Gone But Not Forgotten (Names kicked off the Master List after revisions)

  1. Adelia
    • Adrah
      • Arabelle
        • Blaze
          • Origin:

            English word name
          • Meaning:

            "fire"
          • Description:

            Originally a form of the saint's name Blaise, though now more likely to be a hot word name used for both sexes, though heavily weighted toward the boys. It has been in the boys' Top 1000 since the year 2000.
            br>On the pop culture side of things, Blaze Bayley is a singer and musician who has been connected to the bands Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden.
        • Blythe
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "happy, carefree"
          • Description:

            Blythe originated as a nickname for an upbeat person, coming from the Old English word bliðe, meaning "merry" or "cheerful." Today the homophone blithe shares the same meaning. Blythe was eventually adapted to a surname before it became a feminine given name.
        • Brielle
          • Cai
            • Origin:

              Vietnamese
            • Meaning:

              "feminine"
            • Description:

              Cai, as distinguished from the boys' name Kai, is international, simple, unusual.
          • Croix
            • Origin:

              French
            • Meaning:

              "cross"
            • Description:

              Pronounced "crwa", this unusual name was chosen by Cedric the Entertainer for his son.
          • Cecily
            • Dante
              • Origin:

                Latin diminutive of Durant
              • Meaning:

                "enduring"
              • Description:

                Though closely associated with the great medieval Florentine poet Dante Alighieri -- who's so famous most people skip the last name -- it's not as much of a one-man name as you might think. Heck, it's not even a one-poet name, thanks to British pre-Rapahaelite Dante Gabriel Rosetti. Though especially well used in the Italian-American community, it would make a striking name for any little boy.
            • Drucilla
              • Origin:

                Latin
              • Meaning:

                "strong"
              • Description:

                Pleasingly quaint and dainty New Testament possibility; the nickname Dru modernizes it.
            • Dashell
              • Evangeline
                • Genevieve
                  • Origin:

                    English from French
                  • Meaning:

                    "tribe woman"
                  • Description:

                    Genevieve is derived from the Germanic medieval name Genovefa, or Kenowefa, which consists of the elements kuni, meaning "kin", and wefa, meaning "woman." The medieval saint Genevieve, patroness of Paris, defended the city against Attila the Hun through her rational thinking, courage and prayer.
                • Kai
                  • Origin:

                    Hawaiian
                  • Meaning:

                    "sea"
                  • Description:

                    This appealing multi-cultural name, pronounced KYE, is beginning to be used for girls as well as boys. Among its many derivations and meanings: "sea" in Hawaiian, "forgiveness" in Japanese, "willow tree" in Navajo, "food" in Maori, and "earth" in Scandinavian. For girls, it debuted on the US Top 1000 in 2010.
                • Karis
                  • Origin:

                    Spelling variation of Carys
                  • Description:

                    This much less popular variation draws more from Karin.
                • Leandro
                  • Origin:

                    Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian variation of Leander
                  • Meaning:

                    "lion-man"
                  • Description:

                    Leandro is the Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish variant of the English name Leander. A blend of two Latin words (Leo "lion" and Andro "man"), Leandro is a name that suggests its bearer has strength and power. Despite this very masculine meaning, Leandro also has a long romantic history, beginning with the myth of Hero and Leander (Ero et Leandro in Latin) to being an important figure in the history of the beautiful Spanish city of Seville.
                • Mirabella
                  • Origin:

                    Italian variation of Mirabelle
                  • Meaning:

                    "wonderful"
                  • Description:

                    The short-lived magazine edited by former Vogue chief Grace Mirabella put this beautiful name off-limits for a while, but now it's perfectly fit to join the fashionable Bella pantheon. More distinctive than Isabella.
                • Marrah
                  • Nyla
                    • Origin:

                      Arabic
                    • Meaning:

                      "winner, one who achieves"
                    • Description:

                      This name of an ancient Egyptian princess could make a fitting choice for a bicoastal child.