Alternatives to trendy names...

First off, what is a trendy name?

A trendy name could be a popular and overused name, like Emily. Of course, there's nothing particularly wrong with Emily...it's just that your daughter might be one of 8 in her preschool class. And similar situations would arise with Jacob.

Another definition could be a tryndee names. Tryndee names are a name addict's worst nightmare. Tryndee names are generally perfectly good names spelled in an illogical and very strange way. Let's go back to Emily again. Many parents like the name Emily but want their child to stand out, so they spell Emily in a "creative" way which ends up looking silly and dates quickly. For example, a tryndee version of Emily is EMALEE. See what we mean?

We've compiled a list of alternatives to popular and tryndee names so that creative spellings can be dumped in the trash can and REAL CREATIVITY can begin!

List of alternatives to trendy female names...

and trendy male names...