Girl Names Ending in T

  1. Soot
    • Origin:

      Choctaw, Native American, meaning unknown
    • Description:

      Carries a different meaning in American English. You may also like Sootima.
  2. West
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      Straightforward yet romantic, this is one newly minted name with long-term appeal, especially as a middle name. It was used as such for Tea Leoni and David Duchovny's Madelaine, whom they call West. Definitely ambigender, it was chosen by Marley Shelton for her daughter.
  3. Eliot
    • Origin:

      Variation of Elliot
    • Meaning:

      "The Lord is my God"
    • Description:

      Eliot is the sleekest spelling of the original, very occasionally used for girls, perhaps to honor novelist George Eliot.
  4. Pat
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Patricia
    • Meaning:

      "noble, patrician"
    • Description:

      An early and still quintessentially androgynous name, now supplanted by thousands of fresher options.
  5. Merrit
    • Origin:

      English surname
    • Meaning:

      "boundary gate"
    • Description:

      This unusual unisex surname name is pretty evenly divided between the sexes these days than it was in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when it was almost entirely male.
  6. Esylit
    • Lunet
      • Origin:

        Welsh or French, Latin
      • Meaning:

        "idol, image; little moon"
      • Description:

        In Welsh, Lunet is a form of Luned or Eluned, a saint's name that also appears in Arthurian legend as a servant of the Lady of the Fountain who rescues the knight Owain.
    • Sunset
      • Origin:

        English word name
      • Description:

        Would make an unexpected middle name for a baby born at dusk.
    • Joliet
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "little pretty one"
      • Description:

        Juliet sound-alike Joliet actually derives from the name Jolie, and was historically a term of endearment, later a surname. It's an attractive alternative to Juliet names and could work to honor a Joe or Joseph in your life.
    • Rehmat
      • Origin:

        Urdu from Arabic
      • Meaning:

        "mercy"
      • Description:

        A virtuous choice with connections to Islam, Rehmat is strong and beautiful. Popular in New Zealand and in the UK, Rehmat is a fast rising name, jumping 423 places up the charts in 2022.
    • Chariot
      • Cobalt
        • Origin:

          Color and nature name
        • Description:

          Even among the range of blue names on the current baby naming palette -- Blue itself, Azure, Cerulean, Teal, Aqua, Cyan, Indigo -- Cobalt remains the most unusual.
      • Bright
        • Origin:

          English word name
        • Meaning:

          "bright"
        • Description:

          Bright is a rare yet intriguing word name used for a female character in Ann Patchett's novel The Dutch House.
      • Liat
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "you are mine"
        • Description:

          A possible alternative to the ever-common Leah.
      • Harriett
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "home ruler"
        • Description:

          This alternative spelling of Harriet has always ranked in the England top 1000, reaching as high as the top 50 in the late 1800s. The extra T changes nothing about the pronunciation but adds a little flair and balances out the double R's in the middle of the name.
      • Selket
        • Origin:

          Egyptian mythology name
        • Description:

          Also spelled Selqet, Serket and Serqet, Selket was the Ancient Egyptian goddess of the scorpions and of magic. She was a helpful goddess and protected souls on their journey to the afterlife. She is also associated with childbirth (potentially making her a great choice for the daughter of a midwife or obstetrician). Her connection to scorpions is a symbol of her power and makes her a good namesake for a child born under the zodiac sign of Scorpio.
      • Bluet
        • Origin:

          Nature name, English from French
        • Meaning:

          "blue"
        • Description:

          A fresh nature name — Bluet is a dainty, low-growing plant with small, light blue flowers — that feels like a mix of jazzy word-name Blue and trendy surname Truett.
      • Irit
        • Origin:

          Hebrew
        • Meaning:

          "asphodel flower"
        • Description:

          Irit means "asphodel," which refers to a genus of perennial flower native to the Mediterranean and Middle East.
      • Lilabet
        • Ronit
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "song"
          • Description:

            Ronit is only used on girls in Israel, but last year in the US it was given to more male than female babies.