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Most of the babies conceived during 2019 will be delivered during 2020 — a year that happens to mirror “20/20,” the term we use for perfect vision. It’s such a strong association that, just for fun, I put together a list of vision-related baby names for all those parents anticipating the arrival of 2020 babies…

• Aisling, Irish, “vision” or “dream.”
• Basar, Arabic, “sight.”
• Butta-kuz, Mongolian, “camel eyes.” Implies “wide, beautiful eyes” like Maha and Najla, below.
• Charopus, ancient Greek, “glad-eyed” or “bright-eyed.” Also spelled Charops.
• Daisy, from Old English dægeseage, “day’s eye.” Daisies open during the day and close at night.
• Drishti, Hindi, “gaze.”
• Hawkeye, originally a character in The Last of the Mohicans (1826).
• Hitomi, Japanese, “pupil [of the eye].” Can mean other things as well, though, depending on the kanji.
• Lochan/Lochana, Hindi, “eye.”
• Maha, Arabic, “wide, beautiful eyes.” Refers to either wild cow eyes or oryx eyes specifically.
• Maka, Hawaiian, “eyes.” Also: Namaka, “the eyes,” and Makanui, “big eyes.”
• Mantius/Manto (masc./fem.), from ancient Greek mantis, “seer, prophet.”
• Najla, Arabic, “wide, beautiful eyes.” Refers to either wild cow eyes or oryx eyes specifically. Also spelled Nagla.
• Nayan, Hindi, “eye.”
• Nayra, Aymara, “eye,” “sight,” or “past.”
• Nazir, Arabic, “observant” or “spectator.” Can mean other things as well, though.
• Panope/Panopea, ancient Greek, “all-seeing.”
• Rana, Arabic, “eye-catching.”
• Ruya, Arabic, “vision” or “dream.”
• Sibyl, ancient Greek, “prophetess.” Also spelled Sybil.
• Sullivan, Irish, “descendant of the little dark-eyed one.”
• Tarisai, Shona, “look at, behold.”
• Vision, which began appearing in the U.S. baby name data nearly 20 years ago.

And, finally, a few Esperanto words that could potentially be used as baby names:

• Vidi, “see.”
• Vidinda, “worth seeing.”
• Vido, “sight, view.”
• Vizio, “vision.”

Which of the names above do you like best?

If you’re expecting a baby in 2020, will you consider using a vision-themed baby name?