Names Ending in -ly for Girls
- Callalily
Origin:
English, GreekMeaning:
"flower name"Description:
The Calla lily is a beautiful trumpet-shaped lily flower, usually white in color, which symbolizes purity and innocence. Its name derives from the Greek kallos, meaning "beauty".
- Maely
Origin:
BretonMeaning:
"princess"Description:
Variant of Maëlys or Maëlie, a feminine form of the popular Breton name Maël.
- Caily
Origin:
Diminutive of any Greek Cal- nameMeaning:
"beautiful"Description:
Serviceable spelling of a cute but pandemic name that appears as everything from Cali to Callie to Kaylee and Kayleigh. Are these all the same names? Though there may be subtle differences in pronunciation and theoretical derivation, they certainly feel similar.
- Mally
- Charly
Origin:
Short form of Charles or Charlotte, FrenchMeaning:
"free man"Description:
Charly is one of the least popular nicknames for Charles for either gender. For girls, it ranks far behind Charlie, Charlee, Charli, and Charley.
- Emely
Origin:
Spelling variation of EmilyDescription:
This trendy spelling of Emily may be benefiting from the rise of Emery.
- Nashly
Origin:
English, Modern InventionMeaning:
"from the ash tree meadow"Description:
Nashly, for when Oakley feels too popular and Ashley is too out of style, for when Natalie is a bit too traditional and Natasha just isn't right, for when you like Hadley and Presley and Ainsley but want something more, for when you loved Nash for a baby boy or when you need to honor a Nathaniel and an Ashley in one.
- Jilly
- Melly
- Daylily
Origin:
English flower nameMeaning:
"daylily"Description:
Pretty and unconventional floral option so called because their beautiful blooms generally last only a day.
- Saintly
Origin:
English word nameDescription:
Saint came into the celebrity baby spotlight by way of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West's son and joined the Top 1000 on the boys' list in 2018. Saintly could be a way to transition this virtuous title name to the girls' side.
- Brightly
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"in a way that gives out or reflects much light"Description:
A bright and bubbly word name would be fun on a girl or a boy — a more spritely alternative to Brighton.
- Marely
Description:
Plummeted from #334 to #851, and is the fastest-falling girl name in 2009.
- Suheily
Origin:
Spanish variation of Suhaila, ArabicMeaning:
"level, even"Description:
Primarily used in Latin America, but a small number of American girls have been named Suheily each year since 1999.
- Karly
Origin:
Spelling variation of CarlyDescription:
Whether it be due to the Kardashian's or another manifestation of the creative spelling trend, we're seeing K spelling variations as some of the fastest-rising names of the past few years -- and Karly is no exception.
- Gricely
- Taly
- Truely
- Marly
- Maylily
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"flower name"Description:
A beautiful smoosh of two stylish vintage girl names, May and Lily, but also the name of a pretty lily of the valley flower with small white blooms.