Pacific Northwest

Arbor

Latin

"tree"

Arbor is a quirky nature name with holiday vibes.

Ladd

English

"manservant, young man"

Seems like a redundant name for a lad.

Sumner

English occupational name

"summoner"

Billionaire Sumner Redstone, the nonagenarian owner of CBS and Viacom, practically has a monopoly on his first name — for now. But Hunter, Asher, and Ryder have ushered in a major vogue "-er" names,…

Hawthorn

Spelling variation of Hawthorne

The version with the e at the end relates to novelist Nathaniel, so that may be the one most parents attracted to this unusual name would choose. Hawthorn nudges it toward the nature category:…

Powell

English, Welsh "alert; son of Howell"

"alert; son of Howell"

Powerful surname choice with many distinguished bearers, fresher sounding than Parker.

Tabor

Hebrew; Hungarian

"a height; encampment"

In the Bible, Tabor is the name of the mountain that stood on the border between northern and southern Israel. This biblical place name is similar to the Hungarian name Tibor.

Cully

Irish, English, Scottish

"descendent of the wolf warrior; holly; colony; from Cully; dove"

A last name as a first name that also has the feel of nicknames like Sully and Cole, Cully could derive from an anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Colla. Meaning "descendent of Colla", Colla…

Fern

English

"plant name"

A fresh, green, rising nature name for girls that would make a cool possibility for a baby boy as well. It has ranked in the US Top 1000 for boys a handful of times since naming records began.