Word Names Nerd Names By Romy Marylou Amber

Midnight

English, word name

A mystical word name, most often reserved for black cats, Midnight conjures up darkness and the liminal space between the end of one day and the beginning of the next. It has seen some use as a baby…

Mountain

Nature name

Mountain names such as Everest and Denali are being used more frequently, but Mountain itself was unknown until Hunger Games star Jena Malone used it as a middle name for her son Ode Mountain. And…

Nike

Greek

"victory"

Cool goddess name, but you might need to brace yourself for lots of sneaker jokes, depending on where you live.

Pepper

English, Sanskrit

"berry"

More popularly used for girls, this peppy word name has been worn by football player Pepper Johnson (born Thomas and given the childhood nickname for sprinkling pepper on his cereal) and appears in…