Five Letter Girl Names

This common variation of Tanya makes it less international and more ordinary.

Alternate spelling of Kira

Leyre (or in Basque, Leire) is the name of a mountain and monastery in northern Spain. Both are in the Top 100 girl names in Spain. English-speaking parents may prefer this phonetic spelling variation. Bonus: it's also Ariel spelled backwards.

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

The Teifi is a river in south-west Wales, entering the sea near the town of Cardigan (whose Welsh name is Aberteifi). It is occasionally used for boys and girls in Wales, and even more occasionally elsewhere.

Navy, Indigo, Sky, Ocean, and Sapphire already rank as current US favorites, and Demin is another shade of blue that's on the rise. With the stylish, sturdy, and versatile feel of the fabric it denotes, Denim could be an unexpected route to nickname Demi, or a surprising color name that strands out from Scarlett or Hazel.

Sirje is a uniquely Estonian name of unconfirmed origins, although the story goes that it was created and offered up by Julius Mägiste, a linguist, in 1929. He derived it from the word sinisirje, meaning "blue-feathered" and tied to a mythical bird creature in the Kalevipoeg, Estonia's national epic. Eugen Kapp used Sirje for one of the characters in his 1945 opera Tasuleegid, which roughly translates to "The Flames of Fame."

Possibly derived from the Sanskrit word aaryah meaning noble, or from the Finnish "Airi" meaning "messenger, herald". Reminiscent of Ayla, Ira, and Arya, it is no wonder Aaira was one of the fastest rising names in the UK in 2022.

Stylish Hebrew name with a sleek and streamlined sound and a beautiful meaning.

Aistė — pronounced "ICE-teh" — ranked in the Top 20 girl names in Lithuania in the early 2000s. The name comes from the Latin Aestiorum, meaning "one of the Aistians" (referring to what we commonly know as the Balts).

Unusual Honor or Nora alternative, but we prefer the originals.

Fairy's reputation as a slur directed at gay men takes it off the table as a baby name option. Go with Pixie or Faye instead.