Hipster Approved Baby Names

  1. Fifi
    • Origin:

      French diminutive of Josephine, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "Jehovah increases"
    • Description:

      Fifi is a perfect name -- for a French poodle. But Fifi may seem more child-friendly as names like Coco and Lulu rise. Fifi in its fluffiness also balances the seriousness of such full names as Josephine or Federica.
  2. Presley
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "priest's meadow"
    • Description:

      More universal than Elvis...and more conventionally attractive, too. Cindy Crawford used it for her son, though it's on the rise mainly for girls. The last time Presley ranked in the Top 1000 for boys was 1903, 120 years ago. Today, it's used for girls 14 times as often as for boys, mainly because of the -ley ending.
  3. Chaz
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Charles
    • Description:

      The jazziest nickname for Charles.
  4. Vegas
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "meadows"
    • Description:

      Viva Las Vegas? What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas? We think not. Maybe Vega, the name of an actual heavenly star?
  5. Edwige
    • Origin:

      French from German Hedwig
    • Meaning:

      "war"
    • Description:

      Haitian writer Edwidge Danticat highlighted this sophisticated, chignon-wearing choice for literate parents.
  6. Rand
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "living on riverbank"
    • Description:

      The new Randy -- though a bit commercial, as in Rand Corporation, Rand McNally, et al.
  7. Poesy
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "poetry"
    • Description:

      This old-fashioned word for poetry has some antiquated charm but doesn't exactly roll off the tongue.
  8. Mather
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