Five Letter Girl Names

Eigra is a name with a great mythological and literary past - it is the Welsh version of Igraine/Ygraine, who was the mother of King Arthur.

Diminutive form of Anna, pronounced "ah-nee-tsa" in Slovene, Croatian and Serbian and like Annika in Romanian.

Agapi has a sweet meaning of love and affection, but though this name is used in modern Greece, it's one of the Greek names for girls that has not yet emigrated to the US along with so many of her sisters.

Jinte has a messy origin story, making it pretty much impossible to discern the true meaning of the name. It originally derives from the (mostly-male) unisex name Jinne. Jinne either comes from Ine, the Dutch variation of Ina (a derivative of any name ending in -ina), or Ene, a Dutch variation of Anne or Henrika.

Idony is the Norse goddess of springtime and eternal youth, and this variation is both rare and straightforward, a winning combination.

Erkin is an Uzbek vocabulary word from Old Turkic, and is widely used as a unisex name in Turkey. In English-speaking countries, it is unknown but straightforward and with a great meaning.

A Portuguese and German variant of Lucia which was particularly popular in Brazil during the 20th century.

Strong and simple Arabic name popular in the UK.

Beyzs is both a girls' name, most popular around the turn of this century, and a place name of a city and county in Iran.

In Danish and Swedish, Nisse is a diminutive of Nils, a relative of Nicholas meaning "victory of the people". In Frisian, it's a diminutive of Dionysus, meaning "of Zeus". And Nisse also happens to mean "elf" in Danish.

Wenna is an early Cornish forms of Gwen, belonging to two 5th-century Cornish saints. Wenna could also be a shortened form of Conwenna, another beautiful Cornish name.

Hot R & B singer Kelis Rogers's name is a combination of those of her parents' -- Kenneth and Eveliss.

A classic Gaelic name, but too hoary to be a hit here.

Irish town names are now fair game -- as are most other places with connections to Ireland -- but are much better suited to boys.