Girl Names Ending in T

Dark and enigmatic. A baby named Night would follow in the African tradition of day naming—naming a child based on the day of the week, time of day, or season in which he or she was born.

Even among the range of blue names on the current baby naming palette -- Blue itself, Azure, Cerulean, Teal, Aqua, Cyan, Indigo -- Cobalt remains the most unusual.

This alternative spelling of Harriet has always ranked in the England top 1000, reaching as high as the top 50 in the late 1800s. The extra T changes nothing about the pronunciation but adds a little flair and balances out the double R's in the middle of the name.

Shulamit--which has a variety of different spellings--is a serious-sounding Old Testament name that appears in the Song of Songs. Its common nickname is Shula, which is sometimes used on its own. Toni Morrison used the sleeker variation Sula in one of her novels.

One of the few versions of Elizabeth that hasn't translated here.

Feminine form of Cian, a name from Irish legend.

Valiant is an inspirational word name that can work for a child of any gender, though the six babies given this name last year were all boys.

The female form of Nolawi, this Ethiopian name implies "God is my shepherd" as its meaning.

Russell has gone away, but the more feminine Russet may move in to take his place.

Would make an unexpected middle name for a baby born at dusk.

A fresh nature name — Bluet is a dainty, low-growing plant with small, light blue flowers — that feels like a mix of jazzy word-name Blue and trendy surname Truett.

The African tradition of day naming—giving a child a name inspired by the day, time, or season in which they were born—has become attractive to Western parents as word names increase in use. Midnight is a relatively new addition to the pool—it was used as a middle name by Nicole Richie and Joel Madden for their son in 2009.

A maternal goddess in Egyptian mythology, Hesat is often depicted as a cow and was said to provide humanity with milk.

Fresh and witty word name.

Cachet is one of those word names -- Cliché is the most egregious example -- that sounds lovely but seems slightly ridiculous when taken literally.

Ronit is only used on girls in Israel, but last year in the US it was given to more male than female babies.

It feels like a slenderized modern version, but Jennet actually has deep roots. Could this plucky name rescue Janet and Jenny from their datedness?