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Solara
English from Latin
"of the sun"
An English innovation based on Latin solaris "of the sun", or on its English cognate "solar". Toyota used it for one of its cars, and Mila Kunis played a character by the name in the 2010…
Rowella
Fictional name, possibly Cornish
A character in Winston Graham's Poldark series of historical novels set in Cornwall around the turn of the 19th century. Rowella is the rebellious sister of Morwenna Chynoweth, and the lover of her…
Apricot
Fruit name
A very unique fruit name heard more often on peachy-colored dogs than on baby girls.
Peregrine
Latin
"traveler, pilgrim"
Peregrine is considered to be an elegantly aristocratic name in England, but has never made it to the US, where it has been seen as extravagantly eccentric. In the new naming climate, though, it's…
Airi
Japanese, Finnish
"lover of jasmine; lover of pears; messenger, herald"
A multicultural choice with an airy feel, Airi is a Japanese name celebrating pears or jasmine and a Finnish name meaning "messenger", from the word airut . In Japanese, it is pronounced with three…
Wildflower
Nature and flower name
Wildflower may be the ultimate hippie name, added to the lexicon by Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden when they chose it as one of their daughter's middle names. It's generic in the way that Flora and…
Velveteen
English
"soft fabric"
A fabric name, or an unusual literary option, inspired by The Velveteen Rabbit .
Selkie
Scottish
"seal folk"
A mystical name with a watery feel to it, selkies are mythical creatures that resemble seals in the water but assume human form on land. Appearing in Scottish folklore, their name comes from the word…
Daystar
English
"a planet visible in the east just before sunrise; (poetic) the sun"
Casiphia
Hebrew
"place of the treasury"
A Biblical place name referred to by the Old Testament prophet Ezra. It may be a corruption of Caspian, or may derive from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".
Solja
Faroese
"buttercup"
The Faroese word for the buttercup, the national flower of the Islands.
Liriel
Brazilian
"lily"
Possibly a variant of Lirio, from Latin lilium .
Hellotia
Greek
"marsh"
In Greek mythology, a surname of Athena and an epithet of Europa.
Adwen
Welsh / Cornish
This is a name from ancient Britain: St Adwen was one of many fifth-century Welsh saints of whom little more is known than their name. It survives in St Adwen's Church (also known as Adwena or…
Callirrhoe
Greek
"beautiful flow"
Callirrhoe is a Greek mythological nymph and companion of Persephone. It offers nicknames Calli, Ro, Clio, and Coco.
Drosera
Greek
"dewdrops"
An obscure name from Greek mythology — Drosera was a nymph — with a quirky, ethereal meaning.
Devera
Latin
"to sweep away"
Devera was the name of a Roman goddess who protected midwives and laboring women. She would use a broom to sweep evil away, referenced in the meaning of her name.
Hersilia
Roman mythology
"dew"
Mythological Hersilia was the wife of Romulus, founder of Rome. She was later deified as Hora. The exact etymology of her name is unknown, however, possible theories include that it comes from the…
Salacia
Latin
"salt"
Salacia was the goddess of the sea in ancient Roman mythology — the divine personification of the calm, sunlit saltwater. She was also a wife of Neptune. Her name derives from sal , Latin for "salt."
Sowenna
Variation of Sowena, Cornish
"success"
Sowenna is a spelling variation of Sowena, a Cornish word meaning "success" that has recently seen use as a baby girl name.