2000+ Cat Names

Intriguing alternative that goes beyond Louisa and May, for Little Women fans.

The names from which Meja derived, including Meinhild and Magnhild, are long gone, but a Swedish singer called Meja (born Anna Pernilla Torndahl) has piqued interest in this modern derivative. Meja is now a Top 100 name in Sweden.

Brimming over with a sense of good fortune. Could make a little girl feel very lucky.

Light and delicate musical name would make an unusual choice.

A worldly and attractive choice for a child of any background. Two early New World explorers were Hernandos — de Soto and Cortés.

Possible musical tribute name to the waiflike, husky-voiced midcentury French singer who was given this last name because of her birdlike quality.

Easy (Ezekiel) Rawlins is the hard-boiled detective created by Walter Mosley.

Ikea is a down-market version of the Chanel/Tiffany/Porsche brand-name-as-first idea.

The Spanish travelling or Romani community are called Gitanos, and Gitana is the feminine word. The term evolved from the Old Spanish word egiptano "Egyptian".

Long synonymous with the American outlaw Harry Longabaugh, aka The Sundance Kid, who got his nickname from the town of Sundance, Wyoming, where he was incarcerated as a teenager. The place name Sundance was taken from the sun dance ceremony practiced by local Native American tribes.

This grandpa-esque nickname traditionally short for masculine names like Osmond, Oscar, or Oswald is starting to get traction on its' own, thanks to its cool, zippy sound. In the Top 1000 for boys in the UK and the US, 2023 saw it given to almost 600 American babies — 70 of which were girls.

There are several fine Ben-beginning boy's names, such as BENJAMIN and BENEDICT, but girls names like this and BENJAMINA don't fare as well.

A unique New Age possibility with a pleasing sound.

While Kamran is a common boys' name in Iran and Turkey, among other countries, if used in the US it will more likely be a respelling of Cameron, a unisex name which sounds exactly the same as Kamran. Due to cultural misunderstandings, we'd advise using the Kamran spelling only if you mean to select the Persian boys' name, not as a "creative" form of Cameron for either gender.

Krishna is the name of the supreme Hindu god that is still considered secular enough for mortal children and is often found in Hindu families, for both boys and girls.

At one time associated with the fictional detective Bulldog Drummond, this formal surname name does boast the cute nickname Drum.