7 Letter Girl Names

Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.

The original form of the better-known Jocasta. In Greek mythology, Iokaste was the mother and wife of Oedipus.

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse, it did.

A smoosh name, combining Tamara and Alicia - or perhaps Tabitha, Talia, or Tamika with Felicia or Latisha. The name was first used in the 60s and peaked in the early 80s, though it is still given to at least 5 girls a year.

Painter is among the most creative choices in this very fashionable category of names, with a particularly pleasant sound. Whereas most occupational names conjure up physical labor, this one feels like a gateway to the arts. Actor Chad Lowe used it as the middle name of his daughter Mabel.

Variation of Katherine.

Obscure surname and Yorkshire and Lincolnshire place-name (where it's spelled Ferriby) makes a jaunty first. Placed in the public eye by Manhattan socialite Ferebee Bishop Taube.

A Christian name drawn from the city of Nazareth and the Nazrenes, followers of Jesus.