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1999 Cool Baby Names
Editors' Picks for the Year

Here at BabyZone, we're experts on the subject of naming babies! We know it's not always easy to choose just the right moniker for your little one and are pleased to offer you our annual list of cool baby names for the year—names which aren't overly popular but sound interesting, unique, important, classy, or just plain ... well, cool!
At BabyZone, we deal with baby names everyday! Here we've chosen our list of favorite names for the year; names which aren't overly popular but sound interesting, unique, important, classy, or just plain cool, without being too unusual or trendy.
Girl Names
Cali
English: Lark
Yasmine
Arabic: Jasmine flower
Mattise
French artist
Phoebe
Greek: Mother of Leto
Rhayne
Latin: The fifth
Zai
Suggested by our Name Inventor
Boy Names
Alf
Suggested by our Name Inventor
Swedish: Wise
Clay
English: Mortal
Corbin
English, French, Latin: Raven
Marcus
Gaelic: Hammer
Omarr
African: God the Highest (Swahili)
Talon
French: Sharp
Tate
English: Cheerful
Xavier
Arabic: Bright, splendid
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