girl names

Feminine names with clear structured records, meanings, origins, and style notes.

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Aaliyah

Popularized by American singer Aaliyah Haughton (1979-2001). Transliteration of Arabic عَالِيَة (ʕāliya).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends H

Aallotar

From aallotar (“water nymph”). Used as a given name since the late 19th century.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends R

Aamu

From aamu (“morning”). First used as a given name in 1899.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends U

Aarti

Borrowed from Sanskrit आरती (āratī).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends I

Aava

From aava (“open sea”), occasionally recorded since early 20th century. Popularised in the 2000s decade partly through association with the fashionable English Ava.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Abby

Borrowed from English Abby in the 20th century. Borrowed from English Abby.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Y

Ābhā

Borrowed from Sanskrit आभा (ābhā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Abhijñā

Learned borrowing from Classical Sanskrit अभिज्ञा (abhijñā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Abhilāṣā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अभिलाषा (abhilāṣā), analyzed as अभि- (abhi-) + लाषा (lāṣā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Abigail

From Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “my Father's joy” or “fountain of joy”). a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Abigail Borrowed from…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends L

Abigaíl

Borrowed from Hebrew אֲבִיגַיִל (avigáyil, “Abigail”, literally “her Father's joy, or, fountain of joy”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends L

Ā̃cal

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀘𑀮 (aṃcala), from Sanskrit अञ्चल (añcala). Compare Awadhi आँचर (ā̃car), Braj आँचर (ā̃car). Doublet of अँचला (ãclā) and अंचल (añcal).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Aclā

Borrowed from Sanskrit अचला (acalā).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends Ā

Acme

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀκμή (Akmḗ).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends E

Acropolistis

From Ancient Greek ἀκρόπολις (akrópolis, “acropolis”) + -τις (-tis, feminine denominative adjective suffix), literally “woman of the acropolis”.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 5 syllables
Ending: ends S

Açucena

A female given name from Arabic, equivalent to English Lily

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ada

Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace. a…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adah

From Hebrew עָדָה (adá, “Adah”, literally “ornament, dawn”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends H

Adalet

From adalet (“justice”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends T

Adél

From French Adèle.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends L

Adela

Latinate form of French Adèle, short form of Germanic compound names beginning with Proto-Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”). Compare Old English æþele, English athel. Borrowed from…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adelaide

Borrowed from French Adélaïde, from Old High German Adalheid (from adal (“noble”) + heit (“nature, character”)), modern German Adelheid; doublet of Alice.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Adelajda

Borrowed from French Adélaïde.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adele

Borrowed from French Adèle, equivalent of Adela, from a Germanic root meaning “noble”. Compare athel, German edel, Old English æþele. From French Adèle. Borrowed from French…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Adelina

Borrowed from Spanish Adelina.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adeline

From Old French Adeline, a diminutive form of Adela and Adele brought to England by the Normans.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Adelita

From Spanish Adela

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adina

From Hebrew עדינה.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adinda

Inherited from Malay adinda, from Classical Malay اديندا (adinda).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adria

From Latin Adria, Hadria. Compare Adriatic.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adriana

Doublet of Adrienne and Adrian. a female given name from Latin [in turn from Etruscan], equivalent to English Adriana a female given name from Latin [in turn from Etruscan],…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adrianna

Learned borrowing from Latin Adrianna.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Adrienne

From the French Adrienne, the feminine form of Adrien (equivalent to English Adrian).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends E

Aelita

From Russian Аэли́та (Aelíta).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Afërditë

First attested in the late 19th century. Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē), intentionally altered by folk etymology as afër ditës (“near the day”). As…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends Ë

Afrodita

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē), usually connected with ἀφρός (aphrós, “sea foam, froth”), but possibly of Semitic origin.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 4 syllables
Ending: ends A

Agata

Learned borrowing from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Ágata

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Ágata, from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Àgata

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Agatha

Borrowed from Latin Agatha, from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), feminine of ἀγαθός…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Agathe

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγαθή (Agathḗ), from ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E

Aglaia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 3 syllables
Ending: ends A

Agnes

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”), Ancient Greek ἁγνεία (hagneía, “purity, chastity”). Doublet of Inez.…

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends S

Agnès

From Latin Agnes.

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 1 syllable
Ending: ends S

Agnese

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἁγνή (Hagnḗ), coming from Ancient Greek ἁγνός (hagnós, “pure, chaste”), Ancient Greek ἁγνεία (hagneía, “purity, chastity”).

Gender: feminine
Syllables: 2 syllables
Ending: ends E