Six Letter Girl Names

See JANIYAH.

Norwegian city name heard much more often as a last name than a first.

A beautiful name but with a somber meaning — Naenia was the Roman goddess of funerals and lamentation.

Ewella is one of the modern Cornish word names plucked straight from the dictionary. It's very name-like with its -ella ending, but the Ew up front gives us pause.

Originating in Madagascar, Kamara has a pleasant and familiar sound, with a cool, unexpected animal meaning.

Sonoma, the name of a beautiful northern California wine-growing region, might inspire some parents. Other California place names beyond Sonoma: Marin, Berkeley, Sierra.

Another candidate for mispronunciation.

If you're torn between Marissa and Alyssa.

Erinna was an ancient poetess from the island of Telos near Rhodes. Only fragments of her poems remain, which were reproduced in Bergk's Poetae Lyrici Graeci (published in 1900).