Animal Names for Girls

Camari is one of the most evenly matched gender-neutral names, given to girls and boys in equal proportion.

Agatha is an ancient name that hasn't quite joined the fashionable ranks of old lady names....yet. Agathi may be intriguing but it will also surely be confusing.

For those who are trying to nudge Abeleen, the Texas place-name, toward Adeline, the stylish girls' name. Unfortunately, you arrive somewhere short of a happy medium.

Common form of Anastasia in many European countries.

Currently considered a grandma name in Catalonia, but fresh and unusual (though easily confused with Karma) elsewhere.

Blær is a rare Icelandic name meaning "light gust or breeze" that made headlines due to one family's battle to be allowed to use it for their daughter. Iceland has strict name laws and it is not permitted to use a traditionally male name for a girl. The name was finally allowed when she was 15 years old. Blær is also a (female) character in a novel by the famous Icelandic writer Halldór Laxness.

Though some sources list this as a Greek variation of Emily, it is in fact used there only as a male name.

Too ripe for teasing for an English speaker, but Brá is heard on occasion in Scandinavia.

A charming Yoruba name that could easily cross cultures. In Yoruba, the word adùn also means "flavor" and aadun is a popular street food.