By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Welsh
"white rose"
If you're looking for an unusual alternative to all those Rose names, Rhoswen might be a good choice. This name has the soft sounds we've come to love from the Welsh language but is still not as…
Mandarin
"precious gold"
Baojin, sometime hyphenated to Bao-Jin, has a luxurious meaning making it a relatively common choice for Mandarin-speaking parents. Baojin can be used for girls and boys. But this meaning also means…
Kolbrun is a feminine name of Old Norse origin with deep roots in Icelandic naming traditions. The name combines the elements 'kol' (coal or dark) and 'brun' (brown or eyebrow), potentially referring…
Katrín is a feminine name of Scandinavian and Icelandic origin. It is a variant of Katherine, which ultimately derives from the Greek name Aikaterine, meaning 'pure.' In Iceland, Katrín is quite…
Diminutive of Josefien, Dutch variation of Josephine
"Jehovah increases"
Fien is a popular enough girls' name to make the Top 100 in The Netherlands. Dutch parents love nickname-names taken from the last vs. the first syllable of a name, like Sanne for Susanne or Lotte…
Armenian
"rainbow"
This intriguing name from Armenia has a lovely meaning "rainbow" and was used for the adorable protagonist of the film by the same name who hides in a suitcase and ends up going on an adventure to…
Australian Aboriginal
This name is connected to Ambelin Kwaymullina, an Indigenous Australian teen fiction author. Ambelin could be a nice alternative to Amber or Ember, if you can get past the fact it sounds very similar…
Chinese
"support, comfort"
This name can be used for either girls or boys and is a great international choice.
"Diligent, vigorous"
This name, which can also be a surname, is not a popular name, even in China. When used in poetry, Chinese academics interpret the word qianqian as meaning diligent and vigorous. A notable bearer is…
Latin
"fifth"
Quentin, an offbeat name with lots of character, relates to the Latin for the number five and is by far the subtlest and most usable of the Latin birth-order names, and makes a classy addition to the…
Cornish
"Iris"
Less known than other Cornish beauties like Elowen, Demelza, and Kerensa, Elestren is a pretty botanical name ripe for wider usage. While it may have a starry, celestial feel, likely owning to…
"June"
An unusal alternative to June or Junia.
Dutch
Pien is a feminine name with Dutch origins, though it also appears in Chinese culture with different meanings. In Dutch usage, Pien emerged as a diminutive form of names containing the element 'pien'…
"of the sun god"
Pleun is a unisex Dutch name deriving from Apollonius or Apollonia, although now it ranks far higher for girls in its native land than the original form. In 2024, it ranked in the Top 140 in The…
Old English
"sublime delight"
This Anglo-Saxon gem was borne by a few medieval women including Saint Merewen, Abbess of Romsey Abbey. It has also been used in literature, for example in Kit Berry's Stonewylde series. Merewen has…
Greek Mythology
"of keen gaze"
The name of the ferrymen of dead souls to the Greek underworld and the name of Pluto's desolate moon, Charon makes an interesting, if somewhat macabre, choice for a baby. There are two pronunciations…
Irish
"end of harvest season"
Samhain is a traditional Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter (usually halfway between the equinox and solstice). Today it often coincides with the…
Korean
"beautiful and kind-hearted"
This fairly common Korean girls' name counts Korean actress Lee Mi-Yeon and American composer Serra Miyeun Hwang among notable bearers.
Chinese mythological name
Kirin is a unisex name by virtue of representing a mythological creature that is part horse and part dragon and combines qualities that are both male and female. This is one Chinese name that…
