a+ names :^)

  1. Genevieve
    • Origin:

      English from French
    • Meaning:

      "tribe woman"
    • Description:

      Genevieve is derived from the Germanic medieval name Genovefa, or Kenowefa, which consists of the elements kuni, meaning "kin", and wefa, meaning "woman." The medieval saint Genevieve, patroness of Paris, defended the city against Attila the Hun through her rational thinking, courage and prayer.
  2. Giovanna
    • Origin:

      Italian, feminine variation of Giovanni
    • Description:

      Like Galilea and Livia, one of the Italian names that fashionable American parents—with or without Italian roots—have started to choose for their daughters. It has endured ups and downs since entering the popularity charts in 1991.
  3. Gwenneth
    • Hester
      • Origin:

        Medieval variation of Esther, Persian
      • Meaning:

        "star"
      • Description:

        The disgraced heroine of The Scarlet Letter's name, after long neglect, just might have a chance at revival, following in the wake of sister-name Esther. We've characterized her elsewhere as an eccentric aristocrat, much more accepted in the U.K. than she has been here.
    • Holland
      • Origin:

        Dutch place name
      • Meaning:

        "wooded land"
      • Description:

        Holland is one of the coolest geographical names, unadorned and elegant, evocative of fine Rembrandt portraits and fields of pink and yellow tulips. It first entered the US Top 1000 in 2014.
    • Iekeliene
      • Origin:

        Dutch
      • Description:

        Dutch model Iekeliene Stange is a famous bearer of this one-of-a-kind name. Its meaning is unknown, but it may be a combo name formed from Ieke + the common suffix -liene.
    • Isabelline
      • Origin:

        Variation of Isabella and color name
      • Description:

        With the popularity of Isabella, you might think of Isabelline as a further elaboration -- though it would be the definition of gilding the lily. But Isabelline is also a color, an amorphous pale yellow-gray-cream most often seen in horses' coats or birds' plumage.
    • Jayden
      • Origin:

        Spelling variation of Jaden
      • Meaning:

        "thankful"
      • Description:

        This once obscure name was propelled to fame by Britney Spears, and by Will and Jada Pinkett Smith in the 2000's. It skyrocketed into the US Top 10 for boys, but it also saw significant use for girls.
    • Jennalynn
      • Joel
        • Lawrence
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "from Laurentium or bay laurel"
          • Description:

            We approve of this name for a girl, but prefer the au, Laura-Laurenish, spelling.
        • Lynette
          • Origin:

            French elaboration of Lynn or Welsh
          • Meaning:

            "idol"
          • Description:

            Linda begat Lynn which gave way to Lynette, which peaked in the late 1960s. Lynette has been off the Top 1000 for a couple decades now, and the Lynn variations finding the most favor are those that put the "lyn" part at the end: Evelyn, Madelyn, Brooklyn.
        • Madeleine
          • Origin:

            French variation of Magdalen
          • Meaning:

            "woman from Magdala or high tower"
          • Description:

            Sophisticated and sweet, delicate but substantial, Madeleine is the classic French variation of Magdalene.
        • Marlowe
          • Origin:

            Variation of Marlow, English
          • Meaning:

            "driftwood"
          • Description:

            Is it Marlo, Marlow, or Marlowe? Suddenly they all seem very much in the air, in tune with rhyming cousins Harlow and Arlo. It all started when Margaret Julia Thomas began being known as Marlo (after being previously nicknamed Margie and Marlow). More recently, Jason Schwartzman used the e-ending version for his young daughter, Marlowe Rivers, as did Sienna Miller for her baby girl Marlowe Ottoline.
        • Oriel
          • Origin:

            Latin
          • Meaning:

            "golden"
          • Description:

            Pretty Victorian-feeling cousin of Ariel; also, more prosaically, a kind of bay window.
        • Raelynn
          • Origin:

            Modern invented name
          • Description:

            What do you get when you cross two out-of-style, mid-century favorites together?
        • Reinette
          • Origin:

            French
          • Meaning:

            "little queen"
          • Description:

            Reinette was the childhood nickname of Madame La Pompadour, perhaps a cute short form for Regina or Reina but hardly worthy of the full name on the birth certificate today.
        • Remington
          • Origin:

            English
          • Meaning:

            "place on a riverbank"
          • Description:

            Between 1980s-era television private eye Remington Steele and Remington Arms, this name might seem all-boy. But in 2014, Remington entered the US girls' Top 1000, and it's been rising since.
        • Renelle
          • Rennie