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Coolest Baby Names That Aren't Really Names

The coolest baby names sometimes aren't names at all, as the mostly unisex baby names on this list attest. Words as baby names are relatively recent yet very hot trend — Navy, Seven, and Legacy are among the fastest-rising baby names of the moment.

Along with Navy and Seven, other baby names that aren’t really names in the US Top 1000 include Blessing, Creed, Crew, Dash, Forest, Halo, Journey, and Winter. The Kardashians are especially talented at turning words into hit baby names — Dream, Reign, Saint, and True made incredibly leaps in popularity after being endorsed by the famous family.

There are an uncountable number of words turned cool baby names, beyond the scope of any one source. The only limits are your reference books, your imagination, and your taste. Here are some of the coolest and most evocative of the group.

Caliban

Meaning: black

Origin:Romanian
1548
Cronus The meaning of Cronus is 'titan'. The name C...
Origin:Greek mythology name
2596
Choji

Meaning: second butterfly

Origin:Japanese
5639
Coyote Coyote is a unique name that is used in some...
Origin:animal name
3635
Luck Number: 4
11655
Carmelo

Meaning: garden

Origin:Spanish and Italian from Hebrew
1647
Cyril

Meaning: lordly

Origin:Greek
486
Ciar

Meaning: dark

Origin:Irish
2840
Conway

Meaning: hound of the plain

Origin:Irish
2842
Corbin

Meaning: crow, raven

Origin:English and French surname
771
Cedro Cedro is a male baby name of Spanish and Ita...
Origin:Spanish
5050
Carlisle

Meaning: from the walled city

Origin:English
7363
Carlisle

Meaning: from the walled city

Origin:English
1846
Cort

Meaning: brave

Origin:German
3444
Clayton

Meaning: place with good clay

Origin:English
1847
Copeland

Meaning: bought land

Origin:English surname
4159
Constant

Meaning: steadfast

Origin:French from Latin
3633
Chauncey

Meaning: chancellor

Origin:Latin
4235
Chad

Meaning: battle warrior

Origin:English
773
Colson

Meaning: son of Nicholas

Origin:English surname
1803