Names Ending in G for Girls

  1. Hedvig
    • Hong
      • Origin:

        Chinese and Vietnamese
      • Meaning:

        "rainbow or red; pink, rosy"
      • Description:

        A unisex Chinese name with a multitude of different meanings, depending on the characters used. In Vietnamese, it is a feminine name meaning "pink, rosy".
    • Ingeborg
      • Origin:

        German and Swedish
      • Meaning:

        "the help of Ing"
      • Description:

        Ingeborg (and all Germanic and Scandinavian names beginning with Ing-) references the ancient fertility god Ing. Ing, later known as Freyr, is one of the primary gods in Old Norse mythology.
    • Belig
      • Origin:

        Mongolian name meaning "clever, wise"
      • Meaning:

        "clever, wise"
      • Description:

        Similar to the Turkish name Bilge (Bil-jeh), which has the same meaning.
    • Sương
      • Origin:

        Vietnamese
      • Meaning:

        "frost"
      • Description:

        Vietnamese cognate of the Chinese name Shuang.
    • Ming
      • Origin:

        Chinese
      • Meaning:

        "bright, clear"
      • Description:

        A common Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean unisex name, and the name of a culturally rich Chinese dynastic period.
    • Evensong
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "evening service, vespers"
      • Description:

        One of the newest spiritual word names.
    • Ng
      • Origin:

        Chinese
      • Description:

        Cantonese surname that is occasionally heard as a first. The lack of vowels would make this one hard to wear in English-speaking countries.
    • Ashling
      • Zelig
        • Origin:

          Yiddish, variation of Selig
        • Meaning:

          "blessed, happy"
        • Description:

          Woody Allen introduced us to the name Zelig as the ever-morphing title character of his 1983 film. Zelig does have an upbeat meaning, and nickname Zelie makes it accessible for a girl, though it's an undeniably quirky choice for either gender.
      • Mórag
        • Origin:

          Scottish
        • Meaning:

          "the great one"
        • Description:

          A classic Gaelic name, but too hoary to be a hit here.
      • Mag
        • Origin:

          Mandaic
        • Description:

          In Mandaeism, Hag and Mag are a pair of demons typically mentioned together; Hag being male, and Mag being female.
      • Seonag
        • Wyoming
          • Origin:

            Place-name
          • Description:

            A possibility for your li'l cowgirl.
        • Ag
          • Beathag
            • Origin:

              Gaelic
            • Meaning:

              "life"
            • Description:

              Pronounced BEH-ak, this Scottish name is also seen as Bethoc. In that form it was the mother of Duncan, the monarch slain by Macbeth in Shakespeare's play. In later years, it was sometimes Latinized as as Beatrice.
          • Mourning
            • Origin:

              English word name
            • Meaning:

              "grief, sorrow"
            • Description:

              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.
          • Strong
            • Origin:

              English word name
            • Description:

              We often hear parents express their desire for a strong name for their baby—Strong definitely qualifies.
          • Frigg
            • Origin:

              Norse
            • Meaning:

              "beloved"
            • Description:

              Frigg was the wife of Odin in Norse mythology, and may share a common origin with the goddess Freya.
          • Tsetseg
            • Origin:

              Mongolian
            • Meaning:

              "flower"
            • Description:

              Could cause spelling and pronunciation difficulties, but a funky sound and beautiful meaning.