Boys:
- Dominic (DOM-in-ik, English)--traditionally given to boys born on a Sunday
- Ekain (eh-kine, Basque)--"June"
- Lenz (LENTS, German)--"springtime"
- Noel (NOLE, NO-el, English)--from French, "Christmas". French form is Noël.
- Palmiro (pahl-MEER-oh, Italian)--traditionally given to boys born on Palm Sunday
- Pascal (pas-KAHL, Dutch, French, & German)--"Easter" or "Passover". Other forms include Pascual (Spanish) and Pasco (Cornish).
Girls:
- Abena (a-BEHN-ah, Akan)--"born on Tuesday"
- Afia (AH-fee-ah, Akan)--"born on Friday"
- Akiko (ah-kee-ko, Japanese)--"summer child"
- Calan (CAL-an, Welsh)--"New Year's Day"
- Candela (cahn-DEHL-ah, Spanish)--"Candlemas" (Feb. 2)
- Hazan (hah-ZAHN, Turkish)--"autumn"
- Iona (ee-OH-nah, Welsh)--from Ionor, "January"
- Medeni (med-AY-nee, Welsh)--"born in September"
- Natalie (NAT-ah-lee, French & German)--"Christmas". Other forms include Natalia (Italian) and Natalya/Natasha (Russian).
- Nedelya (ned-EHL-yah, Bulgarian)--"Sunday"
- Noelle (no-EL, English, French)--feminine of Noel
- Suvi (SOO-vee, Finnish)--"summer"
- Tiffany (TIF-fan-ee, English)--traditionally given to girls born on Epiphany (Jan. 6). Original form is Theophania.
- Tola (toh-LAH, Khmer)--"October"
- Vera (VEHR-ah, Albanian)--"summer"
- Vesna (VEHS-nah, Slavic)--"spring"
Unisex:
- Sivan (see-VAHN, Hebrew)--9th month of the Hebrew calendar, usually May-June.
- Tammuz (tahm-MOOZ, Hebrew)--10 month of the Hebrew calendar, usually June-July.
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