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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.

Cagney

Meaning: tribute

Origin:Irish
3556
Chico

Meaning: boy

Origin:Spanish
5384
Origin:English, diminutive of Coburn or Jacob or Jacoby
1402
Cory

Meaning: from the hollow

Origin:Irish
1475
Charon

Meaning: of keen gaze

Origin:Greek Mythology
3632
Cador The name Cador is derived from the Latin wor...
Origin:Cornish mythological name
4692
Charlton

Meaning: settlement of free men

Origin:English
3383
Chidi

Meaning: God exists

Origin:Igbo
3442
Crowley

Meaning: descendant of the hardy warrior

Origin:Irish
1737
Costello

Meaning: from England

Origin:Irish surname
3798
Chaney

Meaning: oak tree

Origin:French
15573
Chaney

Meaning: oak tree

Origin:French
9066
Colorado

Meaning: colored red

Origin:Spanish place-name
11045
Carlow

Meaning: four-part lake

Origin:Irish place-name
4233
Chorus

Meaning: group of singers

Origin:Latin
15584
Chorus

Meaning: group of singers

Origin:Latin
20579
Clia The meaning of Clia is 'to praise', and 'acc...
Origin:Invented literary name
11010
Claudie Claudie is a beautiful girl's name that orig...
Origin:French feminine variation of Claude
5317
Corwin

Meaning: heart's friend

Origin:English
1648
Cheney

Meaning: oak tree

Origin:Spelling variation of Chaney
7603