Girls' Names


Name (Pronunciation)	Origin	Meaning
Aaliya		see Aliya
Aaren	Hebrew Arabic	High mountain Messenger
Aaryanna		see Ariene
Aavree		see Aubrey
Aba	African	Born on a Thursday
Abaigeal (abi-gyal)	Gaelic	see Abigail
Abaigh (ab-ee)	Gaelic	see Abigail
Abbie/Abbra/Abby/Abegail		see Abigail
Abelone	Danish	see Apollonia
Abeni	African	Girl prayed for
Abhlach (av-loch)	Gaelic	Having apple trees
Abia	Unknown	Great
Abiba	Unknown	Child born after grandmother died
Abigail (also Abaigeal, Abaigh, Abbie, Abbra, Abby, Abegail)	Hebrew	My father rejoices
Abijah	Hebrew	The Lord is father
Abina	Unknown	Girl born on a Tuesday
Abira	Hebrew	Strong
Abishag	Hebrew	Cause of wandering
Abital	Hebrew	Source of the dew
Abra (also Abrianna)	Hebrew (from Abraham)	Father of a multitude
Abrienda	Unknown	Opening
Abril	Unknown	April
Abryl	Unknown	Angel of protection
Acacia (also Acantha, Asasia)	Unknown	Thorny
Acadia	Unknown	Unknown
Acantha	Unknown	see Acacia
Accalia	Latin	Foster mother
Ace	English	Highest rank
Achika	Unknown	Unknown
Achsah (also Achsa, Acsah)	Hebrew	Ankle ornament
Ada	African	First daughter
Adah	Hebrew	Adornment
Adalheid		see Adelaide
Adalia (also Adair)	Teutonic	Noble
Adamair	Gaelic	see Aodhamair
Adamina	Unknown	The Earth
Adamma	Unknown	Beautiful child
Adan	Spanish	Earth
Adana	Unknown	Chaste one
Adelaide (also Adalheid, Addie, Adela, Adele, Adeline, Adelle)	Teutonic	Noble and serene
Adena	Hebrew	Sensual
Adesina	Unknown	The way is opened for more
Adie	Unknown	Decoration
Adiel	African	Goat
Adila	African	Just
Adina	Hebrew	Slender
Adine	Hebrew	Delicate
Adita	African	Basket
Aditi	Hindu	Free and unbounded
Adiva	Arabic	Pleasant, gentle
Adoncia	Spanish	Sweet
Adonia	Greek	Beautiful
Adora	Latin	Adoration
Adra	Arabic	Virgin
Adriana (also Adria, Adrienne, Adrina)	Unknown	Dark, rich
Ady	Unknown	Noble, kind
Aelan	Unknown	Flower
Aesalon	Unknown	Child of the lion
Aeyesha	Persian	see Aisha
Affrica		see Africa
Afra	Unknown	Female deer
Africa (also Afric, Affraic, Affrica, Afrika,Aifric, Aithbhreac)	Gaelic	Pleasant
Agatha (also Agata, Aggie)	Greek	Good
Aglea	Greek	Splendor
Agnes (also Agnessa, Agnethe, Agota, Aigneis, Anecia, Aneesa)	Greek	Chaste
Ah Cy	Unknown	Lovely
Ahava	Hebrew	River
Ahinoam	Hebrew	Unknown
Ahlai	Hebrew	Oh, would that!
Ai	Unknown	Love
Aibhilin (ay-leen)	Gaelic	see Aileen
Aida	French	Helper
Aideen (also Aedin)	Gaelic	A saint from Moylurg
Aifric (af-ric)	Gaelic	see Africa
Aigneis (ayg-nesh)	Gaelic	see Agnes
Aiko	Japanese	Beloved one
Aila	Unknown	Light bearer
Ailbe/Ailbhe	Gaelic	see Albany
Aileen (also Aibhilin, Ailionora)	Greek (from Eleanor)	Light
Ailis (ay-leesh)	Gaelic	see Alice
Ailise (ay-leesha)	Gaelic	see Alice
Ailish	Gaelic	see Alice
Ailsa		see Alice
Aime/Aimee/Aimie		see Amy
Amiliona (amil-eeona)	Gaelic	see Amelia
Ain	Arabic	Precious
Aina	Scandinavian	Forever
Aine (awn-ye)	Gaelic	Radiance
Aineen	Gaelic	Bird
Ainfean (an-fan)	Gaelic	Storm
Aingeal (angel)	Gaelic	see Angel
Ainhoa	Basque	Reference to Virgin Mary
Ainslie (also Ainsley)	Old English	Meadow
Aiobh (eve)	Gaelic (from Eve)	Life
Airlia	Greek	Ethereal
Aisha (also Aeyesha)	Swahili Arabic	Life Woman
Aislin (ash-lin) (also Aisleigh, Aisling, Aislinn, Ashling, Ashlyn)	Gaelic	A dream
Aithbhreac	Gaelic	see Africa
Aithne (eth-na)	Gaelic	Kernel
Aiyan (also Aiyana)	Native American	Forever-flowering
Aizza	Unknown	Life
Aja	Hindu	Goat
Ajani	Unknown	He who wins the struggle
Ajay	Unknown	Unconquerable
Akanke	Nigerian	To know her is to love her
Akasma	Turkish	White climbing rose
Akela	Hawaiian	Noble
Aki	Japanese	Born in Autumn
Akiko	Japanese	Bright light
Akili	Unknown	Wisdom
Akina	Japanese	Spring flower
Alaina	Hawaiian	Offering
Alair	Unknown	Cheerful, merry
Alake	Unknown	One to be honoured
Alala	Greek	War goddess
Alana (also Alanna, Alannah, Allana, Allanah)	Celtic	O child
Alani	Hawaiian	Orange tree
Alaqua	Native American	Sweet gum tree
Alara (also Alarice)	Teutonic	Ruler of all
Alastrina/Alastriona (alus-treena)	Gaelic	see Alexanda
Alaura	Latin (from Laura)	Laurel
Alavda	French	Lark
Albany (also Alby, Ailbhe, Ailbe)	Gaelic	White, fair
Alberta	Teutonic	Noble, brilliant
Albina (also Albinka)	Latin	White-skinned
Alby		see Albany
Alcina	Greek	Strong minded
Alda	English	Long lived
Aldea	Teutonic	Rich
Aldercy	English	A chief
Aldona	Unknown	Old
Aldora	Greek	Winged gift
Aleda	Greek	Small and winged
Aleeza	Hebrew	Joy
Aleka		see Alexandra
Alena	Unknown (from Helen)	Torch
Alesia	Greek	see Alice
Alessa		see Alexandra
Aleta	Latin	Birdlike
Aletha (also Alethea)	Greek	Truthful one
Aletta	Greek	Winged one
Alexandra (also Alastrina, Alastriona, Aleka, Alessa, Alexa, Alexandria, Alexandrina, Alexei, Alexia, Alexis, Alexus, Alexsandra)	Greek	Protector of mankind
Alfonsina	Italian	Battle ready
Alfreda	Teutonic	Supernaturally wise
Ali (also Alia, Aliah, Alya)	Arabic	Lofty, sublime
Alice (also Ailis, Ailise, Ailish, Ailsa, Alesia, Alicia, Alida, Alika, Aline, Alisa, Alisha, Alison, Alissa, Allie, Allison, Allyson, Alyse, Alyson, Alyssa, Alysse)	Greek	Truthful
Alike	Nigerian	Girl who drives out beautiful women
Alima	Arabic	Wise
Alina	Celtic	Fair
Aline		see Alice
Alisa/Alisha		see Alice
Alison/Alissa		see Alice
Alita	Spanish	Noble
Alitza	Hebrew	Joyful
Aliya (also Aaliya)	Hebrew	Ascender
Aliza	Hebrew	Joyful
Alize	Unknown	One who charms
Alka	Unknown	Noble, brilliant
Allana/Allanah	Gaelic	see Alana
Allegra (also Allegria)	Italian	Cheerful, full of energy
Allene	Unknown	Attractive, peaceful
Allie/Allison/Allyson		see Alice
Alma	Latin	Nourishing
Almeda (also Almeta)	Latin	Ambitious
Almha	Gaelic	see Alva
Almira	Arabic	Princess
Alodie	English	Wealthy
Alohilani	Unknown	Shining star from heaven
Alondra	Spanish	Lark, songbird
Aloysia	Teutonic	Famous warrior
Alsatia	Unknown	From the Alsace-Loraine area
Alta	Spanish	High
Altagrace	Unknown	Combination of Alta and Grace
Althea	Greek	Healer
Alva (also Almha)	Gaelic	People of the goddess Dana
Alvena	Old English	Elf friend
Alvina	Teutonic	Beloved by all
Alvita	Latin	Vivacious
Alyanah	Unknown	Unknown
Alyn	Celtic	Handsome
Alyse	Unknown	Unknown
Alysia (also Alysa)	Greek	Captivating
Alyson/Alyssa/Alysse		see Alice
Alzena	Arabic	The woman
Amabel (also Amabelle, Amanda, Amandine)	Latin	Worthy of love
Amada	Spanish	To love
Amal	Arabic	Aspirations
Amalia (also Amalie)	Teutonic	Hardworking
Aman	Unknown	Trustworthy
Amana	Unknown	Faithful
Amanda/Amandine		see Amabel
Amandla	Unknown	Power
Amara (also Amarande)	Greek	Eternal, unfading
Amaranta (also Amarante, Amaranth)	Unknown	Flower than never fades
Amariah	Hebrew	The Lord has said
Amaris	English	Child of the moon
Amaryllis	Greek	Fresh, sparkling
Amata	Spanish	Beloved
Amaya	Japanese	Night rain
Ambar	Hindu	Sky
Amber (also Ambre)	Arabic	Jewel
Ambika	Hindu	Goddess of destruction
Ambre		see Amber
Ambrose (also Ambrosia, Ambrosine)	Latin	Immortal
Ame		see Amy
Amedea	Italian	Love of God
Ameerah	Arabic	Princess
Amelia (also Aimiliona, Amilia)	Teutonic	Work
Amena	Celtic	Honest woman
America	Teutonic	Industrious
Amethyst	English	Jewel
Ami	Latin	Beloved, friend
Amia	Unknown	Unknown
Amie		see Amy
Amilia		see Amelia
Amilynne	Unknown	Combination of Ami and Lynne
Amina	Arabic	Truthful
Aminta	Latin	Protector
Amira	Arabic	Prince
Amissa	Hebrew	Friend
Amity	Latin	Friendship
Amma	Unknown	Godlike
Amoke	Unknown	To pat her
Amorette	Latin	Little love
Amorina	Latin	Love
Amorita	Latin	Beloved
Amparo	Spanish	To help
Amy (also Aime, Aimee, Aimie, Ame, Amye)	Old French	Beloved
Amynta	Unknown	Protector
An	Chinese	Peaceful
Ana		see Anna
Anabelle		see Annabelle
Anahi	Persian	A river and water goddess
Anais		see Anna
Anaiya	Unknown	Unknown
Analiese (also Analise)	Unknown	Combination of Anna and Lisa
Anan	African	Fourth born child
Anana	African	Soft, gentle
Ananda	Hindu	Bliss
Anastasia (also Anastay, Annstas)	Greek	Resurrection
Anatola	Unknown	From the east
Ancelin	Latin	Handmaiden
Andela		see Angel
Andi		see Andrea
Andra	Scottish	Strong and courageous
Andralyn	Unknown	Combination of Andra and Lyn
Andrea (also Andi)	Greek	Man
Andreana	Latin	Womanly
Andromeda	Greek	Person from Media
Anecia/Anessa		see Agnes
Anemone	Greek	Wind
Anevay	Unknown	Superior
Anezka	Slavic	Pure
Angel (also Aingeal, Andela, Angela, Angelica, Angelina, Angeline, Angelique, Angelita, Angeni, Angie, Aniela)	Greek	Messenger
Ani	Unknown	Beautiful
Ania		see Anna
Anica	Spanish	Graceful
Aniela		see Angel
Anika	Unknown	Very beautiful
Anila	Unknown	Children of the wind
Anima	Latin	Soul
Anisa	Arabic	Friendly
Anna (also Ana, Anais, Ania, Anita, Anitra, Anja, Anke, Ann, Annalise, Anne, Annetta, Annette, Annick, Annie, Annika, Annissa, Antje, Anya, Auhna, Ayn)	Hebrew	Gracious
Annabelle (also Anabelle, Annabla)	Celtic	Joy
Annakin	Unknown	Combination of Anna and Kin
Annalise	Unknown	see Anna
Annamae	Unknown	Combination of Anna and Mae
Annamika	Unknown	New moon
Anne		see Anna
Anneke	Unknown	Little Ann
Annemarie	Unknown	Combination of Anne and Marie
Annetta/Annette		see Anna
Annice		see Agnes
Annick/Annie		see Anna
Annika		see Anna
Annis		see Agnes
Annissa		see Anna
Anniyyah	Arabic	Intention to perform a particular prayer
Annora	Latin	With honour
Annstas (on-stews)	Gaelic	see Anastasia
Annunziata	Italian	Annunciation
Anouk	Inuit	Polar bear
Anselma	Germanic	Helmet of God
Anteia	Greek	Wife of a sea god
Anthea (also Anthy)	Greek	Flowery
Antigone	Greek	Against birth
Antje		see Anna
Antoinette (also Antoinetta, Antonia, Antonie)	French	Priceless
Anya		see Anna
Aodhamair (ay-amir) (also Adamair, Aodhnait)	Gaelic	Fire
Aoibheall (ee-vell)	Gaelic	Radiance
Aoibheann (ee-van)	Gaelic	Fair form
Aoibhgreine (eve-gren)	Gaelic	Ray of sunshine
Aoibhinn (even) (also Aoibheann)	Gaelic	Fair radiance
Aoibhnait (eve-nit)	Gaelic	Radiant girl
Aoide	Greek	Unknown
Aoife (ee-fah)	Gaelic	Beautiful
Aoko	Unknown	Outside
Aolani	Hawaiian	Cloud from heaven
Aowyn	Unknown	Unknown
Aphrodite	Greek	Risen from the foam
Apirka	Celtic	Pleasant
Apolline	Greek	Sunshine
Apphia	Greek	Unknown
Appollonia (also Abelone)	Greek	Destroy
Aponi	Native American	Butterfly
Apphia	Hebrew	Increasing
Apria	Unknown	From the apricot
April	English	Opening
Aquene	Native American	Peace
Ara	Teutonic	Eagle maid
Arabella (also Arabela)	Latin	Yielding to pray
Aracelis (also Araceli)	Latin	Altar of the sky
Aram	Unknown	High, exalted
Araminta	Hebrew	Lofty
Aran	Gaelic	Aran Islands (near Ireland)
Arcadia	Latin	Zealous
Ardelis (also Ardella, Ardelle)	Latin	Industrious
Ardis	Latin	Eager
Ardith	Unknown	Flowering field
Ardra (our-dra)	Gaelic	High fort
Arella	Hebrew	Angel messenger
Aren	Unknown	Eagle
Aretha (also Aretina)	Greek	Virtuous
Aria	Italian	Melody
Ariadne (also Arianna, Ariane, Arianne, Aryana)	Greek	Most holy
Ariene (also Aaryanna, Ariana)	Welsh	Silver
Arienrhod	Welsh	Silver wheel
Ariel (also Ariella, Arielle, Arien, Arienne, Aryiah)	Hebrew	Lion of God
Arilda	Teutonic	Hearth, home
Arissa (also Arista)	Latin	Harvest
Ariza	Unknown	Doors of cedar
Arkadiy	Unknown	Bold
Arlene (also Arland, Arleen, Arlynda, Arline)	Celtic	A pledge
Arlie	Old English	Eagle wood
Arline/Arlynda		see Arlene
Armelle	Unknown	Princess
Armetha	French	Warrior
Armilla	Latin	A bracelet
Armina	Latin	Of high degree
Artemis	Greek	Goddess of the moon
Artis	Scottish	Bear
Aruna	Hindu	Radiance
Aryana		see Ariadne
Aryiah		see Ariel
Aryka	Unknown	Ruler of all
Aryn	Gaelic (from Eireann)	Ireland
Asa	Hebrew	Doctor
Asalie	Unknown	Starting life at dawn
Asasia		see Acacia
Asenath (also Azeneth)	Egyptian	She belongs to her father
Ash		see Ashley
Asha (also Ashai)	African	Life
Asher	Unknown	Blessed, happy
Asherah	Unknown	She who walks in the sea
Ashley (also Ash, Ashlea, Ashlee, Ashleigh, Ashlie)	Old English	Ash tree clearing
Ashling/Ashlyn	Gaelic	see Aislin
Asia	Assyrian	East
Asli	Unknown	Original, pure
Asma	Arabic	Prestige
Asnee	Unknown	Lightning
Aspasia	Greek	Welcome
Aspen	English	Aspen tree
Assa (ossa)	Gaelic	Gentle
Asta	Unknown	Bright as a star
Astarte (also Astaroth)	Phoenician	Goddess of fertility
Astera	Hebrew	Flower name
Astra	Greek	see Astrithr
Astrea	Greek	Goddess of justice
Astrithr (also Astra, Astrid)	Old Norse	Beautiful god
Atarah (also Atara)	Hebrew	Crown
Athalia (also Athaliah)	Hebrew	The Lord is exalted
Athanasia	Greek	Immortal
Athena	Greek	Goddess of wisdom and war
Atifa	Arabic	Affection
Atira	Unknown	Prayer
Attracta	Gaelic	Unknown
Attylaka	Unknown	Unknown
Auberta	Unknown	Noble, bright
Aubrey (also Aavree)	Teutonic	Elf ruler
Aubrianna	Unknown	Noble, strong one
Audi	Unknown	Last daughter
Audrey (also Audra)	Old English	Noble strength
Augusta	Latin	Great
Auhna		see Anna
Aulii	Unknown	Delicious
Aura	English	Atmosphere
Aure	Greek	Soft air, breeze
Aurek	Polish	Soft haired
Aurlia (also Aurilia)	Latin	Golden
Aurora (also Aurorette)	Latin	Dawn
Austine	Latin	Exalted
Autumn	English	Season
Ava (also Avia)	Persian	Water
Avalie	Unknown	Combination of Ava and Lee
Avalon	Unknown	Island
Avel	Unknown	Breath
Aveleen	Unknown (from Hazel)	Light brown
Avelina/Aveline		see Avis
Avena	English	Oats
Avery	Old English	Elf counsel
Avia		see Ava
Avianna	Unknown	Living grace
Avis (also Avelina, Aveline)	Latin	Bird
Aviv	Unknown	Youth
Aviva	Hebrew	Joyful spring
Avra	Hebrew from Abraham)	Father of a multitude
Awotwi	African	Eight born child
Aya	Unknown	Bird
Ayala (also Ayelet, Ayla, Aylieah)	Hebrew	Doe
Ayame	Japanese	Iris
Ayanna	Unknown	Innocent
Ayeka		Delicate
Ayelet		see Ayala
Ayiana	Native American	Eternal bloom
Ayishah (also Ayisha)	Arabic	Prosperous
Ayita	Native American	Worker
Ayla/Aylieah		see Ayala
Aylira	Unknown	Combination of Aylia and Lira
Ayn		see Anna
Ayoka	African	One who causes joy
Aysha	Unknown	Life
Azalea (also Azalia)	Hebrew	Spared by Jehovah
Azana	Unknown	Ultimate
Azeneth		see Asenath
Azaria	Hebrew	The Lord has helped
Aziza	Swahili	Precious
Azubah	Hebrew	Desolation
Azucena	Spanish	Madonna lily
Azura	English	Clear blue sky
Azza	Unknown	Honour