Singular Sensations
Four Unexpected Sources
for Perfect Baby Names
To find a breathtakingly original name, you’ll have to do more than scour 947-page advice books or unearth a colorful ancestor called Velva Mildee Earline. The trick is to search through resources (such as the four below) that less ambitious parents overlook, from boating directories to Scandinavian furniture catalogs. But beware: For every perfect name that pops up in your research, a flawed one is waiting to trap you—Snitta, for example.
| Perfect | Imperfect |
| Aron Barrit Bonde Brekke Flaren Gustav Klinteby Lisbet Ottava Salen Sundby Tassa Viken | Aspudden Dold Ektorp Fagerland Fridolf Gorm Klappsta Kritter Malm Molger Mumsig Sniglar Snitta |
| Perfect | Imperfect |
| Avalon Bethany Bonita Cimarron Genesis Iris Lakesden Orion Peregrine Quest Renata Serena Windbourne | Antsea Nansea Aquaholic Boatzilla Costalotta Farfrompukin Finatic Gutsea Lady Orca Salty Mistress Sea Ewe Tuna Witch Water Rat Wet Bottom |
| Perfect | Imperfect |
| Aspen Chesapeake Claret Cypress Donegal Egret Fairfax Heron Pewter Pomegranate Sergeant Steeplechase Throne | Athletic Purple Crabapple Flour Sack Fog Garden Spigot Gust of Wind Horsehair Hotel Room Oatmeal Putty Strudel Sweatshirt Toast |
| Perfect | Imperfect |
| Apollo Buchanan Challedon Coventry Granville Hanover Jacobus Lawrin Margrave Montague Riley Worth Zev | Bimelech Burgoo King Cairngorm Canonero II Culpepper Dust Commander Foolish Pleasure Go for Gin Grindstone Man O’ War Panique Sherluck Tyrant |
