Animal Names for Girls

If you live in an English-speaking country, there are so many variations of this august name that would make life simpler.

A pretty name with an admirable meaning, but note the "wh" is pronounced like an English "f".

Closely associated with the well-regarded 2006 movie Akeelah and the Bee, about a girl from South L.A. who becomes an unlikely contender in the National Spelling Bee.

Blaque is a clever -- or should we say qlever -- spelling variation of either the androgynous surname-name Blake, as in Gossip Girl, Lively, or Black, as in the color name. Either way, we prefer the original. Blaque -- an acronym for believing life achieving quest unity everything -- was also a late '90s R & B group and some people may choose the name Blaque to symbolize those qualities.

Bridget variation that's the root of the unattractive nickname Biddy. Bedelia is another spelling.

Adalee's rise is thanks to the current fashion for all names ada-related. It does have a sweet melodic charm.

A Top 50 choice in Armenia, where it boasts a bright and poetic meaning.