Updated November 2023
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Spanish
"born in Greece"
Melodic and friendly, and similar to a Spanish word for chilled and ice cream.
African
"born during the Idd festival"
Adverse associations with the ruthless Ugandan dictator Idi Amin.
Swahili
"born in daylight"
Evocative African choice.
Esan
"first born of twins"
Strong name from the Esan language of Nigeria, with a satisfyingly specific meaning for a child's place in the family.
"thirteenth born son"
If you choose this name, it's not likely to be for the meaning.
Ugandan
"born after twins"
Mellow and musical.
African, Swahili
"second born"
Will be frequently misunderstood as Pele or, worse, "pilly".
Hindi
"born in autumn"
A pleasant seasonal name.
After your first little Primo, you could always call the next Segundo -- though that's like naming them number one and number two.
Latin
"sixth born"
Just think about those inescapable "sexy" nicknames. The related Sixtus is not a huge improvement. Sextus was one of a handful of first names used by the ancient Romans, and was often given to a…
Welsh
"sun born"
Said to be the name of the most learned man in ancient Wales, in this country it would be open to mispronunciation, making it rhyme with Julien.
Russian form of Eugenia
"well born"
In an English-speaking country, stick with Eugenia.
Variation of Natasha
"born on Christmas Day"
Tori Amos added a little extra something to the already pretty elaborate Natasha for her daughter's name.
Latin from Greek
The name of several popes and saints, Sixtus is certainly unusual but would have trouble making it in the modern world outside the Vatican. Even worse is its brother Sextus. Try making it through…
Diminutive of Natasha
Tish for the twenty-first century.
Irish
"born of the sea"
Muirgen in Irish mythology was turned into a mermaid and then brought back to land after 300 years and transformed back into a woman -- which must have been quite a shock. Muirgen's original name was…
Twi
"Born on a Tuesday"
The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this…
"Born on a Wednesday"
"Born on a Thursday"
Akan
"born on Friday"