Unusual Girl Names
- Early
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
A word that's been used, very infrequently, as a name for hundreds of years. Interesting sound and meaning.
- Earth
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"earth"Description:
An early African-American name, along with variation Eartha.
- East
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
North and West are easier on the ear, but this works fine if it has some significance for your family. Could be lengthened to Easton.
- Eccentricity
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
The definition of quirky.
- Echo
Origin:
Greek mythology nameMeaning:
"echo or sound"Description:
Echo, the pretty, resonant name of a legendary nymph, was the heroine of Joss Whedon's sci-fi series Dollhouse. Nick Hexum, of the band 311, named his daughter Echo Love.
- Egypt
Origin:
Place-nameMeaning:
"the house of the soul of Ptah"Description:
Place names like Memphis, Harlem, Cairo, Vienna, Milan, and Astoria are right on trend at the moment, and Egypt could fit in, thanks to its similarity in sound to the likes of Edith and Eden. Alicia Keys used the name for her son back in 2010, but before that, it was used as a stage name for three famous belly dancers.
- Eir
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NorseMeaning:
"peacefulness, mercy"Description:
So airy, it's almost not there.
- Eira
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WelshMeaning:
"snow"Description:
This Welsh nature name that can be pronounced exactly like the male Ira. Or, to avoid confusion, you could just name her Snow.
- Eirian
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"silver"Description:
A modern Welsh name that will be misunderstood as Irene.
- Elettra
Origin:
Italian variation of Latin ElectraMeaning:
"shining, bright"Description:
Less electric and melodramatic, more serene, than Electra. Isabella Rossellini's daughter (and Ingrid Bernman's granddaughter) is named Elettra Rossellini Wiedemann.
- Eleven
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Word nameDescription:
If Erykah Badu can name her son Seven, why can't you name your daughter (or son) this? Eleven has recently gotten a lot of attention via the character on the TV show Stranger Things.
- Eliette
- Elinor
Origin:
Spelling variation of EleanorDescription:
Slimmed down spelling is well-established and makes an old name more modern, for better and worse. Katie Couric spells her Elinor's name this way.
- Elixevetta
Origin:
Hybrid nameDescription:
Elixevetta is part Elizabeth and part Alexandra, and thoroughly confusing.
- Elizaveta
- Ellery
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"island with elder trees; descendant of Hilary; cheerful, happy"Description:
In the past few years Ellery has gone from middle-aged male detective -- from old school fictional hero Ellery Queen -- to a plausible girls' name, a la Hillary.
- Ellyson
- Elm
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
For tree huggers.
- Elodie
Origin:
French, variation of Alodia, GermanMeaning:
"foreign riches"Description:
The lyrical and melodious Elodie, a Nameberry favorite, is starting to rise through the US popularity charts for the first time since the 1880s. It's a uncommon member of the trending El- family of names, which includes Ella, Eloise, and Eleanor.
- Eloquent
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Word nameDescription:
If you want to give your child the gift of...gab.