2800+ Girl Names That End in N
- Braxton
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"Brock's settlement"Description:
Braxton has been a major hit of the 21st century for boys, and now parents are looking at it with fresh eyes for their daughters.
- Clarion
Origin:
Music nameDescription:
Tuneful variation on the Claire names.
- Owen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"young warrior; well-born"Description:
Ever since singer Michelle Branch gave it to her daughter in 2005, Owen has started to be used for a small number of girls each year as well. Just 39 baby girls received the name in 2021, compared with over 8700 boys.
- Ashton
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"ash tree place"Description:
Hot star Ashton Kutcher is pushing this unisex choice toward the boys' camp, but its variation Ashtyn is on the rise.
- Meron
Origin:
Amharic, EthiopianMeaning:
"gift from God; holy oil"Description:
While Meron looks like a variation of Maren or Marion, her origins are in Ethiopia: Meron is the name of the holy oil used for christenings in the Ethiopian Orthodox church.
- Maryellen
Origin:
English, combination of Mary and EllenMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved + shining light"Description:
A gentle old-fashioned compound name that has never been epidemically popular, but is now almost unused.
- Roselyn
Origin:
Combination name of Rose and LynnDescription:
Roselyn was a frequent member of the US Top 1000 in the early twentieth century until it dropped off the charts in 1954. It didn't return until 2003.
- Éadaoin
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"jealousy"Description:
Modern Irish form of the mythological name Étaín.
- Iselin
Description:
This first name of a Norwegian supermodel has no known meaning of its own and is most closely related to Isleen, which is a variation of the Celtic Aislin or Ashling.
- Liliwen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"white lily"Description:
Liliwen is a sweet, whimsical flower name used occasionally in Wales, and would make an interesting alternative to Lilian, and another way to Lily as a nickname.
- Blodwen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"white flower"Description:
An unusual floral -wen name which was the name of an 1878 opera by Welsh composer Joseph Parry.
- Darian
Origin:
Variation of DariusMeaning:
"rich, kingly"Description:
Unusual option, with a Waspy Connecticut air.
- Persimmon
Origin:
American fruit name from PowhatanMeaning:
"a dry fruit"Description:
We've adopted Plum, Cherry, and even Apple as baby names, so why not Persimmon? It lends itself to the charming nicknames Percy or Persy.
- Ninon
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"grace"Description:
Sweet and charming French nickname for Anne, à la Manon for Marie.
- Alwyn
Origin:
Welsh river nameDescription:
This name of a river in Wales makes a unique option for either gender.
- Zarin
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"golden"Description:
An old Persian name meaning "golden" or "shining like gold". Today, the short form Zari is often used as a standalone.
- Bowen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"son of Owen"Description:
Bowen is a Celtic surname representing two separate Celtic strains, one Welsh and one Irish, and entered the US Top 1000 (for boys) for the first time in 2011. It comes complete with cute nicknames Bo and Winnie.
- Dillon
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"loyal"Description:
With both the Dillon and Dylan spellings, usage of this gender-neutral names runs about ten to one boys to girls. But Dylan is used about 20 times as often as Dillon for both genders. Which might be a vote in favor of Dillon, though for better or worse, this spellings distances the name from singer Bob and poet Thomas.
- Kayden
Origin:
Variation of CadenDescription:
More feminine than the male Caden, which came in at Number 192 in 2015. We still think Cadence is a prettier version of the "Kay-" group of names which are so popular at present.
- Aniston
Origin:
English SurnameDescription:
Actor couple Chyler Leigh and Nathan West added this one to the lexicon when they adapted the surname of actress Jennifer Aniston as their daughter's first name, Anniston. Aniston, which theoretically might mean "Agnes town," was actually Anglicized from the Greek Anastasopoulos. With its similarity to both Addison and Anna and its relationship to the attractive star, Anniston is taking off a la Jolie.