7 Letter Girl Names

Atropos is one of the three Fates of Greek Mythology. She and her sisters determined life from birth to death—Atropos determined how one would die and would cut the thread of life. Her Roman equivalent is Morta.

Christy was one of the coolest girls in the class of '73, still cute but not quite as youthful.

Hespera is a variation of Hesperia, the feminine form of Hesperus. In Greek mythology, Hesperus is the Evening Star or the planet Venus. Hesperus is the son of the dawn goddess Eos or her Roman equivalent Aurora.

A rarely used play on Amber, making it more feminine and both more modern and old-fashioned at the same time.

An obscure name from Greek mythology — Drosera was a nymph — with a quirky, ethereal meaning.

Feminine spin on Arnold that received a brief flurry of use in the early 1990s.

This name belongs to the eponymous heroine of Rossini's opera; 'Zelmira' (1822) about a (fictional) princess of Lesbos who saves her father and husband and her kingdom.

Fragrant floral Japanese name.

Desired and chosen by many, despite (or because of) its blatantly sensual image.

The strong and unusual name of a medieval (male) saint and a contemporary (female) novelist, Benilde Little.

An even more unusual alternative to the fashionable Adeline and Adelaide, Adalind comes from the same Ancient Germanic root adal, meaning "noble". Adalind Schade is a character on the popular NBC show Grimm.

Used in France as a male name, this would make an appealing and unusual choice, as would two other Gallic month names, Avril and Mai.

Marilee is one of the cheeriest – if least substantial – combinations of Mary with another name.

This name of a supermodel from Ukraine is not one of those Eastern European choices that translate easily or attractively.

Rebekka is a more creative spelling -- at least in some people's opinion -- of the biblical favorite Rebecca. Rebekka is also the usual German version. The Rebekkah spelling was commonly used in Early America.

Acting couple Alyson Hannigan and Alexis Denisof chose this Sanskrit word meaning, literally, "truth vehicle" for their daughter. It has a melodic sound and strong meaning. Think of it as rhyming with the Russian Tatiana.

A floral name from Greek myth, where it belonged to a nymph. It is also the name of a pretty herbaceous shrub with lilac flowers, commonly known as lily turf.

Accalia was the human foster-mother of twins Romulus and Remus. Her name is even more obscure than theirs.