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Sini
Finnish or Sanskrit
"blue; white, fair"
A color name in two languages. As a Finnish word name, Sini is a fancy way to say "blue". In India, it means "white" or "fair".
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Tau
Indigenous Australian or Tswana, Sotho
"dusk, twilight; lion"
Tau, which rhymes with cow, is the alphabetical nickname Grimes and Elon Musk chose for their third child, Techno Mechanicus. Tau is the nineteenth letter of the Greek alphabet and a common variable…
Toby
Female diminutive of Tobias, Greek from Hebrew
"God is good"
Toby is an early unisex name with a Shakespearean pedigree; when used for a girl it retains its tomboyish quality. Fits well with the growing trend of boyish nicknames for girls -- alongside rising…
Toph
Una
Vel
Ven
Wen
Xia
Chinese dynastic name
This name of the first recorded dynasty of ancient China is short and simple enough to make a possible Asian-American alternative to Mia and Tia. British-Filipino child star Xia Vigor has invigorated…
Xi
Ye
Chinese
"leaf"
Ye is a name with a lovely meaning, which is probably just a bit short for usage outside the Chinese community. Paired with Mei, however, it could work. Ye-Mei would mean beautiful leaf, a lovely…
Yan
Yu
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Zeke
Diminutive of Ezekiel
"God strengthens"
Rarely given to baby girls, but we like the idea of it.
Zhen
Chinese
"a treasure"
A striking choice, but might possibly be taken for Jen.
Zest
Isra
Arabic
"nocturnal journey"
An Arabic name with a powerful and alluring meaning, in Islamic tradition, Isra refers to one part of the Night Journey that the Prophet Muhammad, in which he led other prophets such as Ibrahim, Isa,…
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