Updated October 2026
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Greek, English
"pale yellow"
Ochre is an exceedingly rare name, found only a few times since the nineteenth century, and not showing up in any current data. Yet it means much the same thing as popular Sienna (another clay…
Literary name
Game of Thrones fans may recognize this as the name of the wily Wildling who helped protect Bran Stark for several seasons of the HBO show. George R.R. Martin has cited Harry Potter vet Natalia…
Animal name
While we don't see many parents adopting Otter as a name for their own babies, Zooey Deschanel put this one in the lexicon when she used it as a middle name for her adorably-named daughter Elsie…
Latin, Nature name
An order of carnivorous insects, most notably dragonflies and damselflies.
Native American, meaning unknown
Onnolee is a name immortalized in American legend. She was the last surviving member of the Munsee tribe of Native Americans, native to the Finger Lakes region of New York. In the 14th century,…
Basque
"forest"
Sweet and summery, Oihana is a Basque word name meaning "forest". With its on-trend O initial and rhythmic sound, Oihana is an undiscovered gem that deserves more love outside of its native country.
Place name, Chinook
"berry"
The name of a state park in Washington known for its waterfalls, and the name of a lake in Oregon too, Olallie is a Chinook word meaning "berry". There is also a berry that was released in the 1950s…
Greek
"from Mount Olympus"
A modern Greek form of Olympias and the name of a town in the North of Greece, Olympiada comes from the name of Alexander the Great's mother. It can also be used as the Czech and Slovak name for the…
French form of Hosanna, Hebrew
"praise the Lord; deliver us"
Also spelled as Ozanne, this is the French form of Hosanna, the exclamation given by those around Jesus when he first entered Jerusalem in the New Testament. Ozana and Osanna are the Romanian and…
Ojibwe, place name
"red ochre lake"
The name of a lake and city in Minnesota, US, Onamia has its roots in the Indigenous Ojibwe language. Originally called Onamanii-zaaga'iganiing , the name means "red ochre lake" or "vermillion lake".…
English, French, place name
"gold"
An interesting, off-beat place name that feels similar to the likes of Harlem, Memphis, and Bristol, Orleans is currently undiscovered as a given name. The English form of the French Orléans, it…
English
"gemstone; glass"
Referring to a type of opalescent gemstone, usually white with blueish, pinkish, and yellow hues, Opalite can be naturally occurring, though it is often made artificially of glass. A beautiful gem…