Animal Names for Girls

  1. Colibrí
    • Origin:

      French and Spanish word name
    • Meaning:

      "hummingbird"
    • Description:

      The French and Spanish word for "hummingbird" is lithe and charming as a girl name.
  2. Aelwen
    • Origin:

      Welsh: "white brow"
    • Meaning:

      "white brow"
    • Description:

      Aelwen was first used in the revival of native Welsh names in the nineteenth century. It is occasionally used in Wales, but has not made the charts there for at least 20 years.

  3. Alila
    • Destney
      • Araya
        • Origin:

          Thai or Sanskrit
        • Meaning:

          "noble"
        • Description:

          Araya, one of the fastest-rising names in 2023, is one of those names that seems to have a different derivation and meaning on every website. The one we consider most reliable is that it's a variation of the very popular Arya, which means noble.
      • Aput
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Aputsiak, Greenlandic
        • Meaning:

          "snow crystal"
        • Description:

          Snowy short form.
      • Belkis
        • Origin:

          Spanish, Arabic, Urdu
        • Meaning:

          "Queen of Sheba"
        • Description:

          Form of Bilqis used in Latin America
      • Bilqis
        • Origin:

          Arabic, Urdu
        • Meaning:

          "Queen of Sheba"
        • Description:

          The name of the Queen of Sheba in Islamic tradition. The Spanish form is Belkis.
      • Barry
        • Origin:

          Irish "spear"
        • Meaning:

          "spear"
        • Description:

          Out-of-date for a boy, innovative for a girl.
      • Alinah
        • Eirini
          • Bethesda
            • Origin:

              Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "house of mercy"
            • Description:

              Unlike other place names, this one might be tied too tightly to a single locale -- the Maryland suburb of D. C. -- to work as a first name.
          • Avana
            • Origin:

              Sanskrit
            • Meaning:

              "favor, protection"
            • Description:

              A beautiful A-heavy choice with international appeal.
          • Bergen
            • Origin:

              Scandinavian
            • Meaning:

              "lives on a hill"
            • Description:

              Norwegian city name heard much more often as a last name than a first.
          • Annaleigh
            • Diletta
              • Origin:

                Italian
              • Meaning:

                "beloved"
              • Description:

                Top 100 choice in Italy.
            • Corie
              • Anitha
                • Ashleigh
                  • Artisan
                    • Origin:

                      Occupational name from French
                    • Meaning:

                      "specialist maker"