Five Letter Girl Names

  1. Ruhee
    • Origin:

      Arabic via Urdu
    • Meaning:

      "soul"
    • Description:

      A lovely Arabic name for girls mostly used for Muslim girls of South Asian descent.
  2. Levie
    • Origin:

      Modern feminization of Levi, Hebrew
    • Meaning:

      "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.
  3. Saria
    • Dacia
      • Origin:

        Latin place-name
      • Description:

        Dacia is an ancient place-name -- it was in Eastern Europe -- as lacy as Dacey, but more substantial.
    • Iraia
      • Origin:

        Basque
      • Meaning:

        "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, Faroese
      • Meaning:

        "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:

        English
      • Meaning:

        "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:

        Kazakh
      • Meaning:

        "moon child"
      • Description:

        Youthful Kazakh name derived from the Turkic word for moon, ay.
    • Zalia
      • Jayce
        • Ronit
          • Origin:

            Hebrew
          • Meaning:

            "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:

            Cornish
          • Meaning:

            "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:

            Amharic
          • Meaning:

            "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 Alexis
          • Description:

            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:

                Welsh
              • Meaning:

                "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:

                  Latin
                • Meaning:

                  "crown, jeweled headdress"
                • Description:

                  The perfect name-accessory for a little princess, though its popularity is waning.
              • Zeren
                • Origin:

                  Animal name
                • Description:

                  More commonly known as the Mongolian Gazelle, the Zeren is an antelope native to the steppes of Central Asia.