8 Letter Girl Names

Célimène is a literary name invented by the 17th century French playwright Molière for a character in his 1666 play Le Misanthrope. It may be derived from Latin and Greek elements meaning "heavenly" and "moon" or "strength". Notable real-life bearers include French singer Célimène Gaudieux and pianist Célimène Daudet.

Pleasingly quaint and dainty New Testament possibility; the nickname Dru modernizes it.

An attractive update to Gladys.

Gladiola is a character in the 1991 novel and 1995 film How to Make an American Quilt

A lovely name with a lovely meaning ("amusing, charming, graceful" in Sanskrit), Lilavati is a rare Indian name with a handful of historical namesakes. Notable bearers include the daughter of great 12th century mathematician Bhaskara, who named one of his mathematical treatises after her, and a 13th century Sri Lankan queen who was only the second woman to rule the country as sovereign in her own right.

Elisenda was a medieval queen of Catalonia, a region in Spain, and her name is still used there. Long and romantic, it would be a rare twist on the trend for El- names.

This name of Polish supermodel Malgosia Bela doesn't sound so bella here--has a bit of an evil witch quality.

A rare Spanish and Portuguese flower name that is rarely heard elsewhere.

Of all the Game of Thrones creations this is surely the most delicate and the most wearable. Margaery, (pronounced like the Scottish name Marjorie) is a beautiful, powerful and intelligent character who becomes queen.

Blakeley is one of the many -ley ending surnames that is being adopted as a first name, updating the 80s darlings Blake and Ashley.

Many old-school girl names are feminine forms of male names. This one gets an exotic twist from being the female version not of Basil but the form used very commonly in Greece, Vasilios. This uncommon name would make an interesting and rare V-starting choice.

Mourning was recorded as a name among enslaved people in 19th-century America, where other names that capture the atrocities of slavehood — such as Suffer, Misery, and Hardtimes — were used as well.

Charming alternative to the overused Grace.

Clorinda is a romantic name invented by a sixteenth-century poet, but has a synthetic sound today.

French variation of Ophelia that might make that lovely-and-haunted name feel more viable, yet there will be inevitable pronunciation issues.

Common in its native habitat, and worth consideration by parents in search of an authentic Irish name, though a pronunciation challenge.

Greek name found in the New Testament makes for one of the unique baby names still undiscovered from the Bible.

As a term of endearment, maybe, but not as a proper name, where it would practically demand the refrain "Banana."