Animal Names for Girls

Armoni may for some be an alternate spelling of the popular designer name Armani, but in Hebrew the word pronounced ar-moan means chestnut, so this can make an original gender neutral nature name.

The top girl name in Lithuania in 2020. Alternate spelling Emilija came in at Number 3.

Begs for the guttural pronunciation that's a problem in this culture.

The Russian variation of Alex or Alec is familiar to some as a girl name through African supermodel Alek Weks. A trailblazer for non-European beauty in the 90’s, Weks makes this intriguing alternative to popular Alex feel chic. For your little girl, this may be a new twist on Alexa or an innovative short form of Alexandra.

As a place name, Amya is a small village in Syria. As a girls’ name, it has ranked in the US Top 1000 since 2000, though it may be close to dropping off the charts altogether. As a variation of Amaia and Amaya, there could be pronunciation issues due to its spelling similarities to Anya.

The pronunciation is different enough -- it's clar-EE-sa -- to make this feel like a distinct name. But an improvement on Claire or Clarissa? Not really.

Donnie is definitely cuter for a girl than a boy, one of a gang of boyish nicknames for girls very fashionable today.

Want to be sure that people pronounce your baby's name the way you intend? Then choose a spelling variation like Ahna for Anna. Ahna is best known as the name of actress and ex-James Franco girlfriend Ahna O'Reilly. Pronunciation issues aside, we still prefer Anna.

Common Asian surname also works as a first, as with the singer Chan Marshall, also known as Cat Power (and born Charlyn).

The Akan people of Ghana and the Ivory Coast frequently name their children after the day of the week they were born and the order in which they were born. Most Ghanaians have a name using this system.