Unusual Baby Names
35 Unusual names with meanings, U.S. popularity, and audio pronunciation on every page.
Explore 35 baby names with a unusual feel. Every name links to a full page with its sourced meaning, origin, popularity chart, famous bearers, and a clear audio pronunciation. Names are listed most-popular first.
Unusual Girl Names
Clione#2036 in the U.S.Clione may extend Clio, the Greek muse of history, from 'kleos' (glory, fame), or be a modern c▶Ukari#6471 in the U.S.Ukari reads as a modern coinage. Its sound has been linked variously to African names and to Ja▶Menorah#11828 in the U.S.From the Hebrew menorah, 'lamp; lampstand' — the seven-branched lampstand that is a central sym▶Rous#11917 in the U.S.A short, unusual name: an English surname Rous (from Old French rous, 'red; red-haired') and, s▶Culture#12416 in the U.S.The English word culture (from Latin cultura, 'a tending, cultivation'), used directly as a nam▶Dim#12468 in the U.S.A very short, unusual name, most likely a clip of Dima, Dimitra, or a similar Dim- name. As a s▶Cetera#13481 in the U.S.Cetera is a rare word-name drawn from the Latin cetera, meaning the rest or the remaining thing▶British#13729 in the U.S.The ordinary English adjective British, 'of Britain; of the Britons,' pressed into rare use as ▶Calais#13744 in the U.S.From Calais, the French port on the Strait of Dover — a place name of ancient Gaulish root whos▶Canary#13757 in the U.S.The English word for the small yellow songbird, itself named for the Canary Islands — which the▶Cynai#13816 in the U.S.A modern American coinage built on the -nai ending heard in Janai and Zanai, with a stylish Cy-▶Keior#14321 in the U.S.A modern American coinage on the Kei- pattern with an unusual -or ending. It has no documented ▶Mahloni#14490 in the U.S.A modern coinage echoing Mahlon (a Hebrew biblical name) and Maloni, with a soft -oni ending. A▶Magenta#16707 in the U.S.From the color magenta, a vivid pinkish-purple dye named in 1859 after the Battle of Magenta (a▶Emmaus#17360 in the U.S.From Emmaus, the village near Jerusalem where, in the Gospel of Luke, the risen Jesus appeared ▶Zoeth#17646 in the U.S.A rare modern name echoing Zoe ('life', Greek) and the obscure biblical Zoheth; as this spellin▶Laverda#18824 in the U.S.A modern coinage whose -verd- middle echoes the Romance word verde ('green'), paired with names▶Shelah#20027 in the U.S.Shelah appears in the Hebrew Bible as a personal name, borne by a son of Judah, and as a place ▶AtoneA modern name that reads as the English word atone ('to make amends; reconcile'), and to some a▶CovenThe English word coven, 'a gathering or assembly (traditionally of witches),' from Latin conven▶JremeA modern trimmed respelling of Jeremy, from the Hebrew Yirmeyahu (Jeremiah), 'the Lord will exa▶LeiomiA modern coinage whose sound echoes Naomi ('pleasantness,' Hebrew) and the Lei-/Leilani family.▶MyoamiA modern coinage whose sound brushes place-name Miami and the Maya/Amaya family. No documented ▶NaimoraA modern coinage with no documented etymology, its sound brushing Naima and Mora/Zamora. Given ▶SypherA modern respelling of the English word Cipher ('a code; a zero'), which traces through Latin a▶TarareddyThis entry combines the given name Tara (Sanskrit, 'star'; a revered goddess in Hindu and Buddh▶TigrisFrom the name of the Tigris River of ancient Mesopotamia, which comes to us through Greek and i▶
Unusual Boy Names
Unknown#3199 in the U.S.Not known or identified; an administrative placeholder used as a given name▶Veto#5722 in the U.S.Veto is the Latin word veto, literally 'I forbid,' the formal power to block a decision. As a r▶Elver#7013 in the U.S.A modern name and Spanish surname, also the English word for a young eel; as a first name its r▶Early#7917 in the U.S.Early is the plain English word, and also an English surname (variously explained from Old Engl▶Brown#8349 in the U.S.Brown is the English colour word, and one of the most common surnames in the English-speaking w▶Harvard#10044 in the U.S.Harvard is an English surname, generally traced to an Old English or Old Norse personal name in▶Dominus#11245 in the U.S.From the Latin dominus, 'lord; master; head of the household' — the root behind Dominic. As a g▶OsierOsier is the English word, taken from French osier, for a willow whose long flexible shoots are▶
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Popular Unusual baby names include Clione, Unknown, Veto, Ukari, Elver, Early. Each page has the meaning, popularity, and an audio pronunciation.
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