Six Letter Girl Names

Now that Jacob has been the top boys' name for several years, this may come to the fore, the way Michaela did after Michael's long reign at Number One. For now, it's one of the more unusual girl names starting with J.

Deriving from the name of an Australian butterfly, Eliena is also a name seen in the Bible.

Feminissima.

Clytie was a sea nymph who loved the sun god Helios, who spurned her. She turned into the heliotrope flower.

Bulgarian diminutive of Anna, a pretty alternative to Amelia which may often be confused with the latter.

Popular in the 1940s and 50s, this strong-sounding name has since fallen out of style in Norway.

A sonorous, if mournful, name from the Tumbuka language of Malawi and Zambia.

Nashly, for when Oakley feels too popular and Ashley is too out of style, for when Natalie is a bit too traditional and Natasha just isn't right, for when you like Hadley and Presley and Ainsley but want something more, for when you loved Nash for a baby boy or when you need to honor a Nathaniel and an Ashley in one.

An old-fashioned nickname that hasn't been heard in ages--Cute and unusual, but lacking the legs to stand on its own. Maybe save it for your kitten.