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Unique Word Names for Babies

Our favorite unique word names for babies include those that are used in very small numbers, like Samurai and Solstice, as well as those that have never appeared on the US baby names list at all, like Epoch and Everglade. None of the 200 original word names in this list has ever been given to more than 15 babies in any given year.

Along with Solstice and Everglade, other unique nature names for babies that make this list include Acre and Apricity, Fennel and Freesia, Pinto and Pipistrelle. Unique geographical names we think have great baby name potential include Bayou, Islet and Caldera. And rare modern virtue names like Kindred, Parity and Zeal set the right tone for the 2020s and beyond.

If you love word baby names but want to look beyond the obvious Rowan, Ruby and Rose, this list of uncommon and unconventional word name ideas compiled by our wonderful Berry community is for you!

Chalice

Meaning: cup

Origin:Latin
7364
Chickadee

Meaning: songbird

Origin:English
7366
Sago

Meaning: palm starch

Origin:Malay
7511
Firefly

Meaning: glowing insect

Origin:English
7943
Bonsai

Meaning: planted in a tray

Origin:Japanese plant name
8140
Eager

Meaning: keen

Origin:English
14376
Fierce

Meaning: untamed; proud

Origin:English word name
14444
Caldera

Meaning: cauldron; volcanic crater

Origin:Spanish
14487
Cassowary

Meaning: large flightless bird

Origin:Malay
14505
Daystar

Meaning: a planet visible in the east just before sunrise; (poetic) the sun

Origin:English
14574
Defiance

Meaning: resistance

Origin:French
14576
Lariat

Meaning: lasso

Origin:English from Spanish
14741
Penumbra

Meaning: partial shade

Origin:Latin
14978
Dotterel

Meaning: Eurasian plover

Origin:English
15484
Celsian

Meaning: feldspar

Origin:Mineral name
15566
Gossamer

Meaning: fine silky thread

Origin:English
15571
Chorus

Meaning: group of singers

Origin:Latin
15584
Alacrity

Meaning: brisk and cheerful readiness

Origin:Latin
16159
Evensong

Meaning: evening service, vespers

Origin:English word name
16516
Voyager

Meaning: traveler

Origin:English from French
17139