Scorpio Names

Hard and shiny, Steel projects an image that's smooth, macho...and cold to the touch.

The Roman god of the underworld, the former ninth planet, a cartoon dog...but not a baby.

Carnelian is an ochre-colored semi-precious gemstone, named after a type of cherry.

Another winning and relaxed but energetic o-ending Latin name, sometimes associated with designer Paco Rabanne.

Too tightly tied to the acronym for the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals.

More uncommon and powerful than garden varieties like Rose and Lily. Named for Scottish botanist Dr Alexander Garden.

Kiernan Shipka, aka Sally Draper on Mad Men, brings this Irish surname into the girls' column. And, like Kieran and Tierney and Tiernan, it's one of the perfectly unisex baby names. Only 14 girls were named Kiernan in the US in a recent year...and three times as many boys. If you want to move beyond Riley and Kennedy to one of the more unusual surname-based Irish names for girls, this may be a good choice.

One of the new color names that is catching on, invoking a calm, blue-green-sea feeling.

Omaira is an intriguing Middle Eastern possibility.

Unisex name in Israel, ideal for a Hanukkah baby.

Dark horse Irish surname.

Shyam is one of the alternate names of Hindu God Krishna.

Shakti is the female equivalent of the god Shiva in Hinduism. A sacred name sometimes used in a secular way.

One of the jewel names in use a hundred years ago, due for revival along with sisters Ruby and Pearl.

Variant spelling of Nyx, the name of the Greek goddess of the night. It also coincides with the English word "nix, a corruption of German nichts "nothing".

Carey is a surname name that works equally well on babies of all genders - Jazz great Carey Bell and motorcross champion Carey Hart are just two examples of how handsome this name can be for a boy.

Loyal is one of the few virtue names suitable for boys, an honorable and principled Boy Scout-esque appellation with a surprisingly long and distinguished history.

Cute, distinctive diminutive for this regal-sounding name.

Seems to stand at attention and salute.

Popular name in Israel, worth considering for a dark-haired daughter with a bit of a bohemian cast.