Five Letter Girl Names
- Ruhee
Origin:
Arabic via UrduMeaning:
"soul"Description:
A lovely Arabic name for girls mostly used for Muslim girls of South Asian descent.
- Levie
Origin:
Modern feminization of Levi, HebrewMeaning:
"joined, attached"Description:
This rare girl name returned to the US charts in 2020 after a gap of over 60 years. It's appealing and nickname-like... but more parents nowadays just use the spelling Levi for their daughters.
- Saria
- Dacia
Origin:
Latin place-nameDescription:
Dacia is an ancient place-name -- it was in Eastern Europe -- as lacy as Dacey, but more substantial.
- Iraia
Origin:
BasqueMeaning:
"fern"Description:
Iraia is one of those uncommon names that have two different meanings and derivations, one female and one male. The girls' version is a Basque name found throughout the Mediterranean with a nature meaning. As a boys' name, Iraia is a tradtiional Maori name.
- Sóley
Origin:
Icelandic, FaroeseMeaning:
"buttercup"Description:
A sweet nature name, derived from sól "sun" and ey "island", which is the Icelandic word for the buttercup flower. In the Faroe islands it is also found as a short form of Sólja "buttercup".
- Osyth
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"god war"Description:
Saint Osyth was a 7th century martyr who founded a monastery and was beheaded by pirates. She is usually depicted in images carrying her own head. Variations of her name include Osgyth, Osith, and Ositha.
- Aiday
Origin:
KazakhMeaning:
"moon child"Description:
Youthful Kazakh name derived from the Turkic word for moon, ay.
- Zalia
- Jayce
- Ronit
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"song"Description:
Ronit is only used on girls in Israel, but last year in the US it was given to more male than female babies.
- Wenna
Origin:
CornishMeaning:
"white / fair"Description:
Wenna is an early Cornish forms of Gwen, belonging to two 5th-century Cornish saints. Wenna could also be a shortened form of Conwenna, another beautiful Cornish name.
- Maaza
Origin:
AmharicMeaning:
"aroma or essence"Description:
Pronounced mah-zah, Maaza means a pleasant scent, usually from a yellow daisy popular in Ethiopia. Hot young Ethiopian-American novelist Maaza Mengiste introduced the name to our shores.
- Lexis
Origin:
Greek, diminutive of AlexisDescription:
Lexis is a condensation of Alexis, or the expression of a wish to drive a Lexus. Go with the longer form.
- Elida
- Kaiah
- Gwynn
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"fair, blessed"Description:
The most modern choice in this group, and the most distinctive; the Gwyn form is a common male name in Wales.
- Ambra
- Tiara
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"crown, jeweled headdress"Description:
The perfect name-accessory for a little princess, though its popularity is waning.
- Zeren
Origin:
Animal nameDescription:
More commonly known as the Mongolian Gazelle, the Zeren is an antelope native to the steppes of Central Asia.