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By alyshadragonfriend · Updated July 2023
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Hebrew
"to flow down, descend"
The name from which Jordan arose, Yarden has a nice combination of river imagery and a sound connoting a garden. Like Jordan, used for both sexes.
Botanical name, English
"rough stream"
Highly unusual as a baby name for either gender, Yarrow is an herb that grows wild and has long been used for its medicinal property. It's named for the mythical Achilles, who was said to carry…
Vashon is an uncommon name with several possible origins. It may derive from Vashon Island in Washington state, which was named after British naval officer James Vashon in the 1790s. As a personal…
Latin
"life"
Deriving from the Roman cognomen Vivianus , Vivian was originally a masculine name, with Vivien being a feminine soundalike coined by Alfred Lord Tennyson for the Lady of the Lake in his famous…
German
"famous ruler"
The American child given this name of four kings of Denmark, not to mention one so similar to that of the Harry Potter archvillain Lord Voldemort, might have to pay a large emotional import tax.
Wendel is a masculine name with Germanic origins, derived from the Vandals, an ancient East Germanic tribe. The name means 'wanderer' or 'one who travels,' reflecting the nomadic nature of these…
Wulf is a masculine name with ancient Germanic roots, directly meaning 'wolf' in Old Germanic languages. This powerful, single-syllable name carries historical significance as both a standalone name…
English
"wolf power"
Most famous as one of the many middle names of Professor Dumbledore from Harry Potter , Wulfric is an earlier form of the medieval English name Ulric. It has also belonged to an 11th- century Earl of…
Urdu
"moonlight"
A strong and striking Urdu name found especially in Pakistan, with a wonderfully evocative meaning.
Igbo
"peace is great"
Udoka is an Igbo-Nigerian name derived from the word Udo, meaning peace.
Ibibio
"will, desire"
Uduak is a name from the Ibibio language, native to Southern Nigeria.
Scandinavian
"wolf"
A common Scandinavian name , but hard to imagine being used elsewhere.
Norse
"glory"
This mythological name of the Norse god of winter sounds, uh, ill.
Irish
"man from Ulster"
This name of eighteen Irish saints of the past is relatively popular in Ireland, though little known outside it.
Color name
Conjures up the rich brown colors of raw and burnt umber, but it may be too close to girls' Amber.
Slovene variation of Ulrich, German
"rich and noble heritage"
A relatively stylish choice in Slovenia, where it is the standard form of Ulrich. Unlikely to catch on in the US, where U is the least common initial. Urh is also a Slovenian place name.
Welsh
"of privileged birth"
Too close to the name of a bodily fluid.
Slavic, Serbian, and Slovenian from Hungarian
"lord"
Uroš was derived from the Hungarian root úr , meaning "lord." It is primarily used in Serbia, but ranks in the Slovenian Top 100 as well.
