Wonderful Word Names for Babies

Far-fetched, but friends can always call him Phil.

A word that's been used, very infrequently, as a name for hundreds of years. Interesting sound and meaning.

Cool, musical modern choice, especially as a middle name.

Royalty is a super-hot name for girls, but there's no reason it can't be used for boys too. In fact it is, but only about 5 percent of the time, making it one of those unisex names whose usage is tipped so far toward one gender that it isn't truly unisex. But still, English words are usually not intrinsically gendered so Royalty is perfectly appropriate for boys as well as girls and is one of the fastest-rising unisex names.

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

While nature names, even those of fierce animals and mountain peaks, are used for children these days, architectural features like this somehow seem a bit cold.

North and West are easier on the ear, but this works fine if it has some significance for your family. Could be lengthened to Easton.

Upstanding to a fault.

Cool and casual, a la humorist Ring (born Ringgold. ) Lardner.

Blunt. Stick to Hunter.

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

But what happens when Jeune grows vieille.

Kicker could be a great name for a cheeky kid, along the lines of Cricker, Striker or Becker. In literature the term Kicker is used to describe the twist or turn in a story.

A bold word name choice for the intrepid baby namer who hopes her son will face the world with a sense of discovery.

Explorer is one occupational name destined to seek and find greater things.

Your daughter will like this better at twenty than she will at fifty.

Along the same lines as Fable or Madrigal, Parable is a cute choice for literary families. It might also be considered as a pseudo-biblical name, given the fame of the Biblical parables.

Gives the message that you want your daughter to keep her eye on the prize.

Modern virtue name, playing on the word "tough".

Name that makes a strong philosophical statement -- but might ironically be a lot for a child to carry.