Girl Names That End with L

  1. Resel
    • Pixel
      • Origin:

        English modern coinage
      • Meaning:

        "picture cell or element"
      • Description:

        Coined in the 1960s to define the smallest photographic element of a televised image. It's a portmanteau of "picture" + "cell" or "element".
    • Phil
      • Origin:

        Short form of Philippa, Greek
      • Meaning:

        "lover of horses"
      • Description:

        Phil is one of those Old Man names that, like Sid and Max, can be pretty cute on a girl. And if your Philippa objects, you can always pivot to Pippa.
    • Ell
      • Abital
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "my father is dew"
        • Description:

          Abital is popular for boys as well as girls in Israel, but we rarely hear it here. In the Old Testament, Abital was one of King David's wives and the mother of his fifth son.
      • Lunéciel
        • Origin:

          French
        • Meaning:

          "moon and sky"
        • Description:

          At first glance, this looks like a name straight from Middle Earth. However, it simply comes from lune et ciel/.
      • Sidereal
        • Origin:

          English word name
        • Meaning:

          "with respect to the distant stars"
        • Description:

          Sidereal is the English spelling of Sideræl, one of the middle names Grimes and Elon Musk chose for their daughter. They used "a more elven" spelling of the word sidereal, which Grimes defined as "the true time of the universe, star time, deep space time, not our relative earth time."
      • Jessel
        • Origin:

          German, French, or English surname
        • Meaning:

          "gift; Jehovah increases"
        • Description:

          A fresh take on Jessica, Jessel is currently borne in the public eye by Jessel Taank, a Real Housewife of New York City.
      • Mayzel
        • Origin:

          German surname, Yiddish, meaning unknown
        • Description:

          A sort of Maisie-Hazel hybrid, likely influenced by the hit TV show The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. Actress Beverley Mitchell chose it for her daughter.
      • Fennel
        • Origin:

          Vegetable and herb name
        • Description:

          Word name possibility carrying the scent of licorice-like anise. Fennel gets its own name from the Latin word feniculum, meaning "little hay".
      • Aeriel
        • Meshell
          • Rydel
            • Origin:

              Swedish
            • Meaning:

              "of the woodland clearing"
            • Description:

              This fashionable-sounding surname is surprisingly rare, considering its proximity to popular Ryder. Musical fans will recognise it as the fictional high school setting for Grease (albeit with two Ls), after which singer Rydel Lynch was apparently named.
          • Anell
            • Tanaquil
              • Origin:

                Etruscan
              • Meaning:

                "gift of God"
              • Description:

                This intriguing name of an ancient Etruscan queen renowned for her prophetic powers was long associated with the prima ballerina Tanaquil LeClerq.
            • Special
              • Origin:

                English word name
              • Meaning:

                "unusually better"
              • Description:

                Is there a more fitting choice for your unique and well, special little girl? For six sets of parents one recent year, the answer was no.
            • Betiel
              • Origin:

                Eritrea, meaning unknown
              • Description:

                An intriguing choice from the African country Eritrea. Sources say Betiel means "house of God." Betiel first appeared on the US charts in 2021, when it was given to five baby girls.
            • Darrell
              • Origin:

                French
              • Meaning:

                "dear one, beloved"
              • Description:

                Once exclusively male name, Daryl Hannah made the Darrell spelling just as appropriate for girls -- and maybe even more feminine than masculine these days.
            • Cybil
              • Christel