Unique Word Names for Babies

Could be a modern virtue... or perhaps not for the parents!

Marjoram is a herb and flower. With nicknames like Margie and Jo at the ready, we think that if Marigold can make a comeback, why not Marjoram?

A utopia is the concept of a perfect society — a lot to live up to as a baby name! Despite that, Utopia was used for a string of years in the late '70s and early '80s. However, it has never been given to more than eight baby girls in a single year.

One of the newest spiritual word names.

Also called an outwash plain, a sandur is a plain formed of glacial sediments deposited by meltwater outwash at the edge of a glacier.

It doesn't matter if Savage is a surname on your family tree — it's a highly controversial choice for a first name with connections to racism and colonialism. Despite this, over a dozen sets of parents named their sons Savage in a recent year.

Dynamo is a newly-invented word name that's on trend in several different ways. It's got an o ending, an uplifting meaning, and it's gender-neutral. And what kid wouldn't want Dynamo as a middle name?

In mathematics, a parabola is a plane curve which is mirror-symmetrical and approximately U-shaped. Its name derives from a Greek word meaning "I place side by side".

Explorer is one occupational name destined to seek and find greater things.

A unique Spanish nature name rarely heard. Caldera can be used for both boys and girls.