Updated November 2023
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Hebrew
"place of the treasury"
A Biblical place name referred to by the Old Testament prophet Ezra. It may be a corruption of Caspian, or may derive from Hebrew keceph "silver, money".
Italian from Greek
"of the mountains"
A rare Italian name derived from Orestes, from Greek mythology.
American
Best known as the name of American sculptor Chakaia Booker, who creates large scale art from recycled tires and stainless steel.
Feminine variation of Howard, English from German
"high guardian; brave heart"
You’re unlikely to hear Howardena on a baby girl today, but art lovers may recognize it as the name of Howardena Pindell, an American painter and mixed media artist.
Slavic variation of Juliana, Latin
"youthful"
Form of Juliana used in countries including the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia, and Macedonia.
Galician variation of Juliana, Latin
This extra exciting Juliana variant originated in the Galicia region of Spain.
Germanic
"noble spear or pledge"
This weighty ancient name could be the perfect fits-in-stands-out choice for fans the increasingly fashionable group of girls' names that both start and end in A. The second element gis may come from…
Spanish
"the red one"
St Quiteria was a second-century virgin martyr who was killed after refusing to renounce her Christian faith in order to marry. She was born in what is now Portugual, and her name is sometimes used…
Latin
A Latinate diminutive from the Greek name Orestes, borne by Livia Orestilla, the second wife of Emperor Caligula.
Mongolian
"pure, clear, bright"
If you love girls' names that start and end in A, this beautiful Mongolian option is one to consider!
Greek
"painting, illustration"
A rare Greek name with a strong and enigmatic sound.
Sioux, Lakota
"butterfly"
Kimimela joins Mariposa as one of the long and lovely girl names meaning "butterfly".
Maori
"star of the sea"
The title of a Maori poem and also used to reference Mary, mother of Jesus, adapted from the Latin Marian title Stella Maris "star of the sea".
"devotee of the Virgin Mary"
Form of Panagiota
"merit, derserve"
Feminine form of Emerentius
French
"merit, deserve"
Lovers of Clementine and Emmeline might want to consider this even rarer name, derived from the Roman cognomen Emerentianus.
Latin and Catalan
A contracted form of Emerentia, which belonged to an obscure Scottish saint.
Italian from Latin
"form of Emygdius"
Feminine form of Emidio
English word name
"ballet dancer"
Actor Jeremy Sisto put this word name on the map in 2009, when he used it as the middle name for his daughter Charlie.
Feminization of Volumnius, Latin
"scroll"
Shakespeare used Volumnia as the name of Coriolanus' mother in his tragedy Coriolanus while Dickens used it in Bleak House .