Girl Names That End in I

The last month of the Aztec calendar, with nickname options including Calli and Izzy.

Adrian is an ancient gender-neutral name and Adri is its pan-European short form. Adriana is the most popular feminine form of the name in the US, followed by Adrianna, Adrienne, and then the unisex spelling Adrian. Adri works as a nickname for any of them.

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

Traditional Choctaw name, but close to the word "silly." The similar name Sillin sidesteps this.

This multi-cultural name has a pleasant, delicate sound. Variations include Amali and Amalya,both of which mean industrious.

Mulani is a name that may come from various origin — it is a surname found throughout Indian in Muslim families, it may be a variation of the Chinese Mulan, or it may simply be an invented name following the trends of popular names such as Leilani, Kailani, and Meilani.

Names ending in -lani have become so fashionable, people have taken up creating pseudo-Hawaiian names that emulate the sounds of the language (here's looking at you, Meilani). Mililani is at once on-trend, extremely rare, and authentically Hawaiian — the best of all worlds.

Cardi B is the stage name of the rapper born Belcalis Almanzar. The name Cardi originated as a short form of Bacardi, a nickname the musician got because her sister is named Hennessy, after the cognac. The B, she says, stands for a range of things, depending on the day, including Belcalis and Bacardi. Cardi is one invented name that's found instant fame and could go much further. For now, it's definitely one of the most talked-about girl names starting with C.

Briefly cool in the 1950s, but now gone the way of Ricki and Nikki. More contemporary: Mikie or Mikey.

Kalliroi is a modern Greek form of the Classical name Callirrhoe, who in mythology was an ocean nymph who accompanied Persephone to the underworld. If you're looking for unusual names with ocean meanings, this should be on your list.

An alternative spelling to Cece that would make a more intuitive nickname for names with a "Ci" spelling, like Cicely or Lucille.

A rare and lovely Nahuatl name, which literally means "quetzal feather" – a quetzal is a beautiful green bird native to Mexico, Guatemala and South America. The word is figuratively used to refer to something precious or beautiful, making this a lovely option for a wished-for baby girl.

This name is a variation of U'i lani, which means heavenly beauty in Hawaiian.

Kerani is a lovely Indo-Pakistani name that could be seen as the Karen of the multicultural future.

Ricki has also been used, but like Vikki and Nikki, Rikki has also had its day.

Rare biblical name.