Names That Mean New

Following a custom among scholars in Renaissance Germany, Neander is the classical form of the surname Newman. But the bullies at school are sure to call him Neanderthal.

For sailors or jazz lovers. Or smokers of menthol cigarettes.

A literary twist on rising star Nova, derived from the same Latin word.

Surname choice that's neither new nor bold. Newbold was the middle name of Edith Wharton.

Some will see this as spirited, others stuffy. The protagonist of the Edith Wharton novel The Age of Innocence was a popular and successful lawyer named Newbold Archer.

A name only a bully could love.

Babies recorded as Novarae in the US data (there were 15 of them in 2022) may spell their names Nova Rae or Nova-Rae in real life – spaces and punctuation aren't recorded. Either way, it's a cool modern compound name with a futuristic feel.

This handsome Ethiopian boy name is both easy to say and spell, but is also distinct and unique. Haddis feels on trend, along with Harris, Ellis, and similar names.