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By vivi52302 · Updated May 2023
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Latin
"lost"
A Shakespearean invention for an abandoned baby in The Winter's Tale , Perdita's sense of loss has always been off-putting to parents. But her image was somewhat resuscitated by its association with…
"apple"
This name of the Roman goddess of fruit trees is also associated with a suburban town in Southern California.
"first"
Will assure your daughter she's numero uno.
"first rose"
Primula is related to Primrose, the name and the flower, and would make a quirky yet charming (or is it charming yet quirky?) botanical name for a first daughter.
"small plum"
Most ella names are hot, but this is one that won't catch fire because of the disagreeable connotations of prunes.
"fourth"
Octavia has the numerical meaning doubled (eighth) and is much more user-friendly.
"fifth"
The feminine Quinta is virtually unused in the US, though male forms of the Roman family name Quintus, such as Quintin and Quentin, are quite popular. That may change with the emergence of comedian…
"essence"
Sounds like a fictional rank of royalty.
"the fifth"
Like Quentin, Quintin and Quintana, Quintia was once reserved for the fifth child in a family, but now would make an interesting choice for a child coming anywhere in the birth order.
The daintiest and most accessible of the many Q names for a fifth child, now used for girls situated anywhere in the birth order.
Feminine variation of Quirinus, Roman mythology name
Quirina is the feminine form of Quirinus, the name of the Sabine god of war. This is one mythological name that has not traveled to the modern world -- we've found no babies ever name Quirina or…
"to be born again"
Common French and German alternative to Renata.
"the fragrant mignonette blossom"
A town in the San Fernando Valley: slightly better than Encino or Tarzana.
"whole, healthy"
Another name for the herb sage -- which sounds younger and more modern than this version.
"time of sowing"
Winter, Summer, and Autumn are all mainstream names; this covers all bases.
French female form of Sebastian, Latin from Greek
"man of Sebastia"
Sebastiane is not a common feminization but may become more so as Sebastian achieves international popularity.
"seventh"
Name for a seventh child, back when people had them.
Latin herb name
Aromatic but also problematic.
"like a bull"
Taura is a possibility for a girl born between mid-April and mid-May, but, if a name is destiny, its meaning does suggest stubbornness. Consider Laura, Flora, or Honora instead.
"third"
Tertia—which is occasionally used in the UK, but rarely in the US, would make an unconventional but interesting possibility for the third child in a family. Terza and Terzo are lively Italian…
