Animal Names for Girls

An offbeat virtue name that would make for an uplifting, joyful middle name.

A light and airy Māori nature name with an adorable meaning.

In Medieval England, Barbary was a common given name and short form of Barbara. Today it exists as a surname, either derived from Barbara itself, or in French, from the Occitan barbari, meaning "barbarian."

Concepcion dressed in red satin.

Singer Alanis Morisette may have made the one-n version of this name more famous, but like the other Alan feminization Alana or Alanna, the spelling can go either way.

Opera lovers and fans of the great diva might make a more sensitive choice with Maria.

Deriving from Old German adal "noble" and heit "type" or "-ness", this weighty ancient name is the ultimate root of modern favorites like Alice, Adelaide, Ada, Allison and Heidi.