Invented Girl Names

  1. Devony
    • Origin:

      Variation of place-name Devon or invented name
    • Description:

      Devony is a highly unusual girls' name that is occasionally found. While there were no baby girls named Devony on record in recent years, the name has been used over time for a handful of females. It may be a variation of the British county name Devon or a made-up name. Pronunciation follows the same rhythm as Stephanie.
  2. Arissa
    • Origin:

      Modern invented name
    • Description:

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

      Invented name
    • Description:

      Imoen is the name of a character from the video game series Baldur's Gate, although in real life it's apt to be mistaken as a typo for Imogen.
  4. Braelynn
    • Origin:

      Invented name
    • Description:

      Like its single "n" sister name (Braelyn), Braelynn is currently enjoying its highest level of popularity. Unlike Braylin and Braylyn, the ‘ae’ of Braelynn gives the name a Scottish look, making it seem slightly less creative and more sturdy
  5. 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."
  6. Riverlyn
    • Delwen
      • Origin:

        Welsh invented name
      • Meaning:

        "pretty and fair"
      • Description:

        Delwen appears to be a modern invented name in Welsh, deriving from two common name components: del - meaning pretty and wen - meaning fair/white. Similar names include Delyth, also Welsh, and Elowen, which is Cornish.
    • Loreal
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "the halo, beauty"
      • Description:

        The beauty brand name L’Oréal is rumored to derive from L’Auréale (literally translating to "the halo"), a popular hairstyle in France in the early 1900s. The first product created by Eugène Schueller, who would eventually go on to found L’Oréal, was a hair dye called Oréal. It is related to the French word for gold, or.
    • Gracyn
      • Janiyah
        • Origin:

          Modern invented name, variation of Jane
        • Description:

          Janiyah’s star is definitely fading, but it will likely remain in the Top 1000 for years to come.
      • Bixby
        • Origin:

          Invented name
        • Description:

          Along with Siri, Alexa, and Cortana, Bixby joins the ranks of virtual assistant names.
      • Emberly
        • Origin:

          Modern invented name
        • Description:

          The Kimberly of the current age, but currently less popular than either Ember or Everly.
      • Rylen
        • Origin:

          Variation of Rylan
        • Description:

          Rylen, an invented name related to Rylan, Ryland, and more distantly to Riley, is now in the girls' column thanks to its choice for their first daughter by football great Drew Brees and wife.
      • Maebry
        • Origin:

          Variation of Mabry, English and Irish surname
        • Meaning:

          "mud hill"
        • Description:

          A nouveau take on Mabry, an English and Irish surname that derives from Mayberry. Undoubtedly, some parents are using Maebry as an invented name, a combination of the stylish name Mae and versatile syllable "bry."
      • 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.
      • Adelei
        • Origin:

          Modern invented name
        • Description:

          Nouveau name related to Adele, Adeline, and the boys' biblical Adlai.
      • Evella
        • Origin:

          Invented literary name
        • Description:

          Though it doesn't have historic roots--it was created by L. Frank Baum for a Princess character in his book Ozma of Oz--Evella could fit well into the Eve-Eva-Evelyn group now coming back into favor.
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        • Zayley
          • Origin:

            Modern invented name
          • Description:

            Zayley -- which may also be styled Zaylee or Zaylie or Zalie, among other spellings -- is a member of the squad of names that include Bailey, Hayley, and Kaylee and is always welcoming new members.