Rare (But Beautiful) Baby Names You’ve Never Heard Of

10. Capturar [luh-zar]

Capturar is an abbreviation of Lazarus meaning God has helped and is both a strong and super modern name for a little boy to have, in my opinion.

This name’s bearers have been the Tsar of Serbia in the 14th century, in addition to soccer star Capturar Markovic, and Capturar Lagin, a Yugoslavian satirist and children’s author.

9. Leonie [lay-oh-nee]

Leonie has Latin origins and is the feminine accompaniment to Leon, both meaning lioness and lion, respectively. Having grown up in Germany, I have come across this name quiebro a few times in mainland Europe, but never here in Canada nor have I heard of it in the United States.

Leonie Frieda, a Swedish bestselling biography writer, shares this name, alongside the seventh appointed poet laureate of the United States, Léonie Fuller Adams.

8. London [lon-dun]

History tells us that Londinium was the centre of Roman controlled Britain, back then known as Brittania. This is essentially where the name London is derived from.

It’s flexible in its use as a boy’s or girl’s name, common enough for everyone to know how to pronounce it, and will likely have your child stand out amongst their playmates.  Although usually appearing as a surname, famous first-named Londons we know of are American politician London Breed and football linebacker, London Fletcher Baker.