unique and invented international names

By Chels27olympic · Updated May 2023

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This is is a list of unique underused international names from around the world and invented names that I think would make great baby names

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Esmeray
Turkish
"dark moon"
Lovers of Esme and Ayla might also like this beautiful Turkish name, with its mysterious, moonstruck meaning. The last syllable sounds like "rye", rather than with ray. A notable bearer was Esmeray…
Kainoa
Hawaiian
"the namesake; sea of freedom"
Intriguing Hawaiian option that combines the sounds two popular boy names—Kai and Noah — but is in a name in its own right, not a newly created compound name — and is pronounced just slightly…
Courtland
Dutch
"short land"
Courtland, with its added U, is an English form of the Dutch habitational surname Cortlandt. Cortlandt was a village near modern-day Wijk bij Duurstede, Netherlands. Its name was derived from the…
Akiko
Japanese
"bright child"
This popular Japanese name has many various meanings (bright, clear, autumn), depending on the combination of kanji used to spell it. The final element is the character ko, meaning "child", which…
Brenin
Welsh
"king"
A Welsh take on the trend for royalty names, which a few parents in Wales have started to use in recent years.
Sedna
Native American, Inuit
"goddess of the sea"
The name of the Inuit goddess of the sea, marine animals, and the underworld. There is also a dwarf planet in the outer solar system called 90377 Sedna, discovered in 2003 and named after the goddess…
Ardashir
Avias
Zorikai
EmiKai
Adarian
Aarre
Artagan
Breccan
Irish
"freckled, speckled"
This Irish name of a saint from the Isle of Aran also appears in myth and fantasy fiction, giving it an intriguing, mystical air. Some modern parents are attempting to update the spelling, as in the…
Ariav
Calem
Ardavanshir
JayaKai
Beowen
Mavias

unique and invented international names

About this list

The names

Esmeray

Kainoa

Courtland

Akiko

Brenin

Sedna

Ardashir

Avias

Zorikai

EmiKai

Adarian

Aarre

Artagan

Breccan

Ariav

Calem

Ardavanshir

JayaKai

Beowen

Mavias