575+ Girl Names That End in R

This preppy alternative to Gen Z favorite Summer has the potential to be a big surname hit for girls. It recently gained media attention from Instagram model Sumner Stroh.

A mighty name that gets straight to the point. Power could fall under the category of modern virtue names, although it's stronger-willed than current favorites True, Zen, and Justice.

A Turkish compound of Esma — the Turkish form of Asma — and Nur, an Arabic name meaning "light."

Sayer is a surname derived for an occupational name. This may be related to Sawyer, which is where the woodcutter comes in, or to Sayer as in a person who says for a living, ie a reciter.

Keller is a German surname that originated as an occupational name for a cellar or store master. It may be an honorific for deaf-blind author and activist Helen Keller.

One of the best of this fashionable occupational group, strong and particularly well suited to a girl, also with alluring connection to glamour girl Ava Gardner.

Traditionally a masculine name, but as Ezra — which shares a root with Ezer — becomes more feminine, who's to say Ezer can't be used for girls? Ezer is the name of masculine characters in the Bible, but as a word, it is often associated with women whose strength help rescue humanity.

Wilder is one of the hottest boy names of this decade, and now Wylder has entered the Top 1000 for boys as of 2021. More parents are beginning to consider Wilder and Wylder as a bold and adventurous name for a girl as well, with around 30 girls receiving the name in a recent year.

Larimer is an occupational surname that originally denoted someone who made and sold spur bits, along with other equine hardware. It could be a fitting choice for a child of a horse-enthusiast.

A known but not overused female name in Dutch-speaking countries and regions, Vlinder ranked in the top 400 girls’ names in the Netherlands from 2009-2012.

A Spanish term of endearment that first appeared on the charts in 2005, and is slowly gaining traction.

Pretty Welsh name with potential. In a folk tale from north-west Wales, Meinir and Rhys were lovers whose wedding day came to a tragic end.

A sunny-sounding surname or an adjective meaning "only when the going's good" – as in, a fairweather friend.

An intriguing Arabic unisex name with a celestial meaning.

Blær is a rare Icelandic name meaning "light gust or breeze" that made headlines due to one family's battle to be allowed to use it for their daughter. Iceland has strict name laws and it is not permitted to use a traditionally male name for a girl. The name was finally allowed when she was 15 years old. Blær is also a (female) character in a novel by the famous Icelandic writer Halldór Laxness.