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This charming Japanese name, with two meanings every little boy would love to have, was briefly in the Canadian Top 100 in the early 20th Century. There are many famous bearers of the name, such as architect Isamu Noguchi and physicist Isamu Akasaki.

With Yale and Brown in the mainstream, why not this upscale college name and surname as well.

This eye-catchingly unique name was coined by Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden, who gave it to their daughter, born in 2020. It may derive from the Latin radix, meaning "root", or perhaps from the Slavic name element rad, meaning "happy; willing".

Raddix is among the most unique celebrity baby names of recent years.

An ancient name belonging to several medieval English clergymen, also spelt Leofwin or Leobwin.

A novel creation in the vein of Amari and Akari. Imari is also a place name, connected to the Japanese city, and is the English term for Arita porcelain.

Familiar as the most common form of greeting in Hebrew, but also associated with top female model Shalom Harlow.

The Shakespearean Portia may be a real name, but Porsche is now and forever a car, not a little girl.

Brooke variation – or is the other way around? – that makes it more a nature name, less an eighties-style androgynous name.

Toni Morrison, the modern master of literary names, made this one famous as the title character of a novel. But things didn't work out so well for that Beloved.

Kanji is the Japanese writing system that uses Han Chinese characters. It is occasionally used as a male given name in Japan. And as most names from Asian cultures have not yet emigrated to the west, they always make unique baby names.

Another animated Irish surname, this one with jazzy ties to the immortal "Dean of American Jive," Cab Calloway.

Pretty and unusual translation of Bella.

Male name from Irish mythology makes stylish-sounding choice for girls.

An appealing, usable Japanese choice, since there are so many familiar ori/ory-ending Western names.

Lovis is Lovisa's quirkier counterpart — if you're searching for a name that combines Scandinavian style with retro darlings Avis and Mavis, Lovis could be your girl.

Unusual saint's name rarely heard outside Roman Catholic rectories until it made an appearance on a reality-TV show; has an attractive French feel.