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Name that makes a dramatic musical statement.

Mexican national drink, not to be served as a name to a baby.

The modern name Till is in the German Top 100. Used in contemporary terms on its own, it's traditionally a short form of names beginning with Diet such as Deitrich, which is itself a form of Theodoric. Because of its English word equivalent, it's a bit slight to ever make it as a standalone name in the English-speaking world.

In this era of Scout and Ranger and Hunter, we suppose Trapper is an inevitability. About 30 baby boys got that somewhat frightening name in the US last year.

Rhythmic name with both religious and geographical ties, commonly heard in Latin countries.

Greek name found in the New Testament makes for one of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Bible.

Finding a really distinctive name is a better way to stamp your daughter as a true individual.

Velvet is a name that couldn't possibly be softer or more luxuriant. Many people have fond memories of it via the character of Velvet Brown, played by the young Elizabeth Taylor in National Velvet, an intrepid young woman willing to masquerade as a boy to race her horse in a dangerous steeplechase.