Nature, Place and Word Names · Cool Baby Names
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Fairweather
English
"good weather"
A sunny-sounding surname or an adjective meaning "only when the going's good" – as in, a fairweather friend .
Faithful
English
"faithful"
Faith is a classic virtue name, but Faithful is more modern, having only been in the charts since 2003, and somehow more word-like.
Brave
English word name
"showing courage"
A striking word name for either gender. It's a safer choice when used as a middle name. Sixteen baby girls were named Brave in the US last year, the same number as were named Breezy.
Awesome
Word name
A handful of baby girls are named Awesome each year, and they better be.
Clever
English word name
"intelligent"
Smart choice given to a handful of baby boys each year.
Fierce
English word name
"untamed; proud"
Fierce
English word name
"untamed; proud"
Bluesy
English word name
"related to blues music"
This soulful musical name was introduced to the lexicon by Glee actor Darren Criss, who named his daughter Bluesy Belle in 2022. It's a saucy choice that owes something to Beyoncé's Blue, and…
Favorite
Word name
Maybe if you're planning to have only one child -- and iffy even then.
Free
Word name
"free"
A sixties-style name that might work best as a middle.
Free
Word name
"free"
One of the classic hippie word names. In the 1970s, actors Barbara Hershey and David Carradine gave this name to their son...who later changed it to Tom.
Furious
English word name
"extremely angry"
A very small number of boys are given this intense and aggressive name each year, but that could increase given that Rowdy is now in the Top 1000.
Genuine
English word name
Genuine is a truly (or dare we say genuinely) unique virtue name. It definitely makes a statement, but could easily lend itself to the familiar nicknames Gen/Jen or Genny/Jenny.
Genuine
English
"real"
A modern virtue name, born from respect for authenticity, honesty and originality.
Glorious
English word name
"having, worthy of, or bringing fame or admiration"
Despite fitting in with the modern word name trend, Glorious has been in use since 1925, when it first appeared on the charts for girls. At peak usage, it was given to 15 baby girls in 1948, although…
Glorious
English word name
"having, worthy of, or bringing fame or admiration"
Model Jessica Hart brought this word name into the spotlight in 2022, when she chose it for her newborn son — brother to Baby-Rae. Glorious has historically only been used as a girl name, but it…
Golden
Word name
"gold colored"
Like Silver, Golden is a shimmering, metallic color name, similar enough to the likes of Arden, Eden, and Gwendolyn that it might not over dazzle. It could work as an unexpected route to the vintage…
Golden
Word name
Like Silver, a shimmering metallic color name, that may lean too dazzling for some, but more grounded for others, thanks to its similarity of Alden, Auden, Elden and Gordon. Given to 100 babies in a…
Gorgeous
English
"beautiful, delightful"
A positive word name given to a dozen or so baby girls per year.
Fancy
Diminutive of Frances
"free man"
Old fashioned nickname that some girls just might be able to pull off. You'd just have to be sure your little Fancy was one of them.