Updated October 2026
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Hebrew
"kinswoman"
One of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Old Testament.
"peace"
Derivative of Shalom and one of the unique baby names featured in the Old Testament.
Greek
"common fate"
Unique baby name featured in the New Testament.
English word name
With River and Ocean becoming mainstream, why not consider Sea?
Flower name, from English
"dragon's mouth"
Feisty floral name that would work better as a middle name than as a first, so called because of the flower's resemblance to a dragon's open mouth.
"knowledge"
Shannyn Sossamon made waves when she used this as the middle name for her son Audio. It hasn't exactly caught on since them, but as parents are becoming more bold and direct with their word name…
Word name
Strong, but cold and soap opera-ish.
Invented name
Norse
"victory rune"
A popular choice in contemporary Iceland, in Norse mythology, Sigrún was a Valkyrie. She married Helgi, a legendary Danish king, and dies of sadness after he is slain by her brother, Dagr. As a name,…
Italian, from Arabic
"warm wind"
A cool and breezy nature name with a stylish sound, used by Volkswagen for one of its cars.
Hindi, Sanskrit
"modest"
Definitely usable for an American baby with Indian heritage.
English
"small bird"
Skylar may be mainstream now, but Skylark is fresh and offbeat. With Lark gaining more attention as a name — following in Wren's footsteps — Skylark feels fashionable yet distinct. Skylark debuted on…
"glowing particle"
A nonbinary word name that could work perfectly in the middle, especially for a child born under a fire sign.
Scottish
"seal folk"
A mystical name with a watery feel to it, selkies are mythical creatures that resemble seals in the water but assume human form on land. Appearing in Scottish folklore, their name comes from the word…
Italian
"poetic verse"
French surname
"shadow outline"
Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French author and politician, gave his name to this portraiture technique – although, strangely, no one knows why.
Hungarian variation of Sarah, Hebrew, Hindi, Sanskrit, Khmer
Zippy and multicultural, Sarika can be considered a pretty nature name, referring to a myna bird in Hindi and Sanskrit and to a blackbird in Khmer (or Cambodian). In these contexts, it would be…
Quechua
"flower"
A sweet and simple Quechua choice with an equally pretty meaning.
French variation of Alexandra, Greek
"defending men"
Sophisticated French choice. Or toxic petrochemical, as Ross on Friends famously joked when Rachel suggested it for their fictional daughter.
Finnish
"story, poem"
Sanelma is an invented Finnish name derived from the verb sanella , meaning "to dictate."