A - Z All My Favorite Names

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…

Hurricane

Spanish from Native American word name

"hurricane"

Hurricane is a storm, but it's also an American name , thanks to rising tennis star Hurricane Black -- whose sister's name is Tornado. There's no reason this tempestuous choice can't work for boys…

Tundra

Geographical name

With geographical features like Savannah and Sierra and increasingly getting the baby-name treatment, could icy Tundra also see some use? It's only appeared six times on the Social Security rankings,…

Fedora

Greek variation of Theodora

Fedora is occasionally heard among the British Mayfair and Belgravia set, but we're afraid that in this country there would be too strong an association with the man's felt hat.

Sesame

Food name and word name

Poppy is the most widely-used seed name, opening the door for Sesame. While Sesame has a pretty sound, it is not often used as a name -- fewer than five baby girls were given the name in the US in…

Jammie

Jammie is a feminine name that originated as a diminutive form of James, which comes from Hebrew and means 'supplanter.' It can also be considered a spelling variation of Jamie. The name has a…