Updated October 2026
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Invented name
Futuristic variation of Cyrus. Cyrax is a character in the Mortal Kombat video game series.
Literary name
"heavenly strength"
Célimène is a literary name invented by the 17th century French playwright Molière for a character in his 1666 play Le Misanthrope . It may be derived from Latin and Greek elements meaning "heavenly"…
Coppélia is the name of the life-sized doll created by Doctor Coppélius in the eponymous 1870 ballet, based on short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann. Coppélius' name may be derived from the Yiddish…
Swedish variation of Charlotte, French
"free man"
This form of Charlotte, long obscure, is sure to grow in popularity along with the explosion of Charlotte. It's pretty and feminine and a nice spin on the more familiar version. In Germany, short…
Diminuitve of Carol or Caroline, English, French ,"free man"
Upper-crusty nickname occasionally used in Britain, particularly in 1930s novels featuring significant garden party scenes, but eclipsed here by Carrie et al.
Tree name from Latin
"cone-bearing"
English from Latin
"sea raven"
Cormorant is definitely one of the most unusual of the newly fashionable animal names, and one of the rare bird names for boys.
English from French place name
"fine linen"
Mineral name
"feldspar"
Spanish
"cauldron; volcanic crater"
A unique Spanish nature name rarely heard. Caldera can be used for both boys and girls.
Greek
"of the universe or cosmos"
English
"without worry"
English from French
"balletic leap, skip"
Latin
"group of singers"
French
"little bell"
Woodwind instrument which could have baby name potential, given its proximity to names like Clare and Juliet.
Malay
"large flightless bird"
"cup"
A pure and wholesome image... unless it's poisoned!
"songbird"
The chickadee gets its distinctive name from its distinctive call: chick-a-dee-dee-dee !
English surname and word name
"humorous verse form"
A humorous rhyme, named for English humourist and novelist Edmund Clerihew Bentley (1875–1956), who invented the form.
Irish surname
"spear"
While Corrigan is a widely-used Irish surname, a Corrigan or Korrigan is a fairy or sprite-like creature in Breton folklore. The Cornish word korrik means gnome. These creatures can be good or evil,…