Complete List of English Baby Girl Names
kathleen
From the Greek name Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine)
ethel
Short form of names beginning with the Old English element æðele meaning "noble"
eryn
From Éireann, the genitive case of Irish Gaelic Éire, meaning "Ireland"
enid
Probably derived from Welsh enaid meaning "soul, spirit, life"
dotty
From the Greek name Θεόδωρος (Theodoros), which meant "gift of god" from Greek θεός ( theos ) meaning "god" and δῶρον ( doron ) meaning "gift"
cadence
From an English word meaning "rhythm, flow"
bria
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to the old Celtic root * brixs "hill, high" (Old Irish brí ) or the related * brigā "might, power" (Old Irish bríg )
braelyn
A name created in the early 1990s, using the popular name suffix lyn
baylee
From an English surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff
ashlynn
Combination of Ashley and the popular name suffix lyn
rebeca
From the Hebrew name רִבְקָה (Rivqa), probably from a Semitic root meaning "join, tie, snare"
noemi
From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Naʿomi) meaning "my pleasantness", a derivative of נָעַם ( naʿam ) meaning "to be pleasant"
whitley
From an English surname that was derived from a place name meaning "white clearing" in Old English
una
Probably derived from Old Irish úan meaning "lamb"
treasure
From the English word, ultimately from Greek θησαυρός (thesauros) meaning "treasure, collection"
tahlia
From the name of a town in South Australia, perhaps meaning "near water" in an Australian Aboriginal language
sybil
From Greek Σίβυλλα (Sibylla), meaning "prophetess, sibyl"
stormi
From the English word meaning "stormy, wild, turbulent", ultimately from Old English stormig
sia
Short form of Anastasia and other names ending in -sia; Anastasia is Greek for "resurrection"
rue
From the name of the bitter medicinal herb, ultimately deriving from Greek ῥυτή (rhyte)
renee
Latin name meaning "born again"
renae
Latin name meaning "born again"
ramona
From the Germanic name Raginmund, composed of the elements regin "advice, counsel, decision" and munt "protection"
novah
Derived from Latin novus meaning "new"
nataly
From the Roman name Natalis or Natalia, derived from Latin natalis meaning "relating to birth, birthday"
mikaela
From the Hebrew name מִיכָאֵל (Miḵaʾel) meaning "who is like God?", derived from the interrogative pronoun מִי ( mi ) combined with ךְּ ( ke ) meaning "like" and אֵל ( ʾel ) meaning "God"
marleigh
From an English surname that was taken from a place name meaning either "pleasant wood", "boundary wood" or "marten wood" in Old English
marla
Blend of Maria and Magdalene. It refers, therefore, to Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament
maliyah
From the Hebrew name מֹשֶׁה (Moshe), which is most likely derived from Egyptian mes meaning "son"
magdalena
From a title meaning "of Magdala". Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala — a village on the Sea of Galilee whose name meant "tower" in Aramaic
madilynn
From a title meaning "of Magdala". Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala — a village on the Sea of Galilee whose name meant "tower" in Aramaic
madalyn
From a title meaning "of Magdala". Mary Magdalene, a character in the New Testament, was named thus because she was from Magdala — a village on the Sea of Galilee whose name meant "tower" in Aramaic
loretta
From Latin laurus meaning "laurel". This meaning was favourable, since in ancient Rome the leaves of laurel trees were used to create victors' garlands
linda
Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element lind meaning "soft, flexible, tender" (Proto-Germanic * linþaz )
lenora
Short form of Elenora, a variant of Eleanor, from the Old Provençal name Aliénor of uncertain meaning
leanna
From the Roman name Iulianus, which was derived from the family name Julius
laurel
From the name of the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus
lakelynn
Elaboration of Lake using the popular name suffix lyn
lakelyn
Elaboration of Lake using the popular name suffix lyn
kori
From an English surname that was derived from the Old Norse given name Kóri, of unknown meaning
kimber
From the name of the city of Kimberley in South Africa, which was named after Lord Kimberley (1826-1902)
kensley
From a surname that was derived from an English place name, itself meaning "clearing belonging to Cyne"
kendra
Feminine form of Kendrick, from Old English names meaning "royal power" or "bold power"
kayleigh
Combination of the popular phonetic elements kay and lee
katelyn
From the Greek name Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine)
kassidy
From an Irish surname (Anglicized from Irish Gaelic Ó Caiside ), which is derived from the byname Caiside
karla
From Old French Charles le Magne meaning " Charles the Great"
kaitlyn
From the Greek name Αἰκατερίνη (Aikaterine)
journi
From the English word, derived via Old French from Latin diurnus "of the day"
joelle
From the Hebrew name יוֹאֵל (Yoʾel) meaning " Yahweh is God", from the elements יוֹ ( yo ) and אֵל ( ʾel ), both referring to the Hebrew God
jenesis
Means "birth, origin" in Greek
jazmine
From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers that is used for making perfumes
jazmin
From the English word for the climbing plant with fragrant flowers that is used for making perfumes
jazlyn
Combination of the popular phonetic elements jaz and lyn
jayleen
An invented name, a combination of the popular phonetic elements jay and lene
jaylani
From Hawaiian kai "ocean, sea" and lani "sky, heaven"
jacqueline
From the Latin Iacob, which was from the Greek Ἰακώβ (Iakob), which was from the Hebrew name יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿaqov)
harriett
From the Germanic name Heimirich meaning "home ruler", composed of the elements heim "home" and rih "ruler"
harlee
From an English surname that was derived from a place name, itself from Old English hara "hare" or hær "rock, heap of stones" and leah "woodland, clearing"
galilea
Medieval Italian name derived from Latin galilaeus meaning "Galilean, from Galilee"
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