Unique baby names and meanings
by Monica Beyer for SheKnows.com | |
Finding a unique baby name for your baby boy or girl can be a daunting task -- picking the perfect name, combining it with the last name and getting input from everyone around you. It is particularly difficult if you want your child to stand out from all the other Johns and Janes. Here is a list of unique baby names to help you along your very important task of naming your beautiful new baby.
Perhaps you don't want your child to be one of a number of kids who have the same name in her kindergarten class, or maybe you grew up with a popular name and always longed for a name that was a little more different than what everyone else had. You also may be choosing a popular or family name for a first name, but are wanting to pair it with a unique middle name.
Coming up with a memorable baby name can sometimes be a challenge because often a unique name can come across as unpronounceable or, on the other hand, can be difficult to spell. Sometimes there is a fine line between being an individual and opening your child to teasing, so here is a collection of unique baby boy and baby girl names (with their meanings) that will hopefully be inspiring, individual and special while not being too unusual. Some even come from our own English vocabulary, from nature or have been used as names for decades.
Unique baby girl names
Aleta: Winged
Amity: Friendship, harmony
Aria: A tune for a single voice with instrumental accompaniment
Avalon: Island from the Arthurian legend, famous for its apples
Betony: This is a common name for a plant that yields gorgeous purple flowers.
Daelyn: Small valley
Diantha: Modern blend of Diana, which means divine huntress and Anthea, which is a flower
Fallon: Descended from a ruler
Jennyver: White wave
Kiba: Protected
Oriana: Blonde
Pascale: Born at Easter
Perrin: Feminine form of Peter, which in turn means rock
Reveka: Captivating
Solaine: Dignified
Umbra: Darkest point of a shadow
Xyris: Beautiful yellow-flowering plant
Zenith: The point in the heavens directly above you
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Unique baby boy names
Axiom: Self-evident truth
Berrin: Bear
Chroma: Intensity or purity of a color
Daxton: This is a reference to the French town Dax
Fain: Joyful
Granger: Farmer
Madrigal: A type of Italian musical composition dating from the Renaissance, featuring voices unaccompanied by instruments
Marston: From the farm by the pool, or the town by the marsh
Morrow: A shortened form of "tomorrow"
Motega: New arrow
Nealon: Champion
Rexton: Variant of Rex, which means lord, king or chieftan
Rowan: This name can be used for a boy or a girl and means little red head
Seldon: From the willow valley
Severin: Stern
Tabbart: Brilliant
Taro: Big boy
Varden: From the green hill
Welkin: The sky
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You can see that there are many sources for unique names to choose from when you are searching for that perfect baby name. Don't be afraid to journey outside of the expected when you pick your child's name. And if you expect some resistance from friends or family members regarding your name choice, you might keep the name a "surprise" until the big day -- it's a lot harder to object to a baby's name when Varden or Solaine is there, sweet and warm and snuggly!
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