possible names for me.

dissociation. don't know who I am or what my name is. making this list is my attempt at gathering the names I (think) I like for myself. *I know I lean more toward shorter names.
  1. Abbie
    • Origin:

      Diminutive of Abigail
    • Meaning:

      "my father is joyful"
    • Description:

      Abbie is a gently old-fashioned nickname name that owes its rising popularity to Top 10 Abigail. Abby may be the more usual spelling today.
  2. Alice
    • Origin:

      German
    • Meaning:

      "noble"
    • Description:

      Alice is a classic literary name that's both strong and sweet, ranking in the US Top 100 and popular throughout the western world. Alice is derived from the Old French name Aalis, a diminutive of Adelais that itself came from the Germanic name Adalhaidis, which is composed of the Proto-Germanic elements aþala, meaning "noble," and haidu, "kind, appearance, type."
  3. Ana
    • Origin:

      Variation of Hannah
    • Meaning:

      "grace"
    • Description:

      Confident and compact, Ana is a widely used variation of the Biblical Hannah. Favored in Spain, Slovenia, Bosnia, Portugal, and Croatia, this shorter spelling has the same substance and versatility of its longer counterparts.
  4. Areli
    • Ari
      • Origin:

        Diminutive of Ariel, Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "lion of God"
      • Description:

        In 2010, baby boys named Ari outnumbered baby girls 4 to 1; today, there are nearly equal numbers of boys and girls named Ari. And that's only counting the babies who receive Ari as a full name. Ari can also be short for not only Ariel but Aria, Arya, Ariana, and any other name starting with Ari. Ari entered the US Top 1000 for girls in 2016.
    • Aria
      • Origin:

        Italian and Hebrew
      • Meaning:

        "air; song or melody; lion"
      • Description:

        Aria is a multi-cultural name with two extremely popular versions: this more word-like one along with Arya, the spelling used for the feisty young heroine of Game of Thrones. There were about 6400 baby girls named Aria in the US last year alog with 2400 named Arya, which counted together places the name in the Top 10.
    • Arly
      • Ash
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "ash tree"
        • Description:

          The tree, not the charred bit of soot in the fireplace, usually used for boys, but, as a short form of Ashley, works for girls too.
      • Ashley
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "dweller near the ash tree meadow"
        • Description:

          Ashley was a sensation in the 1980s and 1990s; it hit Number 1 in 1991. Ashley is still pretty but more and more parents are turning to newer names like Ashlyn and Aubrey, and spellings such as Ashleigh and Ashlea. If you hear the name Ashley in a playground today, it's more likely to be the mom than the little girl.
      • Athena
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "from Athens"
        • Description:

          The given name Athena was derived from the city name Athens, which is of uncertain origins. In Greek mythology, Athena is the name of the daughter of Zeus who was the goddess of wisdom, warfare, handicrafts, mathematics, and courage, among others. She was the great patroness-goddess of the city of Athens. In the Odyssey, Homer describes her as 'sparkling-eyed Athena.'
      • Aubrey
        • Origin:

          English from French version of German Alberic
        • Meaning:

          "elf ruler"
        • Description:

          Almost like a fusion between vintage Audrey, bubbly Ruby, and unisex Avery, Aubrey has been a popular choice for girls since the mid 2000’s.
      • Audrey
        • Origin:

          English
        • Meaning:

          "noble strength"
        • Description:

          Audrey is one of the girls' names that have been rising due to their connection to Old Hollywood glamour—in this case the eternally chic and radiant Audrey Hepburn. Audrey has another very different appeal as one of the elite group of girl names that mean strong, brave, or powerful.
      • Bailey
        • Origin:

          Occupational name
        • Meaning:

          "law enforcer, bailiff"
        • Description:

          Bailey -- a jaunty surname -- was first used for a female TV character in 1978 in the show WKRP in Cincinnaati, then caught on big time. Bailey's still an appealing choice, though, and a celebrity fave. Parents of daughters named Bailey include Scot Baio and Stella McCartney.
      • Bea
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Beatrice
        • Meaning:

          "she who brings happiness"
        • Description:

          Bea is a former old lady name that's cute again as a short form -- and is now beginning to stand on its own. Bee is a variation that, like Bea, can work as a diminutive for any name that starts with the letter B, or in the middle. Bea actually stood alone on the popularity lists for four years at the beginning of the twentieth century--and it could happen again.
      • Beck
        • Origin:

          Short form of Rebecca or English
        • Meaning:

          "one living beside a small stream"
        • Description:

          Although the single-named singer is male, this might be a girl's nickname name or a sleek nature name that's perfect in the middle.
      • Bella
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Isabella, Italian
        • Meaning:

          "beautiful"
        • Description:

          Everything ella, from Ella to Bella to Arabella, is red hot right now. Bella is one of the most, well, beautiful girl names starting with B. It carried a hint of a nice Old World grandmotherly veneer, until it became attached to Twilight's Bella Swan.
      • Billie
        • Origin:

          English, diminutive of Wilhelmina, Wilma
        • Meaning:

          "resolute protection"
        • Description:

          Billie is a tomboy nickname name, part of the growing trend for using boyish nicknames for girls and now destined for stardom along with its most famous contemporary bearer, music sensation Billie Eilish.
      • Blaire
        • Origin:

          Spelling variation of Blair
        • Description:

          Blair with a little something extra, though that's hardly needed.
      • Cara
        • Origin:

          Latin, Italian, Irish, Spanish, and Portuguese
        • Meaning:

          "dear; friend; face"
        • Description:

          Cara is a simple, sweet, Italian endearment that enjoyed its greatest popularity from the 1970s through the 1990s, reaching a high of Number 189 in 1977. Despite the rising celebrity of English model/actress Cara Delevingne, who played Enchantress in Suicide Squad, Cara dropped off the Top 1000 in the US in 2020, perhaps because it sounds too close to the dreaded Karen.
      • Cassie
        • Origin:

          Diminutive of Cassandra
        • Meaning:

          "prophetess"
        • Description:

          Though not much in use, still retains a cozy Little House on the Prairie-type pioneer feel.