By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Old Norse
"[female] friend of victory"
In Norse mythology, Sigyn was the wife of Loki known for helping him escape multiple captures. Sigyn rhymes with Teagan and may appeal to parents looking for an ancient name with modern style.
Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
Name used for girls in the Choctaw tribe of Mississippi and Oklahoma.
Cree
"rattle"
Variation of Steinunnr, Norse
"waving stone"
Steinunn is the modern variation of the Old Norse name Steinunnr, which was first documented as a name over a millennium ago.
Japanese
"lily of the valley"
French
"nature and literary name"
A unisex French name that ranks in the Top 200 for boys and the Top 500 for girls there, inspired by a character with the surname Swann in Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time . As a given name, it…
Welsh
"charm, magic spell"
Swyn is one of the vocabulary word names that has seen more use in Wales in recent years, though it's not quite a shoo-in elsewhere.
Cornish
"fair brow"
Talwyn is a contemporary Cornish word name that can be pronounced with the emphasis on either syllable. With its fashionable -wyn ending, Talwyn could easily be used on an American-born baby.
"pretty; ornament"
Although Tegen resembles the names Teagan and Tegan, they are etymologically distinct names. Tegen, pronounced TEG-en rather than TEE-gan, is a modern Cornish word name meaning "pretty" or "ornament."
"heaven; little by little; dot"
Tenten is not a given Japanese name, but it was used for a character in the Naruto franchise.
English
"thirteen"
Number names are cooler than ever and Thirteen is the newest addition, introduced by Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker. They named their son Rocky Thirteen, inspired by Travis' favorite number…
Old Danish and Old Swedish
"Thor's battle"
"Thor's love"
"white wave"
Tonwen is another name for Gwen, the mother of Saint Cybi and sister of Non (who was the mother of St David, patron saint of Wales). An unusual -wen ending option.
"Sulien's farm"
An intriguing Cornish place name and surname derived from the Cornish name Sulien.
Diminutive of Katariina, Finnish and Estonian
"pure"
Common as a stand-alone name in Estonia.
Irish mythology
Irish mythology, Tuiren was the aunt of Finn MacCool, famed for her beauty.
Etruscan
"mistress"
In ancient Italy, Turan was the Etruscan goddess of love. She later transformed into a fairy spirit in Italian folklore. The name has a sleek, gender-neutral sound, and has only ever (occasionally)…
"soft fabric"
A fabric name, or an unusual literary option, inspired by The Velveteen Rabbit .
Verlon is a feminine name with uncertain origins, though it likely developed as a variation of Vernon or as a combined name formation. The masculine name Vernon derives from the Latin 'vernus'…
