Girl Names Ending in O

For those who like names with lots of nickname possibilities, Makiko offers three sweet ones: Maki, Kiko, and Kiki.

A more upbeat, modern-sounding version of a granny name.

Carminho is a Portuguese singer who popularized her stage name — she was born Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade. Carminho is a nickname for Carmo, the Portuguese form of the Hebrew name Carmel.

One of the unisex western names that rode in with Dakota and Montana.

This name of the North Dakota city has been used for at least one female (we know, because she wrote to us) but it doesn't meet the Social Security's five-baby threshold to ever make it onto the official records for either sex. But it certainly can work as a first name as well as or even better than many place-names. After all, it rhymes with Margo!

Even in Sweden, Barbara is preferred. If you're looking for a variation to spice up Barbara, you may want to instead consider Varvara or Barabal.

Thando is used for boys and girls in South Africa and neighboring countries, where it comes from a word meaning "to love."

While some sources say Abbo means "accessory" or "accouterment", 20th-century sources on African names reveal it to mean "vegetable".