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sarahbearx
By sarahbearx
Updated Thu Jan 01 1970
  1. Andrea

    • Origin:

      Feminine variation of Andrew, Greek

    • Meaning:

      "strong and manly"

    • Description:

      Andrea — a feminine form of Andrew (and a male name in several European cultures) — comes with a good selection of pronunciations — ANN-dree-a, AHN-dree-a, or ahn-DRAY-a — each with a slightly different image: girl next door/slightly affected/downright mysterious
  2. Ayla

    • Origin:

      Hebrew, or Turkish

    • Meaning:

      "oak tree, or halo, moonlight"

    • Description:

      Bright, fresh, and sunny, Ayla is a fashionable choice for girls. Reminiscent of other trending names such as Layla, Isla, and Ava, Ayla has recently found its place in the Top 100.
  3. Audyance
    • Blue

      • Origin:

        Color name

      • Description:

        Among the coolest of the cool color names, particularly popular with celebs as a unisex middle name.
    • Brittney

      • Origin:

        Variation of Brittany, English name of the French region Bretagne, meaning 'from Briton'

      • Description:

        While all spellings of these name are off their popularity peak, Brittney gained some recent notice as the name of the American basketball player arrested in Russian, Brittney Griner.
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      • Caitlin

        • Origin:

          Irish variation of Catherine

        • Meaning:

          "pure"

        • Description:

          An Irish and Welsh form of Catherine, Caitlin was a boom name of the eighties, rocketing from obscurity (Americans first heard it via the wife of doomed poet Dylan Thomas) to the height of popularity in the space of a decade. The original name was gradually eclipsed by its myriad spelling variations -- Katelyn and Kaitlyn both soon topping it on the popularity lists.
      • Chelsea

        • Origin:

          London and New York place-name

        • Description:

          Chelsea is still being used, with about 400 baby girls named Chelsea in the US last year. But it was much more popular a few decades ago, peaking at Number 15 in 1992.
      • Cobie

        • Description:

          Cobie is a masculine name with multiple possible origins. It could be a diminutive of Jacob (meaning "supplanter"), a variant of Coby (possibly derived from the Hebrew name Yaakov), or a nickname for names like Jacobus or James. Some sources suggest it may also have Dutch or Frisian roots. As a standalone name, Cobie remains relatively uncommon in most English-speaking countries, giving it a distinctive quality. The name gained some recognition through actress Cobie Smulders, though for her it's feminine. For boys, Cobie offers a friendly, approachable sound with the trendy '-ie' ending while maintaining a certain uniqueness that sets it apart from more common masculine names.

      • Davis

        • Origin:

          Surname derived from David, Hebrew

        • Meaning:

          "beloved"

        • Description:

          Davis is a fresh way to say David. Some sources define it as "son of David," but we see it as a surname spin on the original. While David is an everyman name, Davis has some creative edge -- and still gets you to the classic guy nickname Dave.
      • Dominic

        • Origin:

          Latin

        • Meaning:

          "belonging to the lord"

        • Description:

          Dominic comes from the Latin name Dominicus and is common in the Roman-Catholic community. In the past it has been given to boys born on Sunday—the word "Sunday" in languages including Spanish and French shares Dominic’s roots. In use in the English-speaking world since medieval times, its most famous bearer was St. Dominic, founder of the Dominican order of monks in the thirteenth century.
      • Daizee
        • Erica

          • Origin:

            Norse, feminine form of Eric

          • Meaning:

            "eternal ruler"

          • Description:

            The straightforward Erica is a Norse feminization that was long associated with the complex, mega-popular character Erica Kane, played by Susan Lucci for decades on the soap opera All My Children. Used in Scandinavia since the early eighteenth century, where it was usually spelled Erika, it was in the Top 50 girls' list in the USA in the 1970s and eighties.
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          • Felicia

            • Origin:

              Latin

            • Meaning:

              "lucky"

            • Description:

              A lacy, lucky name very popular in the Hispanic community a decade ago, less so now.
          • Fletcher

            • Origin:

              English occupational name

            • Meaning:

              "arrow-maker"

            • Description:

              Fletcher is a common surname with a touch of quirkiness; it definitely fits into the So Far Out It's In category--and moving further in all the time along with other occupational names from Parker to Forester.
          • Garnet

            • Origin:

              Jewel name, from the French

            • Meaning:

              "pomegranate"

            • Description:

              One of the jewel names in use a hundred years ago, due for revival along with sisters Ruby and Pearl.
          • Grace

            • Origin:

              English, virtue name

            • Description:

              Grace, a simple and pure virtue name which originally referred to divine grace, is a fashionable classic. In the early 2000s, it seemed headed for the Top 10 but pulled back from the upward trajectory, which you may consider a very good thing.
          • Jack

            • Origin:

              English, diminutive of John

            • Meaning:

              "God is gracious"

            • Description:

              Jack may have fallen from its Number 1 place in England, but in the US it's as popular as it was at its height in the 1920s and 1930s. A durable, cheery, everyman form of John, Jack ranks as one of the most popular boy names starting with J.
          • Jackson

            • Origin:

              English

            • Meaning:

              "son of Jack"

            • Description:

              Jackson is one of those names that's much more popular than you think, coming in near the top of our annual Playground Analysis, which ranks names by grouping all their spellings together. Last year, nearly 17,000 baby boys were named Jackson -- along Jaxon, Jaxson, Jaxxon, Jaxen, Jaxyn, Jaxsen, and Jaxsyn -- which counted together makes it the Number 3 boys' name.