Names Ending in H for Girls

An intriguing Arabic option, also spelled Qitara.

As Ireland becomes fashionable as a place name, bouncing on and off of the US girls charts thanks to Kim Basinger and Alec Baldwin choosing it for their daughter, some parents may start to consider the adjective form Irish.

Ephratah appears in the bible as both the name of a woman--she was the second wife of Caleb and grandmother of one of the spies sent by Moses to Canaan to gather information about the Promised Land--and as that of two places. Ephratah is where Rachel died while giving birth to Benjamin and is also the ancient name of Bethlehem, where Jesus Christ was born.

A little used Hebrew virtue name with a sweet, soft sound.

This rare Scottish name will be a spelling and pronunciation challenge outside its native lands, but has a sweet sound and solid meaning.

Close in look and sound to Zara and Zahra, but with a lovely natural meaning.

Elswyth was the queen of Alfred the Great.