Olympic Baby Names
- Ellina
- Knute
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"knot"Description:
A strong, powerful choice, ancestor of the modern Superboy Names. Knut is the name of the patron saint of Denmark; Knute Rockne was a legendary Notre Dame football coach. Knute is the middle name of Jessica Simpson's son Ace, in honor of his paternal great-grandfather.
- Caragh
- Picabo
Origin:
Native AmericanMeaning:
"silver creek"Description:
Olympic skier Picabo Street was allowed to choose her name at the age of three, and picked it possibly (a) after a nearby Idaho town or (b) because she loved to play peekaboo. No longer a single-person name, it is now worn by a number of satisfied bearers.
- Commodore
- Ayumu
Origin:
JapaneseDescription:
Best known as the name of a chimpanzee living in the Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University.
- Katinka
- Suela
Origin:
Albanian variation of SuheylaMeaning:
"level, even"Description:
Variation of Suheyla.
- Luvo
Description:
With the "oo" sound all the rage these days, Luvo makes a good choice if you are looking for a name that is unusual but sounds on-trend.
- Snorri
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"attack, onslaught"Description:
The similarity to snoring makes this one hard to wear.
- Maialen
Origin:
Basque form of MagdaleneDescription:
This undiscovered (by English speakers) Basque name would make a very attractive alternative to Madeleine. The Spanish canoeist Maialen Chourraut competed in the 2021 Olympic Games.
- English
Origin:
Surname nameDescription:
A surname not often heard as a first, except in the case of English Gardner, the American track and field Olympian.
- Sanya
Origin:
Diminutive of Aleksandra, Russian from GreekMeaning:
"defending men"Description:
An alternative to Sasha, another common Russian nickname for Aleksandra.
- Pekka
Origin:
Finnish variation of Peter, English from GreekMeaning:
"rock"Description:
The Finnish form of Peter was most common in its culture of origin in the 1950s and '60s.
- Mahama
Origin:
West African form of Mohamed
- Ozlem
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"yearning"Description:
Quite popular in Turkey in the 1980s, Ozlem fell out of the Turkish top 100 in 2011.
- Resi
- Chijindu
Origin:
IgboMeaning:
"God holds life"
- Yarisel
Origin:
Latin American, meaning unknownDescription:
In the same currently-popular style as Yareli and Yaretzi, this name is worn by Cuban-American boxer Yarisel Ramirez.
- Blanka