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Classic Baby Names with a Twist

  1. Christiana

    • Origin:

      Latin feminization of Christian, Greek from Latin

    • Meaning:

      "follower of Christ"

    • Description:

      Not cutting edge, but still graceful and feminine.
  2. Gracen

    • Origin:

      Elaboration of Grace, virtue name

    • Description:

      Grace, meet Grayson. The stylish classic girls' name Grace -- it's in the Top 20 -- and the trendy boys' name Grayson or Greyson, a member of the Jason-Mason-Cason club, combine to create the girls' name Gracen. For a little girl, we'd stop at Grace.
  3. Tereza

    • Origin:

      Portuguese, Czech, and Romanian variation of Theresa

    • Meaning:

      "to harvest"

    • Description:

      A favorite in Brazil, with the z adding extra zest.
  4. Ceil

    • Origin:

      Short form of Cecilia or Celia

    • Meaning:

      "blind or heavenly"

    • Description:

      With the growing popularity of Celia and Cecilia, this vintage canasta-playing nickname name could be due for a comeback.
  5. Chas

    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Charles, French from German

    • Meaning:

      "free man"

    • Description:

      Retro nickname for Charles that has the potential for revival, a la Hal, Ike, and Gus.
  6. Jennica

    • Origin:

      Compound name, from Jenifer and Jessica

    • Meaning:

      "bright white to behold"

    • Description:

      Two past favorites blended into one, but Jennica has never made the US Top 1000.
  7. Xoana

    • Origin:

      Galician variation of Jane, English

    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"

    • Description:

      Juana with an X factor.
  8. Federica

    • Origin:

      Italian, feminine variation of Frederick, German

    • Meaning:

      "peaceful ruler"

    • Description:

      Federica is the Latin version of Frederica, one of those formerly stuffy female names -- think Josephine and Eleanor -- that feels fresh and elegant again. And Federica has more energy without that first r.
  9. Devorah

    • Origin:

      Hebrew

    • Meaning:

      "bee"

    • Description:

      The Biblical name of a great prophet and judge who helped organize an army and effect a major victory over the Canaanites. Sounds much fresher than the Anglicized Deborah.