575+ Girl Names That End in R

Tiler is a fashionable gender-neutral occupational name popular, of course, in the Tyler spelling. Tyler was used for 150 girls and nearly 3000 boys in the US last year, while the Tiler spelling is very rare. But New York City Ballet dancer Tiler Peck brought this version of the name to wider attention.

An intriguing surname option with ties to the natural world and to cool names like Hollis and Holland. But beware: another origin of the surname is from Old French horier meaning "pimp, brothel keeper".

Kuutar is the goddess of the Moon in Finnish mythology. She owns the gold of the Moon, spins golden yarns, and weaves clothes out of them. Her counterpart is Päivätär, the goddess of the sun.

Seventeenth-century German polymath Johannes Kepler discovered the laws of planetary notion, along with the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe. Kepler is a solid-feeling but unique gender-neutral name with a great, aspirational namesake.

A dialectal variation of Mintuu found in the Varsinais-Suomi region of Finland.

In English, this Persian name looks harsher than its sound or meaning. But we think it has a lot of dignity; and if Dagmar can get a look it, why not Golnar?

This boys' name is a name that may be starting to cross over into the pink list in the US - with over 50 baby girls named Lamar in 2015. For what it is worth, we consider that Lamarr might be a better alternative for girls, given its connection to the extraordinary Hedy Lamarr, screen actress and inventor of the technology eventually used in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth technology.