7 Letter Girl Names
- Adamina
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"child of the red earth"Description:
A feminization of Adam with several sweet nickname options — Addie, Ada, Minnie, or Mina being a few.
- Taqdeer
Origin:
PunjabiMeaning:
"fortune, destiny, luck"Description:
A unisex name used in India with an upbeat meaning. It was one of the fastest rising names in the UK in 2023.
- Arianne
Origin:
French, from Latin AriadneMeaning:
"very holy one"Description:
Soft and delicate French name rarely heard here.
- Belinay
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"reflection of the moon on a lake"Description:
A popular name in its native Turkey, with one of the most poetic meaning around.
- Francie
Origin:
Diminutive of Frances, English from LatinMeaning:
"from France; free man"Description:
Francie is one of the most neglected nicknames for Frances, despite having more style value than Franny and Fanny and being more unique than Frankie. We'd love to see it get more use, whether as a Frances short form or as an independent name.
- Humaira
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"red"Description:
This name was given to Aisha by Muhammed because of her characteristically rosy cheeks. Humaira is the common Urdu spelling of this name, which can also be written as Humayra. The name ranks in the UK Top 1000 and has done since at least the 90s.
- Adalind
Origin:
GermanicMeaning:
"noble shield"Description:
An even more unusual alternative to the fashionable Adeline and Adelaide, Adalind comes from the same Ancient Germanic root adal, meaning "noble". Adalind Schade is a character on the popular NBC show Grimm.
- Bradley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"broad clearing"Description:
Fading boys' name making fresh start for girls, aided by -ley ending.
- Pascale
Origin:
French from HebrewMeaning:
"Passover"Description:
Sophisticated, stylish feminine form of Pascal especially appropriate for girls born around Easter or Passover.
- Clarion
Origin:
Music nameDescription:
Tuneful variation on the Claire names.
- Melrose
Origin:
Scottish surnameMeaning:
"bare promontory"Description:
Traditionally a Scottish habitational surname, but today could be viewed as a mashup of Melanie or Melissa and Rose.
- Druella
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"elfin vision"Description:
A little too close to Cruella.
- Fairuza
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"turquoise"Description:
Instead of the more obvious Aqua, Turquoise, or Blue, consider this offbeat Arabic name, brought into the American name pool by actress Fairuza Balk (named by her father for the color of her eyes). Since turquoise is the birthstone for December, Fairuza is one of the perfect names for December babies.
- Lucasta
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"pure light"Description:
Lucasta was invented by seventeenth century poet Richard Lovelace for a collection of poems dedicated to a lover named Lucy, and is familiar through the Eugene O'Neill play and film Anna Lucasta. Lucasta is a distinctive, rarely used choice and a logical extension of the Luke/Luc/Luca names.
- Clarity
Origin:
English virtue nameMeaning:
"the quality of being clear"Description:
Clarity is one of the lightest of the newly rediscovered virtue names, with a bit of three-syllable sparkle, old-fashioned charm and a clear vision for the future. Clarity is a very desirable quality in this confusing world and it also, unlike some other newly coined word names, has real meaning and history as a name.
- Fortuna
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"luck"Description:
The Roman goddess Fortuna personified luck and ruled over fortune and fate. She is often depicted as blindfolded, and remains an important figure in Italian culture today, where a common saying translates to "Luck is blind."
- Sachiko
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"child of joy"Description:
Sachiko was one of the first Japanese names familiar to Americans when it was used in the 1950s by actress Shirley Maclaine for her daughter, called the adorable short form Sachi. While Sachiko does not rank on the US Social Security baby names list, Sachi was given to 25 girls in the most recent year counted.
- Glimmer
Origin:
Word nameDescription:
Glimmer is shimmery but a little too showy, as is Glitter, a character on a TV sitcom-- while Glimmer appears in The Hunger Games.
- Parvati
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"the daughter of the mountain"Description:
This Hindu goddess name is very popular in India. The goddess of love, fertility and devotion, representing female force, Parvati is the wife of Shiva and the mother of Ganesh. There is a Harry Potter character named Parvati Patil, a twin sister of Padma..
- Sixtine
Origin:
French feminine variation of SixtusMeaning:
"sixth-born"Description:
While Sixtine is a name with ancient roots that's popular in modern-day France, it's hard to imagine it gaining hold in English-speaking lands, given its similarity to the number sixteen and its even-more-problematic similarity to the word "sexting." You wouldn't do that to your daughter.