Gemini Names
- Jacaranda
Origin:
Spanish, Portuguese, Tupi-Guarani flower nameMeaning:
"fragrant"Description:
Distinctive and charming nature name that blends elements of Jacqueline and Amanda.
- Beech
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"beech tree"Description:
If you prefer the woods to the ocean, you'll want to name your son (or daughter) Beech instead of Beach.
- Tomlin
- Karasi
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"life and wisdom"Description:
This pretty African girls' name has not one but two admirable meanings.
- Rivers
- Breeze
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Most will see this as a refreshing middle name possibility, but Bristol Palin baby daddy Levi Johnston used it as a first name for his new daughter, Breeze Beretta.
- Ulan
Origin:
SudanMeaning:
"firstborn twin"Description:
Straightforward and attractive choice that would be ideal for a twin son.
- Kehinde
Origin:
YorubaMeaning:
"second-born of twins or one who falls behind"Description:
This African name, which derives from the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria, is used for both girls and boys -- but in the US, its most notable bearer is (male) artist Kehinde Wiley. Wiley, who paints brown- and black-skinned people in the style of European Old Masters, was born in Los Angeles of an African-American mother and a Yoruba father and was also a twin, thus his name. An attractive and creative choice for either gender.
- Maso
Origin:
Italian, diminutive of TomassoMeaning:
"twin"Description:
Appealing, lively, and distinctive.
- Tadita
Origin:
Native American, OmahaMeaning:
"to the wind"Description:
Feminissima.
- Gemella
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"twin"Description:
A pretty possibility for a Gemini girl.
- Yeats
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"the gates"Description:
Admirers of the haunting works of esteemed Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats might consider this, especially as a middle name.
- Jumelle
Origin:
French word nameMeaning:
"twin or binoculars"Description:
The French word for "twin," often used to refer to items found in pairs. Its plural form, jumelles, is the word for binoculars.
- Chamois
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"soft leather, yellowish-brown"Description:
Pronounced sham-me, this color and word name is soft and appealing.
- Patzi
Origin:
Native American, OmahaMeaning:
"yellow bird"Description:
Though unrelated, this would probably be taken as a fanciful spelling of Patsy.
- Coro
Origin:
Native AmericanMeaning:
"wind"Description:
A place name from Venezuela believed to come from an indigenous word for wind, this can make an innovative choice for a child of either sex.
- Ochre
Origin:
Greek, EnglishMeaning:
"pale yellow"Description:
Ochre is an exceedingly rare name, found only a few times since the nineteenth century, and not showing up in any current data. Yet it means much the same thing as popular Sienna (another clay coloured with iron oxide) and sounds similar to fashionable Oakley. A strong earthy nature name that is both unusual and evocative.
- Nashota
Origin:
Native AmericanMeaning:
"twin"Description:
Highly unusual possibility for a twin girl.
- Scirocco
Origin:
Italian, from ArabicMeaning:
"warm wind"Description:
A cool and breezy nature name with a stylish sound, used by Volkswagen for one of its cars.
- Sunglow
Origin:
Color nameDescription:
A warm and sunny shade of yellow.