Supermodel Names
- Arlenis
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Arlenis Sosa, the hot young supermodel from the Dominican Republic, is popularizing this lovely and unusual choice, related to Arlen or Arlene.
- Abény
Origin:
Variation of Abeni, YorubaMeaning:
"we prayed for her and she arrived"Description:
Variation of the West African name Abeni, borne by the South Sudanese-Australian model Abény Nhial.
- Achol
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"second born"Description:
Achol is an African name that usually means more specifically, "second born after the first child dies," making it a name often used for rainbow babies. Achol Ayor is a South Sudanese model.
- Sun
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"good, kind, virtuous"Description:
A simple and appealing unisex Korean name with many possible meanings, depending on the hanja characters used. Coincides with the English word "sun", which is a nice bonus.
- Christie
Origin:
English diminutive of Christina, GreekMeaning:
"a Christian"Description:
One of the coolest girls in the class of '73, still cute but not quite as youthful.
- Akuol
Origin:
Feminization of Kuol, African fruit nameDescription:
The feminine form of Kuol — the name of a bitter African fruit. Akuol Deng Atem is a South Sudanese model.
- América
Origin:
Variation of America, place nameDescription:
The name America is given to around 100 baby girls each year, mostly within the Hispanic and Latin American communities. The national charts do not record diacritical marks like accents, but at least some of those baby girls spell their names with one. Model América González is among them.
- Tatjana
Origin:
German, Finnish, Estonian, Slovene, Croatian, SerbianMeaning:
"from Latin family name"Description:
Tatjana is an interesting twist on an already uncommon name, borne by German-born supermodel Tatjana Patitz. Note that as j is pronounced as y in German, the name is spoken just like sisters Tatiana and Tatyana.
- Egle
Origin:
Slavic, meaning unknownDescription:
One supermodel name--that of the Lithuanian Egle Tvirbutaite--which is far from as beautiful to American ears as she is.
- Hutton
Origin:
English, Scottish surnameMeaning:
"ridge enclosure"Description:
Hunter is gaining favor among girls, as is Sutton. For those in search of something less common, surname-style Hutton might just be the one. Nine girls were given the name in a recent year, compared to 52 boys.
- Frederique
Origin:
French feminine form of FredericMeaning:
"peace ruler"Description:
Frederique, the soigne name of Dutch-born model Frederique Van der Wal, is a lot more sophisticated than the dated MONIQUE. Still, as feminine forms of the Fred names go, we prefer the Italian Federica or the distant Spanish cousin Fernanda.
- Quannah
Origin:
Native American, ComancheMeaning:
"fragrant"Description:
Model and activist Quannah Chasinghorse has Hän Gwich’in and Oglala Lakota ancestry, but her name originally comes from the Comanche Nation. In Comanche, kwana means "odor" or "smell". A famous male bearer was Quanah Parker, a Comanche war leader.
- Serafima
Origin:
Spanish variation of Serafina, HebrewDescription:
Would certainly be misconstrued as SERAFINA, adding a lot of confusion to a little girl's life.
- Iekeliene
Origin:
DutchDescription:
Dutch model Iekeliene Stange is a famous bearer of this one-of-a-kind name. Its meaning is unknown, but it may be a combo name formed from Ieke + the common suffix -liene.
- Raynara
Origin:
Variation of Rainara, Brazilian, meaning unknownDescription:
A spelling variation of the uniquely Brazilian name Rainara. Raynara Negrine is an up-and-coming Brazilian model.
- Tindi
Origin:
Mexican, meaning unknownDescription:
Tindi Mar is a young Mexican model and climate activist with a one-of-a-kind name. Names that end in I are at the height of fashion right now, and Tindi has real potential.
- Blésnya
Origin:
Angolan, meaning unknownDescription:
This unique name is best known as that of Angolan model Blésnya Minher.
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