Five Letter Girl Names

While Meron looks like a variation of Maren or Marion, her origins are in Ethiopia: Meron is the name of the holy oil used for christenings in the Ethiopian Orthodox church.

Sweet and soft alternative to Sasha.

In Greek mythology, Arche was the muse associated with origins. As a baby name, it may be misunderstood as Archie.

A new, fast-rising Imani variation.

This Danish variation of Celia / Cecilia is quite popular in Denmark in recent years.

This kind of plainspoken nature name (think River and Sunshine) may still carry a whiff of the hippie, but this one has a nice, airy feel.

Eire was a mythological goddess who named Ireland after herself. Rarely used today, even in Eire.

Nonbiblical Hebrew name used as an affectionate nickname since the Middle Ages.

Saina is related to many other international princess-related names, such as the Arabic Sana and the Hebrew Sarah. It was introduced to the wider world by the Indian Olympic badminton player Saina Nehwal.

Top 100 choice in Puerto Rico.

French spelling of Celia that is more popular in France today than traditional Célie.

She'd better be. Merry is one of the classic names for Christmas babies.

A less known, but still as vowel-rich, version of the popular Aaliyah.

Peach is one of those names that, a generation ago, would have been placed in the wacky celebrity baby name category. But now with the proliferation of word, nature, and yes, food names, Peach sounds adorably baby-ready.

Kenza may feel perfectly in step with modern names like McKenzie and Kinsey and Kendra, but there was an 8th century Moroccan queen named Kenza so the name has deep roots. Kenza is that rare name that's equally attractive, simple, and unusual

Striking and glamorous, though perhaps just plain Zara is intriguing enough.

Form of Ottilia