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- Addilyn
Origin:
Variation of Adeline, FrenchMeaning:
"noble, nobility"Description:
Yet another spin on the megapopular Adeline names. About 1000 baby girls were named Adeline in the US last year, and fewer than five named Addilyn, which is a good thing.
- Addyson
Origin:
Spelling variation of AddisonMeaning:
"son of Adam"Description:
Variation of the very trendy Addison, perhaps lending itself more obviously to the nickname Addy.
- Alayah
Origin:
English, ArabicMeaning:
"sublime"Description:
A modern English variant of the Arabic name Aaliyah, which remains the most popular spelling in the US, in the Top 100 names for girls.
- Alexis
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"defender"Description:
Alexis, a one-time exclusively-boys’ name, was more popular than its sister Alexandra for quite a while, but in recent years Alexandra has overtaken it once again. Alexis was a Top 20 girls’ name from 1994-2010 but has experienced a decline in popularity in recent years, though now it's one of the top unisex names.
- Alivia
Origin:
Variation of OliviaDescription:
While Alivia may not have achieved the megapopularity of its mother name, it's still a widely used choice. Alivia combines the trendiness of A names with the trendiness of Olivia to create a choice that's slightly off the beaten track -- slightly being the operative word here. Is the distinction the initial A earns you worth a lifetime of explaining, "No, it's Alivia, with an A, not Olivia"? Your call, though ours would be no.
- Aliyah
Origin:
Hebrew: "rising" "to ascend"; Arabic: "heavens, highborn, exalted"Meaning:
"heavens, highborn, exalted"Description:
Powerful and pretty, Aliyah is popular a name with two different origins.
- Amarah
Origin:
Variation of Amara, Igbo, Sanskrit, ArabicMeaning:
"grace, immortal, tribe"Description:
Well-used spelling of Amara, particularly among those using the Arabic variation of the name.
- Amariah
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"said of God"Description:
The name of nine minor male biblical characters, this could easily make a gender switch as a singular substitution for the popular Mariah.
- Amirah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"princess"Description:
The feminine form of Amir, a soft and regal baby name popular in the Muslim community.
- Amiyah
Origin:
American variation of Amaya and Amaia, SpanishMeaning:
"night rain or the end"Description:
While this name is a phonetic variant of Amaya and Amaia, its popularity could also stem from its similarity to names such as Aliyah and Maya.
- Aniyah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"helper"Description:
Variation of Aniya.
- Ariyah
Origin:
Spelling variation of Aria or feminine variation of Aryeh, HebrewMeaning:
"lion"Description:
Ariyah jumped into the Top 1000 for the first time in 2013, probably because some American parents see it as a creative spelling of the popular Aria or Arya. But it's also an authentic Hebrew name in its own right, a feminine form of the Biblical Aryeh, heard in modern Israel..
- Aubree
Origin:
Spelling variation of AubreyMeaning:
"elf ruler"Description:
Aubree and its big sister name Aubrey are both very widely used names, and if taken together would be among the most popular girl names. The Aubree spelling came into the limelight on the show Teen Mom 2.
- Avah
Origin:
Variation of Ava, Hebrew, Latin or Germanic "life; bird; water, island"Meaning:
"life; bird; water, island"Description:
Spelling variation of Ava, perhaps influenced by the biblical-style, ends-in-H names currently trending: Delilah, Alayah, Aniyah, et al.
- Aviana
Origin:
Variation of Avis, LatinMeaning:
"bird"Description:
Aviana is a name that's kinda like the megapopular Ava, and kinda like the popular Ariana, and not quite as widely appealing as either of them. But it's on everyone's scope now as the choice of actress Amy Adams for her new daughter -- ironic as she was quoted as saying she wanted a "normal" name. Turns out that Adams was born in Aviano, Italy, explaining the mystery. The first syllable of the name can be pronounced ah, ay, or (most commonly) to rhyme with have.
- Aliannah
- Avayah
- Bentlee
Origin:
Variation of Bentley, EnglishMeaning:
"meadow with coarse grass"Description:
The -lee ending feminizes Bentley, although the really girly version is Bentleigh.
- Blakely
Origin:
English surnameMeaning:
"dark wood or clearing"Description:
Blakely, along with Blakeley, Blakelee and Blakeleigh, is one of the post-Ashley surname names that end with the lee sound so stylish today. Reality stars Trista and Ryan Sutter named their daughter Blakesley. These surname-names are among the most stylish English names for girls.
- Brielle
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"hunting grounds"Description:
Though it sounds so modern, Brielle is, among other things, a traditional Cajun contraction of Gabrielle, but it has now spread far beyond that community. Brielle is also the name of a historic seaport in the western Netherlands.