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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.

Moon The name Moon is derived from ‘moone’ or ‘mo...
Origin:Word name
2004
Arbor Arbor is a beautiful, gender-neutral name. I...
Origin:Nature name
3803
Origin:Nature name
2151
Anchor Anchor is a very popular name usually used f...
Origin:Word name
2561
Forest

Meaning: woodsman or woods

Origin:French occupational name
617
Bell

Meaning: ringer of the bell

Origin:English and Scottish occupational name
4983
Fable The meaning of the name Fable is 'a story wi...
Origin:Word name
3738
Curry The meaning of Curry is 'belonging to the ma...
Origin:Word name; surname from Ó Comhraidhe
9590
Harbor Harbor, a name from the English language, is...
Origin:Word name
4295
Guardian

Meaning: warden

Origin:Occupational name from French
11788
Holiday

Meaning: holy day

Origin:English word name
2623
Tuesday

Meaning: Tiu's Day,

Origin:English
1086
November

Meaning: month name

Origin:English word name
6218
Season

Meaning: time of sowing

Origin:Latin
5635
Cadence

Meaning: rhythm, beat

Origin:Latin
1563
December

Meaning: month name

Origin:English word name
3509
Cameo A common name for both boys and girls, the m...
Origin:Word name
3713
Boheme The name Boheme comes from a French word. Th...
Origin:French word name
3093
Eleven Eleven is a charming name that is used by bo...
Origin:Word name
5153
Viper

Meaning: snake

Origin:French
3577