Names That Mean Gift

One of the most unusual of the "iah" names, it comes with the appealing and usable nickname Zev.

Zevadiah

Usually pronounced to rhyme with nice — though others may rhyme it with Jace — Thijs is a popular Dutch name short for that country's form of Matthew.  Matt Lauer's half-Dutch son is called Thijs.

Thijs

Jaunty, to say the least, Jonty might be an option if Johnny feels too old school. It has been noticed most often on the playing fields, as in U.K. rugby player Jonty Parkin (born Jonathan) and South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes (Jonathon).
 
It did rank in the UK Top 1000 in the 2000s.

Jonty

An extremely rare name of Ancient Greek origin which could be a novel way to Callie.
There is a minor Harry Potter character by the name: Callidora Black (later Longbottom).

Callidora

An appealing Hindi name borne by Mindy Kahling's architect father Avu Chokalingam. She bestowed it on her son Spencer as a middle name in 2020.

Toros is a multicultural option, used in Armenia as a variation of classic Theodore, in Spanish to refer to bulls, or sometimes to bullfighting, and in Turkey, as a place name, given to a mountain complex in the south of the country, whose name is borrowed from the Latin "Taurus", again meaning bull. 


Toros

The Polish form of Thaddeus, it is associated with Adam Mickiewicz's 1834 poem Pan Tadeusz, the national epic poem of Poland and compulsory reading in schools. The poem is set in the early 19th century when Poland had been divided between Prussia, Russia, and Austria and tells the story of Tadeusz and Zosia, members of two feuding noble families. 
 
Tadeusz has ranked in the Polish Top 100 since 2011, though it is rare elsewhere.

Tadeusz

Old Testament name that would make a nice alternative to Matteo.

Mattan

Very rarely used for girls, but New York socialite Kelly Bensimon and photographer Gilles Bensimon gave it to their youngest daughter in 2000. 

Thaddeus

A seldom used name invented by J.R.R. Tolkien for Lord of the Rings, this boys' name makes good use of the 'Gal' prefix and 'Dor' suffix to craft an appealing and unique alternative to Theodore.

Galador

Typically a masculine name in Turkey and Arabic countries.

The most popular variation of this Biblical name is Mateo, which has now surpassed the classic Matthew. Matteo is not far behind, and other variations are rising fast as well. Mateos is a variation used throughout Ethiopia that has yet to make it to the Western world, despite its super cool sound and wide appeal.

Mateos

This variation of Theodore is familiar here mostly via the great Russian novelist Dostoyevsky. It was also the name of three early tsars of Russia.

Fyodr

Pronounced like Teddy, this gaelicized spelling is growing in popularity in Ireland, entering the Top 100 in a recent year. 

Teidí

Dodie was the more common form of this name, as in Dodie Smith, author of The Hundred and One Dalmatians.

Dody

Thoroughly masculine in Central Europe, although it may be misconstrued as a feminine name in English-speaking countries.

Matija

While Meron looks like a variation of Maren or Marion, her origins are in Ethiopia: Meron is the name of the holy oil used for christenings in the Ethiopian Orthodox church.

Meron

Commonly found in France — you're more likely to meet a Matthias in the US.

Mathys

The name of a nymph in Greek mythology, one of the prophetic Thriai, who divined the future by throwing pebbles. She was a lover of the sea god Poseidon.

 The name also belongs to a species of butterfly.

Cleodora

Rare Russian name borne by an enemy of Rasputin.