Characters

  1. Raven
    • Origin:

      Word and animal name
    • Description:

      Bird name Raven, once a symbol of pride for both African-American and Wiccan parents, is finding new life as a superhero name. Raven Darkholme is the real name of Mystique, heroine of the X-Men films played by Jennifer Lawrence. And there is another Raven superheroine in Teen Titans. Some parents may still choose Raven to signal black pride or mystical powers or maybe even Edgar Allan Poe fandom, but we are guessing most inspiration is coming from the comics.
  2. Reveka
    • Rio
      • Origin:

        Spanish, Portuguese, Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "river or place of the cherry blossoms"
      • Description:

        Rio is one of Japan's most popular girls' names, constantly sitting in that country's Top 10. Of course, Rio may also stem from the Portuguese and Spanish word for river, and the Brazilian city Rio de Janeiro. A truly international name for a cosmopolitan baby!
    • Ryn
      • Sage
        • Origin:

          Herb name and also Latin
        • Meaning:

          "wise and knowing"
        • Description:

          A modern, multifaceted name, Sage is short, sweet, and strong. A unisex possibility, it is also a virtuous word name associated with wisdom, and a nature name linked to a fragrant herb.
      • Saylor
        • Origin:

          Surname-name or spelling variation of Sailor
        • Meaning:

          "ropemaker; dancer, acrobat; boatman"
        • Description:

          Currently in the US Top 300, Saylor finds the middle ground between the popular and unisex Taylor, and the more unexpected, wordier Sailor. In fact, it is currently used more often than either of its sound-alikes.
      • Skye
        • Origin:

          Scottish place-name
        • Description:

          The e-addition takes the name from slightly hippie-ish nature name to the place name of a picturesque island off the coast of Scotland, and for baby namers it's by far the more popular spelling.
      • Sparrow
        • Origin:

          Nature name
        • Meaning:

          "sparrow, a bird"
        • Description:

          With related choices such as Lark and Phoenix gaining popularity, why not Sparrow? Though it's usually thought of as a female name, Nicole Richie and Joel Madden chose it for their son.
      • Spirit
        • Origin:

          English word name
        • Meaning:

          " a supernatural being or essence"
        • Description:

          Spiritual word names are becoming more and more popular – think Peace, Bodhi, Zen and Psalm – and Spirit is among the rarer options, given to a couple dozen baby girls each year in the US. It's the name of the horse in the kids' TV show Spirit.
      • Teagan
        • Origin:

          Irish or Welsh
        • Meaning:

          "little poet or fair"
        • Description:

          As Meghan/Megan and Reagan/Regan show signs of wilting, along comes Teagan to take up the slack: definitely one to consider. The vast majority of American babies named Teagan are now girls. A variant spelling is Teaghan.
      • Tanamai
        • Wren
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "small bird"
          • Description:

            Wren, a lilting songbird name, could be the next Robin. Wren entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2012 and is among the new wave of popular English names for girls.
        • Wynter
          • Origin:

            Spelling variation of Winter
          • Description:

            Less month, more trendy, more times needing to spell it to people. This spelling variation entered the Top 1000 for the first time in 2013—and doesn't appear to be going anywhere any time soon.
        • Zelda
          • Origin:

            Diminutive of Griselda
          • Meaning:

            "gray fighting maid"
          • Description:

            Classified as an early beauty, Zelda has long and often been used as such for characters in books and films. Since 1986, Zelda has been a prime Nintendo name, as in the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess.