
A boy name, popular in Turkey, with courageous meaning.
Diminutive of Victor, Latin
"victory"
Tory (and more commonly, Tori) is most often seen as a feminine nickname for Victoria. However, in terms of putting Tory — just Tory — on the birth certificate, boys have the leg up.
Vann is a concise masculine name with multiple origin possibilities. It can function as a surname-turned-first-name derived from Old English roots meaning "from the marsh" or as a shortened form of…
Hebrew
"gift of Jehovah"
Short form of Yonatan heard throughout Israel.
Adem is a masculine name with rich historical and cultural significance. It is the Turkish, Albanian, and Bosnian form of Adam, which comes from Hebrew origins meaning 'man' or 'earth.' In Islamic…
