A - Z All My Favorite Names

Bride

Irish

"strength or exalted one"

Technically a pet form of Brigid and very commonly heard in Ireland, but pronunciation problems complicate Bride as a name choice in America.

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…

Alchemy

Latin word name

"a medieval chemical science"

One of the most extreme of the new word names, recommended only to the most mystical-minded parents. Actor Lance Henriksen spelled his daughter's name Alchamy.

Answer

English word name

"answer"

An implied spiritual meaning makes this a plausible new name.

Maeby

Diminutive of Mae

Maeby sprang into the modern consciousness via the cult TV favorite Arrested Development , in which the appealing teen character Maeby's name is a nickname for Mae. It's also a homonym for Maybe,…

Mocha

English, color and coffee name

Save this for your next run to Starbucks.