Five Letter Girl Names
- Xoana
Origin:
Galician variation of Jane, EnglishMeaning:
"God is gracious"Description:
Juana with an X factor.
- Ejiro
Origin:
UrhoboMeaning:
"praise God"Description:
Variation of Ejiroghene
- Derby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"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.
- Batel
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"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.
- Yoshi
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"good, respectful"Description:
Popular name in Japan, wouldn't work too well outside that culture.
- Siren
Origin:
Greek, Norwegian, SwedishMeaning:
"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.
- Maree
Origin:
French word nameMeaning:
"ocean tides"
- Verde
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"green"Description:
Verde is an uncommon color name with a Latinate accent, perfect for a spring baby.
- Abeni
Origin:
Yoruba, NigerianMeaning:
"we prayed for her and she arrived"Description:
Perhaps the most perfect name for a long-awaited daughter.
- Pemma
Origin:
TibetanMeaning:
"lotus flower"Description:
Variation of Pema.
- Talya
Origin:
Russian, diminutive of Natalya; also spelling variation of TaliaDescription:
See TALIA.
- Zorah
Origin:
Biblical place-nameDescription:
Zorah, the Old Testament home of Samson, is both soft and substantial.
- Judah
- Vogue
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"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, GreekMeaning:
"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 nameMeaning:
"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 BATYAMeaning:
"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:
SlavicMeaning:
"spring"Description:
The literal word for "spring" in many Slavic languages and the name of an ancient Slavic springtime deity.