Animal Names for Girls

Lilting Eritrean choice with a festive meaning.

Ayva is a new entry in the popular Ava and Eva cluster. Its only advantage over the original is that it clarifies pronunciation....but that's not much of a problem if you simply spell it Ava.

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

Do everyone a favor and spell it Coco, an up-and-coming choice.

An Irish surname choice that could very well make its way into first name territory.

This spelling variation of Angelica was popularized by actress Anjelica Huston.

Ellamae was given to a record 80 baby girls in 2021, although the data doesn't record punctuation, so we don't know how many of those will actually go by Ella Mae or Ella-Mae. It's a modern smoosh name with a sweet, old-timey feel.

Interesting Irish diminutive of Bridget or Bríd.