Cancer Baby Names

  1. Quilla
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "quill, hollow stalk"
    • Description:

      A heroine in a Victorian novel written with a quill pen, has an unusual, offbeat charm.
  2. Hala
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "moon halo"
    • Description:

      A simple and seamlessly international choice with a joyful sound and beautiful meaning.
  3. Mandela
    • Origin:

      African surname
    • Description:

      An African family name ripe for adoption in honor of Nelson Mandela, the South African activist imprisoned for almost thirty years for his antiapartheid activities.
  4. Sasi
    • Origin:

      Thai
    • Meaning:

      "moon"
    • Description:

      Sasi can be a nickname for the fuller Sasithorn, or just a name on its own. In a Western context, the very cute Sasi is probably the way to go.
  5. Qamar
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "moon"
    • Description:

      Appealing in part because of its similarity to the likable Omar.
  6. Nuray
    • Origin:

      Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "bright moon"
    • Description:

      Nuray is one of the most popular girls' names in the Middle East though it's largely unknown and unused in the Western World. The meaning, related to the more familiar Noor, adds appeal.
  7. Tetra
    • Origin:

      Greek
    • Meaning:

      "four"
    • Description:

      Tetra is a Greek numeral prefix meaning "four", so it could make a fitting choice for a fourth child or for an IV.
  8. Thera
    • Dover
      • Origin:

        British place-name
      • Description:

        Two-syllable place-names are stylish, and this one is attached to a British city noted for its white chalk cliffs, but there are a couple of minuses: associated with the fish, Dover sole, and also rhymes with the doggy Rover.
    • Indu
      • Origin:

        Hindi
      • Meaning:

        "moon"
      • Description:

        Indu is truly unusual, but shares sounds with more popular choices like Indie and Indigo. Other moon names to consider: Luna, Serena, Io.