@readingreverie[name_f][/name_f] aw, this was so lovely to read! I love researching and find out about all the names you suggest!
[name_f][/name_f]@persephonescrown[name_f][/name_f] [name_m]Liliwin[/name_m] is so cool! Laenan is intriguing [name_f][/name_f]- sorry to have to ask (and I will try to dig a bit deeper tomorrow) but does the book series say anything about the character’s name? is it used as a masc, fem, neutral name in the fictional world?
Ermonela (fem.) [name_f][/name_f]- I don’t know the etymology, but the name is of Albanian origin. Ermonela Jaho is a celebrated Albanian soprano.
Calathea, a genus of plants, coming from a Latin word for basket
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Not[/name_m] sure that it’s actually used as a name, but I thought it would lend itself to some sweet nicknames like [name_f]Callie[/name_f] or [name_f]Thea[/name_f]
It’s okay no worries at all! It’s a masc name and he’s a wizard. That’s all I know myself (it was recommended by a friend). [name_f]Hope[/name_f] that’s okay!
@persephonescrown[name_f][/name_f] that’s great! I have a starting point now 
[name_f][/name_f] thanks!
Wow, these names are absolutely stunning[name_f][/name_f]! I was so surprised to see [name_f]Lilimar[/name_f] is not on the website. Also [name_f]Greteliese[/name_f] and Lysanius?! [name_f]Gorgeous[/name_f]
Button (u): [name_m]An[/name_m] unusual surname given as a first name to Button Gwinnett. He was the second person to sign the Declaration of [name_f]Independence[/name_f] and Button was his mother’s maiden name. These days, Button could work for both genders, although it is probably best if it’s given to pets and not human children.
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Canada[/name_f] (m): A place name that is only in the Database for females, even though it is occasionally given to males. [name_f]Canada[/name_f] [name_m]Lee[/name_m] was an eminent twentieth century African-American actor and Civil Rights activist. He was born [name_m]Leonard[/name_m] [name_m]Lionel[/name_m] [name_m]Cornelius[/name_m] Canegata, but when his surname was mispronounced as [name_f]Canada[/name_f] [name_m]Lee[/name_m], he adopted that as his name.
[name_f][/name_f]Greenleaf (m): [name_m]An[/name_m] [name_f]English[/name_f] nickname (and possible surname?), used as a first name for Greenleaf Whittier [name_m]Picard[/name_m], who was a pioneer of radio communications and invented, among other things, the crystal detector. He was named after his great-uncle, the poet [name_m]John[/name_m] Greenleaf Whittier.
[name_f][/name_f]Whittier (m): [name_m]An[/name_m] [name_f]English[/name_f] surname that could very well work as a first name. Its meaning is unknown. A famous bearer is the aforementioned Greenleaf Whittier [name_m]Picard[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f]Nunnally (m): Probably derived from the surname Nunnallys, Nunnally has an uncertain meaning. Nunnally [name_m]Johnson[/name_m] was a Hollywood screenwriter and director who won an [name_m]Oscar[/name_m] for his screenplay of [name_m]The[/name_m] Grapes of Wrath. Nunnally was his father’s middle name.
[name_f][/name_f]Ub (m): A short form of [name_m]Ubbe[/name_m], well known as the name of Ub Iwerks, one of [name_m]Walt[/name_m] Disney’s earliest collaborators, who co-invented [name_m]Mickey[/name_m] [name_m]Mouse[/name_m], was an Oscar-winning animator, and also an inventor and special effects innovator.
@GeographyDragon[name_f][/name_f] I love Whittier! I’m so surprised it’s not on NB. Between a lot of names associated with [name_m]California[/name_m] being popular (Sierra, [name_m]Francisco[/name_m], [name_m]California[/name_m], [name_f]Marin[/name_f], etc.) and similar names like [name_m]Whittaker[/name_m], it’s a great alternative!
Adding to this, it was used for a female character in Code Geass[name_f][/name_f], a Japanese animated series; so it may technically be considered unisex(?).
Cool! I’m not familiar with that series, but I believe it could. I actually thought it looked kind of feminine myself, but the bearer I found was male, so I listed it as just male.
[name_f][/name_f]Thank you for saying something, as I enjoy learning all about the names I suggest and I would never have known Nunnally had been used for a female if you hadn’t! 
Frediano (m): [name_m]An[/name_m] Italian form of the Latin name Frigidianus, which means “cold”. According to Behind [name_m]The[/name_m] [name_m]Name[/name_m], Frediano “was the name of a 6th-century [name_m]Irish[/name_m] bishop who made a pilgrimage to [name_m]Rome[/name_m] and settled as a hermit on [name_m]Mount[/name_m] Pisano”.
[name_f][/name_f]Fulgenzio (m): [name_m]An[/name_m] Italian form of the Latin name Fulgentius, which means “brilliant”.
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fulvio[/name_m] (m): [name_m]An[/name_m] Italian form of the Latin name Fulvius, which means “blond one”.
[name_f][/name_f]Galeazzo (m): [name_m]An[/name_m] Italian form of [name_m]Galahad[/name_m].
[name_f][/name_f]Gastone (m): [name_m]An[/name_m] Italian form of [name_m]Gaston[/name_m].
Wilmington (m): Derived from [name_m]Wilhelm[/name_m], place name with cities/places in the UK (Devon, [name_m]Kent[/name_m], Sussex, [name_m]Somerset[/name_m], and Shropshire) and the US (Delaware, [name_m]North[/name_m] [name_f]Carolina[/name_f], Ohio, [name_m]Vermont[/name_m], and a neighborhood in Los Angeles); feels right at home with names like [name_m]Remington[/name_m], [name_m]Winston[/name_m], and [name_m]William[/name_m]!
Janar / Zhanar[name_f][/name_f] (f) – two [name_f]English[/name_f] transcriptions of Жанар, a feminine Kazakh name, meaning “eyes”, “fire”, and/or “beauty”. It is pronounced zhah-NAR and was a top 50 name in Kazakhstan throughout the 1990s, peaking at #20[name_f][/name_f].
[name_f][/name_f]Raisel[name_f][/name_f] (u) – Yiddish feminine name meaning “rose”. [name_m]The[/name_m] [name_f]Raizel[/name_f] spelling is already in the database. Separately, it has some use as a masculine name, such as professional baseball player Raisel Iglesias.
[name_f][/name_f]Izadi[name_f][/name_f] (f) – Basque feminine name meaning “nature” or “forest”. It is a top 50 name in the Basque Country.
[name_f][/name_f]Ilargi[name_f][/name_f] (f) – Basque word name meaning “moon”. It is a top 100 name in the Basque Country.
[name_f][/name_f]Libe[name_f][/name_f] (f) – Basque form of [name_f]Libya[/name_f]. It is a top 20 name in the Basque Country and was a top 400 name in Spain overall in the 2010s.
Some new editions:
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nuramirah[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Noramira[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nuramira[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lestari[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Mingze[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Yize[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Yide[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Vegard[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Flaviano[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Floriano[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Floro[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ruusu[/name_f] (and [name_f]Ruusa[/name_f] )
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Birdsong[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Covenant[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Alojzy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mossa[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mossi[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Mosse[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hiacynta[/name_f] (and [name_m]Hyacinthus[/name_m] + [name_m]Hiacynt[/name_m] )
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Nurie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Asagao[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Yugao[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Murasaki[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Tamakazura[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Valentí[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Erana[/name_f] (and [name_m]Eraño[/name_m] )
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eirwyn[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lycander[/name_m] (and also [name_m]Lykandros[/name_m] )
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Lilimar[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lysanias[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Greteliese[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Laenan[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ermonela[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Calathea[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Canada[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ub[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Galeazzo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fulvio[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wilmington[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Janar[/name_m] + [name_f]Zhanar[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Raisel[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Izadi[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ilargi[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Libe[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f]Whittier
[name_f][/name_f]Greenleaf
It’s so wonderful to see names from [name_m]Genji[/name_m] Monogatari! Thanks!
[name_f][/name_f]Today I want to share two old Slavic names for a girls:
[name_f][/name_f]Dziewanna (dz-ee-ye-van-na) [name_f][/name_f]- ancient goddes of forest, nature and moon. Today used as a name of plant: great mullein.
[name_f][/name_f]Świętosława (s-v-yen-t-o-swa-va) [name_f][/name_f]- name known from 10th century (she was a sister of king [name_m]Bolesław[/name_m] Chrobry), means “saint and famous”.
Garpur [name_f][/name_f]- Icelandic male name from Old Norse Garpr, meaning “hero, champion, bold man”
[name_f][/name_f]Tandri [name_f][/name_f]- Icelandic male name, meaning “fire” or possibly from Old Norse tanna “to fight”
[name_f][/name_f]Baui [name_f][/name_f]- Icelandic male name, from Old Norse baugr, “money, ring”
Bertmarí (f) [name_f][/name_f]- [name_f][/name_f] Icelandic name, combination of Björt (light, shining) and Marí (Nordic variant of Marie)
[name_f][/name_f]Narfey (f) [name_f][/name_f]- modern Icelandic name, “narrow island”
[name_f][/name_f]Sigga (f) [name_f][/name_f]- pet form of names containing “sig” (victory), used in several Scandinavian and Nordic countries
[name_f]Gorgeous[/name_f]! 
Wisse [name_f][/name_f]- M, WIS-sə[name_f][/name_f] [name_f][/name_f], [name_m]Dutch[/name_m], short form of various names, meaning “good”, “wise”, “leader”, “wide”, “forest” or “battle”. It peaked 30 years ago, but historical use goes back hunderds of years and this year it was still just inside the list of most popular names in the Netherlands (it was used 10 times in 2025)
Bechor (m) [name_f][/name_f]- Judeo-Spanish (Ladino) name, “first born”
[name_f][/name_f]Buendía (m) [name_f][/name_f]- Judeo-Spanish, “good day”
Fermosa / Fermoza (f) [name_f][/name_f]- Judeo-Spanish, “beautiful”
[name_f][/name_f]Zimbul (f) [name_f][/name_f]- Judeo-Spanish, “hyacinth”