Animal Names for Girls

Cindy for the 21st century.

Cerie -- which may be thought of as a variation of Siri or Cherie or Ceri but in fact is related to none of them -- is the name of Liz Lemon's assistant Cerie Xerox on 30 Rock. The gorgeous Cerie's name is pronounced seh-REE. As baby names go, you could do worse. But you could also do a lot better.

Alerie Hightower is the mother of Margaery Tyrell in the hit book and television series Game of Thrones. Though a minor character, we think this name has potential, fitting in with the modern trends of names starting with A and ending in "ie".

This herb is also known as cilantro. It's meaning, "bed bug" is on account of its smell, characterized by the ancient Greeks as bed bug-like.

Danish, Norwegian and archaic French diminutive of Anne.

The wife of legendary Irish hero Cu Chulainn, blessed with the gifts of beauty sweet speech, wisdom, needlework, and chastity -- a mixed bag.

The Kimberly of the current age, but currently less popular than either Ember or Everly.

Perhaps too similar to the word "idol," but Eidel is a pretty (and largely forgotten) Yiddish name.

Similar to the Turkish name Bilge (Bil-jeh), which has the same meaning.