2800+ Girl Names That End in N
- Dorian
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"from Doris"Description:
A male name occasionally borrowed by the girls, as in Dorian Cramer, a long-running female character on the soap One Life to Live and famous midcentury model Dorian Leigh.
- Maylin
Origin:
Variation of May of Mei-Lin, English, ChineseMeaning:
"drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved; beautiful jade"Description:
Maylin is following in the footsteps of Maelynn and Maelyn — two modern invented Mae and Lynn compounds that are on the rise.
- Bao
Origin:
Chinese or VietnameseMeaning:
"treasure, jewel"Description:
A unisex Chinese and Vietnamese with an appealingly simple, vowel-rich spelling.
- Rowyn
Origin:
Scottish and Irish, variation of Rowan; "rowan tree; little redhead"Meaning:
"rowan tree; little redhead"Description:
Rowan has been shooting up the charts on both the boys' and the girls' side, carrying the appeals of a trendy "o" vowel, a soft sound, and a nature connection to top it off. The modern variation Rowyn has followed in its footsteps and while the traditional spelling is used five times more often, Rowyn is still given to around 250 girls each year.
- Avalyn
Origin:
Variation of Aveline or Avalon, combination of Ava and LynMeaning:
"desired; island of apples; life, water or bird + lake or beautiful"Description:
Part Ava, part Evelyn, this name made its first appearance in the US Top 1000 in 2013 when it was one of the fastest-rising names of the year. Joining Gracelyn, Raelynn, and Emmalyn in the charts, Avalyn followed the same pattern of smooshing together a popular name with the suffix -lynn.
- Clarion
Origin:
Music nameDescription:
Tuneful variation on the Claire names.
- Aiman
Origin:
KazakhMeaning:
"beauty of the moon"Description:
The male and female versions of Aiman come from different origins. While the feminine Aiman has a lunar meaning and origins in Kazakhstan, the masculine Aiman is a variation of the Arabic name Ayman.
- Aeronwen
- Edison
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"son of Edward"Description:
Thomas Edison’s surname is an inventive take on Addison when used for girls. It's an English surname deriving from either Adam or Eda, a medieval diminutive of Edith.
- Yoadan
Origin:
Amharic variation of Jehoaddan, HebrewMeaning:
"God delights"Description:
Yoadan is the Amharic form of the biblical name Jehoaddan — a queen of Israel. Yoadan debuted on the charts in 2021, likely due to Ethiopian influencer Yoadan Ephrem.
- Eilwen
Origin:
WelshMeaning:
"white brow"Description:
A little bit Isla, a little bit Elowen. Also the Kentucky-based heroine of a 2018 novel by Gwen Kaelin.
- Jensen
Origin:
Spelling variation of Jenson and Danish surnameMeaning:
"son of Jens"Description:
The number one surname in Denmark could make a sophisticated and stylish girl's name. Jensen Huang is the (male) cofounder of AI giant Nvidia.
- Etain
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"jealousy"Description:
The Etain (or more properly Étaín) of Irish mythology was a beautiful fairy turned into a fly (or in some versions, a butterfly), by a jealous queen. The insect Étaín fell into a glass of milk and was swallowed by yet another queen, then reborn as a beautiful maiden. Its pronunciation is similar to the number eighteen.
- Harlyn
Origin:
Variation of Harlan, German and EnglishMeaning:
"rocky land"Description:
Modern, feminine form of the rustic, boyish name Harlan. With the popularity of Harley and Harlow in recent years, it is no surprise that Harlyn on the rise too. The name Harlyn was given to 134 baby girls in 2022.
- Afton
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
Name of a town in Scotland that has a feminine strength.
- Galen
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"healer, calm"Description:
The final n makes this choice infinitely more modern than Gail.
- Lyn
Origin:
Variation of Lynn, WelshMeaning:
"lake"Description:
Lynn was a Top 100 girls' name in the US from the 1940s through the 60s, and shortened form Lyn's popularity followed the same trajectory. Today, Lyn is far more often found as a name suffix, in popular names such as Evelyn and Brooklyn down to hundreds of invented choice from Timberlyn to Summerlyn. Big sister Lynn was given to only about 50 baby girls in one recent year, and Lyn to only six. While we don't foresee an imminent comeback, Lyn and Lynn could definitely rise in the coming decades via the Hundred Year Rule.
- Merrin
Origin:
Variation of Merryn or Mirren, Cornish or Irish, meaning unknownDescription:
Is Merrin a real name or a melodic invention? Singer Bo Bice brought this merry name to the public's attention when he chose it for his daughter, but most reliable baby name sources don't list it. But there is a Cornish saint's name Merryn, thought to be a variation of the Irish names for girls Mirin and Mirren, and so we're going to call Merrin another twist on that ancient group of names.
- Shirin
Origin:
PersianMeaning:
"charming, sweet"Description:
An attractive unisex choice heard in several countries, including Armenia. Can be pronounced sheer-IN or sheer-EEN.
- Season
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"time of sowing"Description:
A generic possibility if you don't want to specify Spring or Summer.