The Hoarder's List of Names

Iona

Scottish place-name

This name of a small island off the coast of Scotland is trending upwards along with other I names.

Melia

Greek mythology name, diminutive of Amelia, or Hawaiian

"ash tree; honey; work; plumeria"

This is a rich, melodic shortening of the popular girls' name Amelia that can stand on its own. There are several figures in Greek myth named Melia, most notably a daughter of Oceanus. The Meliae are…

Mireya

Spanish from Latin

"admired"

A pretty and unusual path to the nickname Mira. Mira is the main character in Nobel Prize-winner Federico Mistral's poem of the same name. Mireya Moscoso was Panama's first female president.

Essence

Word name, English from Greek

"the most significant element of a thing or person"

Heavily perfumed word name that peaked a few years ago.

Nydia

Latin

"home"

Very rarely used, could provide a distinctive alternative to Lydia.

Danaë

Greek

A Greek goddess of music and poetry, Danaë has a novel yet familiar sound.

Abriana

Italian feminine variation of Abraham

"father of multitudes"

This lovely name is all but unknown outside Italy but fits perfectly in with the fashions for vowel-starting names that are elaborately feminine. Might make a distinctive alternative to Angelina or…