Commonly used Muslim name, also sometimes chosen to honor Egyptian president Gamal Abdel-Nasser.

Lova, a Louise relative virtually unknown in the US, is one of the top girl names in Sweden.

Unlikely to catch on in the Anglophone world, where parent name Ludwig still conjures up images of Beethoven. But Ludvig actually ranks among the top boy names in Norway and Sweden, while German form Ludwig ranks among the Top 100 boy names in Germany and Ludovico is cool in Italty.

Historically, the samurai were a professional warrior class in pre-industrial Japan, who would train from a young age to be highly skilled in archery, swordmanship, and fighting on horseback. It is believed their name comes from the word saburau, and means "one who serves", in reference to the fact that they would serve the lords of Japan.

A name with two strong literary associations, one overwhelmingly negative -- Lolita's pedophilic narrator Humbert Humbert -- and one positive, in the preferable European version: Italian author Umberto Eco.

Variant of Alafair

Captivating Arabic choice, sometimes transcribed as Fa'izah.

A common name in Iceland, from the same origins as Arnold et al.

Zosime is a rare name from Ancient Greece that's a feminization of Zosimus or Zosimos, the name of several early saints, a pope, and an author of the history of the Roman Empire. It's a name that feels at once ancient and futuristic, which gives it enormous potential in the contemporary world.

The unusual name chosen by influencer Ty Haney and musician Mark Wystrach for their son, brother to Sundance.

Irish surname names are hugely popular for girls in the US these days, with Riley and Kennedy ranking high on the official popularity lists. Connery is uncommon, but certainly attractive and usable.

A winning unisex word name, fresher than Victoria or Victor. While Victory ranked only once on the US Top 1000, in 1918 at the end of World War I, it's a Top 25 name for girls in France.

With Win and Winner gracing birth certificates, why not Champion?

Lutza is largely unknown in the English-speaking world and might remain that way, due to its resemblance to klutz.

Most famously borne by Loja Saarinen, a Finnish-American artist and wife of architect Eliel Saarinen. She was born Minna Carolina Mathilde Louise Gesellius and went by Louise or Loja.

This variation of the popular Indian name Sanjay was borne by a popular-against-all-odds American Idol contestant.

In the US it might be read as a creative spelling of '50s hit Luann, but in France Louane is pronounced the rhyme with "swan" — preferable for a modern baby.

A rare feminine form of Even, a common Norwegian boy name.