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By wintersrabbit · Updated April 2023
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Medieval variation of Esther, Persian
"star"
The disgraced heroine of The Scarlet Letter 's name, after long neglect, just might have a chance at revival, following in the wake of sister-name Esther. We've characterized her elsewhere as an…
Word name
"fate"
The next Destiny? Kismet seems like it might be fated for increased use.
Luciliano is an elaborate and melodious masculine name with Latin roots, likely derived from the Roman name Lucilius or Lucillus, diminutives of Lucius meaning "light" or "illumination." This ornate…
German
"war"
An ancient German saint's name – and most famously the name of Harry Potter's snowy owl – but the combination of "head" plus "wig" feels a little too literal in English.
Celtic
"chieftain"
Melvina ranked in the Top 1000 for over 65 years in the US, coinciding to a large extent with the years its much more popular masculine counterpart Melvin ranked in the Top 100. Today, Melvin is…
Modern invented name
You're so vain, I bet you think this name is about you.
Greek
"night"
Variant spelling of Nyx, the name of the Greek goddess of the night. It also coincides with the English word " nix , a corruption of German nichts "nothing".
"agreement, concord"
One Greek mythological name -- she was the goddess of order -- not yet embraced by American parents.
