Pearl is the most stylish of the gem names, back after a long sleep, as simple and lustrous as the jewel it’s derived from. Vermeer’s famous painting Girl with the Pearl Earring, subject of a bestselling novel and movie, may have helped propel the name back into stylishness. Maya Rudolph and Paul Thomas Anderson named their little girl Pearl Bailey.
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Cordelia as a girl’s name is pronounced kor-DEEL-yah. It is of Latin origin, and the meaning of Cordelia is “heart”.
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Americans may shy away from Imogen because they’re not quite sure how to pronounce it (think short vowels), but we love this Shakespearean name that means “beloved child.” Imogen Cunningham was a pioneering photographer who specialized in botanical and nude subjects.
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A variation of the name Helen, this Greek name means “sun ray, shining light.”
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This German name means “noble.”
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A name from Latin, this means “light.”
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Leonora is one of several similar names fashionable in Europe and slowly making its way to stylishness in the US. Lilting and lovely, it’s got far more heft than today’s groovy L names like Lola and Lila. Original a shortening of Eleonora, it has the distinction of playing leading roles in three operas.
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An Old German name, this means “other, foreign.”
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A Persian name, this means “dawn.”
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This name is another version of the name Helen.
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