Baby Names So Far Out They're In

  1. Season
    • Origin:

      Latin
    • Meaning:

      "time of sowing"
    • Description:

      Winter, Summer, and Autumn are all mainstream names; this covers all bases.
  2. Basie
    • Origin:

      Scottish surname, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      Basie is a fabulous jazz name to honor the Count, whose birth name was William, the influential pianist, organist, bandleader and composer who led his band for almost fifty years.
  3. Margalo
    • Origin:

      Greek variation of Margaret
    • Meaning:

      "pearl"
    • Description:

      Margalo could make an intriguing spin on Margaret, with Margo as a nickname. The name appears in E. B. White's Stuart Little — as a bird. Margalo Gilmore (born Margaret) was a well-known British-born Broadway actress.
  4. Marais
    • Origin:

      French
    • Meaning:

      "marsh"
    • Description:

      This hip Parisian neighborhood name would make a delightful middle for a baby girl.
  5. Aroon
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "darling"
    • Description:

      There is a Hindi name for boys Aroon, for the mythic charioteer of the dawn, but for girls the name Aroon relates to the Irish word for darling. Aroon is the name of the heroine of Molly Keane's classic novel of the Anglo-Irish gentry, Good Behaviour.
  6. Wilkie
    • Origin:

      Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "resolute protection"
    • Description:

      Scottish surname-turned-nickname from William or its female equivalents. Wilkie has ranked for girls just a handful of times since US baby name records began.