Chuggrah /tʃəgrə/ (female)

This name was awarded 1st prize in the Most Original Name category at NameCon in San Antonio this year. The name’s designer, Flitzy Klein, prefaced its grand unveiling with a now-infamous speech in which she claimed that contemporary female names shouldn’t necessarily be dainty or “ladylike” (if you’ll pardon the antiquated term). Chuggrah was the perfect name with which to make this point. Bold and imposing, this name manages to avoid anything resembling delicacy without sacrificing one iota of its more than evident femininity. Look for this juggernaut to blast its way up the charts in the coming months.

“The jungle is a dangerous place, Chuggrah. You can’t be so careless.”