An unexpected pregnancy can often prove to be a blessing in disguise – which may explain why you’re meditating on unusual but appropriate names that mean surprise or unexpected, to celebrate the imminent arrival of your out-of-the-blue bundle of joy.
With this in mind, we’re happy we’ve put together an extensive list of names for you to consider offering your delightful newcomer. We hope it helps you find a name that brings your child joy and enables him to stand out from the crowd for the rest of his life.
Browse through and, who knows, another surprise may be in store!
Female baby names
- Abbie — [Hebrew] “father’s joy”
- Adara — [Hebrew] “fire”
- Alina — [Latin] “bright”
- Althea — [Greek] “healing herb”
- Ariel — [Hebrew] “lion of God”
- Briar — [English] “thorny bush”
- Brielle — [Hebrew] “God is my strength”
- Callie — [Greek] “most beautiful”
- Cassidy — [Irish] “clever”
- Chloe — [Greek] “green shoot”
- Clara — [Latin] “bright”
- Daisy — [English] “day’s eye”
- Delilah — [Hebrew] “delight”
- Eden — [Hebrew] “delight”
- Edith — [English] “wealthy gift”
- Eliza — [Hebrew] “God is my oath”
- Faith — [Latin] “belief”
- Faye — [English] “fairy”
- Felicity — [Latin] “good luck”
- Imani — [Swahili] “belief”
- Jolene — [Hebrew] “God will add”
- Jovie — [Latin] “divinely beautiful”
- Lexi — [Greek] “defender of mankind”
- Maisie — [English] “pearl”
- Maeve — [Irish] “intoxicating”
- Noelle — [French] “Christmas”
- Nova — [Latin] “new”
- Millie — [English] “industrious one”
- Nora — [Latin] “light”
- Opal — [Sanskrit] “jewel”
- Ophelia — [Greek] “help”
- Pearl — [English] “pearl”
- Roxy — [English] “dawn”
- Sadie — [Hebrew] “princess”
- Scarlett — [English] “red”
- Sierra — [Spanish] “mountain range”
- Sloane — [Irish] “warrior”
- Stella — [Latin] “star”
- Tabitha — [Aramaic] “gazelle”
- Talia — [Hebrew] “dew of heaven”
- Valencia — [Latin] “strong”
- Valeria — [Latin] “strong”
- Vivian — [Latin] “alive”
- Xiomara — [Spanish] “ready for battle”
- Ximena — [Spanish] “hearkening”
- Zelda — [Hebrew] “God’s happiness”
- Zia — [Arabic] “light”
- Zora — [Slavic] “dawn”
Male baby names
- Aaren — [English] “Miracle”
- Aaron — [Hebrew] “Miracle”
- Abhijit — [India] “Victorious”
- Abinaya — [Indian] “surprise”
- Aiden — [Irish] “little fire”
- Ainsley — [English] “meadow of surprises”
- Aizen — [Hebrew] “Surprise”
- Amari — [African] “miracle”
- Ansel — [German] “God’s surprise”
- Apollo — [Greek] “To Appear Suddenly”
- Asaph — [Hebrew] “Gatherer”
- Asher — [Hebrew] “fortunate, blessed”
- Atticus — [Latin] “From Attica”
- Bashir — [Arabic] “Bringer of Good News”
- Benedict — [Latin] “Blessed”
- Bodo — [German] “messenger”
- Caden — [Welsh] “Spirit of Battle”
- Chance — [English] “good fortune”
- Damon — [Greek] “To Tame”
- Dash — [English] “Hasty”
- Derek — [English] “Gifted Ruler”
- Donato — [Italian] “gift from God”
- Deor — [Anglo-Saxon] “Surprise”
- Emmett — [German] “Powerful”
- Faris — [Arabic] “Horseman”
- Felix — [Latin] “Lucky”
- Gideon — [Hebrew] “Destroyer”
- Griffin — [Welsh] “Strong Lord”
- Haru — [Japanese] “Spring Time”
- Ian — [Scottish] “Gift of God”
- Israel — [Hebrew] “God Contended”
- Jakob — [Hebrew] “Supplanter”
- Jibreel — [Arabic] “Angel of Revelation”
- Kael — [Gaelic] “Battler”
- Kairo — [Arabic] “Victorious”
- Keegan — [Gaelic] “little fire”
- Liam — [Irish] “Strong-Willed Warrior”
- Lucian — [Latin] “Light”
- Mateo — [Spanish] “gift of God”
- Odin — [Norse] “Fury”
- Raiden — [Japanese] “God of thunder and lightning”
- Reuben — [Hebrew] “Behold, A Son”
- Ryder — [English] “mounted warrior”
- Theo — [Greek] “God-given”
- Zane — [Gaelic] “Gift From God”
Unisex baby names
- Aarush — [Indian] “first ray of sun”
- Aein — [Persian] “surprise”
- Aislin — [Irish] “dream or vision”
- Anaya — [Hebrew] “miracle”
- Ari — [Hebrew] “lion”
- Ashwin — [Indian] “victory”
- Aston — [English] “astonishing”
- Ayush — [Indian] “long life”
- Aza — [Hebrew] “miracle”
- Aziz — [Arabic] “mighty”
- Bijan — [Persian] “rare”
- Brady — [Irish] “spirited”
- Callan — [Gaelic] “bright headed”
- Eli — [Hebrew] “ascended”
- Ellis — [English] “benevolent”
- Emmett — [German] “universal”
- Finley — [Irish] “fair warrior”
- Jax — [English] “God is gracious”
- Kai — [Hawaiian] “sea”
- Kaiden — [Irish] “little fire”
- Kami — [Japanese] “divine beauty”
- Kian — [Irish] “ancient”
- Max — [Latin] “greatest”
- Miles — [Latin] “soldier”
- Naya — [Hebrew] “miracle”
- Owen — [Welsh] “youth”
- Phoenix — [Greek] “mythical bird”
- Reese — [Welsh] “ardor”
- Riley — [Irish] “brave”
- Rory — [Irish] “red king”
