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Video game name
Kazooie is the bird to Banjo's bear in the Banjo-Kazooie video game series. It's hard for us to imagine Kazooie as a baby name, but Banjo is occasionally used, notably for actress Rachel Griffiths'…
Old Norse; Norwegian; Swedish; Danish
"knot"
This royal but common Scandinavian name is, in the US, linked to a single figure -- Notre Dame football coach Knute Rockne. While Rockne's name was commonly pronounced like newt, the correct…
Latrina is a feminine name that emerged in American naming patterns in the mid-20th century. The name may have developed as a variation of names like Katrina (a form of Katherine, meaning 'pure')…
Nature name
The nature boy version of the Scandinavian Leif, which actually means "heir". In the creative-naming Phoenix family, Leaf is the former name of the actor we know as Joaquin.
Polish
"a Pole"
Lech (brother of Czech and Rus) was the mythical father of the Poles, and also the name of the Polish worker-president Lech Walesa, but it still isn't a name that travels well.
English fruit name
Sour or sweet? Enough like Lennon, Leonard, and Clement to work, or best left in the fruit basket? That's up to you to decide, but Lemon has been appearing in the US charts for boys since the 1880s.…
Locker is an unusual masculine name with Germanic and English origins. Primarily known as a surname derived from occupational roots, it referred to someone who made or maintained locks, or possibly…
Mammie is a feminine name that originated as a diminutive form of 'Mama' or names containing 'Ma' sounds like Margaret, Mary, or Amelia. Popular in the southern United States during the late 19th and…
Manly is an unusual masculine name deriving from Old English, literally meaning 'masculine' or 'resembling a man.' As a given name, it emerged during the Victorian era when virtue names and…
Miximino is a masculine name of Spanish origin, representing a variant of Maximino, which itself derives from the Latin name Maximus meaning 'greatest.' This uncommonly encountered variation…
Munch is an uncommon masculine name with Scandinavian and Germanic origins, functioning primarily as a surname before occasional adoption as a given name. It likely derived from an Old Norse nickname…
Word name or short form of Ignacio
Not unless you want your son to grow up to be just like a wacky Jack Black character.
Nortan is a masculine name that appears to be a variation of the more common Norton. Both likely derive from Old English elements meaning 'north town' or 'northern settlement,' originally a surname…
Variation of Aurelius or Oriol, or English word name
"golden; spoken"
Possibly inspired by golden names, Oriol and Aurelius, or by the word oral, meaning "spoken", Oral is not one that would work in a modern English-speaking context. Too medical and too sexual, it did…
Parappa is an unusual masculine name that gained recognition through the popular 1996 PlayStation video game 'PaRappa the Rapper.' Of Japanese origin, it was created specifically for the game…
Phanie is a feminine name that functions primarily as a diminutive form of Stephanie, which derives from the Greek 'Stephanos' meaning 'crown' or 'garland.' This shortened version offers a casual,…
English
"island, dry ground in moss"
A name you would probably want to use only if it's in your family history. The first syllable moves it miles away from the softer Whitney.
Ruairidh is a traditional Scottish Gaelic masculine name, a variant of Rory. It derives from the Gaelic elements 'ruadh' meaning 'red' and 'rí' meaning 'king,' essentially translating to 'red king'…
Rube is a masculine name that originated as a diminutive form of Reuben, a Hebrew name meaning 'behold, a son'. Historically, it gained recognition in American culture as a nickname and eventually as…
Rude is an uncommon masculine name with Germanic origins, found primarily in Scandinavian countries and parts of Central Europe. Despite its potentially problematic connotations in English, the name…
