Unusual Girl Names

  1. Early
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      A word that's been used, very infrequently, as a name for hundreds of years. Interesting sound and meaning.
  2. Earth
    • Origin:

      English word name
    • Meaning:

      "earth"
    • Description:

      An early African-American name, along with variation Eartha.
  3. East
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      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.
  4. Eccentricity
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      The definition of quirky.
  5. Echo
    • Origin:

      Greek mythology name
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  6. Egypt
    • Origin:

      Place-name
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  7. Eir
    • Origin:

      Norse
    • Meaning:

      "peacefulness, mercy"
    • Description:

      So airy, it's almost not there.
  8. Eira
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  9. Eirian
    • Origin:

      Welsh
    • Meaning:

      "silver"
    • Description:

      A modern Welsh name that will be misunderstood as Irene.
  10. Elettra
    • Origin:

      Italian variation of Latin Electra
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  11. Eleven
    • Origin:

      Word name
    • Description:

      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.
  12. Eliette
    • Elinor
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Eleanor
      • Description:

        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 name
      • Description:

        Elixevetta is part Elizabeth and part Alexandra, and thoroughly confusing.
    • Elizaveta
      • Ellery
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "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 name
          • Description:

            For tree huggers.
        • Elodie
          • Origin:

            French, variation of Alodia, German
          • Meaning:

            "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
          • Origin:

            Word name
          • Description:

            If you want to give your child the gift of...gab.