Nominate your favourite unique name!

General Name Discussion
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Hi all!

I was thinking of updating and refreshing this list of Nameberry’s favorite unique names a bit for 2026 and I’d love to hear your nominations!

‘Unique’ is obviously a subjective so just for the sake of this, let’s say preferably outside the US Top 1000 or towards the latter end?

Please drop up to THREE nominations below - whatever style or gender leaning! The only other rule is that it should already be in the Nameberry database.

Thanks everyone - looking forward to seeing what you pick!!

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Only three? :sweat_smile:[name_f][/name_f] Anyway, I’d like to nominate:

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[name_f]Tomine[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Farrier[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Vindemiatrix[/name_f]

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(I wanted to nominate Grenadier but then realized it isn’t in the database :smiling_face_with_tear:[name_f][/name_f] )

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[name_f]So[/name_f] hard to choose :sob:[name_f][/name_f] :sob:

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I’ll nominate…

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[name_f]Pacifica[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mirabai[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Shanti[/name_f]

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all feminine!

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I tried to pick super unique names as I wasn’t sure which of my names were in the top 1000 in the us

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[name_m]Chip[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Cricket[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Moon[/name_f]

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I always enjoy seeing everyone’s replies to these threads!

It’s hard to choose just three; but today I’m thinking about:

[name_m]Castalian[/name_m]
[name_f]Lillemor[/name_f]
[name_m]Meriadoc[/name_m]

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I could probably answer differently every day! But for now…

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[name_f]Lunéciel[/name_f] :crescent_moon:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Marinell[/name_m] :anchor:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Wishmay[/name_f] :cherry_blossom:

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[name_f]Elva[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Isolde[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ferelith[/name_f]

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I will accept Grenadier now :wink:

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A tough choice! Today I’ll choose:

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[name_f]Endellion[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Kelso[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nimue[/name_f]

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orpheus
[name_f][/name_f]stjärna
[name_f][/name_f]iselilja

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i love this! i’ll nominate… :white_heart:

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[name_m]Balian[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] :herb:
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eider[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] :feather:
[name_f][/name_f]Zihna[name_f][/name_f] :blossom:

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oh no! Zihna[name_f][/name_f] isn’t in the database. well, here is my formal request that she should be. anyway… my third nomination will be [name_f]Aravah[/name_f][name_f][/name_f] :blossom:

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Jennilyn
Eviana
Gragson (pronounced gregson)

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PLEASE

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[name_f]Nairne[/name_f]

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[name_m]Faine[/name_m]

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[name_f]Rohana[/name_f]

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:spiral_shell:[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Nava[/name_f]

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:herb:[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Kindred[/name_f]

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:hyacinth:[name_f][/name_f] [name_f]Odelia[/name_f]

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I just discovered Iselilja—such a fun wintry name!

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Since @GreenEyes375[name_f][/name_f] already mentioned my beloved [name_m]Zephan[/name_m], I’ll go:

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  • [name_f]Maëlle[/name_f]
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  • [name_m]Jules[/name_m] (b)
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  • Liliandil (or I guess [name_f]Lilliandil[/name_f] since that’s in nb’s database—I just think Liliandil looks way nicer :joy::joy:)
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Hoping some other lovely soul mentions [name_f]Madelief[/name_f], Ben-Ami, and [name_m]Rigel[/name_m], because those were my backup 3 :joy::joy:

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[name_m]Oslo[/name_m]

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[name_m]Caradoc[/name_m]

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[name_m]Loxley[/name_m]

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I love the name [name_f]Cricket[/name_f]!

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I’ll do a masc, a fem, and a neutral nomination! tried not to repeat…

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[name_m]Somerled[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Averick[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Noxli[/name_f] (I think this was recently added?)

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That’s amazing, thank you! :grinning_face: :heart: Do I need to remove one of the others now? :sweat_smile:

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