8 Letter Girl Names

Mythical wonderland makes strong, evocative first name.

Aviator is equally appropriate for a girl, of course, but lovers of Beatrix and Bellatrix might appreciate the spiky sound of this unique occupational name.

This spelling variation of Courtney has been popularized by celebrity Kourtney Kardashian.

Variant of Alafair

The name of a lake in Israel, known as the Sea of Galilee in English. The lake's name is derived from Hebrew kinnor "harp", due to its shape.

Unfortunately, everyone will hear Crispina, the feminine form of Crispin, as Christina.

A sunny and sparky compound name which rolls easily off the tongue.

New twist to the Maur- names, a bit cosmetic sounding.

Yennefer is the name of one of the protagists of The Witcher series, first books by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski and then a video game and now a Netflix series. Yennefer is a powerful fighter and sorceress. As a name, we don't think Yennefer is any improvement on millennial mom name Jennifer, but nickname Yen has it all over the dated Jen.

Another one of those word names, like Cachet, with a pretty sound and a silly meaning: chambray is a fabric.

Unlike other place names, this one might be tied too tightly to a single locale -- the Maryland suburb of D. C. -- to work as a first name.

In the Old Testament, this is the name of one of the midwives who disobeys the Pharaoh's order to kill any Hebrew boys they deliver. The sleeker modern spelling is Shifra.

Trying to imbue your child with charisma at birth involves a certain degree of chutzpah. It was brought into the mix by ex. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actress Charisma Carpenter, who was named after an Avon perfume.

Would certainly be misconstrued as SERAFINA, adding a lot of confusion to a little girl's life.