Unique Names Ive Met

Mitt

Nickname for Milton

"settlement with a mill"

If you'd like to name your baby after Gov. Romney, Mitt isn't it: his birth name is Willard. Mitt is an inherited nickname from Milton Romney, a favorite cousin of his father's who was a Chicago…

Moroni

Italian surname or Mormon

"son of Mauro; our lord"

Moroni isn't heard very often these days, probably because the first five letters have strong teasing potential. It's a common Italian surname meaning "son of Mauro," but its use as a first name is…

Rodolf

Rodolf is a traditional masculine name that represents an older spelling variant of Rudolf or Rudolph. It derives from Germanic elements meaning "fame" (hrod) and "wolf" (wulf), combining to signify…

Talmage

Variation of Talmadge, English surname

"pouch, mask"

This particular spelling of Talmadge is strongly linked to James E. Talmage, an English chemist and early leader of the LDS Church. The majority of babies named Talmage are born in Utah.

Tevis

Tevis is a masculine name with Scottish and Hebrew origins. Derived either from the Scottish surname Tevis, a variant of Davis (meaning 'beloved'), or potentially from a Hebrew root meaning 'twin,'…

Verl

Verl is a masculine name with Germanic origins, likely a shortened form of names containing the element 'ver-' meaning 'true' or 'faithful.' It may also be related to the German word 'Perle' meaning…

Éamonn

Éamonn is a masculine Irish name, the Gaelic equivalent of Edmund, which has Germanic origins meaning 'wealthy protector' (from 'ead' meaning wealth and 'mund' meaning protection). The distinctive…