You've got the red-nosed reindeer to transcend, but there are other distinguished personages named Rudolph, Rudolf, and Rudy.

Still verboten, even with a French accent.

An unusual ancient Theo- name, borne by 8th century writer and bishop Theodulf of Orléans.

One of the top Icelandic girl names. It's very pretty — if you know how to pronounce it.

A unisex name used in the Comanche Native American culture.

Ubbe or Ubba was a 9th-century Viking and one of the commanders of the Great Heathen Army that invaded Anglo-Saxon England in the 9th century.

Bardou is a bright-as-a-button name that despite its zippy, modern feel is actually as old as the earth.

Lupin is an unusual flower name with roots in Old French, from the Latin lupinus, meaning "pertaining to the wolf". In the literary world, it's the surname of Remus Lupin, a popular character in the Harry Potter franchise and a werewolf.

An interesting possibility if you're looking for a highly unusual animal name.

With its dramatic nature meaning (blaidd "wolf" + rhi "ruler"), Bledri looks and sounds pretty distinctive. It's rare even in Wales. But the WYSIWYG spelling makes it perfectly viable.

A fiery-sounding Breton name with a fierce animal meaning. Bleiz has also been used in honor of the Catholic Saint Blaise, due to its similar sound.

Lovella is most likely a feminine variation on Lovell, a surname. While it feels one of the invented-yet-antiquated girls' names, has the obvious attraction of containing the word "love" within it, as well as the opportunity to use "Ella" as nickname.

More commonly a male given name, but Esarosa is used for girls as well and it is no wonder why — this name has lots of potential and nickname options galore.

Sharp and sleek, it refers to Benjamin being compared to a wolf in Genesis.

A Top 20 name in Iceland with a lupine meaning.

Úlfur is a top name in its native Iceland, although it isn't likely to travel outside the country.

Romanticizes Rudolph and distances the name from the red-nosed reindeer. After remaining steadily in the US Top 500 for much of the twentieth century, Rodolfo has been slipping of late.