Adventurous Names for Girls
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Some bold, brilliant, and out-there choices for a more daring baby namer.
- Romy
Origin:
Diminutive of Rosemary, Roma, Romana, Romilly etc.Description:
Austrian actress Romy Schneider seemed to be the singular bearer of this international nickname name until it found new style currency in the past decade, entering the US Top 1000 for the first time ever in 2024.
- Valencia
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"brave, strong"Description:
This lovely orange-scented Spanish place-name would make an inventive namesake for an Aunt Valerie.
- Sistine
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
Sylvester Stallone used Sistine, the name of the Vatican chapel, the site of Michelangelo's magnificent frescoed ceiling, for one of his daughters -- an imaginative choice.
- Vevina
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"sweet lady"Description:
This unusual name found in Scottish poetry would make a distinctive Gaelic pick.
- Clemency
Origin:
English feminine variation of Clement, LatinMeaning:
"mild, merciful"Description:
One of the rarest of virtue names, Clemency could come back along with the more familiar Puritan virtue names such as Hope and Faith. It has a rhythmic three-syllable sound, and offers a more virtuous alternative to the more popular Clementine.
- Cinnabar
Origin:
Word name, English from GreekMeaning:
"deep red mineral"Description:
Associated with a vivid red-orange-colored lacquer, would make a more than distinctive color-related choice.
- Sevilla
Origin:
Spanish place-nameDescription:
This legendary Andalusian city, according to myth founded by Hercules, is an undiscovered baby name destination.
- Mallorca
Origin:
Spanish place-nameDescription:
Trendy Spanish island makes for trendy girls' name.
- Madeira
Origin:
Place-name, PortugueseMeaning:
"wood"Description:
Madeira is an off-beat place name, notably appearing on the map as an island off Morocco, famous for its Madeira wine. Also the name of a city in Ohio (named for John Madeira, a 19th century landowner), it is additionally associated with a tributary of the Amazon River and an English cake.
Derived from Portuguese, Madeira means "wood": a name chosen for the island by Portuguese settlers in the 15th century, in reference to its forests.
- Lumi
- Ruhamah
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