Bohemian/hippie names

  1. Gypsy
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "wanderer"
    • Description:

      Gypsy, long associated with the intellectual stripper Gypsy Rose Lee and the musical that was made about her life, was used by Drea de Matteo and Shooter Jennings as the middle name of their daughter Alabama. Be aware, however, that the word gypsy is now considered an ethnic slur when used for the Romani, or Roma, people.
  2. Indigo
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "Indian dye"
    • Description:

      Indigo is one of the most appealing and evocative of the new generation of color names. Color names have joined flower and jewel names -- in a big way -- and Indigo, a deep blue-purple dye from plants native to India, is particularly striking for both girls and boys. Indigo is the name of a character in the Ntozake Shange novel Sassafrass, Cypress & Indigo, and was used for his daughter by Lou Diamond Phillips.
  3. Indio
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "Indian"
    • Description:

      This name of a California desert town, used by Deborah Falconer and Robert Downey, Jr. for their son, makes a much livelier and more individual – not to mention more masculine – improvisation on the themes of India and Indiana.
  4. India
    • Leaf
      • Origin:

        Nature name
      • Description:

        Leaf is a hippieish choice that, for girls, still retains an evergreen quality.
    • Luna
      • Origin:

        Latin
      • Meaning:

        "moon"
      • Description:

        The name of the Roman goddess of the moon, Luna is derived straight from the Latin word for moon, luna. Luna may be the name most likely to surprise someone from an older generation by its Top 10 status in the US and its widespread international popularity.
    • Poëzie
      • Rain
        • Origin:

          Word name
        • Description:

          Among a small shower of rain-related names, this pure version can have a cool, refreshing image.
      • River
        • Origin:

          Nature name
        • Description:

          River shares the tranquil feeling of all the water names, and seems to have pretty much escaped its past strong association with River Phoenix and his unfortunate fate. Actor Joaquin Phoenix named his son with actress Rooney Mara after his brother River.
      • Sage
        • Origin:

          Herb name; Latin
        • Meaning:

          "wise"
        • Description:

          Sage is an evocatively fragrant herbal name that also connotes wisdom, giving it a double advantage. It entered the Top 1000 at about the same time for both genders in the early 1990s, but it has pulled ahead for the girls. Toni Collette named her daughter Sage Florence.
      • Serenity
        • Origin:

          Latin
        • Meaning:

          "peaceful"
        • Description:

          Peaceful, calm, and untroubled: these are qualities parents may be hoping for, either on their parenting journey or in their child’s life. The name Serenity encapsulates these hopes, conjuring up a sense of balance, composure, and ease.
      • Shalom
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "peace"
        • Description:

          Supermodel Shalom Harlow glamorized this name, which is heard as a greeting every day in Israel.
      • Shiloh
        • Origin:

          Biblical place-name, Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "tranquil"
        • Description:

          Cool meets Born Again meets Brad and Angelina, who made Shiloh an instant star when they chose it for their daughter. While Shiloh has risen from obscurity thanks to its celebrity baby use, it hasn't become a star the way brother names Maddox and Pax have. It entered the Top 1000 in 2007, one year after the birth of Ms. Jolie-Pitt.
      • Sienna
        • Origin:

          Italian color name
        • Meaning:

          "orange red"
        • Description:

          Sienna has been a Top 100 choice in England & Wales since 2005, the year after Sienna Miller's acting breakthrough in the hit movies Alfie and Layer Cake. In the US, it also got a big boost in the early noughties, before dropping slightly then rebounding to reach an all-time high in 2022.
      • Sky
        • Origin:

          Nature name
        • Description:

          Sky is an ambigender nature name that was first legitimized as the character of Sky Masterson in the 1950 musical Guys and Dolls, played in the film version by Marlon Brando. It's a name we appreciate for its clear, wide-open feel, less hippyish than others like Rainbow and Starlight, and makes an appealing middle name possibility.
      • Sonnet
        • Origin:

          English from Italian
        • Meaning:

          "little song"
        • Description:

          Could there be a more poetic name than Sonnet? Actor Forest Whitaker was inspired to choose it for his daughter.
      • Summer
        • Origin:

          Word name
        • Description:

          The temperature is definitely rising for this popular seasonal name, which began being used in the seventies, and has been heard consistently ever since.