Names Ending in -ly for Girls

A rare and picturesque floral name, elaborating on the popular Lily. Waterlilies symbolize peace and tranquility, and there's a lovely artistic association too, thanks to French Impressionist painter Claude Monet.

The surname of enterprising journalist Nellie Bly and poet Robert Bly makes a simple, modern, and upbeat sounding choice for either a boy or a girl.

Makes Donna into a cool twenty-first-century unisex Irish surname.

A small number of girls are given this Irish surname as a first name each year.

Made famous by Gossip Girl character Epperly Lawrence, Dan and Blair's boss at W Magazine.

A rarer spin on River or Everly, using one of the most popular name endings of the moment.

A quaint and poetic English word meaning "truly", which could easily make the switch to baby name usage, given its similarity to sophisticated vintage names like Verity and Cecily.

The Kimberly of the current age, but currently less popular than either Ember or Everly.

This English surname has a posh, upper-class vibe in line with Wimbledon or Wellington. Wimberley could make a creative honor for a familial Kimberly.

Spirited and sassy, Lively could be a feminine leaning counterpart to the trending boy name Wilder. A modern virtue of sorts, it has more energy that Patience, Prudence, and Temperance, and is far less popular than Hope or Grace.

Timberly emerged on the charts in 1960 as an alternative to Kimberly. It never caught on and has been given to no more than 25 baby girls each year since. These days it may also be seen as an elaboration of Timber, an up-and-coming gender-neutral nature name.

Variation of Hartley.

A fantastical nature name that could just make a brilliant middle.