Unique Word Names for Babies

Better known as Tapioca, Cassava makes an innovative way to get to the nicknames Cass or Cassie.

An object thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.

Fanciful, edging toward bizarre.

Part Cameron, part Amber, Camber may be a new name but it feels right for our times. As a word, camber means a slightly arched surface.

A poetic choice.

Nature names are often associated with Spring and Summer, but Glacier is ideal for a winter baby.

This title of honor given to Charlemagne's twelve best knights would be prized as a name by most sword-loving little boys.

With geographical features like Savannah and Sierra and increasingly getting the baby-name treatment, could icy Tundra also see some use? It's only appeared six times on the Social Security rankings, all in the 1960s and 70s.

An elaborate and shiny choice.

The word name Camp fits into the trendy Woodsy category for boys. While it was given to only 14 baby boys in 2023, that's a 1000 percent increase over 2022, which indicates a name on the way up.

An appealing Hawaiian name which belongs to a town, river and bay on Kauaʻi island in Hawaii. The two possible meanings of the name, "crescent bay" or "garland (lei) valley" both describe the beauty of the place.

A literary twist on rising star Nova, derived from the same Latin word.

As cool as it is frightening.

A sunny-sounding surname or an adjective meaning "only when the going's good" – as in, a fairweather friend.

Rather formal word name that has been used occasionally over the years, most notably for the autism activist and animal expert Temple Grandin.

Aviator is equally appropriate for a girl, of course, but lovers of Beatrix and Bellatrix might appreciate the spiky sound of this unique occupational name.