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Millet is an uncommon masculine name with origins as an occupational surname. Historically, it referred to someone who grew or worked with millet grain. The name derives from the Old French 'milet'…
Word name or short form of Ignacio
Not unless you want your son to grow up to be just like a wacky Jack Black character.
English
"tower, stockade"
Peel may seem at first like a cool name, until you consider the inevitable teasing. A peel was a tower that sheltered humans and animals against attack, though these days it's better known as the…
English nature name
Rice is really stretching the nature name boundary to its outer edges. But you may want to take it that far.
Japanese
"great (or eldest) son"
An energetic Japanese name that would make for an on-trend choice in the English-speaking world. Especially appropriate for a first-born son.
Word name
Not even for Brandy's twin brother.
Fruit name
A very unique fruit name heard more often on peachy-colored dogs than on baby girls.
Word name, English from Spanish and Portuguese
"banana"
Banana is one fruity name we wouldn't recommend. Pick Plum instead. There is a Japanese novelist whose pen name is Banana Yoshimoto--birth name Mahoko.
Brownie is an uncommon feminine name derived from the English word for the small chocolate dessert or from the color brown. As a name, it has a sweet, endearing quality with a touch of whimsy and…
Nature name
"earth apple"
A daisy-esque flower, although chamomile is much more commonly associated with the tea that's made from it.
Spanish
"little one"
As a term of endearment, maybe, but not as a proper name, where it would practically demand the refrain "Banana."
Word name, English from Greek
"cinnamon"
A sweet and rare spice name, which made its first and only appearance on the US baby name charts in 1969 — the year Neil Young's song "Cinnamon Girl" was released.
Color and food name
Do everyone a favor and spell it Coco, an up-and-coming choice.
"cookie"
Cookie is most often used as a dog name, and it should stay that way.
Fig was the unlikely name of a beautiful character in Curtis Sittenfeld's Man of My Dreams . It could make a playful middle name or a sparky nickname for the likes of Philippa, Fiona, Felicity, and…
