Perkin sounds a bit Hobbit-ish as a full name, but it might make a good honor name or nickname for a boy called Peter.

A very common name in Catalonia, in the northeast of Spain, in no small part because it translates as "peace" in the Catalan tongue. Alec and HIlaria Baldwin used it as one of the middle names for their son Eduardo.

This name relates to Oisin, a famous ancient Irish poet, the son of Finn MacCool.

A Charlotte nickname heard much more often in Britain than here — American parents might prefer Charlie or Lottie.

Originally a nickname, this has become a given name in Sweden, albeit rare. It's much more common as a middle, however.

One you might like for its cozy meaning, but there is that Pied Piper rat connection.

This operatic Italian name -- it appears in Mozart's "The Magic Flute" -- is a more unusual route to the nickname Pam/Pammy.

Sounds a bit like an Australian airline.

Feels like a hybrid. Better go for Edith or Evelyn.

Feeny and its alternative spelling Feeney have several origins in Irish. They are anglicised forms of the surnames Ó Fiannaidhe (descendant of Fiannaidhe, meaning warrior), and Ó Fidhne (descendant of Fidhne, from the word for tree or wood). Feeny is also a place name in Northern Ireland, meaning "the woods. Although many Irish surnames are in style, like Keegan and Sullivan, this is one you've probably never met on a person before.

Could work for a blended Japanese-Irish family.

Panya is a Russian diminutive that sounds a tad feminine to the Western sensibility.

An unusual and appealing Scottish family name that would work as well for a girl as a boy.

Anima is a name that could work in so many languages, blessed as it is with easy spelling and pronunciation. It works equally well in the East and in the West, as its roots can either come from Latin, where it means "soul", or from Sanskrit, where it means "minute, tiny".

Gwenno originated as a diminutive of Gwenllian, Gwynhwyfar or Gwendolen, but it is increasingly being bestowed as a full name, with between 10 and 20 births a year in England & Wales. Musician Gwenno (full name Gwenno Mererid Saunders) is a famous bearer.

Friendly-sounding name with big "Sweeney Todd" downside.

Aydan has been a popular alternate spellings of Aidan, though it has been declining in usage since 2008. While 106 boys were still given the name in 2024, this was less than half the number it was given to a decade earlier in 2014 when it was chosen for 239 boys.

Well-used in Japan, this name refers to the suzu, a tiny metal bell often placed in a silk charm bag and attached to a girl's undergarment so that a lovely tinkling sound is heard as she moves, and originally thought to frighten demons.

Famke was introduced to this country via Dutch-born actress Famke Janssen, but is not likely to appeal to many American parents.