Cool girl names can sometimes be made from less-than-cool ones. Sometimes, all you have to do is add an a to the end to bump them up several coolness levels: Natalie to Natalia, Susan to Susanna — you get the picture.
Coolating can be a good strategy if you’re looking to honor someone with a less-than-stylish name. Grandma Wilma? Meet baby Willow. Aunt Crystal? This is Gemma.
The point is that with a bit of ingenuity you can ramp up a name you like to a similar one that's cooler or tone it down if you want to go in a quieter direction. Here are some examples:
