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My Guilty Pleasure Names

  1. Chester

    • Origin:

      Latin

    • Meaning:

      "fortress, walled town,"

    • Description:

      Chester is a comfortable, little-used teddy-bear of a name that suddenly sounds both quirky and cuddly.
  2. Clover

    • Origin:

      Flower name, from Old English

    • Meaning:

      "key"

    • Description:

      Clover is a charming, perky choice if you want to move beyond hothouse blooms like Rose and Lily, and it's recently become a new celeb favorite, chosen by both Neal McDonough and Natasha Gregson Wagner, who used it to honor her mother, Natalie Wood, one of whose most iconic films was Inside Daisy Clover.
  3. Cosette

    • Origin:

      French literary nickname

    • Meaning:

      "little thing"

    • Description:

      Cosette is best known as the heroine of Les Miserables. In the Victor Hugo novel, Cosette was the nickname given to the girl named Euphrasie by her mother. Although Hugo invented the name, some etymologists believe it's a spin on Colette, originally a female short form of Nicolas.
  4. Cersei
    • Czeslaw
      • Daryun
        • Eleria
          • Ellaria
            • Fryderyk

              • Origin:

                Polish, from German

              • Meaning:

                "peaceful ruler"

              • Description:

                The Polish form of Frederick.
            • Flis
              • Harlow

                • Origin:

                  English surname

                • Meaning:

                  "rock hill or army hill"

                • Description:

                  Jean Harlow (born Harlean Carpenter), the original platinum blonde bombshell, was a symbol of 1930s glamour, a factor that first Patricia Arquette and then Nicole Richie and Joel Madden probably had in mind when they gave their daughters the distinctive surname name Harlow.
              • Ignacy

                • Description:

                  Ignacy is the Polish form of the Latin name Ignatius, deriving from the Roman family name Egnatius, possibly meaning 'fiery' or 'ardent.' The name gained popularity among Christians through St. Ignatius of Loyola, the 16th-century founder of the Jesuit order. In Poland, Ignacy has remained consistently popular throughout the centuries, experiencing a revival in recent decades as parents return to traditional names. The diminutive forms include Ignaś and Ignuś. While primarily used in Poland and other Slavic countries, it has international variants such as Ignatius (English), Ignazio (Italian), and Ignace (French).
              • Ireland

                • Origin:

                  Place name

                • Description:

                  Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin put Ireland on the map when they chose it as a first for their daughter, saying that geographic names were a family tradition. And it seems they were a bit ahead of the curve (or trendsetting)—Ireland has been among the fastest-rising names of recent years. Other Irish place names include Shannon, Kerry, Galway, and Dublin.
              • Jacek

                • Origin:

                  Polish, from Greek

                • Meaning:

                  "hyacinth"

                • Description:

                  This Polish name comes from the Greek Hyacinthos, through the older Polish form, Jacenty. Jacek's pronunciation may be unintuitive to those unfamiliar with Slavic languages, but no one can deny the appeal of its unique snappy sound and sweet floral meaning.
              • Jamy

                • Description:

                  Jamy is a masculine name that serves as a variation of Jamie, which itself originated as a diminutive of James. With Hebrew roots, James means "supplanter" and has been one of the most enduring masculine names throughout Western history. This particular spelling gives the classic name a more distinctive appearance while maintaining its familiar pronunciation. While less common than Jamie or James, Jamy offers a slightly unique twist that sets it apart without seeming too unusual. The name carries the warm, friendly associations of Jamie but with an individualistic touch. It has seen modest usage in English-speaking countries but never reached high levels of popularity, making it an uncommon but recognizable choice for boys.

              • Jethro

                • Origin:

                  Hebrew

                • Meaning:

                  "excellence"

                • Description:

                  Jethro, though the biblical father-in-law of Moses, has suffered for a long time from a Beverly Hillbilly image, but some really adventurous parents might consider updating and urbanizing it and transitioning it into the hip o-ending category.
              • Kisa

                • Origin:

                  "cat"

                • Meaning:

                  "cat"
              • Korra
                • Lech

                  • Origin:

                    Polish

                  • Meaning:

                    "a Pole"

                  • Description:

                    Lech (brother of Czech and Rus) was the mythical father of the Poles, and also the name of the Polish worker-president Lech Walesa, but it still isn't a name that travels well.
                • Lillabeth