Five Letter Girl Names

  1. Xoana
    • Origin:

      Galician variation of Jane, English
    • Meaning:

      "God is gracious"
    • Description:

      Juana with an X factor.
  2. Ejiro
    • Origin:

      Urhobo
    • Meaning:

      "praise God"
    • Description:

      Variation of Ejiroghene
  3. Derby
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "park with deer"
    • Description:

      Derby might be considered a word name or a surname-name. In England, it would be pronounced darby, causing confusion with that similar name.
  4. Batel
    • Origin:

      Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "daughter of God"
    • Description:

      It looks like a creative respelling of battle, but this name is anything but. Instead, Batel is a Hebrew name with a lovely meaning.
  5. Yoshi
    • Origin:

      Japanese
    • Meaning:

      "good, respectful"
    • Description:

      Popular name in Japan, wouldn't work too well outside that culture.
  6. Siren
    • Origin:

      Greek, Norwegian, Swedish
    • Meaning:

      "severe, or fair victory"
    • Description:

      The Sirens in Greek myth were nymphs of half-woman, half-bird appearance who lured sailors to their deaths with their song.
  7. Maree
    • Origin:

      French word name
    • Meaning:

      "ocean tides"
  8. Verde
    • Origin:

      Spanish
    • Meaning:

      "green"
    • Description:

      Verde is an uncommon color name with a Latinate accent, perfect for a spring baby.
  9. Abeni
    • Origin:

      Yoruba, Nigerian
    • Meaning:

      "we prayed for her and she arrived"
    • Description:

      Perhaps the most perfect name for a long-awaited daughter.
  10. Pemma
    • Origin:

      Tibetan
    • Meaning:

      "lotus flower"
    • Description:

      Variation of Pema.
  11. Talya
    • Origin:

      Russian, diminutive of Natalya; also spelling variation of Talia
    • Description:

      See TALIA.
  12. Zorah
    • Origin:

      Biblical place-name
    • Description:

      Zorah, the Old Testament home of Samson, is both soft and substantial.
  13. Judah
    • Vogue
      • Origin:

        French
      • Meaning:

        "fashionable"
      • Description:

        Vogue has been in rare use as a personal name, mostly since the last century. It doesn’t show up in current US data, but has been rising in the UK since 2013, influenced by Irish model Vogue Williams, whose grandmother suggested her name after an encounter with someone named Vogue.
    • Minea
      • Origin:

        Finnish feminization of Minos, Greek
      • Meaning:

        "king"
      • Description:

        The Finnish writer Mika Waltari invented the name Minea from the Greek Minos for a character in his 1945 novel The Egyptian. It's become a popular Finnish name in the 21st century.
    • Valor
      • Origin:

        Word name
      • Meaning:

        "courage and bravery"
      • Description:

        A modern virtue name with ancient charm, Valor works well as it doesn't come up in everyday conversation all that often. Predominantly used for boys, Valor has been given to a slowly growing number of girls in the last decade, with 18 receiving the name in 2023.
    • Nelya
      • Origin:

        English, diminutive of Helen, Eleanor, et al: "bright, shining one"
      • Meaning:

        "bright, shining one"
    • Basha
      • Origin:

        Yiddish, variant of BATYA
      • Meaning:

        "foreign woman"
      • Description:

        Basha bears a family resemblance to other newly popular Slavic names Sasha and Mischa, all of them hearty, warm and welcoming.
    • Itzae
      • Vesna
        • Origin:

          Slavic
        • Meaning:

          "spring"
        • Description:

          The literal word for "spring" in many Slavic languages and the name of an ancient Slavic springtime deity.