Animal Names for Girls

One of the coolest girls in the class of '73, still cute but not quite as youthful.

Both a biblical and an Israeli place-name, this can be used as an offbeat substitute for Deborah.

Has an incomplete feeling....

The usual form of Eleonara is Eleanora, with each syllable pronounced, but transposing, adding, or subtracting a vowel or syllable here or there works fine and adds to the international, feminine spin on a solid name.

Spelling this name with a y instead of the conventional way -- Bailey -- makes it a tad more feminine and also adds a touch of water. Baylee is another popular feminine alternative.

A beautiful Greek name that kicks now-dated Corinne up a notch.

Cutesy pet form of Clementine.

Made familiar by poet William Blake. According to Blake, after her death, Conwenna "shines ... over the north with pearly beams gorgeous and terrible". Make of that what you will.

The name Dasani was created by the Coca-Cola Company in 1999 for its bottled water product. Like other brands at the time, Coca-Cola tested various invented names and ultimately settled on Dasani because focus group data told them "the name is relaxing and suggests pureness and replenishment."

A rare and historic member of the Alice and Adelaide family of names, ultimately from Adelheidis.

An elaboration on popular Ava, this name is given to over 100 baby girls in the U.S. each year.

If you're actually considering this as a name for your child, you must have had a glass too many. But it's an awesome name for a white cat.