250+ compound names for babies

Zoelle is a modern-sounding name combining the stylish Zoe, which means life, with the trendy Elle, French for "she". Could make for a zippier spin on sweet Noelle.

George R.R. Martin named lovable Game of Thrones character Samwell Tarly, Jon Snow's closest friend in the Night's Watch, after Samwise Gamgee, Frodo's companion in The Lord of the Rings. Both characters are earthy, kind and rotund.

The most famous Marykate spells her name Mary-Kate -- Mary-Kate Olsen. While this compound name has a distinctly midcentury ring, it also carries a certain Catholic girl charm.

Variant of Hannelore

Claribel improves on its mother name Clarabelle by distancing itself from the clown and the cow.

Oakwell is an English name, most often used as a surname. An alternative to the popular Oakley with a hint of cool Wells and classic Maxwell.

Oakwell is an English name, most often used as a surname. An alternative to the popular Oakley with a hint of cool Wells and classic Maxwell.

A modern smoosh name that combines two of the most fashionable name sounds of the moment.

Leodore is a modern English combination of Leo, meaning "lion", and Theodore, meaning "gift of god".

Leodore is a modern English combination of Leo, meaning "lion", and Theodore, meaning "gift of god".

Vivienna could be viewed as a Viviana variant or a combination of the names Vivian and Vienna.

An Old English name that went out of style in the 11th century, but has been brought back into style, perhaps by Edrick Lee, the Australian Rugby player. Given to 84 boys in 2023, Edrick is sometimes used as a smoosh name of Edward and Patrick or Edward and Frederick, and its spelling variant, Edric, has been used by George R.R. Martin in his A Song of Fire and Ice series.

Gwenora teeters on the line between unique gem and modern invention. But it's not a smoosh name fashioned from Gwen and Nora but an old Cornish form of Guinevere, like its much more famous sister Jennifer.

A gentle old-fashioned compound name that has never been epidemically popular, but is now almost unused.

A gentle old-fashioned compound name that has never been epidemically popular, but is now almost unused.

Sky has been a trending sound in recent years, from Skylar to Skye to Skyla. Skylette is a new one in recent years, combining the celestial first syllable with the fashionable "-ette" ending.

On one hand, this may be a twist on the unisex Emery, to make it more obviously feminine - and to make it stand out from Emery, Emory, and Emerie, which all rank in the US Top 600.

Lynn is a particularly popular suffix for combination names, dating from the days of Marilyn through Katelynn to today's Ashlyn and Brooklyn and, right, Skylynn (or Skylyn or Skylinn or Skylynne). Skylynn is probably more influenced by the trendy Skylar than by word name Sky, but Skylar itself is a variation on the Dutch Schuyler.