By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Latin
"curly-haired"
Unfortunately, everyone will hear Crispina, the feminine form of Crispin, as Christina.
French from Latin
"lordly"
Cyrille is a unisex French name, and its association with the suddenly suave Cyril has turned from a liability into an advantage.
Latin place-name
Dacia is an ancient place-name -- it was in Eastern Europe -- as lacy as Dacey, but more substantial.
"tenth"
In the days of huge families, this name of the Roman goddess of prophecy and childbirth, and one of the Fates, would be saved for bambina number ten. Now it might be used for a girl born in October,…
"delight"
Variation on the Delight-Delicia theme.
"right-handed, skillful"
Dexter turned ultracool for a girl when Diane Keaton named her daughter Dexter Dean. Dexter is getting a new style gloss for both genders thanks to (unlikely) baby name role model, television's…
"image of worship"
Real name that sounds like a made-up combination of Dillon and Lillian.
Latin variation of Dominic
Most distinctive of the Dominic-related girls' names.
"given"
Evokes a sympathetic feeling of generosity and charity.
"strong"
Pleasingly quaint and dainty New Testament possibility; the nickname Dru modernizes it.
"sweet"
Has a sweetness via its relation to such words as dulcet; other similar possibilities are DULCE, DULCINA, and the down-home DULCIE. Though this Latin names for girls is rarely heard in contemporary…
Latin or Tswana
"new or gift"
Neo, indeed--though it was a male character in "The Matrix." In the Southern African language of Tswana, it is a unisex name meaning "gift".
"heroic"
The name of Beethoven's third symphony, and too close to the word erotica.
Latin female variation of Fabian
"bean grower"
Fabia is one of several pleasant international-accented female versions of Fabian.
"infant"
Fantine is a rarely heard French name except as a character in the Victor Hugo novel Les Misérables .
Latin, feminine variation of Faust
"fortunate one"
Faustine has a positive meaning, although the association with the character who sold his soul to the devil may be off-putting. This name is among the Top 100 girls' names in France, but was given to…
Latin feminine variation of Faunus
"to befriend"
Faunia is more often rendered as Fauna, who was a Roman goddess of fertility, women and healing. Faunia was the downtrodden yet loving heroine of Philip Roth's Human Stain . Faunia and Fauna have…
Place name and Spanish from Latin
"flowery"
Lacks the cachet of some newer place-names.
Diminutive of Florence
"flourishing, prosperous"
Flossie was an extremely popular Florence nickname that was used independently in the early twentieth century, given to over five hundred girls per year a century ago. Appealing, sweet as candy…
"blooming, flowering"
Florence is back, and the adorable short form Florie (or Flory) is too. Or you could just name her Flora and be done with it.
