Swalloma /swəlómə/ (female)

The less cultured among us might joke that this sounds like a name that might be favoured by an orally adept adult film star, but to discount this name for such a puerile reason would be to ignore one of this year’s most sophisticated new names. Those with a more discerning palate will no doubt detect faint whiffs of country charm complemented nicely by barely-noticeable notes of bookish naivete.

“Swalloma has a fine collection of children’s clothes but no children.”