Names That Mean Unwanted (11 Ideas for Boys and Girls)

You won’t find many names that mean unwanted out there. That being said, we did find a few and got creative by also researching names meaning shunned, neglected and forgotten.

Names That Mean Unwanted for Girls

Names meaning unwanted for girls are very uncommon. We only found two! Keep scrolling for unisex names as well.

Nakusha

The Indian Marathi name Nakusha means unwanted. It’s traditionally given to baby girls whose parents wanted a boy.

As you might guess, this name has become controversial.

Vakona

Vakona is a female name that means unwanted in the Mingrelian spoken in the country of Georgia.

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Boy Names Meaning Unwanted

There are a few more boy names that mean unwanted:

Acraepheus

The Greek name Acraepheus means marginal, or at the edge.

Aleus

Aleus is a Greek male name meaning to avoid, to shun.

Azazel

The name Azazel is Hebrew for scapegoat.

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Bakar

Bakar is a Basque name that means alone.

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Uroekja

Uroekja is an Old Norse name meaning to neglect, to not ask after. It’s certainly unique!

Unisex Names That Mean Unwanted

And to round things out, here are unisex ideas:

Ainsley

The name Ainsley is a great unisex name meaning unwanted. It means alone, solitary.

Alcor

Alcor is a binary star system in Ursa Major. Its original name was the Arabic word Suha, meaning the forgotten one.

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Kaivalya

Kaivalya is a Sanskrit name that means solitude, isolation, or detachment.

Zanoah

The name Zanoah means cast off, rejected. It appears as the name of two towns and one person in the Bible.

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Words Related To Being Unwanted

For further inspiration:

Alienation
Avoid
Estranged
Excluded
Expelled
Ignored
Isolated
Marginalized
Neglected
Ostracized
Outcast
Reject
Scapegoat
Shun
Undesirable

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Wrap Up– Names That Mean Unwanted

Thanks for joining us for our list of names that mean unwanted. We use Behind the Name for researching name meanings.

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