

TILDA: Tilda is of Old German origin, and means: "mighty in battle”. SHYLAH: Shylah is of Irish origin, and means: "loyal to God, strong”. REENIE: Reenie is of English origin, and means: "Reborn”. PHEMIE: Phemie is of Scottish origin, and means: "Auspicious speech or good repute”. ORA: Ora is of Hebrew origin, and means: "Light”. NARLA: Narla has multiple cultural origins but in Arabic means: “first drink of water”. LETTY: Letty is of Latin origin, and means: "Joy”. KYNA: Kyna is of Gaelic origin, and means: "Intelligent”. JONI: Joni is of Hebrew origin, and means: "God is gacious”. INEZ: Inez is of Greek origin, and means: "poor, pure or chaste”. HAYA: Haya is of Hebrew origin, and means: "life, animal”. GALA: Gala is of English origin, and means: "Festive party. Anglicised form of Clíodhna, an Irish legend who was one of the three beautiful daughters of the poet Libra.ĭARYA: Darya is of Hebrew origin, and the name Darya means: "nugget of wisdom”.ĮUNICE: Eunice is of Greek origin, and means: "Good victory, joyous victory”.įARYAL: Faryal is of Arabic origin, and means: "Angel”.

It derives from the Tree name: a type with heart-shaped leaves.īERRY: Berry as a girls' name is of Old English origin, it literally means: "berry" and became a name given in the 20th Century.ĬLIONA: It is of Irish and Gaelic origin. It means: “of the west wind”.ĪSPEN: Aspen, is of English origin. WILF: The name Wilf is short for Wilfred in English. VITO: Vito is an Italian name deriving from the Latin word "vita", meaning "life". REIS: Reis comes for German origins and means: "occupational name for a cobbler". Piran is the Cornish patron saint of miners”. PIRAN: The name Piran derives from a Celtic origin. OTTIS: The roots of the name Ottis is Old German and means: "wealth son of Otto". NAIRN: Nairn has Scottish origins and means: "river with alder trees."

MILLER: The name Miller has English origins. The meaning of the name Laken is From The Lake. In Japanese it means “Intelligent second son strong and vigorous”. KENJI: The name Kenji has Japanese origin. In Portuguese it means: Hebrew John “Jehovah has been gracious has shown favour”. JOAO: The name Joao derives from Portugal. Ianto shares John's meaning of "Yahweh is gracious". IANTO: Ianto is the pet name for Ifan, a Welsh form of John. HARLYN: Harlyn is of Old English origin and means “Grey land hare land”. It is also an English nickname for a fierce or dangerous person, from Middle English griffin “gryphon”. In Welsh it comes from a medieval Latinized form, Griffinus, of the Welsh personal name Gruffudd. GRIFFIN: Griffin has Welsh and English origins. A name from nature, used to descrribe strength, endurance and determination. It comes from the name Chayce meaning “Huntsman”.ĭRAKE: Drake comes from an English Old Norse surname, Draki or the Old English given name Draca both meaning "dragon".ĮNNIS: Ennis as a boys' name is of Gaelic origin, and the meaning of Ennis is "island".įLINT: Flint has an Old English origin, and means "hard rock". Acer derives from Ace (English).īODHI: Bodhi is a Sanskrit name meaning "Awakened" or "Enlightenment"ĬHAYCE: Chayce is an English baby name. Here’s our A-Z lowdown of unusual baby name meanings for both boys and girls.ĪCER: Acer’s' roots are English, and means "number one, the best". Isolde (F): From Welsh origin meaning "ice ruler." Primo (M): Originates from Latin and is a name given to a child based on their birth-order.Īnnora (F): A noble name, and is a twist on its most essential form: Honor. But in fact, there are some surprising names that have been around for years and may shock you to discover they have genuine meanings.īrick (M): Boys name of Irish/Gaelic origin meaning: “swamp” or in Yiddish meaning “bridge.” Some names you hear can have you questioning if they’re actually names at all.

