Animal Names for Girls

Previously reserved for Ernie's companion on Sesame Street, Bert may find new life as a girl's name amid the rising trend of boyish nicknames for girls. With its short, spunky style, Bert fits alongside other vintage picks like Max and Lou.

Christina who decided, at the last minute, she'd rather be Kristen.

While some sources say Abbo means "accessory" or "accouterment", 20th-century sources on African names reveal it to mean "vegetable".

Typical of formula that takes a traditional name syllable and adds -isha ending.