129 Girl Names That Start With Q (with Meanings and Popularity)
Updated Wed Dec 20 2023
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Girl names that start with Q have only one representative in the US Top 1000, the attractive Irish option Quinn. In fact, in 2016 fewer than 5000 baby girls in total were given names starting with the rare initial Q, which is about a quarter of the number of Emmas.
Along with Quinn, other cute and quirky Q names for girls include Queenie, Quincy, Quilla, and Quenby, none of which currently ranks in the Top 1000 for girls.
There are also a host of intriguing international Q-starting girl names to consider, like the Arabic Qadira, the French Quitterie, or the underused Latin name Quinta — perfect for a fifth child!
Here, our full selection of girl names that start with Q, ordered by their current popularity on Nameberry.
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- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"
- Quincy
Origin:
French from LatinMeaning:
"estate of the fifth son"
- Quince
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"applelike fruit"
- Quitterie
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"the red one"
- Quilla
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"quill, hollow stalk"
- Queenie
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen"
- Quintessa
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"essence"
- Qianqian
Origin:
ChineseMeaning:
"Diligent, vigorous"
- Querida
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"dear, beloved"
- Qiturah
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"incense, scent"
- Quenby
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"queen's settlement"
- Quora
Origin:
Variation of Cora, GreekMeaning:
"maiden"
- Quetzalli
Origin:
Nahuatl, Native AmericanMeaning:
"feather, precious thing"
- Quvenzhané
Origin:
Modern invented name from combining "Qulyndreia" and "Venjie"Meaning:
"Venjie"
- Quinley
Origin:
English, modern invented name combining Quinn and leyMeaning:
"descendant of Conn + clearing, meadow"
- Quentin
Origin:
LatinMeaning:
"fifth"
- Quintara
- Quinna
- Quin
- Quiteria
Origin:
SpanishMeaning:
"the red one"
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