Animal Names for Babies

Striking Italian surname associated with luxury fashion house Roberto Cavalli.

Used as a name as well as a compound in many Cherokee words, including the clan name Anitsiskwa, or "Bird Clan."

Nanny, like Fanny, is an old-fashioned nickname not due for a comeback any time soon.

Putting a C before Albert doesn't make this old occupational name any more contempo.

Orm was a common name in the Viking Age, when children were often given names of animals. Animal names were thought to provide protection to those who had them.

Blakesley is the name of a village in England, also sometimes found as a surname along with Blakely and Blakeley, turned into a first name for their daughter by reality stars Trista and Ryan Sutter. Blakesley joins other -ley ending names -- Hadley, Finley -- as one of the most popular forms of unisex names with a girlish spin.

Seen as a name for this first time in the anime Sailor Moon.

Leonia is one of the rarest of the feminizations of Leo and brothers that have lion-related meanings and are growing in popularity throughout the Western World. Leona is the most popular of the group in the US, followed by Leonora, Leonor, Leonie, and even Leo and Leon for a handful of baby girls last year. But Leonia was given to fewer than five baby girls in 2022.

Sounds more like a car than a baby name. Some sources related it to the English surname Carter, which would be more stylish these days.

Kimana, the name of a resort in the foothills of Mountain Kilimanjaro in Kenya, would make an unexpected path to the nickname Kim.

Lihini is a word name from Sri Lanka. When used as a name, it is often interpreted as meaning "free as a bird"

Delicate and lacy, with less emphasis on the jar syllable.

Maroochy Barambah, an Australian singer, brought this name into prominence in Australia.

Japanese feminist Raicho Hiratsuka chose the name Raicho for herself - no doubt because of its fabulously meaning. As a journalist and publisher, Raicho fought for the rights of working class women in Japan’s textile industry and eschewed conventional domesticity, openly living with a lover and having her children out of wedlock. Thunderbirds are GO indeed!

Brittle.

The famous Battle of the Boyne, in Ireland, vanquished the Catholic king.

In Nahuatl — a language spoken by indigenous people of Southern Mexico and Central America – Ocelotl both means "jaguar", and also refers to Jaguar Warriors of the Ancient Aztect empire. The name "Ocelotl" also refers to a day in the Aztec calendar. This day is associated with brave warriors and is a good day for battle.

Idzi is an intriguing name used mostly in Poland, a relative of Giles via its original Latin form Aegidius. If you're looking for a very unusual animal or vowel-heavy name, this might make an excellent choice.