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Fancy, Elegant, Sophisticated Baby Names

Fancy baby names are those elegant, sophisticated choices that have a posh, upscale feel. Fancy names are those that go beyond the merely long and elaborate. Fancy baby names are rare, precious, almost too dressed-up for everyday use. And true, the modern Antonina might be better known as Toni while Ozymandias would inevitably be called Oz. But perhaps you love the idea of giving your baby an elaborate fancy name on the birth certificate, to keep in reserve in case one ever finds oneself meeting royalty. Here is our complete collection of fancy names for boys and girls, many of them with more down-to-earth short forms.

Marcellus

Meaning: young warrior

Origin:Latin
826
Caledon

Meaning: hard or rocky land

Origin:Irish place-name from Caledonia
1616
Alessandro

Meaning: defending men

Origin:Italian variation of Alexander
1098
Ptolemy

Meaning: aggressive, warlike

Origin:Greek
951
Heathcliff

Meaning: cliff near a heath

Origin:English
1284
Parthenios Parthenios is a cute name generally used for...
Origin:Greek mythology name
8013
Sinjin Sinjin is a name with Hebrew origins, with t...
Origin:Phonetic spelling of St. John
2906
Wellington

Meaning: people living in the hamlet in the cleared area near the temple

Origin:English surname from place name
2044
Titania

Meaning: giant, great one

Origin:Greek
2036
Jacaranda

Meaning: fragrant

Origin:Spanish, Portuguese, Tupi-Guarani flower name
4864
Wainwright

Meaning: wagon maker

Origin:English occupational name
4212
Fairfax

Meaning: blond

Origin:English
5393
Lovelace

Meaning: outlaw

Origin:English surname
3454
Chrysalis

Meaning: a quiescent insect pupa, of a butterfly or moth

Origin:Nature name, English word name
4454
Xanthippe

Meaning: yellow horse

Origin:Greek
1901
Veridian

Meaning: green

Origin:Latin
3420
Heliotrope The meaning of Heliotrope mentions a flower ...
Origin:botanical name
4354
Belphoebe

Meaning: beautiful Diana

Origin:Invented name from "The Faerie Queene"; roughly translates as "beautiful Diana"
3975
Epiphany

Meaning: manifestation, striking appearance

Origin:Word name, Greek
2714
Guillermo Guillermo is a name of Spanish origin, tradi...
Origin:Spanish variation of William
2604