Wonderful Word Names
- Future
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
A forward-looking word name.
- Maison
Origin:
French word nameMeaning:
"house"Description:
Mason with a French accent. It first entered the US Top 1000 in 2012, and it will likely hang on for as long as its brother-in-spelling-variations, Mayson.
- Night
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
An ubercool and mysterious name, brought to you by director M. Night Shyamalan.
- Essence
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Heavily perfumed word name that peaked a few years ago.
- Marvel
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Marvel, now a character name in The Hunger Games series, was a miracle name of yesterday, on the girls' Social Security list until 1941 and reaching a high of 487 at the turn of the last century, when Marva was also in style.
- Remember
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
No one will ever forget it. But Remember as a name came over on the Mayflower, so it has deep history as well as modern potential.
- Bamboo
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Word nameDescription:
Bamboo is a plant name that you might want to save for the zoo's name-the-panda contest. It was used for a starbaby in 2000, though, the rapper Big Boi.
- Davenport
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
This old-time name for a sofa would not be comfortable as a baby name.
- Cap
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English word nameDescription:
The lead character of the Captain America movies, played by Chris Evans, is occasionally called Cap, short for "captain," but even he has a real name. (Steve Rogers, ICYC)
- Cub
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
This cute-as-a-button name conjures playful lion and bear cubs rolling around in long grass. If cute baby names are what you're after, Cub should be on your list.
- Glimmer
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Glimmer is shimmery but a little too showy, as is Glitter, a character on a TV sitcom-- while Glimmer appears in The Hunger Games.
- Merry
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"lighthearted, happy"Description:
She'd better be. Merry is one of the classic names for Christmas babies.
- Shade
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Nice sound, but double meaning -- shady glen or shady character.
- Sincere
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
We are more than a bit surprised this name is as used as it is.
- Truth
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
True has become an accepted first and middle name; Truth makes an even stronger statement. And with nearly 150 baby boys named Truth in the US in the most recent year counted, as many as were named Ross, the word name is edging up on the Top 1000.
- Bliss
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"intense happiness"Description:
If you use this for a boy, it had better be a family name, hidden away in the middle.
- Cage
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Gage we get. Cade we get. But Cage? Not really, and yet, it was given to about two dozen baby boys in one recent year.
- Day
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
A bright and optimistic middle name choice.
- Ivory
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Extremely attractive color name chosen by some African-American families for its reference to the West African Ivory Coast; more commonly used for girls.
- Harbor
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
We've seen Haven take off as a nouveau girls' name; Harbor could follow in its wake.