Five Letter Girl Names
- Estée
- Lívia
- Rahel
- Aesha
- Bayou
Origin:
Native American nature nameDescription:
A slow and sultry southern choice that's definitely cool for babies of either gender. While the word feels French and has its roots in 18th century French Louisiana, it derives from the Choctaw word bayuk, which means "small stream."
- Galya
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"God has redeemed, hill of God"Description:
Well used in Israel and in Russia, either on its own or as an endearment for Galila or Galina.
- Jisoo
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"wisdom + beautiful"Description:
The mononymous KPOP singer and actor Jisoo — born Kim Ji-Soo — inspired several sets of parents to recently use her name for their daughters. She is a member of the girl band Blackpink and one of the leading social media influencers worldwide.
- Beren
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"strong, clever"
- Danka
- Emani
Origin:
Arabic variation of ImanDescription:
While this spelling is unusual, the I-beginning version is quite popular.
- Pemma
Origin:
TibetanMeaning:
"lotus flower"Description:
Variation of Pema.
- Maree
Origin:
French word nameMeaning:
"ocean tides"
- Siren
Origin:
Greek, Norwegian, SwedishMeaning:
"severe, or fair victory"Description:
The Sirens in Greek myth were nymphs of half-woman, half-bird appearance who lured sailors to their deaths with their song.
- Maija
Origin:
Finnish and Latvian variation of MariaDescription:
A lovely and typical name on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Bothnia that no one in the English-speaking world will know how to pronounce. Maia sounds (virtually) the same and is far more familiar outside Finland and Latvia.
- Peppi
Origin:
Finnish variation of Pippi and Pepa, Swedish, SpanishMeaning:
"lover of horses; Jehovah increases"Description:
Peppi ranked in the Finnish Top 50 from 2007-2012, where it was used for hundreds of baby girls each year. In Finland, Peppi is used as the translation for Pippi in the Pippi Longstocking books.
- Erina
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"spring or hero"Description:
Variant of Erinna
- Unice
Origin:
Variation of EuniceDescription:
Eunice is problematic enough.
- Valor
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"courage and bravery"Description:
A modern virtue name with ancient charm, Valor works well as it doesn't come up in everyday conversation all that often. Predominantly used for boys, Valor has been given to a slowly growing number of girls in the last decade, with 18 receiving the name in 2023.
- Minea
Origin:
Finnish feminization of Minos, GreekMeaning:
"king"Description:
The Finnish writer Mika Waltari invented the name Minea from the Greek Minos for a character in his 1945 novel The Egyptian. It's become a popular Finnish name in the 21st century.
- Tayla
Origin:
Spelling variation of TaylorDescription:
Tayla is a hybrid name, ala Sayla and Mikayla. Recipe for sudden -- if brief -- new name success: take two of the trendiest choices, Taylor and Kayla, stir, and voila...Tayla, which made it onto the hit parade in the mid-1990s.