7 Letter Girl Names

The eponymous character in an Edgar Allan Poe ghost story, gothic Morella was likely based on Latin mors ("death") or Greek mauros ("black"). It’s also a subtle nature name, being an alternative name for the poisonous black nightshade plant.

A slimmed down spelling of the more traditional Aiobheann. It's a beautiful name, but the spelling might throw some non-Irish natives off.

This could be an obscure choice for literary families, but beware the connotations with virus and virulent.

Merilee and Merrilee were early respelled or word names, ahead of their time in some ways. Merrilee hit the Top 1000 for a couple of years in the 1940s, but last year no baby girls were given either version of the name in the US, which makes it more appealing.

One of the many variations of Everly, but more surname-y in appearance.

Valiant is an inspirational word name that can work for a child of any gender, though the six babies given this name last year were all boys.

Is Mabelle pronounced like Mabel or like May-belle or like the French words for "my beauty" — mah belle — in the Beatles song Michelle? This is a decision you'll have to ponder and a question you'll have to answer and a correction you'll need to make time and again. Despite these difficulties, the style for all names belle-related may propel this one upward.

Lace-hankie name with Shakespearean pedigree.

Feodora is an interesting choice for the intrepid name giver, especially with its dynamic nickname, Feo (pronounced FAY-oh).

A rare and beautiful name that could easily cross cultures.

Columba is an early saint's name that rhumbas to a modern beat. While the original St. Columba is male, the name sounds more appropriate for a girl in the modern world. Leave variations Colm and Callum for the boys.

More a concept than a place -- or a name.

See DOLORES.