Animal Names for Girls

We once dismissed Bird as "too flighty", but with the rise of avian names from Lark to Robin to, well, Birdie, we don't see why Bird can't be a fine choice, especially as a middle name.

Anela is the equivalent of Angela, which means angel. Anela is also one of

A word name that's appealing when applied to a person boogying or doing ballet; a different story in the context of Santa's reindeer.

When the once-popular Barbara makes a comeback, so might Baba.

This Scottish surname and Scottish and Australian place name has a pleasant airy and breezy sound to it. Camden mayor Lara Symkowiak chose the name for her daughter born in 2016.

Name your daughter Duana after a Duane relative if you like, but please pronounce it doo-ahn-a and not doo-wain-a.

Gorgeous Kazakh name with a poetic meaning. Aruzkhan ranked as high as Number 3 in Kazakhstan in 2011.

Made famous by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, whose parents fashioned her name from a musical term meaning "with sweetness".

A top name in Turkey, where it ranks in the Top 30 for baby girls.