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  1. Rivers

    • Origin:

      Nature name and surname, English

    • Meaning:

      "rivers"

    • Description:

      The name Rivers combines two major trends: nature names like the popular River itself, and S-ending surname-names such as Brooks, Rhodes, and yes, Rivers.
  2. Horizon

    • Origin:

      Word name

    • Description:

      A name with vision.
  3. Bleu

    • Origin:

      French

    • Meaning:

      "blue"

    • Description:

      The Frenchified color name Bleu is notable in baby-naming history as the then-outrageous middle name of John Travolta and Kelly Preston's daughter Ella, born in 2000. Perhaps because blue is traditionally a color for boys, there are twice as many baby boys named Bleu as there are girls
  4. Ivey

    • Origin:

      Surname name, variation of Ivy

    • Meaning:

      "son of Ive; person from Ivoy; ivy plant"

    • Description:

      Ivey can be considered an alternate spelling of the botanical name Ivy, but it also has separate origins as a surname. For the Anglo-Saxon Ivey line, Ivey means "son of Ive," while for the English-Norman Iveys, it means "person from Ivoy," a commune in the Cher department of France.
  5. Yoni

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "gift of Jehovah"

    • Description:

      Short form of Yonatan heard throughout Israel.
  6. Sevilla

    • Origin:

      Spanish place-name

    • Description:

      This legendary Andalusian city, according to myth founded by Hercules, is an undiscovered baby name destination.
  7. Blanca

    • Origin:

      Spanish

    • Meaning:

      "white"

    • Description:

      More colorful than Blanche, but blanker than Bianca.
  8. Brisa

    • Origin:

      Spanish

    • Meaning:

      "breeze"

    • Description:

      Brisa is commonly used in Latino families, all but unheard of in others.
  9. Dodger

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "one who avoids"

    • Description:

      A common pet name, usually inspired by the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team, Dodger was used as a given name for 6 boys in a recent year.
  10. Howie

    • Description:

      Howie is a masculine name that originated as a diminutive form of Howard, though it's now often used as an independent given name. Howard derives from the Old Norse name Hávarðr, meaning "high or chief guardian." Howie carries a friendly, approachable quality typical of nicknames ending with the -ie suffix. The name reached its peak popularity in the United States during the 1950s and 1960s, aligning with the success of figures like musician Howie Day and television host Howie Mandel. While retaining a certain boyish charm, Howie has declined in usage in recent decades, giving it a distinctive retro quality that might appeal to parents looking for a friendly, unpretentious name with historical roots.

  11. Ombeline

    • Origin:

      French

    • Meaning:

      "bright warrior"

    • Description:

      A medieval French feminine form of Humbert, also found as Humbeline.
  12. Lenn

    • Origin:

      Dutch diminutive of Lennart, Swedish

    • Meaning:

      "brave lion"

    • Description:

      Old-school nicknames for boys are back, and Lenn is a great candidate for revival. Single-N Len may not be as cool as this Dutch version, originally a nickname for Lennart.
  13. Golda

    • Origin:

      English, Yiddish

    • Meaning:

      "gold"

    • Description:

      A name with an obvious meaning, for a long time associated with Golda Meir, the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. Nickname Goldie seems to be catching on in the celebrity community.
  14. Zoltan

    • Origin:

      Hungarian

    • Meaning:

      "sultan"

    • Description:

      Though a common name in Hungary, with the spelling Zoltán, the relatively rare Z sound is striking to English speakers. Penn Gillette used the Zolten spelling for his son; it was also the name of Dracula's dog, and was also a robotic character in Dude, Where's My Car?.
  15. Zohara

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "light, splendor"

    • Description:

      Lovely name that's been overshadowed by sister ZAHARA, which was chosen by Brad and Angelina for their oldest daughter.
  16. Cruz

    • Origin:

      Spanish

    • Meaning:

      "cross"

    • Description:

      Cruz might be a sister for Concepcion and Corazon, although its masculine side was emphasized when the high profile David Beckhams chose it for their son.
  17. Maire

    • Origin:

      Finnish, Irish variation of Mary

    • Meaning:

      "sweet; drop of the sea, bitter"

    • Description:

      Both Maire and Mare have begun making inroads with parents seeking novel yet authentic ways of honoring an ancestral Mary. The Finnish variation derives from the word mairea, meaning "sweet."
  18. Temple

    • Origin:

      English

    • Meaning:

      "dweller near the temple"

    • Description:

      The old word name Temple has gained some recent notice as a girls' name via admired autistic writer and inventor Dr. Temple Grandin (born Mary Temple), subject of an acclaimed biopic, in which she was played by Claire Danes.
  19. Flannery

    • Origin:

      Irish

    • Meaning:

      "descendant of Flannghal"

    • Description:

      Flann variation that's most familiar as the name of writer Flannery O'Connor. It derives from the Irish surname Ó Flannghaile, meaning "descendant of Flannghal".
  20. Quintana

    • Origin:

      Spanish

    • Meaning:

      "the fifth girl"

    • Description:

      Mexican place-name famously used by Joan Didion for her daughter, Quintana Roo.