Children's names: 50 extraordinary ideas for boys and girls

Emma, ​​Ben, Sophie, Paul, Luca – the names that top the charts of the most popular first names in Germany are wonderful, no question about it. But they are also very common.

However, many parents prefer to swim away from the mainstream and underline the uniqueness of their child with a very unusual, exotic name. Especially if you decide on a single name and don't want a middle name or even a double name, it can be a little unusual ideas.

And as soon as it is clear that you are pregnant, the difficult search for the perfect first name begins.

"Nobody can remember that!"

Sure, you need a little courage for rare, fancy baby names. And of course there will always be inquiries. But we'd rather briefly explain the origin and meaning of a beautiful name (and risk that not everyone can remember it right away) than that four different children in the crawling group always turn around when we call our baby's first name. So a little thought and research into baby names during pregnancy can be worth it!

We've already done a bit of work for you and picked up some special girl and boy names. After all, you've got enough to do with being pregnant …

Many of the first names come from other, often exotic, countries and are derived from nicknames. Miko, for example, is of Finnish origin and a short form of Michael. Momoko comes from Japanese and means "peach blossom".

Be careful with celebrity names: names like Keanu (Reeves) or Jimi Blue (Ochsenknecht) may sound very cool, but not everyone wants to be associated with a particular celebrity for the rest of their lives.

Here are our suggestions. Maybe there is something for your baby! And be it just ideas for pet names.

Extraordinary girl names:

Fancy boy names:

You haven't found the right single name yet? Perhaps you will find what you are looking for in our tips for Nordic names or for old German names.