Adjective Names

Nick Cannon use this, well, powerful name for his daughter, born in 2020. It joins the ranks of other strong adjective baby names, such as Noble, Epic, Sovereign, and Brave.

An admirable quality to impart; Pleasant was used by Charles Dickens in Our Mutual Friend and in modern times is known via American Girl dolls creator Pleasant Rowland.

An offbeat virtue name that would make for an uplifting, joyful middle name.

As Ireland becomes fashionable as a place name, bouncing on and off of the US girls charts thanks to Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin choosing it for their daughter, some parents may start to consider the adjective form Irish.

This light and cheerful word name conjured up imagery of breezy days at the beach, kids flying kites, or wind blowing through the trees — all lovely associations to have.

A positive word name given to a dozen or so baby girls per year.

A handful of baby girls are named Awesome each year, and they better be.

Tobey Maguire added this name to the pool in 2006 when he used it as the middle name for his daughter Ruby. It's best kept to the middle.

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

Remarkable Pettibone was a self-important housekeeper in James Fenimore Cooper's The Pioneers. Such names were not uncommon in early America, with such choices as Remember and Experience showing up in the records along with Puritan virtue names such as Chastity and Patience.

Too much pressure to put on a child.

Many parents are seeking a strong name--well there's no denying that Strong fits that bill.

A big name for a little baby, but one that fits in with trending names like Legend and Royal.

Upstanding to a fault.

A fashionable name that would fit in with cousins Chanel or Dior. Referring to the business of designing, making and selling fashionable custom-made clothing and strongly associated with the chic city of Paris, Couture has a strong feeling of luxury and style.

Lyric is a name given to over 1000 boys and girls each year in the US. Could the more feminine Lyrical (given to only 20 girls each year) become more popular as parents look to find less common alternatives to this musical name?

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

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.