Maeve

Meaning: (Intoxicating, In Irish Gaelic, the name "Medbh" means "she who intoxicates." It is rooted in the Irish legend of Queen Maeve or Medb, one of the main protagonists of the early Irish legend Táin Bó Cúailnge. The original form is Meadhbh, name of the powerful and legendary warrior queen of pre-Christian Ireland (first century). She is described in the "Tain", the Celtic equivalent of the "Iliad", as "tall, fair...carrying an iron sword". It is also associated with the fairy queen, Queen Mab of Irish and English legend. Maeve also means “Goddess of Song" in some languages.)

Origin: (Irish, Irish Mythology, Celtic, Gaelic)

Pronunciation: (MAYV, Mayve, MAY-v, MAY-vee)

Gender: Female

I love everything about this name from the meaning to the look. I saw this name on a Lifetime Movie and the prosecuting attorney in the film was named Maeve. I like the shortness of the name but that it looks unique and rare. 

Nabila

Meaning: (Noble, Honorable, Born to Nobility)

Origin: (Arabic, Urdu, English)

Pronunciation: (nah-BEE-lah)

Gender: Female

I saw this on one of the news channels I was passing through on T.V and I really like it. I like the meanings and the pronunciation. It's a pretty sort of name that is very exotic.

Asma

Meaning: (Prestige, Appellations, High Status, Supreme, Name of an important person in the history of Islam, the niece of the Prophet Muhammad. Her refusal to betray her uncle and her father made it possible for them to escape Mecca in the seventh century.)

Origin: (Arabic)

Pronunciation: (aa-ZMAA- or AA-ZMaa)

Gender: Female

I saw this name as the name of the First Lady of Syria when I was watching CNN. I like the meaning it is very powerful and strong. It's beautiful but the pronunciation sounds to some a bit like Asthma. I love Arabic names but I rarely write a novel where it would be acceptable for my character to have an Arabic name.

Lila / Lilah

Meaning: (Dark-Haired Beauty, Night, Dark Beauty, Derived from the Arabic Leila (Night, Dark Beauty) or the Persian Leila (Dark-Haired). Its use in England began with George Byon’s “The Giaour” (1813). Short form of Delilah (Hebrew) "lovelorn, seductive". Feminine form of Lyle: From the Island.)

Origin: (Indian, Arabic, Persian, Polish, Hebrew)

Pronunciation: (LIY-lə, LIE-lah, LYE-lah, lee-LAH, LEE-lah)

Gender: Female

I have had this on my list for a while but since I have added the similar meaning name Layla *See on list of posts* I decided I wasn't going to add it but I decided though a few weeks ago to add it when I heard it when I was down in St. Charles. I was in the rest room and I saw this woman who kept wrangling in her cute little toddlers, a boy and girl who were I would say a year or two apart in age. I never heard her sons name but she kept calling the little girl when she ran out the bathroom door while she was trying to wash her hands. The little girls name was Lila. It is a super cute name with beautiful meanings. It's an exotic sounding name as well. It's a bit old fashioned but making it well in the modern era.

Camry

Meaning: ("Camry" is an Anglicized phonetic transcription of the Japanese word kanmuri (冠, かんむり), meaning "crown".)

Origin: (English, Japanese)

Pronunciation: (cam-ree, Go to this site and run your cursor over the name Camry to hear how it is said: http://www.howjsay.com/index.php?word=camry)

Gender: Uni-Sex

A few weeks ago I went down to St. Charles, Missouri for a Jehovah's Witness District Convention. I will be adding names that I gathered over that weekend trip. When we were driving I saw more Toyota Camry cars then ever before. I wondered what Camry meant and when I learned I really liked it. I think Camry nicknamed Cam would make a good character name.

Hallie / Hallee

Meaning: (Home Ruler, From the Hall, Transferred use of the English Surname meaning “Dweller at the Hall Meadow.” The Name is derived from the Old English elements heall (Hall, Gathering Place) and Leah (Wood, Meadow, Clearing).)

Origin: (English, Old English, Greek)

Pronunciation: (hal-ee, HA-lee)

Gender: Female

I was watching a Hall Mark Movie the other day called Wild Hearts. The actress in the movie is named Hallee Hirsh. I have seen her in a lot of movies. I liked the name but was pronouncing it completely wrong, I was saying it like Holly or Hailey. So I researched it and came to like the meaning and look of it.

Emmy

Meaning: (Rival, Whole, Immense, Universal, Work, Imitating, Hardworking, Diminutive form of Emily.)

Origin: (Germanic, Gothic, Latin)

Pronunciation: (em-ee, EH-mee, EHMiy)

Gender: Female

Many of these meanings of this name are the same as Amelia *See on my list of posts.* I haven't really cared for the name Emmy in the past. Its exotic looking and sounding, short, and interesting. A well known bearer of this name is Emmy Rossum, though Emmy is her nickname name...her real first name is Emmanuelle. Still not sure it is a name I would use for a characters name but rightfully so that shouldn't and won't deter others from using it.