UK Girl Names

  1. Verve
    • Origin:

      English from French word name
    • Description:

      Vibrant and vital noun name chosen by actress Shawnee Smith for her daughter.
  2. Averill
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "boar battle"
    • Description:

      One of the rare English surname names originally derived from a female given name: Eoforhild (Everild), meaning "boar battle". Also spelled Averill, it's an extremely rare choice today, but shares sounds with fashionable Ava and Avery.
  3. Mór
    • Origin:

      Scottish and Irish Gaelic
    • Meaning:

      "great one"
    • Description:

      Simple ancient name of a Celtic goddess, but her friends might sound like they were asking for more.
  4. Arddun
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "beautiful"
    • Description:

      A traditional Welsh name that looks like a variant of Arden, but actually derives from the Welsh word for "beautiful".
  5. Ceit
    • Beitris
      • Yeats
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "gates"
        • Description:

          Yeats, the strong name of the great Irish poet, would work better for a boy. Also has possible pronunciation problem with people who might think it rhymes with Keats. Yeats rhymes with the word from which it's derived: gates.
      • Sioned
        • Janneth
          • Ruaraidh
            • Mair
              • Origin:

                Welsh form of Mary
              • Description:

                One of the many international versions of Mary that could make an unusual alternative. The similar sound to Maya/Maia could be a plus or a minus.

            • Bronnen
              • Origin:

                Cornish
              • Meaning:

                "a rush"
              • Description:

                Bronnen is an attractive name but is similar to so many others -- Brennan, Brannon, Bronwen -- it's sure to provoke a lot of "What was that again?"
            • Moibeal
              • Norlene
                • Gwenda
                  • Origin:

                    Welsh
                  • Meaning:

                    "fair and good"
                  • Description:

                    The Good Witch's first cousin.
                • Lorinda
                  • Origin:

                    English elaboration of Lora
                  • Description:

                    Echoes of two dated names: Lori and Linda.
                • Moireach
                  • Dayton
                    • Origin:

                      English variation of Deighton
                    • Meaning:

                      "place with a dike"
                    • Description:

                      A city name that sounds more legit than most because of its similarity to Peyton and other such names in circulation.
                  • Muireall
                    • Atherton
                      • Origin:

                        English surname and place-name
                      • Description:

                        A rather formal British surname that originated as a place name in the county of Lancashire.