Word Names - Master List

Answer

English word name

"answer"

An implied spiritual meaning makes this a plausible new name.

Dancer

English word name

"someone who dances"

A word name that's appealing when applied to a person boogying or doing ballet; a different story in the context of Santa's reindeer.

Camera

English word name

"an optical instrument used to capture and store images or videos"

The late tennis great Arthur Ashe (whose wife was a photographer) pioneered word names when he used this for his daughter. It would make an interesting first or middle name possibility for parents…

Secret

English word name

"kept from knowledge or view"

Mysterious. In 2016, 13 baby girls in the United States were given this unusual word name -- at least according to the Social Security Administration. We can't help but suspect that some of those…

Feather

Word name

Feather, though it was used for a character in a Walter Mosley novel, seems too light and fluttery for a real-life girl.

Cayenne

Word name, English from Tupi

"pepper"

Spicy.