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Maleficent

English word name

"causing harm"

Disney turned Maleficent into a name in 1959, when it was used for the "Mistress of All Evil" in the film Sleeping Beauty . Prior to that, maleficent was a word meaning "causing harm," the antonym of…

Michelyn

Michelyn is a feminine name that represents a modern elaboration of Michelle, which itself is the French feminine form of Michael (Hebrew: 'Who is like God?'). The distinctive spelling with the…

Nachelle

Nachelle is a feminine name that appears to be a modern variation of names like Rachelle, Michelle, or possibly derived from Natalie. The name has a contemporary feel with French-inspired phonetics,…

Reignbeau

English

"rainbow"

Melodramatic wordplay name coined by actor Ving Rhames for his daughter, this could be considered a variation of "rainbow" or as a smoosh name, blending Reign and Beau, to mean "royal and beautiful".

Remember

Word name

No one will ever forget it. But Remember as a name came over on the Mayflower, so it has deep history as well as modern potential.

Riina

Diminutive of Katariina, Finnish and Estonian

"pure"

In Estonia, short-form Riina is more common than its mother name, Katariina.

Siouxsie

Modern invented name

"alternative spelling of Susie"

Familiar due to the English musician Siouxsie Sioux, singer of the 1970s-80s rock band Siouxsie and the Banshees. Apart from its complicated look, the inclusion of the Native American tribe name…