Six Letter Girl Names

Gwyneth Paltrow's Apple has opened the world of botanical names beyond flowers to trees, herbs, fruits, and — why not — nuts. Cayley and Brandon Jenner have a daughter named Joan Almond.

Astrological sign with enough rhythm to make a plausible astral name.

Related to Frida but with a softer sound, this name is Old Norse for "fair, beautiful"

More common than the original Hawaiian Kalea.

Feminine form of Nadir

Popular choice for female anime characters.

This Latin name, also spelled Alida, has come into focus via the interesting character of Aleida Diaz on Orange is the New Black, the mother of Dayanara. In real life, Che Gueverra named a daughter Aleida.

Although it looks and sounds like the Spanish name Paloma, meaning "dove," Poloma has Native American origins from the Choctaw tribe.

Adds some thorns to the smooth texture of Lily.

Foreign variations of Mary are definitely the way to go; this one has a nice Dutch-girl feel. It also works as a cultural crossover name, e.g. between European languages and Japanese.

One of a number of Hebrew girls' namestarting with Raz. Others include Razel, Raziela,Razili and Raziya.

The soignée French member of this family of names.

Name of World War II hero that sounds feminine today. Worth update of Holly, Hallie, or cousins.

A new brand of eyedrop.

A variation made famous by Australian Aboriginal tennis champ Evonne Goolagong.

Derived from Marie, the meaning of which is uncertain. Theories include "drop of the sea" (from Hebrew roots mar "drop" and yam "sea"); "bitter" (from Hebrew marah "bitterness"); and "beloved" (from the Egyptian root mr).

Hawaiian names are up across the board, but the lilting and lovely Kalea is headed for the mainstream, along with variants Kaleah and Kaleia.

Better yet, find a name with the same meaning: Belle, Cosima, Indira, Uilani, Zeynep.