Five Letter Girl Names
- Danai
- Rayni
Origin:
Word name or diminutive of Regina, LatinDescription:
Variation of Rainey.
- Nidhi
Origin:
Hindi, SanskritMeaning:
"treasure"Description:
This jewel of a name is relatively common among Gen X and Millennial Indian women. Model Nidhi Sunil is a notable bearer.
- Tiasa
Origin:
Greek, meaning unknownDescription:
Tiasa is a little-known river nymph from Greek mythology. Her name would be easily wearable on a child today.
- Aarna
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"wave"Description:
Epithet of the goddess Lakshmi with a watery meaning.
- Erlea
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"bee"Description:
With the exception of Deborah, names are more often related to honey than to bees. This graceful name honors the bright and busy bee, making it perfect for that energetic little girl. Leia is an obvious nickname with wide appeal.
- Yanni
Origin:
Variation of Yianna or Gianna, GreekMeaning:
"God is Gracious"Description:
A short form of Yianna which is an alternative transcription of the Greek Gianna, which is ultimately a feminine form of the Biblical John. It might also be used as a form of other John variations too, such as Johanna, Yanka, and Yanna.
- Senda
- Marne
- Alyce
Origin:
Spelling variation of Alice, GermanMeaning:
"noble"Description:
Alyce is an aceepted enough variation that there were more than 50 baby girls given the name with this spelling in the US last year. Of course, there were more than 3600 baby girls named Alice, spelled the conventional way.
- Cassa
- Souko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"frost child"Description:
One of many Japanese options for a winter baby.
- Joana
- Karri
Origin:
botanical nameDescription:
Karri is a beautiful Australian native tree famous for its richly-colored strong wood. It's a name that travels well - and one of the few tree names that lends itself more to girls than boys.
- Rorie
- Virna
- Evena
Origin:
Finnish feminization of Even, NorwegianMeaning:
"gift; winner"Description:
A rare feminine form of Even, a common Norwegian boy name.
- Maine
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
Strong and spare state name, maybe better in the middle -- or for a boy.
- Ioulo
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"grain sheaf; corn sheaf"Description:
Ioulo is an epithet of Demeter, primarily used in depictions of the goddess carrying a sheaf.
- Larsa
Origin:
Arabic, Sumerian place name, Swedish feminization of LarsMeaning:
"crowned with laurel"Description:
Larsa was the name of a city-state in Sumer, an ancient Mesopotamian civilization. It is occasionally used as a baby name in Arabic-speaking cultures, as well as in Sweden, where Larsa is a feminization of Lars.