Six Letter Girl Names

  1. Sallie
    • Boston
      • Manami
        • Origin:

          Japanese
        • Meaning:

          "ocean"
        • Description:

          Like many Japanese names, Manami has several possible meanings. This sea-themed one is very appealing.
      • Marjan
        • Aloyse
          • Katell
            • Origin:

              Breton variation of Katherine
            • Meaning:

              "pure"
            • Description:

              Original twist on this classic.
          • Dorrin
            • Origin:

              Manx
            • Meaning:

              "sullen; tempest"
            • Description:

              This name stems from an Irish word meaning sullen, but in the Isle of Man is used to refer to sullen weather, rather than sullen people (hence the tempest meaning). It's a cute and spunky name that could easily work outside Manx circles.
          • Datyah
            • Origin:

              Hebrew
            • Meaning:

              "belief in God"
            • Description:

              Heard more in Israel than the U. S.
          • Gannet
            • Origin:

              German
            • Meaning:

              "goose"
            • Description:

              The meaning is kind of silly, but the name might make a distinctive update of Janet.
          • Barrie
            • Origin:

              Feminine variation of Barry
            • Meaning:

              "spear"
            • Description:

              The kind of cutesy female spin not popular since Barry was big for boys, several decades ago. Consider Bara instead.
          • Milano
            • Origin:

              Italian place-name
            • Description:

              Milan is one of the hottest place names in recent years for both girls and boys — why not the Italian name for the beautiful city, Milano. Also a delicious brand of cookies.
          • Alcott
            • Origin:

              English
            • Meaning:

              "dweller at the old cottage"
            • Description:

              Intriguing alternative that goes beyond Louisa and May, for Little Women fans.
          • Palila
            • Origin:

              Hawaiian
            • Meaning:

              "a bird"
            • Description:

              Pacific island member of the currently-in-favor Lila/Leila family and one of the most attractive and unique girls' names starting with P.
          • Bahira
            • Origin:

              Arabic
            • Meaning:

              "dazzling, brilliant"
            • Description:

              A pretty Arabic possibility which would work well in many languages.
          • Sakari
            • Origin:

              Variation of Sakarias, Finnish
            • Meaning:

              "the Lord has remembered"
            • Description:

              Technically speaking, Sakari is the Finnish version of Zachary, with the emphasis on the first syllable. In practice, it's a modern American unisex name, pronounced sah-KAR-ee.
          • Adaora
            • Kitten
              • Origin:

                English word name, diminutive of Katherine, Greek
              • Meaning:

                "young cat; pure"
              • Description:

                You've gotta be kitten.
            • Elixir
              • Origin:

                Arabic
              • Meaning:

                "medicinal substance; philosopher's stone"
              • Description:

                Potentially a cool route to Ellie.
            • Edelie
              • Elesia