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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.

Corisande

Meaning: chorus-singer

Origin:Greek
1096
Calixta

Meaning: most beautiful

Origin:Greek
2159
Charlize

Meaning: free man

Origin:Feminization of Charles
1782
Charlene

Meaning: free man

Origin:Variation of Caroline or Charlotte, feminine form of Charles
2028
Origin:French feminine variation of Claude
2358
Celestina

Meaning: heavenly

Origin:Italian and Spanish variation of Celeste
1716
Chrysanthemum

Meaning: gold flower

Origin:Greek
1927
Cecile

Meaning: blind

Origin:French feminine form of Cecil
1455
Christine

Meaning: Christian

Origin:French variation of Christina
850
Coraline The meaning of Coraline is 'heart' or 'a you...
Origin:Diminutive of Coral
949
Chaya

Meaning: life

Origin:Hebrew, feminine version of Chayyim meaning "life"
2447
Crescent

Meaning: increasing, growing

Origin:French
2784
Chaka

Meaning: life

Origin:Hebrew
9923
Origin:Literary name
1269
Colleen

Meaning: girl

Origin:Irish
1791
Cleodora

Meaning: gift of glory

Origin:Greek
5504
Cairo

Meaning: the strong

Origin:Place name, Arabic
3475
Cairo The meaning of Cairo is 'victorious one' and...
Origin:Place-name
1889
Cruise

Meaning: cross

Origin:English word name
16394
Cambrie Cambrie is an intriguing name with a rich an...
Origin:Modern invented name
3320