science based names

The names

• Tesla

  Slavic

  "from Thessaly"

  Tesla, the surname of Serbian inventor Nikola Tesla that has more recently been used as the brand name for an electric car, is gaining some use as a first name for girls . Exactly 100 girls were…

  

• Oxalis

• Romneya

• Lian

  Chinese

  "graceful willow"

  Could be confused with the much less captivating Leanne.

  

• Aiti

• Aizea

• Caelia

• Misae

• Cassini

• Caelum

• Cassia

  Feminine form of Cassius or Greek

  "cinnamon"

  Cassia is related to the cassia tree, which has yellow flowers and produces a spice that can be a substitute for cinnamon. Keziah, the name of Job’s daughter in the Old Testament, derives from the…

  

• Eira

  Welsh

  "snow"

  This Welsh nature name that can be pronounced exactly like the male Ira. Or, to avoid confusion, you could just name her Snow.

  

• Kirrily

  Aboriginal, Australian

  "tree bark or leaf"

  Kirrily, which rhymes with cheerily, is a name that's uniquely popular in Australia. It originated in recent decades as an elaboration of several similar names – the European Kyra or Keira, the Maori…