575+ Girl Names That End in R

  1. Adar
    • Miniver
      • Origin:

        Cornish, Celtic
      • Meaning:

        "white phantom"
      • Description:

        Cornish form of Guinevere. Saint Miniver was one of the many holy daughters of King Brychan. Also found as Minver, Menvra, Menfre and more.
    • Alyenor
      • Origin:

        French, variation of Alienor
      • Description:

        These early versions of Eleanor are still sometimes found today.
    • Mariner
      • Origin:

        Occupational name from Latin
      • Meaning:

        "sea-farer"
    • Rocker
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Description:

        If there are too many rockstars to honor on your list, cut right to the chase with Rocker. It might raise a few eyebrows among the older generations, but your child is bound to love it.
    • Shahar
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "dawn"
      • Description:

        Subtle choice for a baby born in the early morning.
    • Roser
      • Origin:

        Catalan
      • Meaning:

        "rosary, rosebush"
      • Description:

        Both a word name and a religious name: the Catalan equivalent of Rosario. It can be shortened to Ru.
    • Kerr
      • Origin:

        Scottish
      • Meaning:

        "living near wet ground"
      • Description:

        Kerr, a simple, unusual unisex middle-name choice, can be pronounced either car or kehr.
    • Explorer
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Description:

        Explorer is one occupational name destined to seek and find greater things.
    • Ophir
      • Origin:

        Hebrew
      • Description:

        A masculine name in the Old Testament, but in modern Israel Ophir is used for girls as well as boys.
    • Tiler
      • Origin:

        English occupational name
      • Meaning:

        "maker of tiles"
      • Description:

        Tiler is a fashionable gender-neutral occupational name popular, of course, in the Tyler spelling. Tyler was used for 150 girls and nearly 3000 boys in the US last year, while the Tiler spelling is very rare. But New York City Ballet dancer Tiler Peck brought this version of the name to wider attention.
    • Harbour
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Meaning:

        "shelter, refuge"
      • Description:

        We've seen Haven take off as a nouveau girls' name; Harbour could follow in its wake. Harbor is the more commonly used spelling in the US, while Harbour is used in most other English-speaking areas of the world.
    • Auður
      • Origin:

        Icelandic variation of Auðr, Old Norse
      • Meaning:

        "prosperity"
      • Description:

        Auður is the Icelandic form of Auðr, a unisex name found in the Prose Edda. It shares a root with names including Odette, Otto, Ottilie, and Odile.
    • Jinger
      • Evenstar
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "evening star"
        • Description:

          An archaic astrological term for the planet Venus. You may also recognize Evenstar as a name of Arwen Undómiel in The Lord of the Rings series.
      • Lelar
        • Tolver
          • Origin:

            Danish
          • Meaning:

            "thunder wolf, twelve"
          • Description:

            Diminutive form of Tholf
        • Bader
          • Origin:

            German
          • Meaning:

            "bath house attendant"
          • Description:

            A German occupational surname deriving from the German word Bad, meaning "bath". Its most famous bearer in recent years has been (the notorious) RBG – former Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, making this a great feminist name or a nod to a lawyer in the family. Its simple, dynamic, er-ending sound fits right in with the likes of Harper, Piper and Saylor.
        • Izar
          • Origin:

            Basque
          • Meaning:

            "star"
          • Description:

            A bright and sparky Basque name with a lovely celestial meaning.
        • Ealanor