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German form of Maurice
"dark-skinned"
The unusual-to-the-English-ear Moritz is a Top 25 name in Austria and a form of Maurice or Morris, which are modern variations of the ancient Roman Maurus. There were several early saints named…
Irish
"little dark one"
Kiernan Shipka, aka Sally Draper on Mad Men , brings this Irish surname into the girls' column. And, like Kieran and Tierney and Tiernan, it's one of the perfectly unisex baby names . Only 14 girls…
Sanskrit
"dark, black, blue"
Shyam is one of the alternate names of Hindu God Krishna.
Latin
"silver coin"
Japanese, Native American
"stork; night"
A funkier version of Coco that may be more appealing if you have Japanese or Native American heritage. Koko comes from the Blackfoot tribe, native to what is now Montana and Alberta, Canada.
English, Dutch, German
"gray, black; hare"
An androgynous alternative to Hazel, Hayes, and Hayden, Hazen is predominantly used for boys at the moment, though it has been given to a handful of girls since the 2000s. Hazen is a variation of the…
Arabic
"journey of the night"
Isra is a gender-neutral Arabic name. The name of a chapter of the Quran, it refers to the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Jerusalem.
"night"
Nishika has been used sporadically in the US since 1986. It's related to the Sanskrit name Nisha, which peaked in the US in the 1980s. Both have night-related meanings. The Nishika N8000 is a camera…
"dark, dusty"
A much fresher Ty name than Tyler or Tyson.
African, Mwera
"black cloth"
Energetic choice that bounces off the tongue.
"dark eyed"
A jaunty offshoot of Sullivan, Sully will be associated by kids with the beloved character in the Pixar animated film Monsters, Inc . Rare for a girl, but with a cool surnamey style and echoes of…
Yiddish
"dark, black"
Popular name in Israel, worth considering for a dark-haired daughter with a bit of a bohemian cast.
English
"black brook"
Somewhat dashing surname, but with serious teasing potential.
"black well or stream"
Dark.
Blakelee is a modern masculine name that combines the traditional surname 'Blake' (meaning 'dark' or 'black-haired' in Old English) with the popular '-lee' suffix. This fusion creates a contemporary…
English surname
"dark wood or clearing"
Blakeley is one of the many -ley ending surnames that is being adopted as a first name, taking the 80s unisex darling Blake into the new millennium.
English surname and place name
"white or dark"
Variant of Blake, borne by the great jazz drummer Art Blakey.
Variation of Blake or Black
Blaque is a clever -- or should we say qlever -- spelling variation of either the androgynous surname-name Blake, as in Gossip Girl Lively, or Black, as in the color name. Either way, we prefer the…
Romanian
"black"
In Shakespeare's The Tempest , Caliban is the name of the deformed son of a witch: not the greatest literary reference for a child. But Caliban does have an appealing international-yet-accessible…
