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Did you know that baby name regret is very much a real thing? According to Tiny Hearts Education's Instagram post, "between 11-30% of parents regret the name they chose for their baby." The many reasons for name regret may include the name becoming too popular, people developing nicknames related to the name, or being rushed and pressured into naming the child. Some may also discover that the name's origins or meaning are totally unappealing, causing remorse.
However, while many baby names, especially popular baby names, come with beautiful, even empowering meanings, not all of them do. Interestingly, there are plenty of both common and unusual baby names with interesting meanings. In this case, by interesting, we not only mean entrancing, but we also mean names with weird meanings or meanings you would not expect a name to have. However, weird doesn't mean the meaning is ugly or unappealing, but rather just very peculiar, specific, or unexpected.
Below, we've compiled a list of both boy and girl names with weird meanings. Again, while many of the below are relatively rare and unique baby names, they are nonetheless beautiful and just happen to have rather unusual or odd meanings. Do you know of any more baby boy or baby girl names with weird meanings? Or, on the contrary, weird names with cool meanings? Let us know!
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#1
Valkyrie
Meaning: Chooser of the slain.
ThePunnyBunny 2 years ago
I feel like a particular named valkyrie would be better? Not just naming the kid after the the creature/group.
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#3
Oscar
Meaning: Jumping fighter.
#4
Thana
Meaning: Death.
#5
Amalia
Meaning: Work, activity.
#6
Leah
Meaning: Weary or grieved.
ThePunnyBunny 2 years ago
Iirc that's the Greek meaning. Hebrew sources say "cow", which makes sense given her sister Rachel's name means "ewe". Agrarian society, total sense.
#7
Delaney
Meaning: Dark challenger.
#9
Aislinn
Meaning: Dream or vision.
ThePunnyBunny 2 years ago
I made a character yeaaaars ago with that as a last name. One of my favorite names!
#10
Mara
Meaning: Bitterness. Mara was regarded as the highest goddess in Latvian mythology.
#13
Lark
Meaning: A playful, lighthearted songbird.
#16
Anwen
Meaning: Very fair.
#17
Ariadne
Meaning: Most holy.
#18
Delta
Meaning: Fourth born.
#19
Zephyr
Meaning: West wind.
#20
Thomas
Meaning: Twin.
#23
Zuri
Meaning: Beautiful.
#25
Bailey
Meaning: Comes from the French word "baili" which means "manager".
#27
Lola
Meaning: Sorrows.
#29
Cecilia
Meaning: Blind or dim-sighted.
Matt Smith 2 years ago
Wonder if that applies to the one the Simon & Garfunkel song is named for...?
#30
Tristan
Meaning: In the Celtic language it means "tumult" or "outrcy". In French "triste" means "sad".
#31
Courtney
Meaning: Short nose.
#33
Brielle
Meaning: Heroine of God.
#35
Ledger
Meaning: Spear people.
StrangeOne 2 years ago
Someone who thought this would be a good name needs to step out of the office for a long while.
#36
Soren
Meaning: Thunder.
#41
Onyx
Meaning: Black Gemstone.
#43
Rue
Meaning: Regret.
#44
Cameron
Meaning: Crooked nose.
#46
Cassandra
Meaning: She who entangles men.
#50
Lorelei
Meaning: Luring rock.
#54
Gaia
Meaning: The earth.
#57
Oaklee
Meaning: Meadow of oak trees.
Rabbit Of ill Portent 2 years ago
My name is Ashlee, I'm guessing mine means meadow of ash trees?
#63
Zander
Meaning: Defender of the people.
#77
Rebecca
Meaning: Noose or to bind.
ThePunnyBunny 2 years ago
Not unique. But for those interested, it seems the root word of the Hebrew "Rivkah" (transliteration of the Hebrew רִבְקָה) is "rabak", which is "to tie" or "to bind".
#81
Melvin
Meaning: Bad town.
MonkeysUncle 2 years ago
I thought Melvin meant to grab someone by the balls, as in: “Whoa! We just Melvined Death!”
#83
Odin
Meaning: Lord of frenzy.
#87
Hester
Meaning: Star.
ThePunnyBunny 2 years ago
Derived from Esther, which is "Star" in Persian and "Hidden" in Hebrew.
#88
Iona
Meaning: Blessed.
#90
Elian
Meaning: God is my family.
ThePunnyBunny 2 years ago
Not sure why some places say that, but the Hebrew means "G-d has answered" as in answering prayer. I think it may also be a Dutch variant on Elijah/Eliyahu, but that means "Yah is my god" (Yah is a stand-in for The Most Holy Name in Judaism, a poetic form.)
#91
Maverick
Meaning: Nonconforming, independent.
#92
Fennec
Meaning: Dark red, rebirth.
#94
Jennett
Meaning: God is gracious.
#95
Murphy
Meaning: Sea warrior.
#97
Jasper
Meaning: Treasurer.
#98
Macon
Meaning: Marsh-dweller.
#99
Emily
Meaning: Rival.
#101
Caesar
Meaning: Hairy.
#102
Kennedy
Meaning: Ugly head or helmet head in Irish.
#103
Portia
Meaning: It is derived from old Roman word, "porcius," which means "pig."
#104
Campbell
Meaning: Crooked mouth.
MonkeysUncle 2 years ago
So if your name was Caleb Campbell your name would mean crooked nose crooked mouth
#105
Aeron
Meaning: Slaughter.
#108
Persephone
Meaning: Bringer of death.
#112
Indiana
Meaning: Land of the Indians.
#115
Blair
Meaning: Eat moss.
RoanTheMad 2 years ago
wtf no it doesn't it literally comes from the Scottish Gaelic "blàr" meaning "meadow/field"
What do you think ?
ThePunnyBunny 2 years ago
Can we get SOURCES for these meanings??? Several are wrong or at least not well explained.
ThePunnyBunny 2 years ago
Can we get SOURCES for these meanings??? Several are wrong or at least not well explained.
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