Red Hot And Fiery Names

This cute as a button name stems from the Goonayandi word for the sun and can be used as a unisex name.

An attractive Japanese name with appealing meanings.

Nace is a Slovene nickname that's rising quickly in its native country.

A name used in the Middle East but that could easily work in the US. As a girls' name, Nuri can also be a short form of Nuria. It was chosen by Christy Lefteri for the protagonist of her novel, The Beekeeper of Aleppo which may have familiarized people with the name.

Nuri might be a nickname for the place name Nuria, popular in Spain and Portugal as a honorific for the Virgin Mary. Nuri is also a usually-masculine name heard in the Middle East, but to the Western ear it might work for girls or boys.

Nuria is popular in Spain and Portugal (top 50 in both countries) where it is deeply associated with the Virgin Mary.

The name of an angel in the Zohar, Nuriel is related to the Arabic name Nur.

A particularly beautiful member of the Orane/Oriana clan, Oriane is the first name of a major character in Proust's In Search Of Lost Time, the Duchesse de Guermantes.

Pele is a female name in Hawaiian culture that could make a provocative choice for a modern girls. Others might think you named your daughter after the all-time great soccer player, but the simple, rare, and lovely name Pele has mythological roots.

Traditionally a feminine name from Greek mythology, Peaches Geldolf used it for her son in 2013.

This name of a tragic figure in Greek mythology, the daughter of King Minos, sister of Ariadne and wife of Theseus, has a mysterious and intriguing appeal, and would make a dramatic choice.

A rare and striking flower name, in use in English since the late 19th century, which takes its name from the Greek word for "flame".

A rare and striking flower name, in use in English since the late 19th century, which takes its name from the Greek word for "flame".

Effortlessly cool with a hint of the mystical, Phoenix rolls a lot of trends into one: it's a place-name and a bird name, it ends in the stylish letter x, it's got in-built nicknames, and it's unisex too. Familiar but not over-popular, Phoenix ranks in the US and UK Top 1000s.

Phoenix is a New Age name symbolizing rebirth and immortality. It's also a place name, a color name, a mythological name, AND an animal name, combining several of today's hottest trends in one appealing package.

So named because it emits sparks when struck with a stone.

So named because it emits sparks when struck with a stone.

The name of the sun god of Egyptian mythology could only be used in combination with a longer name.