City Summit Name List
- Psalms
Origin:
English, word nameDescription:
The Book of Psalms is an important and lyrical piece of Christian and Jewish scripture. While Psalm (singular) is now a gold-leafed celebrity baby name, Psalms still feels spiritual and freshly-lifted from the Bible.
- Qamar
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"moon"Description:
Appealing in part because of its similarity to the likable Omar.
- Quill
Origin:
Irish, diminutive of Quillan or Quiller; also English word nameMeaning:
"scribe, writer with a quill pen"Description:
Novel choice for the child of authors. Quill could be used to honor someone with a rhyming name, such as Jill, Bill, Phil, or Gil.
- Radella
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"elfin advisor"Description:
Extremely unusual ella-ending choice.
- Raizel
Origin:
YiddishMeaning:
"rose"Description:
The most popular flower name in Israel, though that popularity does not extend to the US.
- Romary
Origin:
French variation of Romaric, German, and Scottish surnameMeaning:
"famously strong"Description:
Romy lovers, here's a new one for you! Romary is a surname with French and Scottish roots and has historically been a masculine given name in France. It would be a great choice on either sex, but feels slightly more feminine with the -mary ending and Romy nickname.
- Ronit
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"song"Description:
Ronit is only used on girls in Israel, but last year in the US it was given to more male than female babies.
- Rosegold
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"pinkish gold"Description:
Rosegold, or rose gold, is actually an alloy of gold and copper, used in jewellery for its warm, pinkish hue. It would make for a pretty and quirky girl name, with sweet short forms Rosie and Goldie.
- Roy
Origin:
French or CelticMeaning:
"king or red-haired"Description:
We've seen Ray regain his cool, but could this country/cowboy name epitomized by Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye), Acuff, and Clark, do the same?
- Ruthie
Origin:
Diminutive of Ruth, HebrewMeaning:
"compassionate friend"Description:
With vintage names on the rise and recent data suggesting that the US is following the UK trend of nicknames-as-given-names, Ruthie joined Goldie, Daisy, and Nellie on the US Top 1000 list in 2023.
- Sabel
- Si
Origin:
Diminutive of Simon, HebrewMeaning:
"the listener"Description:
Si is an intriguing antique nickname for Simon and Silas, and we’ve also heard it as a short form of names that contain the "sigh" sound, like Josiah and Osiris.
- Sky
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Sky may be a bit hippie-ish, but it's bright and sunny nonetheless. Sky rejoined the Top 1000 in 2013 after spending many years off the list. Sky was the choice of magician David Copperfield for his daughter, born in 2010.
- Soki
- Spark
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"glowing particle"Description:
A word name with a fire-y personality. Sparky is an old-school nickname for a boy, but Spark sounds both more grownup and modern.
- Sparks
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"lively; fiery; one who lives near the shrub"Description:
Sparks was originally used as a nickname in Medieval England, typically as a pet name for a lively person (or in an ironic sense, for one who was not). It was also likely used as a nickname for blacksmiths and other professionals whose work created literal fiery sparks.
- Sudie
Origin:
Variation of Susanna, HebrewMeaning:
"lily"
- Summit
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"highest point of a mountain"Description:
An especially adventurous word name that conjures up mountain expeditions. As names like Everest and Zenith continue to climb, so too should Summit.
- Sura
Origin:
Thai, Yiddish, Romanian, Arabic "brave, princess, grey, to travel by night"Meaning:
"brave, princess, grey, to travel by night"Description:
This pretty multicultural name makes a pleasant update to Sarah.
- Taffy
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"beloved friend"Description:
Taffy, in addition to being a diminutive of Dafydd, is a slang term for Welsh people in general – probably from the River Taff. Too candy-like to be used in the US.