Art, Music, and Science

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  1. Acacia
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "thorny"
    • Description:

      Acacia is an attractive, rarely used Greek flower name enhanced by its popular beginning-and-ending-with 'a'-construct, and is gradually beginning to catch on as a new member of the stylish girl names starting with A.
  2. Alizarin
    • Alouette
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "lark"
      • Description:

        Alouette is a sweet Gallic twist in the stylish bird name genre made familiar via the charming French children's song, Alouette, gentile alouette.
    • Altair
      • Origin:

        Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "falcon"
      • Description:

        The eleventh brightest star in the sky has a celestial feel, but also could be the name of a commercial airline.
    • Amadeo
      • Origin:

        Italian
      • Meaning:

        "lover of God"
      • Description:

        Amadeo and Amedeo are both valid Italian forms of the Roman Amadeus, most famous as the middle name of the composer Mozart as well as the title of a movie about him. Mozart's name was actually the Greek Theophilus, but he transformed it to the Latin version. Amadeo is also used in Spain, where it was the name of a 19th century king who was born in Italy.
    • Amarante
      • Artemisia
        • Origin:

          Greek, variation of Artemis
        • Description:

          You might think Artemisia is the feminine form of the name, but in fact the original Artemis is feminine too, the name of the Greek mythological goddess of the moon. Artemisia Gentileschi was an esteemed Italian Baroque painter, unusual in an era when not many women were acknowledged. Artemisia is also a genus of plants which include sagebrush and tarragon.
      • Azalea
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "azalea, a flower"
        • Description:

          Azalea is one of the fresher flower names, along with Zinnia and Lilac, that are new to the name bouquet — in fact, it entered the Social Security list for the first time in 2012. So if Lily and Rose are too tame for you, consider this brilliant pink springtime blossom with a touch of the unusual that has been growing in popularity.
      • Aldebaran
        • Blue
          • Origin:

            Color name
          • Description:

            Among the coolest of the cool color names, particularly popular with celebs as a unisex middle name.
        • Burgundy
          • Origin:

            French place-name; also color name
          • Description:

            Ron Burgundy was Will Ferrell's fictional helmet-haired newsman, but this color name is much more suited to a girl.
        • Cadence
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "rhythm, beat"
          • Description:

            The musical word name Cadence, seemed to come out of nowhere to zoom up the charts; it rose over 700 spots between 2002 and 2004, and showed up in the Top 200 in 2007. It's gone down in the popular names list since then, though. Some might see it as a feminine relative of the popular Caden. Kadence and Kaydence are also rising.
        • Camelia
          • Origin:

            Romanian and Spanish form of Camellia
          • Meaning:

            "camellia flower"
          • Description:

            A floral name, used in Romania and popular in Moldova too. Camellia is the English form, while Camélia is used in France. The flower itself is named after botanist George Josef Kamel.
        • Cayenne
          • Origin:

            Word name
          • Description:

            Spicy.
        • Cecily
          • Origin:

            Feminine variation of Cecil
          • Meaning:

            "blind"
          • Description:

            Cecily is as dainty as a lace handkerchief. Cecily has a wide assortment of namesakes. One Cecily was the mother of King Richard III, whose beauty gained her the title "the Rose of Raby," Cecily Parsley is a Beatrix Potter bunny, Cecily Cardew is a character in The Importance of Being Earnest, and the author of the Gossip Girl books is Cecily von Ziegesar.
        • Cello
          • Origin:

            Word name
          • Description:

            If Viola is a credible girl's name, why not the mellow Cello for a boy.
        • Cobalt
          • Origin:

            Color and nature name
          • Description:

            Even among the range of blue names on the current baby naming palette -- Blue itself, Azure, Cerulean, Teal, Aqua, Cyan, Indigo -- Cobalt remains the most unusual, not to mention the most masculine.
        • Cyan
          • Origin:

            Color name
          • Description:

            Cyan is an attractive color names, but for a girl, better go all the way to Cyane, the name of a Sicilian nymph who lived in a blue pool.
        • Celandine
          • Coriander