Baby Names

190+ Rare Baby Names For Girls With Stylish Spellings & Cool Meanings

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Overview

Rare baby names for girls can be unique and fun for your little one. It’s less likely for your baby girl to have the same name as her classmates or friends if you pick unique and unusual names.

Of course, popular girl names such as Olivia, Emma, and Charlotte remain the top pick, but you might find a gem from the 190+ rare and beautiful names on our list below.

You can also check out our list of rare baby boy names for more naming trends and ideas.

 

What Are The Rarest Names For Girls?

Aella

  • Meaning: “Whirlwind” or “tempest”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-eh-lah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Aella is an Amazon (a tribe of warrior women in Greek mythology) who fought and was killed by the Greek god Heracles during his quest for the magic girdle worn or war belt by Hyppolita (the queen of the Amazons)
  • Variants: Aela and Aellah

 

Alohi

  • Meaning: “Shining” or “brilliant” 
  • Pronunciation: “ah-low-hee”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Ahlohi and Allohi

 

Caitriona

  • Origin: Gaelic girl name
  • Meaning: “Chaste,” “pure,” and “clear”
  • Description: A variant of “Katherine” or “Catherine”
  • Pronunciation: “kayt-ree-oh-nah”
  • Length: 9 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Filipino-Australian beauty pageant titleholder and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray
  • Variants: Catriona, Caitlin, Catherine, and Catronia

 

Novalie

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “New one” or “new field”
  • Pronunciation: “no-vah-lee”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Novalee, Novalei, and Novaleigh

 

Ottiline

  • Meaning: “Prosperous in battle”
  • Pronunciation: “ot-uh-lin”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Ottilie and Ottoline

 

Tamsyn

  • Origin: Cornish and English girl name
  • Meaning: “Twin”
  • Pronunciation: “tam-zin”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: English installation artist Tamsyn Challenger
  • Variants: This twin name for girls is the modern form of the Hebrew girl name “Thomasina,” which is also derived from the biblical boy name “Thomas.” It can also be spelled as “Tamsin.”

 

What Are Some Beautiful Rare Girl Names?

Alora

  • Origin: Latin and Bantu (African language) girl name
  • Meaning: “My little dreamer” or “the dreamer”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-loh-rah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 266
  • Namesakes: American actresses Alora Johnson and Alora Catherine Smith
  • Variants: Allorah, Alorah, and Allora

 

Aoife

  • Pronunciation: “eeh-fuh”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American musician Aoife O’Donovan and Irish actress Aoife Mulholland
  • Variants: Aeife, Aífe, and Aoibhe; due to its pronunciation, the name is sometimes spelled as “Efa” or “Eva”

 

Belleann

  • Description: This name combines “Belle” (French for “beautiful”) and Ann (a biblical girl name meaningGod has favored me” or “grace”).
  • Pronunciation: “bell-ann”
  • Length: 8 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Belleanne, Belle Ann, and Belleanna

 

Calista

  • Meaning: “The most beautiful”
  • Description: It’s also a variant of the Greek boy name “Callistus.”
  • Pronunciation: “kah-lees-tah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: English reality TV personality Calista Kazuko Robertson and American actress Calista Flockhart
  • Variants: Callista and Kalista

 

Clíodhna

  • Meaning: “Beautiful” or “shapely”
  • Description: She’s the goddess of beauty and love in Irish mythology.
  • Pronunciation: “klee-uh-nah”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Mythical name after Clíodhna, the Queen of the Banshees of the Tuatha Dé Danann (tribe of the gods in Irish mythology)
  • Variants: Clionadh, Clíodna, and Clídna

 

Isobel

  • Origin: Hebrew girl name
  • Meaning: Spiritual name that means “pledged to God” or “God’s promise”
  • Pronunciation: “eeh-sow-bel”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American screenwriter and playwright Isobel Lennart and fictional character Isobel “Izzie” Stevens in the medical drama “Grey’s Anatomy

 

Kalonice 

 

  • Meaning: “Victory of beauty”
  • Pronunciation: “kah-low-nee-keh”
  • Length: 8 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Kallonice

 

Layana

  • Origin: Persian and Sanskrit girl name
  • Meaning: “Beautiful,” “shining,” “radiant,” and “glowing” 
  • Pronunciation: “lay-ah-nah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Layyanah and Layanah

 

Osmara

  • Meaning: “One (or a girl) who shines like the glory of God” 
  • Pronunciation: “os-mah-rah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress and model Osmara Rojas and Motherhood Community’s Editor-in-Chief Osmara Aryal 

 

Other Rare Baby Names For Girls

What Are Legendary Names For A Girl?

Arwen

  • Origin: Welsh girl namer
  • Meaning: “Noble maiden,” “fair,” or “fine”
  • Pronunciation: “aar-wen”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Magical name after Lady Arwen, the princess of the elves and Aragorn’s queen in “The Lord of the Rings
  • Variants: Eirwen, Aren, and Aireen; can also be a variant of the Welsh boy name “Arwyn”

 

Baylin

  • Meaning: “Mighty warrior”
  • Pronunciation: “bay-leen”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Also a last name after folk music, jazz singer, and songwriter Jessie Baylin
  • Variants: It’s a unisex name that can also be spelled as “Bailin.”

 

Kiko

  • Meaning: “The warrior,” “brave one,” “hope,” or “rejoicing child”
  • Pronunciation: “kee-kow”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American-Japanese actress and model Kiko Mizuhara
  • Variants: It can also be spelled as “Keiko” and can mean “happy child” as a Japanese name.

 

Rare But Powerful Baby Girl Names From Mythology

Here are some of the cool and powerful goddess names you can choose from Greek mythology:

 

Echo

  • Origin: Latin and Greek name for girls and boys
  • Meaning: “A repeated sound” or “reflected sound”
  • Pronunciation: “eh-kow”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Echo, the mountain nymph that Zeus often visited
  • Variants: Ekko, Ecko, and Ehko

 

Eudora

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Generous gift” or “good gift”
  • Pronunciation: “yoo-daw-rah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: She’s a minor goddess known as the Nereid (sea nymph) of sailing and a good fish catch.
  • Variants: Eudorah

 

Gaia

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Pronunciation: “gah-yah”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Gaia is the mother goddess or the personification of the Earth in Greek mythology.
  • Variants: Gaea

 

Nefeli

  • Origin: Ancient Greek girl name
  • Pronunciation: “neh-feh-lee”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Nefeli is the ancient Greek goddess that Zeus created from a cloud. She gave birth to the Centaurs.
  • Variants: Nephele

 

Thalia

  • Origin: Greek and Hebrew girl name
  • Meaning: “To flourish” or “dew from heaven”
  • Pronunciation: “tha-lee-yah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 642
  • Namesakes: After Thalia, the goddess of comedy.
  • Variants: Taliea (Italian), Taylia (Aramaic), and Talya (Hebrew)

 

What Are The Prettiest Rare Names For A Girl?

Ammelia

  • Origin: Latin and British girl name
  • Meaning: “Hardworking” or “industrious”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-meh-lee-yah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None for “Ammelia” but several for the variant “Amelia” (e.g., American aviation pioneer Amelia Mary Earhart and American model and television personality Amelia Gray Hamlin)
  • Variants: It’s the female form of the Latin baby boy name “Amal.” Some variants include “Amelia,” “Emilia,” and “Emily.”

 

Annika

  • Meaning: “Sweet-faced,” “gracious and unique,” or “gracious”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-nee-kah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 838
  • Namesakes: Fictional Princess Annika in “Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus” and German tennis player Annika Beck 

 

Axelle

  • Meaning: “My father is peace
  • Pronunciation: “ax-sell”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: French actress and comedian Axelle Laffont and Canadian water polo player Axelle Crevier
  • Variants: It’s the French female form of the Scandinavian boy name “Axel.”

 

Carys

  • Origin: Welsh girl name
  • Pronunciation: “kah-rees”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Carys Zeta Douglas (the daughter of Hollywood stars Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas)
  • Variants: Cherise, Carie, and Carrie

 

Isabeau

  • Origin: Hebrew and French girl name
  • Meaning:God’s promise” or “pledged to God
  • Pronunciation: “eeh-zah-bow”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Fantasy girl name after Lady Isabeau d’Arjou, a woman who transforms into a hawk in the movie “Ladyhawke
  • Variants: It’s a French version of “Isabel” or “Isabelle.”

 

Rare Old-Fashioned & Vintage Baby Names For Girls

Azariah

  • Origin: Hebrew unisex name
  • Meaning: “Helped by God
  • Pronunciation: “ah-zah-ree-yah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 619
  • Namesakes: None for girls
  • Variants: It comes from the Hebrew name “Azar,” which means “support” or “help.” It can also be spelled as “Azaria.”

 

Ellasandra

  • Pronunciation: “eh-lah-san-drah”
  • Length: 10 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: It combines “Ella” (beautiful) with “Sandra” (protector of humanity) and is a rare feminine form of the Greek boy name “Alexander.”

 

Theodosia

  • Origin: Latin and Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Giving to God,” “divine gift,” or “God’s gift”
  • Pronunciation: “thee-uh-dow-shuh”
  • Length: 9 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Saint Theodosia of Tyre (a 4th century martyr) and Saint Theodosia of Constantinople(an 8th century martyr)
  • Variants: It’s a female form of the Ancient Greek name “Theódoros” or the English boy name “Theodore.” Monikers or nicknames can include “Teddy” and “Dosia.”

 

Unusual & Uncommon Classic Baby Names For Girls

Ceinwen

  • Origin: Welsh girl name
  • Meaning: “A fair lady,” “blessed,” or “beautiful”
  • Description: It combines the Welsh words “cain” (fair) with “gwen” (white).
  • Pronunciation: “kayn-wen”
  • Length: 7 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Saint Ceinwen or Saint Keyne (a 5th-century hermitess)
  • Variants: Keyne

 

Ellery

  • Origin: English gender-neutral name
  • Meaning: “Cheerful,” “joyful,” “descendant of Hilary,” or “lives by the alder tree”
  • Description: It’s a unisex name that you can also choose as a nickname.
  • Pronunciation: “eh-leh-ree”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress Ellery Sprayberry
  • Variants: Ellerey and Ellary

 

Sunniva

  • Meaning: “Sun gift”
  • Pronunciation: “sun-eeh-vah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Sunniva, the Irish-born patron saint of Western Norway
  • Variants: Sunngifu, Suniva, and Sunnivah

 

Rare Artsy & Creative Names For Girls

Elanor

  • Origin: Hebrew and Sindarin (invented language by J.R.R. Tolkien)
  • Pronunciation: “eh-lah-nor”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Fictional name after Elanor Gardner (eldest daughter of hobbits Samwise Gamgee and Rosie Cotton) in Tolkien lore
  • Variants: Eleanor 

 

Lulee

  • Meaning: “Girl whose birth was illuminated by daybreak” and “warrior maiden” 
  • Pronunciation: “loo-lee”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Lulie and Lully

 

Sonnet

  • Meaning: “Little song”
  • Pronunciation: “sah-nuht”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Sonnet Noel Whitaker (daughter of Hollywood star Forest Whitaker)
  • Variants: None

 

Hip & Cool Baby Names For Girls

Adalynne

  • Origin: German girl name
  • Meaning: “Noble and kind”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-dah-leen”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None as “Adalynne” but several with the variant “Adalyn” (e.g., American actresses Adalyn Doyle and Adalyn Mayer)
  • Variants: Adalyn, Adeline, and Adalynn

 

Annalise

  • Origin: Latin and German girl name
  • Meaning: “Graced with God’s bounty”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-nah-lees”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 417
  • Namesakes: American women’s basketball player Annalise Pickrel and actress-model Annalise Basso
  • Variants: Annalisa, Annaliz, and Anneliese

 

Nemy

  • Meaning: “Sweet”
  • Pronunciation: “niy-miy”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Nemi

 

Verity

  • Origin: Latin and English unisex name
  • Meaning: “Truth”
  • Description: Virtue name derived from the Latin word “veritas”
  • Pronunciation: “veh-ree-tee”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: English pop singer Verity Keays and actress Verity Rushworth
  • Variants: Veriti and Veritie 

 

Rare Nature Names For Little Girls

Rare Flower Names For Girls

Flower names are popularly used as girl names, but here are some rare choices:

 

Azalea

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Dry” or “dry flower”
  • Description: Girl plant name after a colorful flower that can survive in sandy soil
  • Pronunciation: “ah-zay-leh-yuh”
  • Length: 6 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 404
  • Namesakes: Venezuelan painter Azalea Quiñones and Scottish-born American textile designer Azalea Thorpe
  • Variants: Azealia 

 

Ione

  • Origin: Ancient Greek girl name
  • Description: This flower name comes from the Greek word “ion” (violet).
  • Pronunciation: “eeh-oh-nee”
  • Length: 4 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress Ione Skye and British singer-songwriter Aeone Victoria Watson
  • Variants: Ionee and Ionne

 

Jessamine

  • Origin: Old Persian and French girl name
  • Meaning: Girl plant name meaningjasmine flower”
  • Pronunciation: “jeh-suh-meen”
  • Length: 9 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American artist, cartographer, and historian Jessamine Shumate
  • Variants: Jessamin and Jessamyn 

 

Peony

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Praise giving”
  • Pronunciation: “pee-uh-nee”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Also a flower name
  • Variants: None

 

Rare Earth-Inspired Names For Girls

Aneira

  • Origin: Welsh girl name
  • Meaning: Earthy name meaning “much snow,” “splendid,” or “golden”
  • Description: It can be a good pick for a baby girl born in winter.
  • Pronunciation: “ah-nay-ruh”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Anaira and Anneira

 

Beryl

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Light green semi-precious gemstone” or “sea-green jewel”
  • Pronunciation: “beh-ruhl”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: English jazz singer Beryl Audley Bryden and Spanish-born American actress Beryl Mercer 
  • Variants: This name is an alternative to the popular gemstone name “Jade,” which has a darker green shade.

 

Topaz

  • Origin: Latin and Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Golden gem” or “to seek”
  • Pronunciation: “tow-paz”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Anime girl name after Topaz, the Guardian Units of the Nations’ agent in the “Sonic X” series
  • Variants: Topaziya, Topazz, and Topazya

 

Rare Tree-Inspired Names For Girls

Acacia

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Thorny”
  • Pronunciation: “uh-kay-shah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American pop singer Acacia Kersey and photographer-Instagram star (also a Canon EOS Youth Ambassador) Acacia Diana
  • Variants: None

 

Ashtyn

  • Origin: English girl name 
  • Meaning: “Ash tree town”
  • Pronunciation: “ash-teen”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Americana singer/songwriter and musician Ashtyn Barbaree and writer Ashtyn Newbold
  • Variants: Ashtine, Ashtin, and Ashtyne

 

Elowynne

  • Origin: Cornish girl name 
  • Meaning: “Elm”
  • Pronunciation: “eh-low-een”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Elowen

 

Elswyth

  • Origin: Anglo-Saxon girl name 
  • Meaning: “Elf from the willow trees”
  • Pronunciation: “elz-wyth”
  • Length: 7 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American novelist Elswyth Thane (pen name of Helen Ricker Beebe)
  • Variants: Ealhswith and Ealswith 

 

Juniper

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Evergreen,” “juniper tree,” or “young”
  • Pronunciation: “joo-nee-per”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 114
  • Namesakes: Fictional name after Juniper Lee (the main character in cartoon series “The Life and Times of Juniper Lee”) and American author Juniper Sage (Margaret Wise Brown’s pen name)
  • Variants: None

 

Rare Spice, Herb, & Other Plant Names For Girls

Anisa

  • Origin: Arabic girl name 
  • Meaning: “Anise plant” or “pleasant companion”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-nee-sah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: 2001 Miss Universe Albania and model Anisa Kospiri
  • Variants: Annisa and Anissa 

 

Clover

  • Origin: Old English girl name
  • Meaning: Girl plant name meaning “meadow flower”
  • Pronunciation: “klow-ver”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 755
  • Namesakes: Badass girl name after Clover, one of the main characters in the “Totally Spies” animated series
  • Variants: Klover and Cleevor

 

Lien

  • Meaning: “The forest,” “lotus flower,” or “water lily”
  • Pronunciation: “leen” or “leeng”
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Belgian Olympic athlete and sprinter Lien Huyghebaert
  • Variants: Also spelled with an accent (Liên)

 

Merrybell

  • Origin: American and French girl name
  • Meaning:  “Wonderful” or “drop of the sea” 
  • Pronunciation: “meh-ree-bell”
  • Length: 9 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Merrybelle, Marybelle, and Merribell 

 

Primrose

  • Origin: English girl name
  • Meaning: “First rose”
  • Pronunciation: “prim-rowz”
  • Length: 8 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Jamaica-born American botanical artist Marguerite Primrose Gerrard
  • Variants: Primarosa (Latin); a version of “Rose

 

Rare Celestial & Space Names For Baby Girls

Cassiopeia

  • Origin: ancient Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “One who chooses to excel”
  • Pronunciation: “kah-shee-uh-pee-yah”
  • Length: 10 letters, 5 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Girl space name meaning after the northern sky constellation named the queen who boasted about the unrivaled beauty of her daughter Andromeda in Greek mythology.
  • Variants: Kassiépeia and Cassiepeia

 

Celeste

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Heavenly” or “of the heavens”
  • Description: Variants include “Celestia” or “Celestine”
  • Pronunciation: “seh-les-teh”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 292
  • Namesakes: American actress Celeste O’Connor and soccer player Celeste Boureille
  • Variants: Celestia and Celestielle

 

Nebula

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Mist”
  • Description: The name also means “giant cloud of dust and gas in space.”
  • Pronunciation: “neh-byuh-lah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Tough fictional character Nebula, a villain who turned into one of the Avengers in “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Avengers
  • Variants: Nebulah and Nebulla

 

Selena

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Moon” or “bright”
  • Pronunciation: “seh-lee-nah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 239
  • Namesakes: American singer and actress Selena Gomez
  • Variants: Selene

 

Rare Place Names For Baby Girls

Dallis

  • Origin: Scottish gender-neutral name
  • Meaning: “From the dales and the valley meadows”
  • Pronunciation: “dah-lees”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Fictional character Dallis the Hammer, white magister general and leader of Lucian’s Divine Order in the video game series “Divinity
  • Variants: Dolles and Doleys

 

Kenya

  • Meaning: “Striped one,” “mountain of white,” and “animal horn”
  • Pronunciation: “ken-yah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American singers Kenya Bell and Kenya Hathaway
  • Variants: Keniya and Kennya 

 

Rare Animal-Inspired Names For Baby Girls

Damaris

  • Origin: Greek and Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Calf”
  • Description: This unique baby girl name can also mean “gentle” or “to tame.” 
  • Pronunciation: “dah-mah-rees”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American model Damaris Lewis
  • Variants: Damiris, Damarys, and Damaryss

 

Oona

  • Origin: Gaelic, Scottish, and Irish girl name
  • Meaning: “Lamb,” “one,” or “universal”
  • Pronunciation: “ooh-nuh”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American model and actress Oona Hart
  • Variants: Una, Oonagh, and Oonah

 

Yara

  • Origin: Aborigine, Brazilian, and Arabic girl name
  • Meaning: “Seagull” or “small butterfly” 
  • Pronunciation: “yah-rah”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Brazilian actress Yara Cortes and Lebanese singer Yara
  • Variants: Yarra and Yarah

 

Rare Celebrity & Pop Culture Names For Girls

Angelina

  • Origin: Greek, Spanish, Russian, and Italian girl name
  • Pronunciation: “an-jel-eeh-nuh”
  • Length: 8 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 305
  • Namesakes: Celebrity namesakes include Angelina Jolie and Russian filmmaker Angelina Yurevna Nikonova
  • Variants: Angelika, Angelica, and Angeline

 

Hayley

  • Origin: Norse and Old English gender-neutral name
  • Meaning: “Hay meadow” or “wise one”
  • Pronunciation: “hay-lee”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 829
  • Namesakes: American musician Hayley Nichole Williams and actress Hayley Marie Norman
  • Variants: Haylie, Haylee, and Hayleigh

 

Ilaria

  • Origin: Italian girl name
  • Meaning: “Cheerful”
  • Pronunciation: “eeh-lah-ree-yah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Name of the seventh child of celebrity couple Alec and Hilaria Baldwin
  • Variants: Hilaria, Hillary, and Hillari

 

Winona

  • Meaning: “First-born daughter”
  • Pronunciation: “wee-noh-nah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 980
  • Namesakes: The name of actress Winona Ryder, which was taken from her birthplace: Winona, Missouri
  • Variants: Winúŋna, Winnona, Winonna, and Winonah

 

Zendaya

  • Origin: African girl name
  • Meaning: “To give thanks” or “to give thanks to God
  • Pronunciation: “zen-day-uh”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 683
  • Namesakes: Name of the American actress and singer Zendaya (formally Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman)
  • Variants: Tendai (unisex Zimbabwean – African version)

 

Nicknames, One-Syllable, & Other Short Names For Girls

Brea

  • Origin: Old English and Irish girl name
  • Meaning: “Hill,” “noble,” “tar,” or a girl name that means “strong”
  • Description: It can be a nickname for “Brianna” or a standalone first name.
  • Pronunciation: “bray-uh”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress Brea Grant
  • Variants: Bree, Bria, and Breya

 

Fia

  • Origin: Italian, Irish, and Portuguese girl name
  • Meaning: “Weaver,” “deer,” or “wild”
  • Pronunciation: “fee-uh”
  • Length: 3 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Swedish painter Fia Johansson and model Fia Ljungstrom
  • Variants: Ffia and Fiah

 

Honey

  • Origin: Old English unisex name
  • Meaning: “Sweetness” or “nectar”
  • Description: It’s a favorite pet name for loved ones but rarely used as a first name.
  • Pronunciation: “huh-nee”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress and TV personality Rhonda Honey Shear
  • Variants: Nectar

 

Miya

  • Meaning: “Sacred house,” “shrine,” “temple,” “palace,” “beautiful,” or “relax”
  • Pronunciation: “my-yah”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Japanese-American musician and composer Miya Masaoka American and musician Miya Folick
  • Variants: Other forms include “Maya” and “Mia”

 

Nelle

  • Origin: English and Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Bright, shining one,” “ray of sunshine,” or “God is my judge” as a short form of “Danielle”
  • Pronunciation: “nell”
  • Length: 5 letters, 1 syllable
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American architect Nelle Elizabeth Nichols Peters and writer Nelle Harper Lee (1961 Pulitzer Prize winner for the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”)
  • Variants: Nell and Nellie

 

Sia

  • Origin: Old Norse girl name
  • Meaning: “Victory” or “wisdom”
  • Pronunciation: “sigh-ah”
  • Length: 3 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: English actress Sia Berkeley and Australian singer-songwriter Sia Kate Isobelle Furler
  • Variants: Siah and Siyya

 

Skye

  • Origin: Old Norse, Scottish, and English gender-neutral name
  • Meaning: “Sky,” “blue atmosphere,” or “island of clouds”
  • Pronunciation: “sky”
  • Length: 4 letters, 1 syllable
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American gymnast Skye Blakely and African-American actress-singer Skye Townsend 
  • Variants: Skai and Sky 

 

Viv

  • Origin: Latin and Roman girl name
  • Meaning: “Lively”
  • Description: It can be a first name or a moniker for longer girl names like “Vivian.”
  • Pronunciation: “veev”
  • Length: 3 letters, 1 syllable
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: British singer-songwriter Viv Albertine and fictional character Viv Hope in the British soap opera “Emmerdale
  • Variants: Vivian and Vivienne 

 

Zadie

  • Origin: Arabic and Hebrew girl name
  • Meaning: “Princess” or “prosperous”
  • Pronunciation: “zay-dee”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Actress Zadie Baker and TV personality Zadie Cannon
  • Variants: Zada and Zady; it can also be spelled as “Sadie”

 

Rare Girl Names From Around The World

Rare Hebrew Names For Girls

Kelilah

  • Origin: Hebrew girl name
  • Meaning: “Crown” or “victorious”
  • Pronunciation: “keh-lie-lah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Kellilah, Kellila, and Kelila

 

Selah

  • Origin: Hebrew and Arabic girl name
  • Meaning: “Pause,” “praise,” “rock,” or “boulder”
  • Pronunciation: “say-lah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 364
  • Namesakes: Belgian singer Selah Sue (born Sanne Greet A. Putseys) and American fashion model Selah Louise Marley
  • Variants: Sellah and Sela

 

Rare Spanish Names For Girls

Alazne

  • Origin: Spanish and Basque – Southwestern European name
  • Meaning: Hispanic name that means “miracle” or “mirror”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-laz-nay”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Spanish actress Alazne Etxebarria and a fantasy name after Alazne Ortega, a character in the “Altered Carbon” TV series
  • Variants: Alaznay

 

Solana

  • Origin: Spanish girl name 
  • Pronunciation: “soh-lah-nah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American R&B singer-songwriter SZA or Solána Imani Rowe
  • Variants: Solena and Solanna

 

Rare Italian Names For Girls

Giustina

  • Origin: Italian girl name
  • Meaning: “Fair and just” or “righteous”
  • Pronunciation: “joos-tee-nah”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Italian form of “Justine”; also spelled as “Justina” or “Giustiniana”

 

Oriana

  • Origin: Italian, Latin, and Spanish girl name
  • Pronunciation: aw-reeh-uh-nah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: English actress Oriana Pooles and Argentine actress-singer Oriana Sabatini
  • Variants: Auriana, Orianna, and Orianne

 

Unique American Names For Girls

Aspen

  • Origin: American and British unisex name 
  • Meaning: “Shaking tree”
  • Pronunciation: “ahs-pen”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 196
  • Namesakes: American artist Aspen Mays and Broadway actress Aspen Vincent
  • Variants: None

 

Nevaeh

  • Origin: American invented name
  • Meaning: Backward spelling of “heaven”
  • Pronunciation: “nee-vah-yeh”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 95
  • Namesakes: American musician Nevaeh Jolie
  • Variants: Nevayah and Navaya

 

Rare Russian Names For Girls

Akilina

  • Meaning: “Eagle”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-kee-lee-nah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Female version of the rare boy name “Aquila”; also spelled as “Aquilina”

 

Anoushka

  • Origin: Russian and Hebrew girl name
  • Pronunciation: “ah-noosh-kah”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Indian American sitar player and composer Anoushka Shankar (*sitar is a stringed instrument in the lute family)
  • Variants: Version of “Anna” or “Anne”; also spelled as “Anousjka,” “Anuschka,” “Anushka,” and “‘Anuska”

 

Bodashka

  • Origin: Russian, Ukrainian, and Cornish name 
  • Meaning: “Gift of God
  • Pronunciation: “boh-dash-kah”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: “Bodazka” and “Bodashkah”

 

Darya

  • Origin: Persian and Russian girl name
  • Pronunciation: “dar-yah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Fictional character Darya “Dolly” Alexandrovna Oblonskaya in Leo Tolstoy’s “Anna Karenina” and Russian actress Darya Vladimirovna Poverennova
  • Variants: Also spelled as “Daria”; can be a feminine form of the Persian boy name “Darius”

 

Rare French Names For Girls

Aglaé

  • Origin: French and Greek name meaning 
  • Meaning: “Beauty” and “splendor”
  • Pronunciation: “ahg-lah-yeh”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: French noblewoman Aglaé de Polignac born in the 1760s
  • Variants: It’s from the Greek word “Aglaia.”

 

Gwenaëlle

  • Origin: French girl name
  • Meaning: “Generous” and “blessed”
  • Pronunciation: “gwee-nah-yel”
  • Length: 9 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: French footballer Gwenaëlle Butel
  • Variants: Gwen

 

Joëlle

  • Origin: French girl name
  • Meaning:  God will be willing,” “Jehovah is God,” or “Yahweh is God
  • Pronunciation: “joh-well”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 783
  • Namesakes: American YouTuber, dancer, and singer Joelle Joanie “JoJo” Siwa

 

Mailys

  • Origin: French girl name
  • Meaning: “Mother of lilies” or “chief”
  • Pronunciation: “may-lees”
  • Length: 6 letters, syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Actresses Maïlys Amrous and Mailys Robin
  • Variants: None

 

Nadège

  • Origin: French and Russian girl name 
  • Meaning: “Hope”
  • Pronunciation: “nah-deesz”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress, podcast host, and producer Nadège August
  • Variants: “Nadia”

 

Noémie

  • Origin: French girl name
  • Meaning: “Pleasant,” “good,” and “lovely”
  • Pronunciation: “noh-weh-mee”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: French film director and actress Noemie Lvovsky
  • Variants: “Naomi” and “Noemi”

 

Sébire

  • Origin: French and Norse-Viking name 
  • Meaning: “Bright sea” or “prophetess”
  • Pronunciation: “seh-beer”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Also a last name (e.g., French politician and physician)
  • Variants: Sibyl (English name)

 

Rare Muslim & Arabic Names For Girls

Raisa

  • Origin: Arabic, Yiddish, and Hebrew girl name
  • Meaning: Powerful name meaning “chief,” “princess,” “leader,” “adaptable,” or “easy-going”; it’s also a flower name meaningRose
  • Pronunciation: “ray-suh”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Russian poet Raisa Blokh
  • Variants: Raissa and Raiza

 

Samira

  • Origin: Arabic girl name
  • Meaning: “Entertaining companion,” “the one with lively conversation,” or “night companion”
  • Pronunciation: “sah-mee-rah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 778
  • Namesakes: American actress Samira Wiley
  • Variants: Sameera, Sameerah, and Samirah

 

Seira

  • Meaning: “Pure,” “holy,” “blue,” or a girl space name meaning “new star”
  • Pronunciation: “say-rah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Siara and Seirah

 

Rare Irish Names For Girls

Beibhinn

  • Origin: Irish and Gaelic girl name 
  • Meaning: “Fair or white woman” or “melodious lady”
  • Pronunciation: “bey-veen”
  • Length: 8 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Celtic goddess of birth, fertility, and queen of the underworld
  • Variants: Bebinn and Bebhionn

 

Bláthnaid

  • Origin: Irish and Gaelic girl name 
  • Meaning: “Little flower”
  • Pronunciation: “blaw-nid”
  • Length: 9 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Irish TV personality Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh
  • Variants: Blanaid

 

Makenna

  • Meaning: “Abundance” or “happy one”
  • Pronunciation: “muh-keh-nah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American tennis player Makenna Jones and child actress Makenna Cowgill
  • Variants: McKenna and Makena

 

Meara

  • Origin: Irish girl name
  • Meaning: “Lake” or “pool”
  • Pronunciation: “mee-ah-rah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Canadian politician Meara Conway; also a last name (e.g., American comedian and actress Anne Meara)
  • Variants: Maera and Mearra

 

Rowan

  • Origin: Scottish, Irish, and Arabic girl name
  • Meaning: First and middle name meaning “little redhead” or “a river in paradise”
  • Pronunciation: “row-uhn”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 276
  • Namesakes: American actress  Rowan Blanchard
  • Variants: Rowanne (feminine form), Rowen, and Roan

 

Rare Girl Names From A To Z

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With A

Abaigeal

  • Origin: Irish girl name
  • Meaning: “Father rejoiced” or “joy of the father”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-bah-gyl”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None with this spelling, but many with the variant “Abigail” (e.g., American actress Abigail Breslin)
  • Variants: Irish form of “Abigail”

 

Adia

  • Meaning: “Noble” or “gift”
  • Pronunciation: “ah-dee-yah”
  • Length: 4 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American women’s basketball coach Adia Barnes
  • Variants: Adiah and Addia

 

Aisha

  • Origin: African and Arabic girl name
  • Meaning: Spiritual name meaning “life,” “vivaciousness,” “alive,” or “well”
  • Pronunciation: “ai-yee-shuh”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 461
  • Namesakes: American television and film actress Aisha Hinds; also an important Muslim figure as the third and favorite wife of the Prophet Muhammad
  • Variants: Asha, Ayeshah, and Aishah

 

Aisling

  • Origin: Irish and Gaelic girl name
  • Meaning: “Vision” or “dream”
  • Pronunciation: “ash-leen”
  • Length: 7 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress Aisling Sistrunk and the fictional Empire Princess Aisling Duval in the video game “Elite: Dangerous
  • Variants: Ashlynn, Aislene, Aislinn, and Aislin

 

Amirah

  • Origin: Arabic and Hebrew girl name
  • Pronunciation: “ah-mee-rah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress and singer Amirah Vann
  • Variants: Amira, Amyrah, Amyra, Ameerah, and Ameera

 

Andrina

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Pronunciation: “an-dree-nah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American singer Andrina Turenne
  • Variants: A feminine form of “Andrew

 

Aodhnait

  • Origin: Irish girl name
  • Pronunciation: “ay-neht”
  • Length: 8 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None

 

Arden

  • Origin: British unisex name
  • Meaning: Nature name that means “great forest,” “valley of the eagle,” or “high land”
  • Pronunciation: “ar-den”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress, model, and singer Arden Cho
  • Variants: Arden and Ardden

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With B

Banou

  • Origin: Swahili, Turkish, and Persian girl name
  • Meaning: Black girl name meaning “princess,” “grand lady,” “lady,” or “little sister”
  • Pronunciation: “bah-noo”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Also a place name after a small town in Burkina Faso, Africa
  • Variants: Banu

 

Beatrix

  • Origin: Latin, Hungarian, Dutch, English, and German name for girls
  • Meaning: “Blessed,”  “she who brings happiness,” or “voyager”
  • Pronunciation: “beh-yah-triks”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American figure skater Beatrix Loughran and English children’s author and illustrator Beatrix Potter
  • Variants: Beatrice and Beatriz 

 

Boopa

  • Meaning: “Flower” or “blossoms”
  • Pronunciation: “boo-puh”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Bupa and Boopah

 

Bronwyn

  • Origin: Welsh girl name
  • Meaning: “White raven,” “fair and blessed breast,” or “pure of heart”
  • Pronunciation: “bran-win”
  • Length: 7 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American digital artist and painter Bronwyn Lundberg; also a fantasy girl name after the character Bronwyn in the magical “Adventure Time” TV series
  • Variants: Bronwin

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With C

Casiane

  • Meaning: “Cinnamon”
  • Pronunciation: “kah-see-yah-nee”
  • Length: 7 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Cassiane, Kassiani, and Kasiani; also a feminine form of the Greek boy name “Casiano”

 

Clothilde

  • Origin: French and German girl name
  • Pronunciation: “klo-teeld”
  • Length: 9 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: French actresses Clotilde Courau and Clotilde Hesme
  • Variants: Clotilde

 

Cossette

  • Origin: French and Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Little thing” or “people of victory”
  • Pronunciation: “kow-zet”
  • Length: 8 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None with this spelling, but many with the variant “Cosette” (e.g., the little girl in Victor Hugo’s “Les Misérables”)
  • Variants: Cosette, Cozette, Cosetta, and Cozetta

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With D

Darcy

  • Meaning: Black baby name that means “dark one,” “descendant of the dark,” “dark-haired,” or “from the fortress”
  • Pronunciation: “dar-see”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actresses Darcy LaPier and Darcy Sterling
  • Variants: Darci and Darcey

 

Dominique

  • Meaning: “Belonging to God” or “of the Lord”
  • Pronunciation: “doh-mee-neek”
  • Length: 9 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress and producer Dominique Swain and gymnast Dominique Helena Moceanu
  • Variants: Feminine form of the Latin boy name “Dominic”

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With E

Eilish

  • Origin: Gaelic and Hebrew girl name
  • Meaning: “Pledged to God
  • Pronunciation: “eye-lish”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: British athlete Eilish McColgan; also a middle name for girls (e.g., American singer and songwriter Billie Eilish, born as Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O’Connell)
  • Variants: Gaelic form of “Elizabeth”

 

Eliza

  • Meaning: God is satisfaction” or “joyful”
  • Pronunciation: “ih-ly-zah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 122
  • Namesakes: English actress and singer Eliza Bennett and American actress Eliza Patricia Dushku
  • Variants: Elliza; also a nickname for “Elizabeth”

 

Elodie

  • Origin: Greek and French girl name
  • Meaning: “Foreign riches”
  • Pronunciation: “eh-luh-dee”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 690
  • Namesakes: French actress Élodie Bouchez-Bangalter and American film and TV director Elodie Keene
  • Variants: Elodea and Elodia

 

Emersyn

  • Origin: British and German unisex name
  • Meaning: “Powerful,” “child of Emery,” or “brave”
  • Pronunciation: “eh-mer-sin”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 134
  • Namesakes: American actress Emersyn Fiorentino
  • Variants: First or middle name for girls, coming from the boy name “Emerson”

 

Enola

  • Meaning: “Solitary” or “alone”
  • Pronunciation: “eh-noh-lah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Badass girl name after the main character in the movie “Enola Holmes” (about the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes’ twin sister)
  • Variants: Ennola, Enolah, and Enolla

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With F

Fable

  • Meaning: “Tale” or “legend”
  • Pronunciation: “fay-bl”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Story

 

Fiadh

  • Pronunciation: “fee-yuh”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: None

 

Fiona

  • Origin: Irish, Gaelic, and Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Fair and beautiful” or “white”
  • Pronunciation: “fee-yoh-nah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 357
  • Namesakes: British TV presenter Fiona Bruce, American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple, and a magical name after Princess Fiona in the “Shrek” series

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With G

Gloria

  • Origin: Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Immortal glory” or “the glorious one”
  • Pronunciation: “glaw-ree-yah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 631
  • Namesakes: American singer Gloria Gaynor and actress Gloria Frances Stuart
  • Variants: Glory, Gloree, Glorea, and Glorea

 

Greta

  • Origin: German girl name
  • Meaning: “Creature of light” or “pearl”
  • Pronunciation: “greh-tah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 858
  • Namesakes: American actress Greta Lee and singer Greta Salpeter
  • Variants: It can be a nickname or moniker for “Margarethe” or “Margaret.”

 

Grier

  • Origin: Scottish girl name
  • Meaning: “Watchful” and “alert”
  • Pronunciation: “gree-er”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Also a last name (e.g., American actress and singer Pamela Suzette Grier)
  • Variants: It can also be spelled as “Greer.”

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With H

Haisley

  • Origin: English and Irish girl name
  • Meaning: “Forest clearing,” “the hazel tree,” “enclosure on the hill,” “near the hazel tree,” or “wet haylands”
  • Pronunciation: “hayz-lee”
  • Length: 7 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 471
  • Namesakes: Also a last name (such as American artist Mary Haisley)
  • Variants: Hayslee and Hazlie; it also comes from the surname “Hazley”

 

Halldóra

  • Meaning: “Thunder goddess” or “thunder”
  • Pronunciation: “hal-doh-rah”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Icelandic actress and musician Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
  • Variants: Hallþórr, Haldora, Haldorah, Halldorra, and Haldorra 

 

Helena

  • Origin: Greek and Spanish girl name
  • Pronunciation: “heh-leh-nah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 473
  • Namesakes: Swedish-American actress Helena Mattsson and English actress Helena Bonham Carter
  • Variants: “Helen” and “Eleanor”

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With I

Ibolya

  • Origin: Hungarian girl name
  • Meaning: Purple name meaning “violet color” or “violet flower”
  • Pronunciation: “ih-ball-yah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Hungarian actress Ibolya Baranyai
  • Variants: None

 

Imogen

  • Origin: Irish and Celtic girl name
  • Meaning: “Innocent maiden”
  • Pronunciation: “im-uh-juhn”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Welsh model Imogen Mary Thomas and English actress Imogen Stubbs
  • Variants: Imojeen, Imogene, and Emogene

 

Irie

  • Origin: Jamaican gender-neutral name
  • Meaning: “Happy,” “good,” “nice,” or “cool,” or “carefree”
  • Pronunciation: “eeh-ree”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American singer and songwriter Irie Love Taylor
  • Variants: Irry and Iree

 

Izett

  • Origin: Irish and Norse unisex name
  • Meaning: “Fair aspect”
  • Pronunciation: “ai-zet”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Izetta; also a form of “Isolde” or “Isolda”

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With J

Jara

  • Origin: Hindi and Spanish girl name
  • Meaning: “Rock-rose,” “spring,” “earthen water jug,” “little butterfly,” or “strong”
  • Pronunciation: “jah-rah”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: It’s also the name of the Hindu goddess of happiness and the household.
  • Variants: Jarrah, Jarah, and Jarra

 

Juni

  • Origin: German and Scandinavian girl name
  • Meaning: “Lovable,” “young,” or “the month of June”
  • Pronunciation: “joo-nee”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None with this spelling
  • Variants: June, Juno, and Junie

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With K

Katana

  • Meaning: “Sword,” “single-edged sword,” or “honorable”
  • Pronunciation: “kah-tah-nah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Katanah and Kattana

 

Katja

  • Origin: Russian girl name
  • Meaning: Traditional name meaning “pure”
  • Pronunciation: “kat-yah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American voice actress Katja Zoch
  • Variants: Katia and Katya; also a Russian form of “Kate”

 

Kerensa

  • Origin: Cornish girl name
  • Pronunciation: “ker-en-suh”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Karenza and Carensa

 

Kumasi

  • Origin: Twi – African girl name
  • Meaning: “The kum tree (a large banyan tree) survived” or “under the Kum tree (the tree of life)”
  • Pronunciation: “koo-mah-see”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Also a city in Ghana, Africa
  • Variants: None

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With L

Liana

  • Origin: French girl name
  • Meaning: “My God has answered”; also a hippie name meaning “vine” or “to twine around”
  • Pronunciation: “lee-yah-nah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 450
  • Namesakes: Canadian YouTuber Liana Kerzner and American actress Liana Liberato
  • Variants: Lianna, Liane, and Lianne

 

Lissandra

  • Meaning: “Defender of men”
  • Pronunciation: “lee-san-drah”
  • Length: 9 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Witchy name after Lissandra, the Ice Witch in the multi-player, battle arena video game “League of Legends
  • Variants: Lisandra and Lyssandra; another form of “Alexandra” or a female version of the Greek name “Alexander”

 

Lorelei

  • Origin: German girl name
  • Meaning: “Alluring temptress”
  • Pronunciation: “lorr-uh-ly”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 442
  • Namesakes: After the mystical creature Lorelei; according to German mythology, she’s the maiden who lures fishermen with her voice while they navigate a treacherous pass
  • Variants: Lorelai and Laurelei

 

Luda

  • Origin: Slavic and Russian girl name
  • Pronunciation: “loo-dah”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Australian salsa dancer and five-time world Salsa champion Luda Kroitor
  • Variants: Ludah; also a variant of the Scottish boy name “Lludd”

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With M

Madrigal

  • Origin: Latin and Spanish girl name
  • Pronunciation: “mah-druh-gahl”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Mystical girl name after the Madrigal, a chimera with bat wings and gazelle horns, and a human form in the “Daughter of Smoke & Bone
  • Variants: None

 

Maeve

  • Origin: Irish and Gaelic girl name
  • Meaning: “Intoxicating” or  “she who rules”
  • Pronunciation: “may-vee”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 104
  • Variants: “Maebh”

 

Mercer

  • Origin: Old French gender-neutral name
  • Meaning: Occupational name meaning “shopkeeper” or “merchant”
  • Pronunciation: “mur-sr”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None for girls
  • Variants: Merser and Marcer

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With N

Nashoba

  • Origin: Choctaw – Native American name (unisex)
  • Meaning: “Wolf”
  • Pronunciation: “nah-shoh-bah” 
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Also a place name (it’s popularly used in Massachusetts and Oklahoma)
  • Variants: None

 

Nathalia

  • Origin: Spanish girl name
  • Meaning: “Born on Christmas Day” or “birthday of Christ”
  • Pronunciation: “nah-thah-lee-yah”
  • Length: 8 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress Nathalia Ramos
  • Variants: A form of the traditional names “Natalia” and “Natalie”

 

Nerissa

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: Mermaid name that means “from the sea” or “sea nymph”
  • Pronunciation: “neh-ree-sah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American rock and folk musician Nerissa Nields
  • Variants: Neryssa, Nerisse, Nerys, and Nereida

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With O

Odette

  • Origin: Albanian, OId German, and French name
  • Meaning: “Wealthy,” “little Oda,” and “rich”
  • Pronunciation: “oh-dett”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: French-American actress and violinist Odette Myrtil and actress Odette Juliette Annable
  • Variants: Odet and Odetta

 

Orenda

  • Origin: Native American girl name
  • Meaning: “Magical power” or “great spirit”
  • Pronunciation: “aw-ren-duh”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Magical name after the supernatural beings who are present in things, according to Iroquois Indian mythology 
  • Variants: None

 

Osanne

  • Origin: French and Hebrew girl name
  • Meaning: “Deliver us,” “cry of praise,” or “save us, we pray”
  • Pronunciation: “oh-sah-neh”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: French painter Osanne Marie Louise Nègre

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With P

Paola

  • Origin: Italian girl name
  • Meaning: “Small” or “little and humble”
  • Pronunciation: “pow-lah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 984
  • Namesakes: Puerto Rican actress and playwright Paola Lázaro; also a last name (e.g., American poet and author Suzanne Paola)
  • Variants: Paula; also a feminine version of the biblical boy name “Paul”

 

Petra

  • Origin: Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and Slavic girl name
  • Meaning: “Unshakeable and resilient,” “rock,” or “stone”
  • Pronunciation: “peh-trah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Czech professional tennis player Petra Kvitová and American musician and singer Petra Haden
  • Variants: Feminine version of the Hebrew and Greek boy name “Peter”

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With Q

Qiana

  • Origin: African-American and Persian girl name
  • Meaning: Name that means “gracious,” “silky,” or “soft”
  • Pronunciation: “key-ah-nah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Actress Qiana Davis
  • Variants: It’s an alternative form of “Kiana”

 

Quetzalli

  • Meaning: “Beautiful feather” or “precious thing” 
  • Pronunciation: “ket-zah-lee”
  • Length: 9 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Quetzaly and Quetzalcoatl

 

Quinlan

  • Origin: Irish nonbinary name
  • Meaning: “Shapely,” “fit,” or “strong”
  • Pronunciation: “kwin-luhn”
  • Length: 7 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Also a last name (e.g., British actress and comedy writer Carrie Quinlan)
  • Variants: Kwinlan, Quinlen, Quinlin, and Quinlynn

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With R

Rehema

  • Origin: Egyptian unisex name
  • Meaning: “Forgiveness” and “compassion”
  • Pronunciation: “reh-heh-mah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Ugandan – African film actress and director Rehema Nanfuka
  • Variants: None

 

Rumi

  • Origin: Japanese girl name
  • Meaning: “Flow,” “Lapis lazuli (deep-blue semi-precious stone),” or “beauty”
  • Pronunciation: “roo-mee”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American blogger and model Rumi Neely
  • Variants: None

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With S

Safiyya

  • Origin: Arabic girl name
  • Meaning: “Sincere friend,” “best friend,” “confidante,” or “pure”
  • Pronunciation: “sah-fee-yah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Safiyya bint Huyayy, an important Muslim figure after one of the wives of the prophet Muhammad
  • Variants: Safiyah, Saffiyah, Safiyyah, Safia, Safija, Safya, and Safeia

 

Seona

  • Origin: Scottish and Celtic girl name
  • Meaning: God is gracious” 
  • Pronunciation: “see-yoh-nah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: After the 1980s British new wave group Seona Dancing, starring comedian Ricky Gervais
  • Variants: Seonna, Sheona, and Shona

 

Signe

  • Origin: Scandinavian, Danish, and Swedish gender-neutral name
  • Meaning: “New victory”
  • Pronunciation: “see-neh”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American cartoonist Signe Wilkinson; also a twin name for girls and boys after Signe (matching with “Sigmund”) in Norse mythology
  • Variants: Signy

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With T

Taja

  • Origin: Slavic, Sanskrit, and Arabic girl name
  • Meaning: “To name,” “to mention,” or “crown”
  • Pronunciation: “tah-jah”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American singer-songwriter Taja Sevelle and actress Taja V. Simpson
  • Variants: Tajah, Taija, Tajae, and Teja; a nickname for “Tatjana”

 

Tullia

  • Origin: Latin and Irish girl name
  • Meaning: “Bound for glory,” “calm,” and “peaceful”
  • Pronunciation: “tuh-lee-uh‘
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Italian journalist Tullia Zevi; also a historical name after Tullia Minor, the pre-Republican Rome’s last queen
  • Variants: Tulia, Tulla, and Tulya

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With U

Ula

  • Origin: Celtic and Scandinavian girl name
  • Meaning: “Gem of the sea”
  • Pronunciation: “ooh-lah”
  • Length: 3 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Slovene pop singer Ula Ložar and actress Ula Furlan
  • Variants: Ulla, Ulah, and Ullah

 

Uriela

  • Origin: Hebrew and German girl name
  • Pronunciation: “ooh-ree-yeh-lah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Uriella, Uriela, and Uriyella; also a feminine form of “Uriel”

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With V

Vera

  • Origin: Slavic and Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Faith” or “true”
  • Pronunciation: “vair-uh”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 224
  • Namesakes: American fashion designer Vera Ellen Wang and actress-director Vera Ann Farmiga
  • Variants: Veera, Vyra, Vira, and Varya

 

Verona

  • Origin: Italian and Latin girl name
  • Meaning: “Honest image,” “truth,” or “true image”
  • Pronunciation: “veh-row-nah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American muralist Verona Burkhard and English TV presenter and actress Verona Rose
  • Variants: Veronah and Verrona

 

Vienne

  • Origin: French girl name
  • Meaning: “Alive”
  • Pronunciation: “vee-en”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American singer and songwriter Vienna Teng
  • Variants: Form of “Vivienne” or “Vienna” 

 

Vietta

  • Origin: French and Old Norse girl name
  • Meaning: “Small town”
  • Pronunciation: “vee-yeh-tah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American bicultural pop and musical artist Vietta
  • Variants: A form of “Vilette”

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With W

Winifred

  • Origin: Welsh and Old English unisex name
  • Meaning: “Holy, blessed reconciliation”
  • Pronunciation: “win-uh-fred”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American journalist Winifred Sweet Black Bonfils
  • Variants: Winnifred, Winnie, and Winny

 

Wynna

  • Origin: Welsh girl name
  • Meaning: “Blessed peace”
  • Pronunciation: “win-nah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Wina, Winna, and Wynne 

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With X

Xanthe

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: Color name meaning “yellow” or “golden”
  • Pronunciation: “zan-thee”
  • Length: 6 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress Xanthe Huynh and British actress Xanthe Elbrick
  • Variants: Xantha, Xanti, Xanthia, and Zantha

 

Xena

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Stranger,” “guest,” or “foreigner”
  • Pronunciation: “zee-nuh”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+ 
  • Variants: Xina, Xeena, and Zeena

 

Xiomara

  • Origin: Spanish girl name
  • Meaning: “Famous in battle” or “ready for battle”
  • Pronunciation: “zee-oh-mah-rah”
  • Length: 7 letters, 4 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 494
  • Namesakes: Cuban-American ballerina Xiomara Reyes
  • Variants: Xiomarra

 

Xoey

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: “Life”
  • Pronunciation: “zoh-wee”
  • Length: 4 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None
  • Variants: Xoe; another spelling for “Zoe” or “Zoey”

 

Xylia

  • Origin: Greek girl name
  • Meaning: Nature name that means “from the woods”
  • Pronunciation: “ziy-lee-yah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Also a plant name (Xylia xylocarpa, a medium-sized tree)
  • Variants: Xyla, Xyllia, and Xyliah

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With Y

Yamileth

  • Origin: Spanish and Arabic girl name
  • Pronunciation: “yah-mee-leth”
  • Length: 8 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 867
  • Namesakes: Mexican professional boxer Yamileth Mercado (the world’s second-best female bantamweight champion)
  • Variants: Yamilet and Yamila

 

Yimmi

  • Origin: Native American unisex name
  • Meaning: “Believes”
  • Pronunciation: “yee-mee”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: None for girls
  • Variants: Yimi

 

Rare Baby Names For Girls Starting With Z

Zaire

  • Origin: African gender-neutral name
  • Meaning: “The river that swallows all rivers”
  • Pronunciation: “zah-eer”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: After the Zaire River (now called the Congo River), the second-longest river in Africa
  • Variants: Zaireh

 

Zarela

  • Origin: Hebrew and Spanish girl name
  • Meaning: “Princess”
  • Pronunciation: “zah-reh-lah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: New York City-based restaurateur, culinary legend,  and cookbook author Zarela Martinez
  • Variants: Zirella, Cirella, and Sirella

 

Zelia

  • Origin: Hebrew and Scandinavian girl name
  • Pronunciation: “zee-lee-yah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: African-American music instructor and musician Zelia N. Breaux
  • Variants: Zella

 

Zelda

  • Origin: German and Yiddish girl name
  • Meaning: Classic girl name meaning “gray battle maid,” “happy,” or “blessed”
  • Pronunciation: “zel-dah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 2 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 669
  • Namesakes: American actress Zelda May Rubinstein and actress-director Zelda Williams
  • Variants: Zelde and Zeldah

 

Zemira

  • Origin: Hebrew girl name
  • Meaning: Musical name that means “joyous melody,” “song,” “palm,” or “vine”
  • Pronunciation: “zeh-mee-rah”
  • Length: 6 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: Israeli scientist and professor Zemira Mevarech
  • Variants:  Zemirah

 

Zosia

  • Meaning: “Wisdom”
  • Pronunciation: “zoh-see-ah”
  • Length: 5 letters, 3 syllables
  • Popularity/Rank: 1,000+
  • Namesakes: American actress and musician Zosia Mamet
  • Variants: Zosha; Polish form of the Greek nameSophia

 

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