The ABC's of Naming: The Top Ten Best

Boredom can sometimes lead to sheer inspiration. In my case, it leads to lists. Lists of names. Today's post features what I consider the most interesting and under-appreciated names that start with A, B, and C, respectively, for both genders.

A:

Girls

Araceli

Aurelia

Azalea

Aloisa

Amalia

Annis

Annika

Amity

Amaryllis

Atalanta

Boys:

Ambrose

Axel

Algernon

Arlo

Angus

Alaric

Augustus

Amias

Arthur

Auberon

B:

Girls:

Beatrice/Beatrix

Bryony (also spelled Briony, this name is pronounced like Brian with an 'ee' on the end, not Bree-oh-nee)

Bronwen

Bethan

Bernadette

Blythe

Bonnie

Belphoebe

Brigid

Bithiah

Boys:

Balthazar

Bartholomew

Barnaby

Bastian

Boaz

Benaiah

Baxter

Benedict

Bertram

Blaise

C:

Girls

Clementine

Calliope

Christabel

Cordelia

Clotilde/Clothilde

Cleo

Callista

Colette

Coralie

Celia

Boys

Caspian

Cormac

Cassian

Crispin

Ciaran

Caspar/Casper

Cosmo

Chester

Clark

Cillian