Six Letter Girl Names

The Armenian form of Gaiana, a derivative of Gaia. Gayane is a Top 50 name for baby girls in Armenia.

Zahira is the feminine form of Zahir. Some may relate it to the more familiar Zahara.

This female form of Qadir represents one of the ninety-nine attributes of Allah.

We're not sure that the 43 little girls named Odalys in the USA last year are going to thanks their parents when they realize the meaning of their name. This is a name that should be avoided despite its sweet sound. Better alternatives are Lyssa, Odette, or Odelie.

Atieno is the feminine equivalent of Otieno, which is now more commonly seen as a surname in Eastern Africa.

Would make an unexpected middle name for a baby born at dusk.

This phonetic spelling of the Gaelic Fionnuala (which also has many spelling variations) is sometimes rendered as Finola or Finella.

A vintage Finnish name most common in the early 20th century.

Anatolian city visited by Paul in the Bible, though risks sounding a tad antiseptic.

Austin Powers famously said "Danger is my middle name," and for more and more children this is ringing true. Some babies are receiving Danger as their first name, in the style of lively word names like Wilder, Cannon, and Rebel.

Norwegian variant form of Cecilia

Heard in Scotland, not in Schenectady.

This rare Biblical place name refers to a river bank in Jordan where Jacob wrestled with an angel and changed his name to Israel.

Back in Patricia's midcentury heyday, Patty/Patti was the plebeian nickname while Tricia/Trisha and Tish/Trish carried a snobby-yet-insubstantial image associated with then First Daughter Tricia Nixon.