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By edenwallace · Updated February 2023
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Cornish, diminutive of Christopher, Greek and Latin
"bearer of Christ"
Kitto updates Dad Name Christopher with a trendy o-ending short form. Use it as an honor name or an original nickname.
Welsh
"great ruler"
Meredith has been considered primarily a girl's name since the fifties, before which it was more commonly used for boys. Comic actor Jay Mohr recently named his son Meredith, which might help it…
Pascale is a masculine name of French origin, though it can also be used as a feminine name in some cultures. It derives from the Latin 'Paschalis,' meaning 'relating to Easter' or 'born at Passover…
English occupational name
"one who plays the pipes or flute"
Piper's rising popularity for girls makes it an unlikely masculine choice.
Hebrew short form of Raziah
"the Lord's secret"
Raz, like many similar names, is used for both girls and boys in modern Israel. Simple, sleek, memorable.
Word name
Slate, Stone and Steel are on the rise, so why not Shale?
English diminutive of Beatrix, Latin
"she who brings happiness; blessed"
Before Beatrice there was Beatrix, which leads naturally to the short form Trix. Trixie is a wise-cracking gum-snapping waitress but Trix is sleek and mischievous -- tricks, get it?
Color name
Conjures up the rich brown colors of raw and burnt umber, but it may be too close to girls' Amber.
Hindi
"water god"
Unusual and simple: a winning combination. But it was the name of a fifteen-thousand-ton monster in a midcentury "Godzilla" movie.
English
"blue green color"
Unusual and beautiful blue green color and name possibility, a la Cerulean.
"battle stone"
Dignified first name of poet W. H. Auden, less exposed than his currently stylish surname.
