Five Letter Girl Names

Made familiar as a baby name via Tiger Woods, whose birth name is Eldrick. The golf star has made it a viable option for baby boys, and a handful of girls are also given the name each year in the US.

Zibby is the adorable, zippy nickname for Elizabeth used for the lead female character in the film "Liberal Arts." Zibby can make a Libby for the 21st century.

Cute and eminently wearable surname name for girls.

Lieke is the more common variation of this name in the Netherlands, but the more intuitive Lieka spelling may be preferable if you're raising a child in a country that predominantly speaks English.

A maternal goddess in Egyptian mythology, Hesat is often depicted as a cow and was said to provide humanity with milk.

Marge used to be as common as Maggie or Megan, ranking on its own in the girls' Top 1000 from 1900 until right after World War II, when so many Old School names fell off the list in favor of a new generation cuter, perkier choices.

A pretty and lively Slavic diminutive of Helena or Magdalena, long used as a standalone. In Czechia, it was a Top 10 choice from 1960 to 1991, and it still ranks highly there today.

The ultra-rare name Libba is an offshoot of Elizabeth that has been used sparingly over the ages. It feels like a more substantial form of Libby, although Libby itself is much more common.

An original musical possibilty for a lover of Chopin.

Actress Rachel Griffiths made headlines when she chose this musical name for her son, but it's also the name of an Australian poet.

This archaic variation of Yuki has seen some use in the Hispanic and Latin American communities thanks to the 1988 telenovela El pecado de Oyuki, based on a Mexican comic series by the same name.

The name of a Guaraní princess killed by Spanish conquistadors in Tupi-Guarani legend. A Ceibo tree – the national flower of Argentina – is said to have bloomed in the spot where she died.

Iraia is one of those uncommon names that have two different meanings and derivations, one female and one male. The girls' version is a Basque name found throughout the Mediterranean with a nature meaning. As a boys' name, Iraia is a tradtiional Maori name.

Dacia is an ancient place-name -- it was in Eastern Europe -- as lacy as Dacey, but more substantial.

A South Sea Islander name that may be adopted by the wider world, with its simple spelling and lovely nature meaning.

The most modern choice in this group, and the most distinctive; the Gwyn form is a common male name in Wales.