Names Ending in U for Girls

Like many Japanese names, Kazu can be used for both girls and boys and has several meanings, depending on how the kanji are drawn and interpreted. It can also be short for names such as Kazuko or Kazuya.

Philosophical surname that could make an unusual first for a red-headed girl.

The name of the protagonist in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2013 novel Americanah.

In the tales of the Arabian Nights, Paribanu or Paribanou is a fairy who falls in love with the human Prince Ahmed and rescues him.

Even if you're not planning on having five kids, Enu makes a cute name for a son or daughter.

According to actress Yael Stone, who used this name for her daughter, it comes from the Djanbun clan of the Bundjalung nation.

This name of an Estonian supermodel might more sensibly by translated as Thea.

A unisex name with an amazing meaning, perfect for the child of travel lovers. It has been in regular use in Ethiopia, borne by a 19th century prince and jazz singer Alemayehu Eshete, dubbed "the Ethiopian Elvis".

This is a Greenlandic girls' name made famous when Princess Mary and Prince Frederik named their twin daughter Josephine Sophia Ivalo Mathilda. Ivalu is a variant spelling.

Ardent Turkish name used for both sexes.

It's hard to find a name meaning much sweeter than Obiajulu's.