First there was Eve. Then there was Mom. Let's not forget Dad. The palindrome is nothing new as names can be spelled backwards and forwards and back again! In fact, with roots to the 1600s, the word palindrome itself was coined from the Greek roots palin, meaning "back" and dromos meaning "direction."

Just take the back-and-forward direction from rocker Tom DeLonge of the group Angels and Airwaves. The former Blink 182 musician and his wife Jen named their firstborn Ava. Or how about primetime drama vixen Heather Locklear who also named her daughter Ava? Better yet, sometimes palindromes don't necessarily need to be a birth name. Sometimes they work well as nicknames, too. As for Elle Macpherson? Well, her real first name is Eleanor.

According to the most recent report by the U.S. Social Security Administration, three of the top 10 girl baby names are palindromes: Emma, Ava, and Hannah. While boy palindrome names seem to be lagging in the top 10 list, there's no denying you know someone named Bob and would certainly remember less popular names of Asa and Kerek if you met them.

Although you may not be daring enough to name your child Pip or Iggi - there's no denying they'd make for rather unique names - you may want to concoct your own palindromes. The list below is a mere starting point for brainstorming for style symmetry and baby name balancing.

Girls
Anna
Ava
Elle
Eve
Hannah

Boys
Ara
Asa
Bob
Kerek
Natan

Twins
Nadia & Aidan
Nala & Alan
Nella & Allen
Lexa & Axel
Kira & Arik