Five Letter Girl Names

This common variation of Tanya makes it less international and more ordinary.

Leyre (or in Basque, Leire) is the name of a mountain and monastery in northern Spain. Both are in the Top 100 girl names in Spain. English-speaking parents may prefer this phonetic spelling variation. Bonus: it's also Ariel spelled backwards.

Catalan form of Amparo, found especially in Valencia.

Too much teasing potential for an English speaker.

Palin has suddenly become a hot new surname-name given usually to girls. The inspiration can only be former Alaska governor Sarah, though the name Palin is her husband's -- her original surname is Heath. Palin herself is no stranger to the adventurous baby name, as the mother of daughters Bristol, Piper, and Willow, and sons Track and Trig.

See MICKI.

If you like your place names bold and undiscovered.

Emeri is an alternate spelling of Emery which means industrious. Emeri offers a modern twist on traditional names like Emma and Emily. This spelling is used primarily for girls, with just under 200 girls given the name each year.

Bríet, the Icelandic form of Brit, feels fresher and more exciting than the original.

Saima derives from Saimaa, the name of Finland's largest lake. It was also the name of a 19th-century Finnish nationalist newspaper.

This variation of the international name Lena is currently a rising star in France where it has nearly doubled in use over the last decade. In this case, it could be used as a short form of Aleyna, an Arabic name meaning "delicate, soft" or "to us" which is also popular in France.

The name was used by musician Billy Joel in his 1980 song, "All for Leyna".

According to the Bible (and Quran), manna was the foodstuff miraculously provided for the Israelites in exile. This nourishing little name is one of the spiritual names that has seen a slight rise in recent years.