Names That Mean Person

Has a fresh occupational name feel, combined with old-fashioned Currier & Ives charm.

Typically spelled Sébastienne in France, where it briefly charted in the early decades of the 20th century. Sebastiënne is the Dutch variation.

Actress Gates McFadden proves this surname can work just as well for girls as boys. It joins an impressive lineup of celebrity babies with similar names, including Hillary Duff's Banks and Emma Roberts' Rhodes. Gates is also famously the surname of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft.

Dynamo is not a baby name....yet. But with word names on the rise, especially those with strong and uplifting meanings, Dynamo has serious possibilities. The o ending makes it on trend. And it makes a great gender-neutral middle name.

Accessible and attractive Yoruba name that would be one-of-a-kind in the US.

At one time, the surname Poole denoted someone who lived near a pool. Not in the chlorinated sense — pool was another word for pond.

The ultimate aspirational word name.