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A green-skinned superhero from the Marvel universe, played by Vanessa Marshall and Zoe Saldana, among others.

Not, as you may be inclined to think, a variation of Eleanor. Elanur is a modern Turkish compound of the names Ela (meaning "hazel") and Nur ("light.")

Believe it or not, this was a fairly common appellation in early New England, interpreted not in the sexual sense, but more in terms of desiring salvation. In modern times, the French name Desiree, pronounced dehz-ih-ray, would be more acceptable.

Inventive way to honor a redheaded ancestor, though most people would mispronounce it reeding, making it sound to some kids like a school assignment: Redding is a preferable spelling.

A feminine form of Rufus, which has potential in the current trend for ancient Roman names.

Selig comes from the Yiddish vocabulary word meaning 'happy, fortunate, blessed.' Most of us are more familiar with its Woody Allen variation, Zelig.

A winning unisex word name, fresher than Victoria or Victor.

Pleasingly quaint and dainty New Testament possibility; the nickname Dru modernizes it.

Galena is the feminine of the Galen, which means calm. Galena is also a mineral-related name, a type of lead.

Don't come crying to us when your son is breaking all the rules.

Nature names are often associated with Spring and Summer, but Glacier is ideal for a winter baby.

Neutral color, but as a name, too much of an oddity.

Even among the range of blue names on the current baby naming palette -- Blue itself, Azure, Cerulean, Teal, Aqua, Cyan, Indigo -- Cobalt remains the most unusual.

This cheerful name would be a fun seasonal choice of middle name for a child born around the holidays — or as a pet name for a dog or cat adopted during the Christmas season.

That i adds some extra spunk to mega popular Avery. It also adds some pronunciation confusion (as it could be pronounced AV-er-ee or AV-er-eye). We suggest sticking with the original Avery.

Can be used either with or without the addition of Mac.

In France, this would be like naming your child Star.