Girl's Names For Boys

Calm

Word name

A modern virtue name, particularly desirable in this pressure-cooker world.

Camber

English from Latin

"curved inwards"

Part Cameron, part Amber, Camber may be a new name but it feels right for our times. As a word, camber means a slightly arched surface.

Caraway

Nature name

An edible plant used in seed and spice form.

Caro

Italian

"dear"

The meaning is endearing, but it also feels uncomfortably like a short form for Caroline. Its artistic reference is British sculptor Anthony Caro.

Cas

Short form of Casper, Persian

"Imperial"

This short-but-strong name is popular for boys in The Netherlands. While Cass is usually a female name in the U.S., it feels just as right for boys.

Celeste

Latin

"heavenly"

Although now almost exclusively feminine in the English-speaking world, Celeste (or Céleste in France) is traditionally a unisex name in Italy and France. It Italy, it was more popular for males…

Celsian

Mineral name

"feldspar"

Conifer

Tree name from Latin

"cone-bearing"