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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.

Calhoun

Meaning: from the narrow forest

Origin:Irish
2378
Cassidy

Meaning: curly-headed

Origin:Irish
2380
Cassidy

Meaning: curly-haired

Origin:Irish
1007
Carbry

Meaning: charioteer

Origin:Irish
20486
Crusoe The meaning of Crusoe is 'literary name'. Th...
Origin:Literary surname
2735
Cabot

Meaning: to sail

Origin:French
2837
Cassiel

Meaning: angel of Saturday

Origin:Latin
795
Callister

Meaning: son of Alister

Origin:Variation of Irish surname MacCallister
2838
Cashel

Meaning: castle, stone fort

Origin:Irish
1025
Canyon The name Canyon means a 'large ravine' or 'n...
Origin:Spanish word name
10606
Canyon The name Canyon means a 'large ravine' or 'n...
Origin:Spanish word name
2049
Christian

Meaning: anointed one or follower of Christ

Origin:Greek or English from Latin
441
Clay Clay is of English origin and can be used as...
Origin:English word name; diminutive of Clayton
475
Cain

Meaning: spear; possessed

Origin:Hebrew
346
Clifford

Meaning: lives near the ford by the cliff

Origin:English
1559
Chai

Meaning: tea

Origin:Word name
7528
Cypress Cypress is a beautiful and intriguing name w...
Origin:Nature name
6917
Cypress Cypress is a beautiful and intriguing name w...
Origin:botanical name
1756
Champie

Meaning: fighter

Origin:Diminutive of Champion, English word name
13250
Con

Meaning: horn; brave counsel

Origin:Diminutive of Cornelius, Conrad, Latin, German
6882