Five Letter Girl Names

If you're planning to have a younger one.

Indian tennis sensation Sania Mirza is popularizing this one.

An archipelago near the center of the Mediterranean, the name derives from the Greek word for honey. Malta has been heard as a girl’s name in the past and was used as a character name by both Dickens and Murakami.

This once-cool nickname-y name now belongs to the grandma generation.

Not, in fact, a spelling variation of Hazel (although it could be used as such). But Hazal is also a nature name — it refers to the dried, fallen leaves of Autumn.

Depending on the kanji characters used, this attractive and energetic Japanese name can have a variety of meanings relating to nature.

Australian opera singer Nellie Melba—self-named for her hometown of Melbourne—inspired this now-dated name more associated today with a peach dessert and dietetic toast.

Igbo name made more familiar by its relationship to the popular Belle and Bella.

Adds a soupcon of French flair to some old classics with the currently trendy ae ending.

Anglicized form of Ngaire, this name is sometimes heard in New Zealand and very occasionally in England.

An international take on Dara.

Croia is an unusual name with a loving meaning that jumped into the limelight when an Irish celebrity chose it for his daughter. Virtually unknown before, it's now among the most popular names in Ireland.

In the US Amber is stuck in the '80s, while Ambre is a fresh choice in France.

Offbeat name sometimes heard in the African-American community.

Prune is a fruit name loved by the French, for whom it's a Plum equivalent. In the U.S., Plum works, but Prune is not a name we'd want to inflict on a child. Prunella is slightly more plausible.

This floral name, related to bloom and Blossom, is common in the Jewish community, but not often heard outside it. Other Yiddish nature names are Ita (star), Masha (rising water), and Mayim (water).