Animal Names for Girls

Dyveke is related to the Frisian word düveke, which means "dove", as well as to the name Dietlinde.

Classic Scandinavian form of Bridget. Saint Birgitta of Sweden is the patron saint of Europe.

Variation of Azalea.

Though it sounds like Karen, this spelling makes the name more distinctive.

Intriguing alternative that goes beyond Louisa and May, for Little Women fans.

Like Alwen, but with an extra feminine frill.

Aloha is more familiar but less namelike than Alohi, a Hawaiian name that means bright and shining. However, with the rise of word names, Aloha might make an undeniably cool and modern choice. Aloha Wonderwell (born Idris Hall) was dubbed "The World's Most Widely Travelled Girl" in the 1920s.

This unusual spelling of a simple name is notable as the name of dancer Cyd Charisse, whose given name was Tula Ellice but whose brother's mispronunciation of Sis begat Sid. Famed dance teacher Arthur Freed varied it to Cyd.

Names that sound and/or are spelled like Dalilah exist in several languages, from the Swahili Dalili to the Arabic Dalil to the Hebrew Delilah. While all these forms have pretty sounds, you'll encounter less confusion if you go with one of the original forms rather than Dalilah.

Eclipsa Butterfly, also called Eclipsa the Queen of Darkness, is a character on the Disney Channel show Star vs. the Forces of Evil. Both Eclipsa and Solaria, the name of her mother, debuted on the charts in 2021, two years after the series finale.

This variation of Latin Benedicta has a little more European pizzazz. Pronounced like Benedict but with a slightly longer final vowel sound, Benedicte or Bénédicte is used as a female name in France. In Norway and Denmark, Benedicte is pronounced with an extra syllable: beh-neh-DIK-teh.

This Native American tribe name is an attractive option for a boy or a girl. Tia Mowry used it for her son in 2011.

A combination of ata "morning" and rangi "sky", this Māori name has a lovely natural meaning.