Invented Girl Names

Lady Aurex is a character in L. Frank Baum's Glinda of Oz, a sequel to The Wizard of Oz.

Fanciful feminissima name created by L. Frank Baum for a character in The Patchwork Girl of Oz.

Douglas Adams invented this name for a character (aka Tricia) in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It has a nice, trilly sound, and is accessible via its kinship with Gillian/Jillian.

Variation of Abilene.

She looked like a model but she was really an evil many-tentacled monster in Men in Black: your child will never forgive you if you choose this name. And neither will we.

Cloris is bad enough without shortening. Consider FLOR instead, a beautiful Spanish name.

A new name bestowed on a few girls each year thanks to Brazilian gospel singer Kemilly Santos. Kemilly makes for an unconventional way to get to Milly.

This invented name is borne by a Jamaican supermodel.

Icylinn Goodman is a Gen-Z social media starlet whose previously one-of-a-kind name appeared on the charts in 2021. Ice-themed names have never been cooler (literally) — that year saw the rise of names such as Icelynn, Icy, and Ice itself.

America's Next Top Model contestant Toccara Jones introduced this rhythmic choice into the lexicon.

Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la... Shalonde, Shalondie, Shalondra, Shalondria.

Roselynn is one of the smoosh baby names most popular a generation or two ago.

Famed track and field sprinter Wyomia Tyus's name never caught on after her multiple gold medals in the 1964 and 1968 Olympic Games.

Haisley, but with more pizzazz.

Zippier Deborah.

Mix a bit of old-fashioned Jane with the male-inflected Zane, et voila.