Over the weekend, I read through the giant database of Quebec baby names for 2008. Most of the names there were familiar English or French names. A few were (very long!) Native American names. Here are some that stood out:
- Anakin & Anakyn (male) – Five of the former, two of the latter.
- Archippe (male) – Means “horse-master” in ancient Greek.
- Awesome (male)
- Coatl (male) – Means “snake” in Nahuatl.
- Dakota-Edison (male) – Strikes me as rather American-sounding for a Canadian name.
- Dune (female)
- Dung (male) – One of those names that gets lost in translation…
- Eileen Osiris (female) – Interesting combination.
- Ellliot (male) – Another triple-L in Quebec!
- Elyjah Woody (male) – Elijah Wood fan, perhaps?
- Enzo Versace (male)
- Jde (male) – Pronounced…Jade? Jude? Hm.
- Junior Aroma (male) – Less offensive than Senior Aroma.
- Kaleb-Wolf (male) – Reminds me of Nakoa-Wolf.
- Kierkegaard II (male)
- Lady Victoria (female) – The most regal-sounding entry.
- Lazuli (female)
- Loveland-Jacobs (female)
- Luna Mist (female)
- Luzer (male)
- Maully (female)
- Obama Kerby (male) and Stephan-Obama (male)
- Owen-Walter (male)
- Ramses-Emmanuel (male)
- Readily-Chang (male)
- Ruly (female) – Better than unruly.
- Schnobxxxxxxxxxxxx (male)
- Thunder-Jr (male)
- Tia-Maria (female)
- Trevelle Anabelle (female)
- Tyler-Layden (male) – Why yes, the baby name pop charts are indeed Tyler-laden right now.
- Velvili (female)
- Vernadette (female) – Vernon + Bernadette maybe?
- Wyclef Jean (male) – There are fans, and then there are superfans.
Have an opinion about any of the above?
If you’ve perused the list yourself, do you remember spotting anything interesting?