Insect and Arachnid Names
- Libellula
- Lucilia
- Lyca
- Mariposa
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"butterfly"Description:
Mariposa is a rare, romantic choice with an intriguing meaning.
- Mason
Origin:
English occupational nameMeaning:
"worker in stone"Description:
Mason is an occupational surname that ranked among the Top 10 name for boys throughout the 2010s, after its choice as one of the first Kardashian baby names.
- Myria
- Mantis
- Monarch
- Moth
- Nemoria
- Nephila
- Paloma
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"dove"Description:
Paloma is vibrant and ruby-lipped a la jewelry designer Paloma Picasso, but it also suggests peace, as symbolized by the dove. Paloma is a highly recommended striking but soft name, one of the best of the names that mean peace and girls' names starting with P.
- Papillon
- Perhonen
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"butterfly"Description:
This is one of the few butterfly names that is distinctly masculine, found as a surname in Finland.
- Skipper
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"captain"Description:
Sure, and we hope he has a good time playing with Buster and Buddy.
- Samea
- Sphinx
- Tara
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"rocky hill"Description:
Despite a rich history in Irish myth preceding its plantation appearance in Gone with the Wind, widespread use in the seventies caused Tara to lose its Irish accent.
- Tyria
- Tarala