Adjective Names

Moroccan is a name newly minted by Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon for their newborn twin son. Meaning a person who lives in Morocco, Moroccan was used by the couple as a nod to the Moroccan Room in Carey's Manhattan apartment, where Cannon proposed to the singer. Place-name Morocco is another choice for either sex, as is music name Maraca.

Bright and glowing name, perfect for a baby who arrived on a sunny day.

A striking word name for either gender. It's a safer choice when used as a middle name.

If you want to give your child the gift of...gab.

A sixties-style name that might work best as a middle.

Hallow is a word meaning sacred or holy. As the root word for Halloween (orginally All Hallows' Eve), this name might be an evocative choice for a baby born on or near October 31st. It could work well for either a boy or a girl and offers the nicknames Hal and Halley.

Honor-related names are climbing in popularity, such as Honesty, Honor, and now Honest.

A big name to bestow upon a baby, but in line with word names that are becoming increasingly fashionable, such as Legend and Royal.

A modern virtue name, particularly desirable in this pressure-cooker world.

For more exciting options with the same meaning, try Jolie, Marini, or Reiko.

This English word name meaning bright, clever, talented, and radiant, may be a lot to live up to. Brilliant would make a unique and offbeat virtue name for a parent with big dreams for their little one.

Solo is a singular word name with special meaning for Star Wars fans. Equally appropriate for girls and boys, it works especially well in the middle.

Wise is a lovely virtue to bestow upon a baby, as seen through the increasingly popular unisex choice Sage. Wise would make for a perfect middle name with the one-syllable flow.

A warm and positive English word name, used by the Puritans for both sexes but now given to only around a dozen baby girls each year.

Notorious debuted on the charts for boys in 1995, at the height of The Notorious B.I.G.'s career.

Maybe if you're planning to have only one child -- and iffy even then.

In 2014, six little girls in the US were given the name Starlit. Starlit has a sweeter meaning than the similar Starlet, and a better ring than Starlight.