Five Letter Girl Names

Naming your child the word for good comes with no guarantees.

A geographical term for a long, winding ridge of stratified sand and gravel, caused by glaciation.

Poppa of Bayeux was a matriarch of the family that became the House of Normandy. Poppa is a fresh and unexpected medieval name that would work today, given the popularity if Pippa and Poppy.

A cutesy short form of Jordan that's never been overly popular. Like Jordan, Jordy would work equally well for a girl or boy.

The French word for "thank you" is rising as a girl's name in the US, along with the English Mercy — which recently re-entered the Top 1000 in 2013 after over 100 years of hiatus.

Australian olympic champion Giann Rooney brought this modern take on the traditional Italian name Gianna or Giovanna into many households.

The English cognate, Heather, is stuck in the '70s, but Hungarian Hanga is a modern hit in its country of origin.

Occasionally heard in England, rarely here.

A short and simple name used by Jewish Italian families.