This attractive Indian unisex name has a number of interesting variations with equally appealing meanings, including Manjula and Manjusha.

Variant of Ahinoam

A traditional Hebrew name with a tender meaning, Nechama comes from the Hebrew word for "consolation", "solace", or "comfort". It's a popular choice in Israel where it has ranked consistently in the Top 100 for at least a decade, while in the US, it has been quietly gaining more attention.

Spelled Najee, this was chosen by rapper LL Cool J for his son several years ago.

It's hard to find a name meaning much sweeter than Obiajulu's.

Once you get past thinking of it as a red-painted building where they keep cows and hay, has a nice plainspoken country-like feel and may make a cooler diminutive than the still-purple Barney.

Relief was a name used by the Puritans in reference to the relief of Christ. Leafy was the common nickname.

In the US, Salima is the more usual variation of this name. Salem, which might be another variation or an alternative place-name for Jerusalem, is more popular for girls as well as boys.

Rarely heard outside the Jewish community; another form is Minda.