By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Word and occupational name
"writer"
An occupation name with a preppy, scholarly air, Author could fit in alongside Arthur and August or Chosen and Booker, in terms of sound and style. Author saw more usage that you might think in the…
Swedish form of Gustav
"staff of the Geats"
A Swedish form of the Scandinavian classic, Gustaf was a Top 100 name in Sweden in the 90s and early 2000s. Pronounced as GUWS-stahv (uw like the sound in l oo k) in Swedish, but sometimes as…
Place-name
Leans toward the feminine, but could work for boys too.
Hardie is a masculine name with Scottish origins, derived from the nickname for someone who is hardy, strong, or brave. It comes from the Old English word 'hearding' meaning 'strong' or 'hardy'. As a…
Fruit and color name
No babies of any gender were named Orange in the US in the most recent year counted. But that doesn't mean, in this era of anything-goes baby names, that it couldn't happen. In fact, Orange did…
