Animal Names for Girls
- Emberlee
- Callirrhoe
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"beautiful flow"Description:
Callirrhoe is a Greek mythological nymph and companion of Persephone. It offers nicknames Calli, Ro, Clio, and Coco.
- Avry
- Byrdie
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Just the kind of vintage nickname (think Hattie, Josie, Mamie, Millie) that's coming back into style in a big way. Actress Busy Phillips named her little girl Birdie.
- Arela
- Aglaia
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"beauty, splendour"Description:
The name of one of the three Graces or Charites in Greek mythology, sometimes spelt Aglaea. The anglicized pronunciation would be "ah-GLY-ah", while the traditional Greek would "ah-glah-EE-uh".
- Braylee
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Combines the prefix of Brayden and the trendy -lee suffix, and has the marks of the popular Bailey.
- Curtis
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"courteous, polite"Description:
Best-selling Prep author Curtis Sittenfeld made this one of the many boy names for girls" gaining in popularity and acceptability.
- Diletta
Origin:
ItalianMeaning:
"beloved"Description:
Top 100 choice in Italy.
- Bergen
Origin:
ScandinavianMeaning:
"lives on a hill"Description:
Norwegian city name heard much more often as a last name than a first.
- Adalaide
- Emblyn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"work"Description:
The Cornish version of Emmeline holds many charms.
- Azalia
- Dervla
Origin:
Anglicized form of Irish Dearbhla or DeirbhileMeaning:
"daughter of the poet"Description:
Tongue twister of a name common in Ireland in both its Gaelic and its Anglicized forms. American or British parents looking for an Irish name that's still largely unknown in the outside world might consider this.
- Annunziata
- Ailany
Origin:
Variation of Ailani, HawaiianMeaning:
"chief"Description:
Ailany is a fun variation of the Hawaiian name Ailani that is riding the wave of similar sounding Kailani, Alani, Leilani, et al.
- Eloria
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"hawthorn"Description:
Variant of Basque Elorria, meaning "hawthorn", considered a sacred plant in Basque mythology. It is also a variant of modern Elora, from the movie Willow.
- Canada
Origin:
Iroquois place-nameMeaning:
"village"Description:
Canada is an undiscovered but attractive place-name possibility, up till now a masculine territory.
- Charlise
- Bai
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"outgoing"Description:
Attractive middle name option.