Six Letter Girl Names
- Rehmat
Origin:
Urdu from ArabicMeaning:
"mercy"Description:
A virtuous choice with connections to Islam, Rehmat is strong and beautiful. Popular in Canada, New Zealand and in the UK, Rehmat is a fast rising name. It was the highest riser in Canada in 2023, leaping up 82 places into the Top 100. In the US, although rare, baby girls named Rehmat increased by one third between 2022 and 2023.
- Praise
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Generally used in conjunction with another name to form a religious phrase -- for instance the daughter of rapper DMX is called Praise Mary Ella.
- Hiroko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"generous, fair"Description:
Commonly used in Japanese families.
- Scilla
Origin:
Botanical name and short form of PriscillaMeaning:
"ancient"Description:
Scilla are little woodland flowers in a beautiful bright blue color. Scilla can also be a short form of Priscilla, from Prisca "ancient".
- Damica
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"open-spirited, friendly"Description:
Rarely heard but pleasing feminissima name for a baby girl.
- Estée
- Anokhi
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"unique"Description:
Anokhi is a beautiful Indian name largely unknown but easily translated in English-speaking cultures. Ani or Noki make adorable short forms.
- Devani
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"shining goddess"Description:
This beautiful celestial Indian name had a rise in 2022, following in the trends of other "-ani" ending names like Leilani and Imani. The character Devi from the hit show "Never Have I Ever" familiarized the world with another beautiful name of the same root.
- Deenie
Origin:
Diminutive of names ending in deen, dene or dine, or short form of DeannaMeaning:
"valley; divine"Description:
Best associated with the Judy Blume novel of the same name, Deenie is a retro feeling nickname choice.
- Miyeon
Origin:
KoreanMeaning:
"beautiful and kind-hearted"Description:
This fairly common Korean girls' name counts Korean actress Lee Mi-Yeon and American composer Serra Miyeun Hwang among notable bearers.
- Halima
Origin:
AfricanMeaning:
"gentle, humane"Description:
This Swahili and Muslim female name referring to the Prophet Muhammed's nurse. It is a popular name in Egypt and Somalia.
- Halina
Origin:
Polish; Belarusian, from GreekMeaning:
"calm, healer"Description:
This sweet Polish & Belarusian form of Galina has a serene meaning and comes with the cute nickname Hallie. Very usable internationally even outside of the Slavic countries.
- Fergie
Origin:
Diminutive of FergusDescription:
One Fergie was an aberration. But two women with that nickname -- the duchess and the Black Eyed Pea -- might make a trend.
- Fannie
Origin:
Spelling variation of Fanny, diminutive of FrancesMeaning:
"from France; free man"Description:
It's hard to believe, via a 21st-century sensibility, that Fannie was ever a Top 50 name. But Fannie was even more popular than Fanny in its late 19th-century heyday, and stuck around much longer, staying on the Top 1000 until the 1960s while Fanny fell off in 1940. Today, however, Fannie sounds antiquated at best, and rude at worst.
- Kamari
Origin:
Variation of Kamaria and Qamar, Arabic, SwahiliMeaning:
"moonlight"Description:
A unisex name with an appealing and nature inspired meaning, Kamari is currently more popular for boys in the US, though it is climbing the charts for girls too, after in entered the Top 1000 in 2019. Derived from the Arabic Qamar meaning "moon", it also appears as Kamaria is Swahili and Comorian.
- Serana
- Almila
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"red apple"Description:
This pretty Turkish nature name is borne by actress Almila Bagriacik, who has appeared in various German films and TV series.
- Sarika
Origin:
Sanskrit and Hindi bird name or Hungarian variation of Sarah, HebrewMeaning:
"princess"Description:
Sarika is a pretty Sanskrit nature name, referring to a type of myna bird. Spelled Sárika, it's the Hungarian version of Sarah.
- Albany
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
Not yet on the place-name map, this name has Shakespearean ties via the Duke Of Albany character in King Lear.
- Ashura
Origin:
Arabic, AramaicMeaning:
"ten; tenth"Description:
Ashura is an Arabic name used predominantly among Swahili speakers in East Africa. It is traditionally given to baby girls born on the holiday Ashura. The holiday is considered celebratory among Sunni Muslims, but a day of mourning — marking the death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson — among Shia Muslims.