nora's mostly gp middle ideas
- Kismet
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"fate"Description:
The next Destiny? Kismet seems like it might be fated for increased use.
- Kyoto
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
Japanese city name not yet on the map for babies, but why not?
- Lark
Origin:
Bird nameDescription:
In one recent year there were 60 baby girls in the US named Lark....and only eight baby boys. But there's no reason this bird name can't also be masculine, especially given that Robin is making a comeback for boys and Sparrow is a notable starbaby boy (he's Nicole Richie and Joel Madden's son).
- Lagoon
- Limerence
- Madelief
Origin:
Dutch, '"daisy"Meaning:
"daisy"Description:
Madelief is an uncommon name but not unheard of in the Netherlands, where 123 girls were called Madelief in one recent year. With its soft sounds and similarities to all those "Madeleine" type names as well as names ending in "eef/eev" sounds (Aoife, Eve, Genevieve), Madelief has potential in English-speaking countries to be a fresh and pleasant change from Daisy, Margaret and Madeleine.
- Meraki
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"doing something with soul, love, creativity, or devotion"Description:
Meraki is one of those untranslatable words that only exist in a single language. It's the Greek concept of putting your whole heart into something. NPR says, "Meraki is often used to describe cooking or preparing a meal, but it can also mean arranging a room, choosing decorations, or setting an elegant table."
- Midnight
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"twelve o'clock at night"Description:
The African tradition of day naming—giving a child a name inspired by the day, time, or season in which they were born—has become attractive to Western parents as word names increase in use. Midnight is a relatively new addition to the pool—it was used as a middle name by Nicole Richie and Joel Madden for their son in 2009.
- Moon
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
The original oddball celebrity baby name, via Frank Zappa's daughter Moon Unit, who claims she's always liked it.
- Morning
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
There are many lovely day/month/seasonal names -- and this is one of the most intriguing.
- Printemps
- Quintessence
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Sounds pretty. But pretentious.
- Reef
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Modern surfer boy. Just don't call him Reefer.
- Remember
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
No one will ever forget it. But Remember as a name came over on the Mayflower, so it has deep history as well as modern potential.
- Reverie
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Reverie is a strong-sounding word for an ethereal, dreamlike state -- a perfect contrast and meaning for a word that intends to become a first name. Popular mommy blogger Rebecca Woolf of Girls Gone Child named one of her twin daughters Reverie, setting off a groundswell of interest.
- River
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
River shares the tranquil feeling of all the water names, and seems to have pretty much escaped its past strong association with River Phoenix and his unfortunate fate. Actor Joaquin Phoenix named his son with actress Rooney Mara after his brother River.
- Rue
Origin:
Nature nameMeaning:
"herb; regret"Description:
Botanical choice that can work for either gender. Simple and straightforward. Caveats: rue means "regret" in English, and "street" in French.
- Riptide
- Sisu
Origin:
FinnishMeaning:
"strength"Description:
Sisu is a Finnish word meaning courage, guts, grit, and determination. Sisu may be familiar to the younger crowd as the loveable, hilarious water dragon in the Disney film Raya and the Last Dragon.
- Sonder
Origin:
Invented nameMeaning:
"the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own"Description:
A neologism coined for the 2012 Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows, which aims to come up with new terms for emotions that currently lack words