Usual Nickname, Unexpected Name--Cal

Handsome Cal! How have I forgotten you? While Cal is starting to gain use on its own, it's still down below the Top 1000. Traditionally short for Calvin, of course, but there are plenty of other great options.
Thanks to Nicole for this suggestion. :)

• Calaïs (KAH-lah-ees, [ancient] Greek)--"turquoise"
• Calamus (KAL-ah-mus, [ancient] Greek)--"reed"
• Calchas (KAL-kas, [ancient] Greek)--uncertain, poss. "purple" or "to make trouble"
• Calbhach (KAL-vak, KAHL-wak, Irish)--cognate of Calvin. Anglicized as Calvagh (KAL-vah). 
• Calidore (KAL-id-or, English)--poss. from Greek, "beautiful gift"
• Calixte (kah-LICKST, French)--from Greek, "most beautiful". Other forms include Callistus (kah-LIS-tus, Latin) and Calisto (kah-LEES-toh, Spanish, Portuguese).
• Callahan (KAL-ah-han, Irish [surname])--diminutive of Ceallach (KAL-akh), the original form of Kelly
• Callan (KAL-lan, Irish [surname])--either from Cathaláin (KAH-hal-ahn, "battle power") or from one of the places named for High King Niall Caill, meaning uncertain, poss. "Niall of the forest".
• Callias (KAL-ee-as, kah-LEE-as, [ancient] Greek)--"beauty"
• Callinus (KAL-in-us, [ancient] Greek)--"beautiful". 
• Callister (KAL-is-ter, Scottish [surname])--shortening of MacAlister, "son of Alistair/Alexander".
• Calloway (KAL-oh-way, English [surname])--poss. from French, "pebble". Also spelled Callaway.
• Callum (KAL-um, Scottish)--from Latin, "dove". Also spelled Calum. Another form is Kalman (KAHL-man, Scandinavian).
• Calydon (KAL-id-ahn, [ancient] Greek)
• Carlisle (KAR-lile, English)
• Carroll (KEHR-ol, English; KAH-rol, Irish)--from Irish, "cutting". Anglicized from Cearbhall (KAH-rool).
• Chalcon (KAL-con, [ancient] Greek)--poss. "copper"
• Kalevi (KAH-lev-ee, Finnish)--poss. from Estonian "cloth". Other forms include Kalervo (KAH-lehr-voh, Finnish) and Kalev (KAH-lev, Estonian).
• Kalle (KAHL-leh, Scandinavian)--form of Charles/Karl. Also spelled Calle. Other forms include Kallu (KAHL-loo, Finnish).
• Kálmán (KAL-man, Hungarian)
• Kalmen (KAHL-men, Yiddish)--from Greek, "good name". Also spelled Kalman.
• Kaloyan (kah-loh-YAHN, Bulgarian)--"handsome John"
• Kalyan (kal-YAHN, Hindi)--"beautiful"
• Pascal (pas-KAL, French)--"Easter"

Same Name?!?--Sarah

Sweet, classical Sarah. Thanks to the Biblical matriarch (and probably her meaning as well--"princess"), she's been common for generations. Her spike in the 80s means she's usually stereotyped as an "our generation" name, like Jessica or Heather, but surprisingly, she's still in the top 50.
Fairly simple in sound, Sarah/Sara is used throughout the world with very little alteration. Her diversity lies mainly in diminutives, many of which are now in use as given names.

Original Hebrew form: Sarah [שָׂרָה] (sah-RAH)

Other forms:

• Kala (KAH-lah, Hawaiian)
• Sadie (SAY-dee, English)
• Saija (SYE-ah, Finnish)
• Sally (SAL-lee, English)
• Sari (SAH-ree, Finnish, Hungarian)
• Sarit (sah-REET, Hebrew)
• Sassa (SAHS-sah, Scandinavian) [also a form of Alexandra or Astrid]
• Suri (SOO-ree, Yiddish)
• Tzeitel (tZYE-tel, Yiddish)

Same Name?!--Mary

I admit, I've been putting this one off for a while--Mary is easily one of the most widespread & translated names of all time!
Often held up as the prime example of a "boring" name, it's still surprisingly common for new babes. Spin-offs Mariah, Maria, Maia, Mia, & Malia are more popular in the U.S., but there's still even more versions ready for use!

Original Hebrew form: Miryam [מִרְיָם] (meer-YAHM)
Latin transliteration: Maria (mah-REE-ah)

Modern forms:

• Maia (MY-ah)--Basque
• Maike (MY-keh)--Frisian
• Mair (MIRE)--Welsh
• Maire (MOI-rah)--Irish. Anglicized as Moira or Maura.
• Majken (MY-kyen)--Swedish
• Malia (mah-lee-ah)--Hawaiian
• Mareike (mah-RYE-keh)--German, Dutch
• Mariam (MAIR-ee-am)--Greek
• Marian (MAIR-ee-an)--English
• Mariel (MAIR-ee-el)--English
• Marietta (mahr-ee-ET-tah)--Italian
• Marika (MAH-ree-kah)--Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish
• Marike (MAH-ree-keh)--Dutch
• Mariska (mah-REESH-kah)--Hungarian
• Maritta (mah-REET-tah)--Finnish
• Marjatta (mahr-YAHT-tah)--Finnish
• Maryla (mahr-IL-lah)--Polish
• Maryse (mah-REESE)--French
• Maureen (maw-REEN)--Irish. Anglicized from Maírín.
• Meike (MYE-keh)--German
• Meryem (MEHR-ee-em)--Turkish
• Mirele (MEE-reh-leh)--Yiddish
• Miren (MEER-en)--Basque
• Moirrey (MUR-ra or MOHR-reh)--Manx
• Molly (MOL-lee)--English

Names for Every Palette

With autumn vanishing, and the world turning brown and white, it seems an appropriate time to distract myself with thoughts of color.

Boys:

• Alban (AHL-ban)--German, English; from Latin, "white"
• Arun (ah-roon)--Indian [Hindi], "reddish brown"
• Blaine (BLAYN)--English, from Gaelic, "yellow"
• Blake (BLAYK)--from English blæc "black" or blac "pale"
• Bruno (BROO-noh)--German, French, Polish, Spanish; from Latin, "brown"
• Ciar (KEER)--Irish, "black, dark"
• Donovan (DON-o-van)--Irish, "dark brown". Anglicized from Donndubhán.
• Fionn (FIN or FYUN)--Irish, "white". Anglicized as Finn.
• Flynn (FLIN)--Irish, "red". Anglicized from Floinn.
• Fulvio (FUL-vee-oh)--Italian, from Latin, "yellow"
• Gláucio (GLOUS-yoh)--Portuguese; from Latin, "bluish grey"
• Lloyd (LOID)--Welsh, "grey". Another variant is Floyd.
• Gray, Grey (GRAY)--English
• Reed, Reid (REED)--English, "red"
• Roy (ROY)--English, Scottish; from Gaelic Ruadh, "red"

Girls:

• Ai (ah-ee)--Japanese, "indigo" [can also mean "love"]
• Amber (AM-ber)--English--"yellow-orange". Other forms include Ambre (French) & Ambra (Italian)
• Baila (BYE-lah or BAY-lah)--Yiddish, "white"
• Blanche (BLANCH or BLAWNSH)--English; from French, "white". Other forms include Blanca (Spanish) & Bianca (Italian).
• Ciara (KEER-ah)--Irish, "black, dark"
• Azzurra (ah-DZOO-rah)--Italian, "sky-blue". English form is Azure.
• Emerald (EM-er-ald or EM-rald)--English; from Greek, "green"
• Garnet (GAR-net)--English, "dark red"
• Glesni (GLES-nee)--Welsh, "blueness"
• Gwen (GWEN)--Welsh, "white, pure"
• Iole (YO-lay)--Greek, "violet". English form is Iola.
• Kamala (KAH-mah-lah)--Indian [Hindi], "pale red"
• Lavender (LAV-en-der)--English, "pale purple"
• Livna (leev-nah)--Hebrew, "white"
• Melanie (MEL-an-ee)--English; from Greek, "black, dark"
• Midori (mih-doh-ree)--Japanese, "green"
• Nila (nee-lah)--Indian [Hindi], "dark blue". Sometimes transliterated as Neela.
• Ruby (ROO-bee)--English; from Latin, "red"
• Saffron (SAF-fron)--English, "yellow-orange"
• Scarlet (SKAR-let)--English
• Sienna (see-EN-nah)--English, "orange-red"
• Sigal (see-GAHL)--Hebrew, "violet"
• Sini (SEE-nee)--Finnish, "blue"
• Uaine (WAN-yeh or OO-in-yeh)--Irish, "green"
• Violet (VYE-oh-let)--English; from Latin Viola.
• Xanthe (ZAN-theh or ZAN-thee)--Greek, "yellow"
• Zuriñe (soo-REEN-yeh)--Basque, "white"

Unisex:

• Ailbhe (ALV-yeh)--Irish, "white". Anglicizations include Alva, Elva, Alby & Alvy.
• Cyan (sye-AN)--English, from Greek, "green-blue"
• Phoenix (FEE-niks)--English; from Greek, "dark red"
• Sable (SAY-bl)--English, "black"
• Shani (shah-nee)--Hebrew, "scarlet red"