Invented Girl Names

  1. Villemo
    • Origin:

      Swedish, literary name
    • Description:

      Invented by Swedish author August Strindberg for a 1909 poem of the same name, this quirky choice is rare even in its native land but would make for an extremely eye-catching choice outside it. It may be based on Vellamo, a Finnish sea goddess.
  2. Chavelle
    • Origin:

      Variation of Chevelle, variation of Elizabeth, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      Chavelle is used both as a variation of Chevelle, an American name created by Chevrolet for a 1964 car model, and as a variation of Elizabeth.
  3. Kailee
    • Origin:

      Variation of Kaylee
    • Description:

      Spelling variant Kailee has never been as popular as the y spelling of the name.
  4. Taelyn
    • Arissa
      • Origin:

        Modern invented name
      • Description:

        If you're torn between Marissa and Alyssa.
    • Westlyn
      • Origin:

        American invented name
      • Description:

        Westlyn is a hot new girls' names, rising 350 percent in 2017 over the year before in official US statistics. It was given to just over 100 baby girls in 2017. Actor Josh Brolin named his daughter Westlyn Reign. Near-identical twin Westlynn is also growing in popularity, given to about half as many baby girls. Westlyn is a combination of word name West, also becoming more popular in various forms including Weston and Wesley for boys, and the long-used suffix lyn. West is a stylist and attractive unisex short form.
    • Jenessa
      • Origin:

        Modern invented name
      • Description:

        This newer sounding coalition of Jennifer and Vanessa is gaining in popularity.
    • Starlynn
      • Origin:

        Modern invented name
      • Description:

        As modern "smoosh" names go, Starlynn is not bad. Over the past two years nearly 40 American girls have been given this name. There may be some confusion with the name Starling (a type of bird), but that shouldn't be too difficult to overcome. Beware, however, its similarity in sound to Russian dictator, Stalin.
    • Kaisley
      • Origin:

        American invented name
      • Description:

        A nouveau creation inspired by Paisley.
    • Rayleigh
      • Origin:

        Variation of Raleigh or Raylee
      • Meaning:

        "meadow of roe deer; beam of light + meadow"
      • Description:

        Inspired by either Raleigh -- a North Carolina place-name and the surname of the explorer Sir Walter Raleigh - or by Raylee, a modern creation, blending Ray and Lee, Rayleigh has been steadily used since the beginning of the 2010s. Never as popular as Braylee, Kayleigh, Hailey, Jaylee, or Bailey, Rayleigh was given to around 160 girls - and 13 boys - in 2023.
    • Dasani
      • Origin:

        American invented name
      • Description:

        The name Dasani was created by the Coca-Cola Company in 1999 for its bottled water product. Like other brands at the time, Coca-Cola tested various invented names and ultimately settled on Dasani because focus group data told them "the name is relaxing and suggests pureness and replenishment."
    • Taylen
      • Origin:

        Modern invented name
      • Description:

        For girls, Taylin reads like a mashup of Taylor and Kaitlin.
    • Ehlani
      • Origin:

        Invented name
      • Description:

        Girl names ending in -lani are invented every year — Ehlani is among the latest pseudo-Hawaiian inventions.
    • Emmalynn
      • Origin:

        Combination of Emma and Lynn
      • Meaning:

        "universal lake"
      • Description:

        An updated form of Emmeline or Emmaline or a compound name that makes your chosen pronunciation more obvious. Spelling variation Emmalyn reached the US Top 500 in2017, but has since fallen out of Top 1000. However, if you put the two spellings together, this smoosh name is given to nearly 400 girls, placing it above Emmeline or Emmaline. Influence Emmalynn Minassian and Canadian singer, Emmalyn Estrada are notable bearers.
    • Cerie
      • Origin:

        Invented name
      • Description:

        Cerie -- which may be thought of as a variation of Siri or Cherie or Ceri but in fact is related to none of them -- is the name of Liz Lemon's assistant Cerie Xerox on 30 Rock. The gorgeous Cerie's name is pronounced seh-REE. As baby names go, you could do worse. But you could also do a lot better.
    • Zamora
      • Origin:

        Spanish place- and surname
      • Description:

        Heard in Spain more as a last name, but would work here as an alluring first.
    • Clia
      • Origin:

        Invented literary name
      • Description:

        Clia could be seen as a variation of Clea (probably another invented literary name), or the creation of L. Frank Baum for a mermaid Princess character in one of his Oz books. Offers a similar choice to Cleo vs Clio.
    • Oaklee
      • Origin:

        Variation of Oakley, English
      • Meaning:

        "oak clearing"
      • Description:

        Oakley is one of the truest unisex names for babies, achieving a 56-44 gender distribution, favoring girls. Oaklee is 80% female and may serve as a clearer identification of sex, if that’s what you’re interested in.
    • Narnia
      • Origin:

        Literary place-name
      • Description:

        This Latin-sounding place-name, created by C. S. Lewis for his Chronicles, will undoubtedly be adopted by a few admiring parents.
    • Adelei
      • Origin:

        Modern invented name
      • Description:

        Nouveau name related to Adele, Adeline, and the boys' biblical Adlai.