Names That Mean Born

Tori Amos added a little extra something to the already pretty elaborate Natasha for her daughter's name.

Natashya

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 seventh grade with that name.

Sixtus

Tash

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 Liban.  Muirgen may also be spelled Muireann or Muirenn.

Muirgen

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 system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday). 
 Abenaa is the female name for babies born on a Tuesday (the male version is Kwabena or Kobena).

Abenaa

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 system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday). 
 Akuba (and also Akua) is the female name for babies born on a Wednesday (the male variant is Kwaku).

Akuba

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 system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday). 
 Yaba is the female name for babies born on a Thursday (the male variant is Yaw).

Yaba

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 system. 

Afua (also Efia) is the female name for babies born on a Friday (the male variant is Kofi).

Afua

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 system (think Kofi Annan, whose name means born on a Friday). 

Efia (also Afua) is the <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">name for girls</a> born on a Friday. (The male variant is Kofi)

Efia

This modern Dutch name is far more popular in the Netherlands than its English equivalent Quinta is in the USA. But with the viral popular of Abbott Elementary creator and star Quinta Brunson, that could change quickly. Quinty and Quinta are both wonderful, underused names.

Quinty

Kwadjo

A name from Welsh mythology. In the Mabinogion, Gwydion was a powerful magician who made his nephew a wife from flowers (Blodeuwedd, meaning "face of flowers").

Gwydion

Among the Ewe people of Ghana and Togo, Yao is the name for babies born on Thursday.

Even if you're not planning on having five kids, Enu makes a cute name for a son or daughter.

Traditionally the name for the fifth-born child, however, we like it no matter where the child is in the birth order. 