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Sanskrit
"daughter"
A pretty Sanskrit name ultimately deriving from the word for "joy" or "delight" – a lovely sentiment for a long-awaited daughter.
Ventureño Chumash, Native American
"the surf sounds loudly"
Malibu, the name of a California beach city, evokes sunshine, surfing, and glamour. With its fashionable "oo" sound — as seen in names like Luna and Ruby — Malibu is an unexplored place name worth…
Latin
"goddess"
The Latin word for "goddess" makes for a rarer, but equally stylish, spin on Thea. It may also be a short form of names such as Medea, Amadea, Dorotea or Andrea.
English
"river meadow"
A rarer spin on River or Everly, using one of the most popular name endings of the moment.
Arabic, West African
"daughter, girl"
From an Arabic word meaning "girl".
Spanish
"beautiful"
Alternative spelling of Yamileth, ultimately from Arabic Jamila.
Literature, compound of Arabella and Aminta, Greek
"loveable; unyielding + defender; unfading"
Araminta is a poetic and enchanting eighteenth-century invention with plenty of elegance and a touch of old-fashioned clunkiness. It first appeared in William Congreve's 17th century comedy The Old…
Hindi
"rising musical tune"
The name of an ascending sequence of musical notes in Hindustani classical music, meaning "rising, evolving".
Rosalea is a delicate feminine name that blends elements of Rosa (meaning "rose" in Latin) and Lea (meaning "meadow" or "pasture"). This lyrical combination creates the beautiful imagery of roses…
Arabic variation of Aynur, Turkish
"moonlight"
Ethereal name with a moony halo.
"lover of God"
Amadea is a strong and musical feminine form of Amadeus, as in Mozart. In more conservative times, Amadea might have seemed too strange for use on a contemporary baby, but by today's sensibility, it…
Igbo, Nigerian
"good thing; beautiful thing"
Derived from the Igbo elements ífé meaning "thing" and ọ́má , "good" or "beautiful."
Uzbek
"virtuous"
A relative of the Arabic Salih or Saleh, meaning "virtuous".
"sweet lady"
A smoosh name of Dulce "sweet" and Maria, a reference to the Virgin Mary. Occasionally used in Latin America.
Greek, combination of Maria and Lena or Eleni
Marialena is a "smoosh" name used in Greece, often with Maria Eleni as the official name on the birth certificate.
Jewish surname, meaning unknown
Miara is a Jewish surname that has sparingly been used as a first name since the 1990s. It is likely of Mizrahi Jewish origin — from North Africa and the Middle East — and evidence of the surname…
"lovable"
Amabella is an elaboration of Amabel, a popular medieval name. Neil Gaiman and Liane Moriarty used Amabella as a character name in their novels, The Graveyard Book and Big Little Lies , respectively.
English and Spanish
"cinnamon tree"
An attractive, sparky name which gives cute nicknames Kit, Kitty, Kitzi or Kizzy. It may be based on the Biblical Keziah, meaning "cinnamon tree".
Genie is a feminine name that originated as a diminutive form of names like Eugenia, Eugenie, or Imogene, though it's now often used independently. The name inevitably evokes connections to…
English, French
"the rose"
An unusual French surname which may have been given to someone with a rosy complexion, or a combination of the floral name Rose with the popular La- prefix. British TV personality Lauren Goodger…
