Five Letter Girl Names
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Ebele
African
"mercy, kindness"
Igbo name made more familiar by its relationship to the popular Belle and Bella.
Eagle
Nature name
"eagle, a bird"
For the boyds. Er, boys, if only judging my the statistics, which have this rare bird name given to a handful of baby boys in the US but no recent baby girls. But it certainly would make a majestic…
Finch
English word and nature name
"to swindle"
Bird name possibility, rarer than Lark and Wren but with the same short, punchy feel. Only five baby girls were named Finch in the most recent year, and four times as many baby boys.
Nerea
Basque
"mine"
A variation of the name Nere, both choices are distinctive and accessible. In the Top 20 in Spain.
Renee
French from Latin
"reborn"
Chic in the fifties, now kept in the public eye mainly by actress Zellweger. Variations include Rene, Renae, and Renny.
Garin
Armenian place name
This name of an old Armenian city, might sound a little too masculine for use here. Variations include the more feminine Garine and Karine.
Nairi
Armenian place name
This was the old name for ancient Armenia, land of canyons.
Siran
Armenian
"lovely"
A shimmery name with a wonderful meaning; another intriguing variation is Siroun.
North
Word name
North's image and gender status was irrevocably changed when Kim Kardashian and Kanye West announced it as the name of their newborn daughter. But why not? West is firmly established as a name,…
Tamia
Modern invented name
Variation of Tamara, popularized by Canadian singer Tamia.
Tamya
Tamya appears to be a modern name with several possible origins. It may be a variation of Tamia, which could derive from the Arabic name Tamima meaning 'perfect' or 'complete.' Alternatively, it…
Tyana
Tyana is a feminine name with ancient historical connections, likely derived from the name of the ancient Anatolian city of Tyana in what is now Turkey. The name has Greek origins and carries an…
Chase
French
"to hunt"
Chase is starting to be seen on a handful of girls each year, and has been heard as a nickname to Chelsea. Reminiscent of Casey and Charlie, around 40 girls were given the name in a recent count.
Cyder
Invented name
Somehow a "y" got stuck in a glass of apple juice.
Tycen
English, variation of Tyson
"firebrand"
Since girls have already coopted Tyson (singer Nenah Cherry's daughter, for one), no need to go to these lengths to feminize it.
Vegas
Spanish
"meadows"
Viva Las Vegas? What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas? We think not. Maybe Vega, the name of an actual heavenly star?
Cylia
Variation of Priscilla
Young French actress and singer Cylia Malki put this international short form of Priscilla into the mix.
Corot
Corot is an unusual feminine name likely derived from the surname of Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, the renowned 19th-century French landscape painter. As a given name, Corot is extremely rare, making…
Lotto
Lotto is an uncommon feminine name with potential Italian origins. It may have developed as a feminine form of the Italian male name Lotto, which was a medieval diminutive of names containing the…
Scala
Italian
"stairs"
A rare Italian name with an operatic connection to the Milan opera house, La Scala.