Baby Name Meanings
By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Japanese
"devil, demon"
Nice baby name with a devilish meaning.
English from Gaelic
"water of life"
Whiskey was the name of the badass girlfriend character in Glass Onion, played by Madelyn Cline. Naming your child after any kind of alcoholic drink is not recommended.
Variation of Wrecker
"a person or thing that wrecks or damages something"
Rekker comes to us thanks to actor Cam Gigandet, who gave his son this phonetic spelling of badass word name Wrecker. Use at your own peril.
Greek
"thorny"
Kassya is a unique feminine name with potential roots in several origins. It may be a variant of Kassie or Cassie, which are diminutives of Cassandra, a Greek name meaning 'she who entangles men' or…
"thorn, prickle"
Acantha is one of the unique baby names in the stylish mythological category that also might count as a flower name. In Greek mythology, Acantha was a nymph beloved by Apollo. An unusual and…
Native American tribal name
"those who kill"
The evocative name of one of our most beautiful national parks -- yes, but also the bombastic cartoon character, Yosemite Sam.
Polish
"to dispel anger"
One of the first authentically Slavic names many Americans heard (but couldn't pronounce), via 1960s to 70s former presidential advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. Even after all these years, it is still…
"forgetfulness"
Letha is taken from Lethe, the mythological River of Oblivion. Letha now sounds as if it's missing a first syllable.
Hebrew
"failing, pining"
A rare Biblical name, perhaps due to its slightly gloomy meaning, Chilion was one of Naomi's two sons, referred to alongside his brother Mahlon (meaning "sickly"), the husband of Ruth. He was married…
African, Ashanti
"chubby baby"
Kessie is cute but slight.
Pashto
"sad, grieved"
This name has a hauntingly appropriate meaning for its most famous bearer, Pakistani women and children's right activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner, Malala Yousefzai. The name itself is derived…
Word name
"casino"
Debuted in 2020, when it was used for six baby boys. All the same, gambling isn't an appropriate theme for a baby name.
Variation of Caliber, English word name
"ability level; diameter of a gun barrel"
Spelling it with a K doesn't do much to separate Kaliber from Caliber's violent image.
"middle"
Mythological princess who killed her kids. Eternal no-no.
Scottish
"settlement on infertile land"
All names ending in ville are in nowheresville.
French
"crumb"
Originally used as a diminutive of Marguerite, this French term of endearment is super-rare as a given name in France, but could make for a sweet alternative to Mia in English-speaking countries. A…
English
"dead sea"
Other kids might see a teasible connection to mortician or mortuary. Mortimer is an English family name used a few generations ago as an Anglicization of Moses; it was Walt Disney's original choice…
"daffodil"
This Greek flower and mythological choice doesn't make it into the pantheon of possibilities because of its association with narcissism. But narcissa is December's flower of the month, so Narcissa…
