Unusual, Rare, and Unique Baby Names · Nature, Place and Word Names · Unisex Baby Names
Unique Word Names for Babies
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Fresco
Italian
"fresh; decorative mural"
A fresh artistic option with a lively sound.
Jive
English
"dance"
Lullaby
English word name
"a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for children"
This unusual word name means a song sung to put infants to sleep, from the components lull as in calm and by as in goodbye. While it's not on record as being used for any actual babies in the US,…
Madrigal
Latin
"song for unaccompanied voices"
Madrigal might be a pretty and highly distinctive choice for a child of a musical family--or for the parent looking for a less conventional path to the nickname Maddie than Madeline or Madison .…
Novel
English from Latin
"new"
A literary twist on rising star Nova, derived from the same Latin word.
Rondeau
French
"verse form"
A fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds, three stanzas and 13 lines.
Sonata
Music name
Undiscovered musical form melodious enough to be a hit on the name charts.
Stanza
Italian
"poetic verse"
Triolet
French
"short verse poem"
Aeolian
Greek
"of or arising from the wind"
Alpenglow
German, “the rosy light of the setting or rising sun on high mountains”
Apricity
Latin
"the warmth of the sun in winter"
Part-April, part-Felicity, but with the wonderfully whimsical feel of Serendipity. Apricity debuted in the US charts for the first time in 2022.
Daystar
English
"a planet visible in the east just before sunrise; (poetic) the sun"
Elysian
Latin from Greek
"of Elysium; blissful"
The Elysian Fields of Greek mythology was the home of the afterlife for the blessed. As spiritual names and mythological names continue to rise, Elysian is a name to watch.
Luminary
French
"a person who inspires or influences others; a natural light-giving body"
Meridian
Latin
"midday / pinnacle"
In geography, a meridian is a line drawn around the curve of the Earth between the North and South Poles. The term comes from Latin meridianus, meaning "pertaining to midday", and the association…
Moonglade
English
"the bright reflection of moonlight on water"
Hopestill
English word name
An off-beat Puritan era virtue name with a bright, optimistic meaning. Hopestill has occasionally been used as a unisex name, such as in the case of missionary Hopestill Pillow or builder Hopestill…
Hopestill
English word name
An off-beat Puritan era virtue name with a bright, optimistic meaning. Hopestill has occasionally been used as a unisex name, such as in the case of missionary Hopestill Pillow or builder Hopestill…
Nepenthe
Greek
"a poetic drug said to banish sorrow from a person's mind"