Indy River was boy, what about girls' Names?
By NaomiD
Updated Mon May 22 2023
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Just found out I'm having a girl. Daddy and I can't agree. We'd had a boy's name sorted Indy River but can't find a girl one we both love. I like unusual names. He likes boring ones but can compromise with film or superhero references (at 30!!!). I thought I'd found the perfect one - Mary-Jane, so normal it's all the way round to being weird, but then Googled it and found out it's slang for pot. Ruined!
Criteria - Sound like an F Scott Fitzgerald heroine, Sound like an up and coming Vanity Fair starlet, Sound ok for tomboy or girly girl, Movies, nature, places, warriors...???
- Carmina
- Edie
Origin:
English, diminutive of EdithMeaning:
"prosperous in war"Description:
Edie is part of the Evie-Ellie et al family of cute and friendly short forms that sometimes stand on its own. Briefly popular in the 1960s, it could well be due for rediscovery. It's already a fashionable choice in the UK, where it has ranked just outside the Top 100 for several years.
- Flora
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"flower"Description:
Flora, the name of the Roman goddess of flowers and spring, who enjoyed eternal youth, is one of the gently old-fashioned girls' flower names we think is due for a comeback— alongside cousins Cora and Dora. Florence, Fiorella, Fleur, and Flower are translations, but we like Flora best of all.
- Indira
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"beauty"Description:
A striking and feminine possibility associated with a modern hero — longtime Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi.
- Nakita
- Rae
Origin:
English, diminutive of RachelMeaning:
"ewe"Description:
All the old ae/ay middle names for girls are back--Kay, Fay, Mae/May, --and Rae is one of the coolest, used as such by celebrities as Mark Wahlberg and Daniel Baldwin. Even more popular in the celebrisphere is the jazzy Ray spelling: among those who used it as their daughters' middles are Bruce Willis, Dermot Mulroney, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard, Uma Thurman and Lee Lee Sobieski.
- Scottie
Origin:
English nicknameMeaning:
"Scot"Description:
With its sassy, old school vibes, its cheerful, snappy sounds, and its fresh, unisex image, Scottie was one of the fastest rising names for girls in 2023.
- Sydney
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"Saint Denis"Description:
Sydney was a hot girls' name in the 1990s, but she's arguably still cool. One of the original old man names adopted for baby girls, Sydney's popularity may be down but she's not out.