Curse the Gods

  1. Kamilla
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian; Hungarian; Russian, variation of Camilla
    • Description:

      Kamilla is the usual spelling of Camilla throughout Scandinavia and in Finland, Hungary, Iceland, and Greenland. Kamma is an appealing short form.
  2. Kayla
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "laurel, crown"
    • Description:

      Kayla is a modern invented name that emerged in the late 1950s. Despite its similarity to the name Michaela, Kayla most likely began as a combination of the then-popular name Kay and -la suffix. Alternatively, it may be a variation of the Yiddish name Kaila, which derived from the Hebrew name Kelila. Kayla can also be considered an Anglicization of the Gaelic surname MacCaollaidhe or MacCathail.
  3. Keahi
    • Origin:

      Hawaiian
    • Meaning:

      "flames"
    • Description:

      Hawaiian names are having a moment, and this one, despite its strong meaning, is relatively undiscovered. The pronunciation may not be immediately obvious, but it didn't hurt Keanu Reeves.
  4. Kelly
    • Origin:

      Irish
    • Meaning:

      "war"
    • Description:

      Once the quintessential bouncy teenager name, Kelly helped launch the trend of unisex Irish names . But it now takes a backseat to more substantial surname names like Kennedy.
  5. Keros
    • Leila
      • Origin:

        Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "night"
      • Description:

        Leila was popularized in the West by the poet Byron, who used it in his poem Don Juan for a ten-year-old Turkish girl. Leila also appears as a fairy in the Gilbert & Sullivan comic opera Iolanthe.
    • Liesl
      • Origin:

        German diminutive of Elizabeth
      • Meaning:

        "pledged to God"
      • Description:

        Sweet but sleek, and distinctive, Liesl is an old German nickname-name for Elisabeth. It might have once seemed inextricably tied to to its country of origin, but now, like Elsa, Enzo, Saoirse, Freya, Soren, and Heidi, it leans more towards being international and European chic.
    • Linnaea
      • Lumi
        • Origin:

          Finnish
        • Meaning:

          "snow"
        • Description:

          Lumi may be a rare girls' name in the USA and England, but it comes in the Top 50 in Finland, where it means snow. Given the popularity of Winter, Holly, Ivy and many other wintery-christmassy names, we think that short and spunky Lumi definitely has potential for greater usage outside its home country as one of the more unusual names for Christmas babies.
      • Magdalene
        • Origin:

          Spelling variation of Magdalen
        • Meaning:

          "woman from Magdala or high tower"
        • Description:

          This name made famous in the New Testament has gone from crusty grandma to sleek and chic in recent years, or is it months? The name's image is perhaps helped by the fact that Mary Magdalene was one of the most intriguing women inthe Bible, both a saint and a sinner.
      • Max
        • Origin:

          English and German diminutive of Maximilian or Maxwell
        • Meaning:

          "greatest"
        • Description:

          Max was derived from Maximilian, a Latin name that originated from the Roman family name Maximus. The character name Max in the children's classic Where the Wild Things Are had an impact on baby namers. Max is a widely used name internationally.
      • Morgan
        • Origin:

          Welsh
        • Meaning:

          "sea-born, sea-song or sea-circle"
        • Description:

          Morgan, once split evenly between the sexes, is a strong and attractive Welsh favorite, still a common boys’ name in Wales. Morgan is now more often a girls' name in the U.S. – about 2000 girls were given the name in one recent year, vs. 362 boys – though it's one of the most traditional unisex choices. Morgan was actually a Top 200 pick for boys in Victorian Britain!
      • Mstislav
        • Nichole
          • Nerezza
            • Nnenne
              • Paz
                • Origin:

                  Hebrew; Spanish
                • Meaning:

                  "gold; peace"
                • Description:

                  Paz is an appealing Spanish name meaning "peace", derived from the Latin "pax". It's usually feminine in Spanish, but could also make an interesting literary choice for a boy, honoring the writer Octavio Paz.
              • Regina
                • Origin:

                  Latin
                • Meaning:

                  "queen"
                • Description:

                  A classic name with regal elegance--Queen Victoria, like other queens, had Regina appended to her name. She was a Top 100 name in the 1960s.
              • Sam
                • Origin:

                  English, diminutive of Samuel
                • Meaning:

                  "told by God"
                • Description:

                  Sam has long been used on its own for boys, as accepted standing by itself as it is as a short form of Samuel. Straightforward and down-to-earth, Sam is the name of the son of the co-stars of The Americans, Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys. Sam is one of the most popular names that start with S in the Western world, ranking higher in several European countries than it does in the US, where it's trended downward since the 19th century, though it's always been in the Top 1000.
              • Serafina
                • Origin:

                  Italian and Spanish variation of Seraphina
                • Meaning:

                  "ardent"
                • Description:

                  Serafina is a name so lovely it's worthy of an angel. But the more stylish spelling today is Seraphina.