Invented Girl Names

Variation of Julia.

Sanelma is an invented Finnish name derived from the verb sanella, meaning "to dictate."

A mysterious name found in fantasy fiction and climbing in popularity as a kind of combo of Jamie and Tanya.

Nouveau syllable compound that could appeal to parents looking to honor a Brenda or Brendan in their life.

A pretty name with echoes of Ana, Ava and Olivia — and the option of Navy as a middle name — brought to public attention by Olympic sprinter Anavia Battle. Her siblings have equally cool names: Mintoria, Antoine and Montel.

Tribeca was the term created for New York City's TRIangle BElow CAnal Street. Stangely enough--that aside--it almost does sound like a plausible girls' name, nicknamed Becca.

Caïssa was invented as a goddess of chess by Italian poet Marco Girolamo Vida in 1527. The name is known in the chess community, but not much outside of that.

A feminine spin on the surname name Copeland.

A fanciful concoction whipped up by L. Frank Baum for a beautiful and powerful princess in one of his Oz books.

Invented in the early 20th century, along with similar names Sanelma and Anelma. Ihanelma was derived from the Finnish word ihana, meaning "lovely" or "sweet."

Adding that B to Randall transforms a pretty boyish surname choice into a 21st century spin on Brandy.

Looks very much like it lost its first initial.

Part Hadley, part Madeline, Madley is an invented smoosh name for our times. Of course, it sounds like madly so that may put some parents off, though for others the intense meaning may be a good thing. Madley also sounds a little like Melody and a bit like medley, appealing musical associations.

Kaydel is the name of the character played by Billie Lourd, the daughter of Carrie Fisher, in the 2017 Star Wars movie. There were no baby girls named Kaydel in 2016, but after the movie's release, we expect that to change. As with Kylo and Leia, Star Wars has a track record of introducing new names to the lexicon and promoting their popularity.

Kirsten Dunst played a young woman named Lidda, a synthetic name you may consider as a variation of Biblical place-name Lydda or as a short form of Phyllida.

Variation of Lake.

Jaleah is a less popular spelling of Jaliyah, which is likely a variation of the popular Aliyah. From Hebrew, the name Aliyah means "ascent" while the Ja- beginning often connotes God, so the meaning might be "God's ascent." As an Arabic name, Aliyah means "lofty" or "exalted" while Ja- is a popular prefix used in the African American community, so Jaliyah - or Jaleah might be a twist on a more popular choice, or a way to honor an Aliyah.