Animal Names for Girls

Edmee is an antiquated name easily mistaken for the ore popular Esme. In the classic French novel by Colette,Cheri, Edmee is the name of the young women Cheri (who is a male) marries.

All names bella have been popular in recent years, and though Clarabella suffers from its association with Clarabelle clown and cow, it may rise as those negative images fade.

An obscurity, though with the popularity of Abigail and the rise of all names that start with A, may make an attractive choice.

A medieval Anglicization of the Welsh name Angharad, meaning "more love". A possible variant form is Ingaret.

At first glance, Alson appears to be a streamlined version of Alison, however, the names are unrelated. Alison is a variation of Alice, not derived from a surname, while Alson would have originally been bestowed upon sons of men named Allen, Alexander, or the like.

A nickname for Bella or Isabella, from Isabelita.

Elnora is best known as the name of the heroine of the early 20th century novel A Girl of the Limberlost. While Elnora might plausibly have many derivations, the most logical is that isn't a contracted form of Eleanora, the Latinate variation of Eleanor.

Has not caught on as much as other Golden State place-names -- Sierra, Marin, West, or even Francisco -- probably because of its length.