Film Noir Baby Names
- Jojo
Origin:
English, diminutive of Jo-beginning namesDescription:
Sprightly and engaging nickname for human, full name for pet. Author Jojo Moyes and dancer/singer Jojo Sliwa have propelled the name into the public eye.
- Barton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"from the barley settlement"Description:
More user-friendly, though less substantial, than Bartholomew.
- Gilly
Origin:
Literary nameDescription:
Gilly is a name that's popped up from time to time in different contexts: As a nickname for Gillian, for instance, and as the name of a town in Switzerland. But it's increasingly associated with Hannah Murray's character Gilly in HBO's Game of Thrones, whom Sam Tarly rescued from Craster's Keep.
- Webb
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"weaver"Description:
This pleasant single-syllable surname might be especially appealing to someone involved with the internet (and who isn't?)--even if some others might see it as a drawback.
- Dix
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"tenth"Description:
Once a birth order name, now might work as a cool x-ending nickname. But be warned that it sounds very close to an unfortunate slang term.
- Moose
- Cleve
Origin:
Diminutive of ClevelandDescription:
Appealing short form of the stuffy Cleveland, occasionally used on its own.
- Evangelene
- Dell
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"shaded valley"Description:
A sweet and simple nature name that could also be short for the surname name Odell, the vintage name Della, or the obscure saint's name Endellion.
- Lash
- Fritzie
Origin:
German, diminutive of FredericaMeaning:
"peaceful ruler"Description:
Like Mitzi, the bubbly Fritzi/Fritzie shows signs of rising again,
- Noll
- Zeena
- Rica
Origin:
Scandinavian, diminutive of Federica or EricaDescription:
Pretty but slight.
- Hatti
- Cicily
- Alvah
- Meta
Origin:
German, Slovene, and Scandinavian diminutive of Margaret, GreekMeaning:
"pearl"Description:
A unique international short form of Margaret.
- Barby
- Teena