2800+ Girl Names That End in N
- Nanon
Origin:
French, diminutive of AnnDescription:
Sweet and endearing, à la Mignon and Manon.
- Zain
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"beauty, grace"Description:
Zain is a name usually given to boys -- nearly 500 with this spelling alone in the US in one recent year, vs. only 20 girls. But CNN newswoman Zain Asher, sister of actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, is a noted female bearer and may inspire more baby girl Zains.
- Cayden
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
Cayden is one of the most popular names for baby boys in the US today, with all spellings together used for over 11,000 baby boys and ranking Number 14 in our Playground Analysis.
- Reason
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Modern virtue name that suggests agreeability, logic, and intentionality.
- Wenn
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"white / fair"Description:
Like the variation Wenna, Wenn is an early Cornish form of Gwen. Confusion with the English word "when" leads us to suggest that the longer form Wenna would be more "name-like".
- Chanson
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"song"Description:
This musical name would have to be spoken with a French accent--otherwise it would sound like a trendy boy's name, a la BRANSON.
- Yarden
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"to flow down, descend"Description:
The name Jordan comes from Yarden, which is also the name of the River Jordan in Hebrew. In Israel, Yarden is a Top 200 name for girls.
- Sherlyn
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
This effort to update Sheryl combines Sher- with the familiar -lyn ending. Sherlyn was given to 145 baby girls in 2022, and seems to be on the rise.
- Iren
- Jalen
Origin:
Modern invented nameDescription:
A current creation used far more for boys at this point.
- Eadlin
Origin:
Anglo-SaxonMeaning:
"noble, wealth"Description:
Eadlin and its variants Eadlyn and Edelyn are uncommon in real life, but feel bang on-trend and shorten to the adorable vintage nickname Edie/Eadie. The name may derive from the Anglo-Saxon elements ead "wealth" or adal "noble".
- Irelyn
- Evyn
- Harlan
- Rilynn
Origin:
Modern Invented NameDescription:
A variation of Riley with an added -lynn suffix, this girl name is bubbling right underneath the Top 1000.
- Arrington
Origin:
English habitational surnameMeaning:
"Earna's settlement"Description:
Arrington originated as a habitational surname for those from a town of the same name in Cambridgeshire, England. According to the etymology of the name, the town was settled by an Earn or Earna — nicknames that meant "eagle."
- Jessalyn
- Guanyin
Origin:
Chinese mythological nameMeaning:
"he who looks down upon sound, he who perceives the world's lamentations"Description:
Guanyin is the bodhisattva of compassion. It's the Chinese translation of the original Sanskrit bodhisattva's name, Avalokiteśvara. Avalokiteśvara's depiction as male or female varies by culture, but in China, Guanyin is a feminine deity.
- Brayden
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"broad hill"Description:
One in the currently modish aden family of boys' names beginning to be used for girls as well as boys. The name Brayden was given to 15 baby girls in the US last year....and over 5000 baby boys, so it can hardly be considered gender neutral, but rather a boys' name occasionally used for girls.
- Falyn