Names That Mean New and New Beginnings
- Svale
Origin:
NorwayMeaning:
"swallow (bird) or cool/fresh"Description:
In Norway, Svale is also used as a short form of the rare name Svalaug/Svanlaug, meaning "swan oath". Svale is also a more modern form of Svali, meaning "cool, fresh".
- Bahaar
Origin:
Persian, Turkish, KurdishMeaning:
"spring"Description:
This popular Muslim name would more easily translate to English-speaking cultures in its Bahar form.
- Caroun
Origin:
ArmenianMeaning:
"springtime"Description:
A lovely international version of the dated Karen, also spelled Karoun.
- Vasant
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"spring"Description:
A name commonly used in India; Vasant Panchami is a Hindu festival dedicated to the goddess of learning.
- Beeja
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"the beginning, or, happy"Description:
Rhythmic and enchanting.
- Raanana
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"beautiful, fresh"Description:
Lovely Hebrew name with distinctive double a's, but beware of possible "banana" teasing.
- Svit
Origin:
SloveneMeaning:
"dawn"Description:
A uniquely Slovene name, ideal for a son born in the early morning.
- Omolara
Origin:
YorubaMeaning:
"born at the right time"Description:
A stunning and unique West African name for a daughter.
- Newport
Origin:
English place-nameMeaning:
"new port"Description:
For sailors or jazz lovers. Or smokers of menthol cigarettes.
- Newlyn
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"new pond"Description:
Male name that seems feminine enough to switch genders, if you're looking for a new lyn spin.
- Rishona
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"first"Description:
A possible alternative to the better-known Shoshona.
- Idona
- Newlin
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"new pond"Description:
An obscure possibility...for a girl.
- Kikisepaw
Origin:
CreeMeaning:
"morning, dawn"
- Newbury
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"new borough, new settlement"Description:
A name only a bully could love.
- Newbold
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"new building"Description:
Surname choice that's neither new nor bold. Newbold was the middle name of Edith Wharton.
- Tempo
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"time"Description:
An offbeat word name referring to the speed of a piece of music.
- Newland
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"new land"Description:
Some will see this as spirited, others stuffy. The protagonist of the Edith Wharton novel The Age of Innocence was a popular and successful lawyer named Newbold Archer.