9 Letter Girl Names
- Benedicta
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"blessed"Description:
Saintly, and a Mother Superior to boot.
- Maranatha
Origin:
AramaicMeaning:
"O Lord, come"Description:
An Aramaic phrase used by Paul, which shares sounds with 80s and 90s star Samantha.
- Rosabelle
- Tennessee
Origin:
Native American, Cherokee, place-nameMeaning:
"bend in the river or meeting place"Description:
Young rocker Tennessee Thomas has brought this former one-person name over to the girls' side -- though the census roles of North Carolina in 1850 included a female named Tennessee and called Tincy.
- Stelmaria
Origin:
English, literaryMeaning:
"star of the sea"Description:
In Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy, Stelmaria is the beautiful name of Lord Asriel's snow leopard daemon. It's a pretty and plausible combo name reminiscent of Marian names like Stellamaris and Maristela.
- Domitille
Origin:
French feminine variation of Roman family name Domitius, LatinMeaning:
"tamed"Description:
Domitille is the French form of the ancient royal name Domitilla. Domitille is used today, and is much fresher than similar-sounding Dominique.
- Jaqueline
- Tiabeanie
Origin:
Invented nameDescription:
Tiabeanie Mariabeanie de la Rochambeau Grunkwitz is better known as Princess Bean on the Netflix animated series Disenchantment. Six sets of parents were inspired to use her name for their daughter in 2022, when Tiabeanie debuted on the American charts.
- Aishwarya
Origin:
SanskritMeaning:
"prosperity, wealth"Description:
A popular South Indian name that gained international attention when Aishwarya Rai became Miss World in 1994.
- Velveteen
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"soft fabric"Description:
A fabric name, or an unusual literary option, inspired by The Velveteen Rabbit.
- Winnifred
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"blessed peacemaker"Description:
The double 'n's in this spelling variation of vintage Winifred aesthetically looks closer to the loveable nickname Winnie which is likely the appeal for many parents. Winnifred, along with several other Win names, from vintage revivals Winnie and Winona to modern Winter and Winslow, is on the rise.
- Benedicte
Origin:
Latin, FrenchMeaning:
"blessed, well-spoken"Description:
This variation of Latin Benedicta has a little more European pizzazz. Pronounced like Benedict but with a slightly longer final vowel sound, Benedicte or Bénédicte is used as a female name in France. In Norway and Denmark, Benedicte is pronounced with an extra syllable: beh-neh-DIK-teh.
- Arabesque
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"ornate design"Description:
Fanciful, edging toward bizarre.
- Brunhilde
Origin:
NorseMeaning:
"armed for battle"Description:
Form of Brunhild
- Corabelle
- Testimony
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter"Description:
Rare word name, and an unexpected way to get to Tess.
- Allemande
Origin:
Word nameMeaning:
"German Dance"Description:
An Allemande is a renaissance musical form meaning 'German dance" - Handel composed many famous allemandes. As a name, Allemande has the advantages of being unusual whilst still having a history, and pretty while still having gravitas. It also has great potential for nicknames, with Ally, Lemmi and Mandy being the most obvious.
- Catharina
- Zaranitsa
Origin:
BelorussianMeaning:
"dawn"Description:
Goddess of the dawn historically worshipped in Belarus. She lives in the Palace of the Sun, opening the gates for him in the mornings so that he can set off on a journey through the sky. Other names for this deity include Zorya, Zarya, and Zorza, among others.
- Iluminada
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"illuminated"Description:
A distinctive, rhythmic, and lovely Spanish name that suggests enlightenment.