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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.

Clyde Clyde is traditionally a Scottish name for a...
Origin:Scottish river name
573
Clancy

Meaning: red-haired warrior

Origin:Irish
1229
Clancy

Meaning: red-haired warrior

Origin:Irish
5316
Chas

Meaning: free man

Origin:Diminutive of Charles, French from German
8156
Chord

Meaning: three musical notes played together

Origin:English word name
8159
Creed Creed is a masculine name of American origin...
Origin:English word name
979
Caledon

Meaning: hard or rocky land

Origin:Irish place-name from Caledonia
1616
Chevy

Meaning: horseman, knight

Origin:French, diminutive of Chevalier
4306
Cisco

Meaning: Frenchman or free man

Origin:Diminutive of Spanish Francisco
2092
Conor

Meaning: lover of hounds

Origin:Spelling variation of Connor, Irish
999
Chaz Chaz is a diminutive of Charles. The meaning...
Origin:Diminutive of Charles
3558
Cristian

Meaning: follower of Christ

Origin:Spanish and Italian form of Christian, Latin
3637
Coriander

Meaning: bed bug

Origin:Greek
13132
Coriander

Meaning: bed bug

Origin:Greek
5385
Casen The meaning of Casen is 'pure' and the name ...
Origin:Spelling variation of Cason
3856
Origin:Invented name
3859
Origin:Modern invented name
4155
Cayson The meaning of Cayson is unknown with no his...
Origin:Spelling variation of Cason
4156
Crow The meaning of Crow is 'someone with dark or...
Origin:Bird name
1455
Cleon

Meaning: glorious, renowned

Origin:Greek
2625