100+ New Nameberry Names for 2024

Updated Fri Aug 16 2024

The Nameberry database is ever expanding, with modern inventions, international variants, and newly revived, ancient choices. With the help, knowledge, and hard work of our very own Berry community, we're always adding new names for you to explore.

The newest names on Nameberry range from stunning international choices like Rāwiri, Sentaro, and Leoluca, to Olympic stars like Hezly and Jimmer, along with wild words like Oracle and Trulove. They are drawn from a wide variety of origins, from Japanese to Hebrew and from Hawaiian to Igbo.

Read on for 100 of the most exciting new names added to Nameberry so far this year, along with a selection of comments from the Berries who suggested them!

New Nameberry Girl Names

Gwyniveth

It’s likely been used very few times, but I would love to see Gwyniveth in the database! The name is so incredibly elegant and grand, and reminds me a lot of old fairytales and powerful Arthurian princesses! Would likely fit right in with the Gwyneth’s, Gwyneira’s, Gwendolyn's, and Guinevere's.

Magical Gwyniveth feels as if it stepped from the lines of a poem or the pages of an ancient legend, but it is in fact a compound name, created by a Berry! By blending the Welsh Gwyn with the French Iveth, @ladyofthetower has introduced us to a name that means “blessed yew tree” or “blessed rebirth”, due to the symbolism of regrowth and regeneration surrounding yew trees.

Thank you to @readingreverie for suggesting the name and to @ladyofthetower for sharing it with us.

Keladry

Keladry! A literary invented name created by Tamora Pierce for her character in Protector of the Small.

The name Keladry was invented by author Tamora Pierce for the protagonist of her Protector of the Small books, a Young Adult series published in 1999-2002. The character, who often went by Kel, was a fierce defender of those overlooked and helpless, earning her the title of Protector of the Small. The books follow her journey to becoming the first female knight of the fictional kingdom of Tortall. Pierce has not revealed the meaning of Keladry's name but this unique and bookish pick feels similar to names like Kennedy and Elodie.

Thank you to @lateaugust for suggesting Keladry.

Myrlie

Myrlie, as in Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights activist and wife of Medgar Evers. I don’t know where her name comes from but it reminds me of a cross between Myrtle and Millie.

An off-beat vintage choice with an inspiring namesake, Myrlie is most likely a diminutive of Merle, meaning “blackbird”, or a variation of Myrtle, a botanical name that was popular in the Victorian period. It is best associated with activist and writer, Myrlie Evers-Williams, who spent thirty years seeking justice for the murder of her husband. She has also served as chairwoman for the NAACP and delivered the invocation at Obama’s inauguration.

Thank you to @emilyllytle for suggesting Myrlie.

Nedjma

We’re missing Nedjma (g) a Muslim baby name meaning star.

Nedjma is a strong and beautiful name with an uplifting meaning. Most sources list its origin as Urdu, possibly Arabic, and the name sees most of its use in the Muslim community. Nedjma also has literary cred, as the titular character in Algerian author Kateb Yacine's 1956 novel. The novel follows four men who fall in love with a French-Algerian woman named Nedjma, and is set during the French colonization of Algeria.

Thank you @winterlyricalfox for suggesting Nedjma.

Pasiphaë

Pasiphaë (f) was a queen & goddess of witchcraft from Greek mythology, the mother of the minotaur! The name is pronounced pah-see-FAH-ee and it means “shining on all”.

As other mythological P names like Penelope and Persephone have their moment on the popularity charts, we wonder if Pasiphaë might appeal to parents who are looking for something a bit more unique. And Pasiphaë truly is that—she was given to fewer than 5 baby girls in 2023. The traditional Greek pronunciation is four syllables, but for English speakers, "PASS-ih-fay" might be the default. In mythology, Pasiphaë was the wife of King Minos, and was cursed to birth the Minotaur, a half-man half-bull creature. She was the daughter of the sun god Helios, queen of Crete, and the goddess of witchcraft and sorcery.

Thank you to @tallemaja and @greeneyes375 for suggesting Pasiphaë.

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New Nameberry Boy Names

Anxo

Galician name related to the Angel family of names. Pronounced AN-sho, it ranked #25 in Galicia, in 2022, and has been in the Galician top 50 since at least 2000 (the earliest data I can find).

The pronunciation might take English speakers some time to get used to, but Anxo would feel right at home in a classroom with Arlo and Enzo. Galicia is a region in the northwest part of Spain, just above Portugal, and the Galician language shares many similarities with Portuguese. The feminine form is Ánxela, which is also considered the Galician version of Angela.

Thank you to @eagleeyes for suggesting Anxo.

Đorđe

Đorđe / Djordje (m) is the Serbian form of George (with the same meaning of ‘farmer’), pronounced JOR-jeh (like George with an “eh” at the end, George-eh). Đorđe is how it’s traditionally written in the Latin Serbian alphabet, & Djordje is how it’s transliterated!

While the D with a stroke would be difficult for English speakers, this variant of George might catch on more easily with the spelling Djordje. American soccer fans might recognize this as the name of Colorado Rapids and USMNT player Djordje Mihailovic, who was born in Florida to parents of Serbian and Macedonian descent. He pronounces his name like Georgie "JOR-jee".

Thank you to @tallemaja for suggesting Đorđe / Djordje.

Lutfi

Lutfi (also spelled Lotfi or Luthfi) is an Arabic masculine name “LOOT-fee”, meaning Soft, Kind, Gracious.

A gentle sounding name with a fittingly gentle meaning, Lutfi is an Arabic name for boys that promotes strong values of kindness and compassion. Familiar in Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, it is used as both a given name and a surname. Lutfiya is a feminine form, while Latif and Latifah share a similar sound and meaning.

Thank you to @cozycuddler for suggesting Lutfi.

Sulwyn

Sulwyn is a masculine name from the Welsh “sulgwyn” referring to Whitsunday, literally meaning “white Sunday”. Could also be a combination of Sul (“sun”) + the Welsh suffix -wyn (“white, fair”)

With a hint of both sunshine and mystique about it, Sulwyn is a Welsh name that could make a meaningful choice for a baby born during Pentecost. It combines the elements of Dydd Sul (meaning “Sunday”) and gwyn (meaning “white or holy”), meaning it translates to Whitsun, another name for the Christian holiday. Currently underused as a given name, Sulwyn is still seen in the middle spot for babies of any gender.

Thank you to @VEL for suggesting Sulwyn and to @Carys1 for sharing information about the name.

Yaniv

Boy name of Hebrew origin, meaning “to prosper”

Familiar but distinctive, Yaniv – pronounced yah-neev – is a Hebrew name with an uplifting meaning. Given to children to inspire hope for the future and to encourage determination and self-belief, Yaniv means “to prosper” or “he will bear fruit”. It is also the name of a card game without rules and of a village in Ukraine, while TV host, Yaniv “Nev” Schulman, is a notable bearer. Short form Nev (pronounced NEEV) is definitely cool for a boy.

Thank you to @SimiNova for suggesting Yaniv.

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