Animal Names for Girls

This Basque name, which derives the name of a small town, is less well known than its diminutive version Arantxa. The name comes from the Basque word aratza meaning thornbush.

Cross classic Eleanor with rising vintage star Theodora and you get Eleadora, a beautiful Greek name with a wonderful meaning.

South America provides a continent of interesting, undiscovered names -- Bolivia, Peru, Brazil, and the tango-rhythmed Argentina.

A widely used name in medieval Europe that's been almost completely forgotten. Blanche still reads as old lady-ish, and the frilly "-fleur" doesn't make it feel younger. But it could be a striking, not to say iconic, choice for a bold parent, especially if they had some sort of connection to white flowers or the Middle Ages.

Upbeat Native American name with a wonderful meaning.

Pronounced sham-me, this color and word name is soft and appealing.

A minor Greek goddess of fertility and agriculture. The name is also seen spelled as Aphaia.

This Puritan virtue name may be unstylish, but it is also sympathetic and appealing in these largely uncomfortable times.