Unique Names Ive Met

Chan

Cambodian

"sweet-smelling tree"

Common Asian surname also works as a first, as with the singer Chan Marshall, also known as Cat Power (and born Charlyn).

Chardonnay

French, a dry white wine

If you're actually considering this as a name for your child, you must have had a glass too many. But it's an awesome name for a white cat .

Chastity

Virtue name, English from Latin

"chastity, pure"

One of the original so-weird-it's-cruel celebrity baby names doesn't sound quite so impossible with the resurgence of virtue names. But be charitable and choose Charity instead.

Devony

Variation of place-name Devon or invented name

Devony is a highly unusual girls' name that is occasionally found. While there were no baby girls named Devony on record in recent years, the name has been used over time for a handful of females. It…

Gay

French

"joyful"

The meaning of this word flipped from "cheerful" to "homosexual" during the twentieth century, and it's now almost certainly too loaded to sit comfortably as a baby name. Which is a shame as…