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Onyx
Word name
"gem stone; claw, nail"
Unlike Pearl and Ruby and more like Jasper, this gem name works well as a boys name. With its strong final X, it feels similar to Alex, Phoenix, Jax, and Rex, while the shiny black quality of the…
Chrysanthos
Greek
Meaning "golden flower", this name was borne by a semi-legendary 3rd century saint.
Crisant
Evergreen
English
"always green"
Fairweather
English
"good weather"
A sunny-sounding surname or an adjective meaning "only when the going's good" – as in, a fairweather friend .
Frisson
Hawks
Ilex
Latin
"holly; holm oak"
The Latin name for the holly (or the holm oak) tree would make an interesting nature-inspired alternative to Alex and Felix.
Light
Word name
A shimmering day name, with a bit of hippie residue.
Meadowlark
Bird name
Meadowlark Lemon, known as the "Clown Prince" of the Harlem Globetrotters, played professional basketball for an astonishing 40 years. Lemon's original name was Meadow, as was his father's and his…
Moonglade
English
"the bright reflection of moonlight on water"
Nix
Greek
"night"
Variant spelling of Nyx, the name of the Greek goddess of the night. It also coincides with the English word " nix , a corruption of German nichts "nothing". Nix would fit right in with names like…
Nocturne
Peregrine
Wren
English
"small bird"
Wren may not be as time-honored a bird name choice as Robin or even Lark, but it's more fashionable and fresh, with a gentle and earthy vibe. Given to just a handful of children a decade ago, in 2024…
Wind
Zephyr
Calyx
Botanical name from Latin
"chalice"
A cup-shaped flowerhead in botany, which could lead to the super cool nickname Cal.
Anemone
Flower name; Greek
"daughter of the wind"
Anemone is a floral name that relates to the ancient Greek myth of the famous love story of Aphrodite and Adonis, in which Aphrodite transforms her wounded lover's blood into a flower, the crimson…
Astra
Latin
"stars"
A starry-eyed, intergalactic name, far rarer than Stella or Esther. It's attached both to a comic book character and to Princess Astra on "Doctor Who".