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Heather
English botanical name
"small shrub"
This flower name was one of the most popular in her class in the seventies and eighties, a fact reflected in the 1989 movie Heathers , in which every snobby girl in the high school clique bears the…
Kiran
Sanskrit
"ray of light"
Though it sounds like a modern invention, Kiran is a traditional Hindu name from India; chosen for her son by actress Kelli Williams. Author Kiran Desai is a woman and this name, which bears a…
Rosey
Rosey is a charming feminine name that functions both as a diminutive of Rose and as a variant spelling of Rosie. With its floral origins, it carries the symbolism of the rose flower—beauty, love,…
Synthia
Synthia represents an alternative spelling of Cynthia, which derives from Greek mythology as an epithet of Artemis, the goddess of the moon, who was born on Mount Cynthus. This variant spelling…
Vicky
Diminutive of Victoria
"victory"
This once vivacious midcentury nickname is rarely used for modern babies.