Unique Girl Names: Uncommon, Unusual, Cool

  1. Gwenora
    • Origin:

      Cornish form of Guinevere, Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "white shadow, white wave"
    • Description:

      Gwenora teeters on the line between unique gem and modern invention. But it's not a smoosh name fashioned from Gwen and Nora but an old Cornish form of Guinevere, like its much more famous sister Jennifer.
  2. Huntley
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "meadow of the hunter"
    • Description:

      A softer take on Hunter. Huntley is evenly distributed between girls and boys, coming in at 47% female and 53% male at last count.
  3. Psalm
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Meaning:

      "sacred song or hymn"
    • Description:

      Psalm became a name by the power of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, who chose it for their younger son in 2019. As a spiritual word name however, it is a perfectly gender neutral choice that works just as well for girls. The name is now 7 times more popular than it was before Kim and Kanye put it on the map, and in a recent year, it was given to 40 girls and 120 boys.
  4. Giannina
    • Origin:

      Variation of Giovanna, Italian
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      A romantic way to get to covetable nicknames Gia and Nina.
  5. Elim
    • Origin:

      Biblical place name
    • Meaning:

      "place of strong trees"
    • Description:

      In the Bible, Elim is an oasis where the Israelites stopped during their Exodus from Egypt. It is a place of plenty representing the natural blessings of God, with twelve springs of fresh water and seventy date palm trees to provide food and shade.
  6. Izcalli
    • Origin:

      Aztec, Nahuatl
    • Meaning:

      "stone house"
    • Description:

      The last month of the Aztec calendar, with nickname options including Calli and Izzy.
  7. Island
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Description:

      A rare unisex alternative to Isla.
  8. Elsabe
    • Origin:

      Afrikaans
    • Meaning:

      "god is my oath"
    • Description:

      Chic and lively Afrikaans variant of Elizabeth.
  9. Ibby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "pledged to God"
    • Description:

      An English diminutive of Isabel or Elizabeth that works best with a longer form on the birth certificate.
  10. Jamaica
    • Origin:

      Native American place name
    • Meaning:

      "rich in springs"
    • Description:

      Among the least gimmicky, most appealing and colorful of all the names found in the atlas, Jamaica almost sings out the rhythms of the West Indies.
  11. Idabel
    • Origin:

      English, Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "work + oath"
    • Description:

      A rare vintage compound name formed from Ida plus Isabel, historically found mostly in Spanish speaking communities.
  12. Kitara
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "north edge"
    • Description:

      A lovely option to get to cool nickname Kit, Kitara is a Japanese girl name and also the name of an ancient East African empire.
  13. Kannika
    • Origin:

      Thai
    • Meaning:

      "flower"
    • Description:

      This Thai name can get shortened to Niki or Nika.
  14. Esmanur
    • Origin:

      Turkish
    • Meaning:

      "supreme light"
    • Description:

      A Turkish compound of Esma — the Turkish form of Asma — and Nur, an Arabic name meaning "light."
  15. Batya
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "daughter of God"
    • Description:

      A variation of the Old Testament Bithiah, Batya is a Hebrew variant of the name. Derived from bat meaning "daughter" and yah meaning "Yahweh", Batya (or Bithiah) is the name of one of Pharaoh's daughters, often depicted as the one to take Moses out of the Nile.
  16. Karaya
    • Origin:

      Taíno
    • Meaning:

      "moon"
    • Description:

      A celestial name from the extinct Taíno language of the Caribbean.
  17. Fahari
    • Origin:

      Swahili
    • Meaning:

      "fame, honor, splendor"
    • Description:

      A lovely soft-yet-strong unisex Swahili name, with a great meaning to boot.
  18. Bergen
    • Origin:

      Scandinavian
    • Meaning:

      "lives on a hill"
    • Description:

      Norwegian city name heard much more often as a last name than a first.
  19. Berta
    • Origin:

      Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Scandinavian variation of Bertha
    • Meaning:

      "bright"
    • Description:

      A pan-European variant of Bertha and nickname for -berta ending names, such as Alberta and Roberta. It's certainly much more appealing than its predecessor, but unlikely to become a hit in the US anytime soon.
  20. Effia
    • Origin:

      Akan
    • Meaning:

      "born on Friday"
    • Description:

      One of the many gorgeous names originally used for children born on a specific day of the week, popular in West African culture. Effia is Akan in origin — the Akan people originate in southern Ghana and the Ivory Coast.