Latin Names for Girls

Pretty French sound, but there might be a lot of "umbrella" cracks. 

Umbrielle

This name of eight popes might appeal to confirmed city-dwellers, but Urbana would be more feminine. 

Urban

If you live in the city, you might call your urban baby Urbana; if you live in the suburbs--don't even think of Surbana.

Urbana

This name of the major Maltese city takes on an air of attractiveness via model Amber Valletta, making it an appealing alternative to the overexposed Valerie and Vanessa. 

Valetta

This name of a showy, lemony plant makes an unusual entry into the name garden. 

Verbena

This elaboration of Vera makes an attractive and uncommon choice.

Veradis

The simple, sleek Vera gave birth to the more elaborate Veradis and Veradisia. Neither name was used for any baby girls in the US last year.

Veradisia

Verdi

Said to refer to either Jupiter or Venus, either of which would be preferable as a name. 

Vespera

The name of the Roman goddess of the household is not recommended for your little goddess. 
More on that deity: Vesta is primarily associated with the vestal virgins, her priestesses, who tended the sacred fire at the hearth of her temple in the centre of Rome. The continued burning of vesta’s flame was considered vital to the continuation of Rome.

Vesta

A rarely heard ancient <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/515/latin-names-for-girls">Latin names for girls</a> that has a not-so-appealing brand name feel. Try Alba instead.

Albia

With Clementine on the rise and Clemence and Clemency considered chic in Europe, this unusual Latinate option could be a fresh alternative. Clementia is another, more common, spelling.

Clemensia

A character name that makes an appearance in Shakespeare's King Lear, Nerilla has hardly been heard in modern times. Fewer than five baby girls received the name in the US last year, which places it among the rarest of the rare.

Nerilla may be a literary name invented by Shakespeare or a feminization of the Ancient Roman emperor's name Nero. With the resurrection of many names from ancient Greece and Rome, Nerilla is one of the <a href="https://nameberry.com/baby-names/515/latin-names-for-girls">Latin names for girls</a> we may be hearing again.

Nerilla

Not as common as brother Sergio, but still quite frequently heard in the Hispanic community, as in Bolivian singer Sergia Llanos.

Sergia

The name of an area of Peru, this could be a possibilty for a springtime baby born under the sign of Taurus.

Tauria

An ancient Roman name rarely heard in modern times, though the related VARINA appears in Slavic families.

Varinia

A lot of parents claim to want a name that's different, but if you really do, Aquilina, modern-feeling but based on an ancient favorite, would be one good choice.

Aquilina

Lucasta was invented by seventeenth century poet Richard Lovelace for a collection of poems dedicated to a lover named Lucy, and is familiar through the Eugene O'Neill play and film Anna Lucasta. Lucasta is a distinctive, rarely used choice and a logical extension of the Luke/Luc/Luca names.

Lucasta

Constantina is a pretty, feminissima, if lengthy, variation on the Constance theme.  The fourth century Constantina, also known as Constantia and Constantiana, was the eldest daughter of Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and his second wife Fausta, daughter of Emperor Maximian. Constantina received the title of Augusta by her father, and is venerated as a saint; in English she is also known as Saint Constance.



Constantina

Capella, the eleventh brightest star in the sky, carries much mythological and astrological significance. In Roman mythology, Capella represented the goat that suckled Jupiter, whose horn became the Cornucopia or horn of plenty. In Hindu mythology, Capella is called the heart of Brahma, while English legend calls it the shepherd's star. 

Australian Aboriginal myth calls Capella the kangaroo, while in Persian mythology it's a metaphor for both great distance and the color light red. Astrologically, Capella symbolizes wealth and military honor. As if that wasn't enough, CapPella (two p's) also has a musical reference to a cappella singing.

Capella

Latin names for girls derive, ultimately, from ancient Rome, which stretched from Spain to Iraq at its height. Latin girls’ names, for that reason, reflect a multitude of cultures and languages. Current favorites in the US include Olivia and Ava.

Along with Olivia and Ava, other

 include Camila, Clara, Eliana, Lillian, Lucy, Ruby, Stella, and Valentina.

Baby girl names popular in Rome include Viola — the

 in Italy — Cecilia, Gloria, and Celeste.

Some Latin names for girls have been altered somewhat from their original form by the passage of time. But other Latin girls’ names can be found carved into rocks from thousands of years ago. 

Popular modern girls’ names with Latin roots

 include Beatrice, Cecilia, Felicity, Hillary, Julia, Laura, Patricia, Violet, and Vivian, but there are dozens of other Latin girls’ names worth exploring for your baby girl.

Below, our full menu of Latin names for girls, ordered by popularity on Nameberry.

Latin names for baby girls, including top girl names and unique girl names of Latin origin, with meanings and popularity. (Page 23)