Five Letter Girl Names
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Rinoa
Rinoa is a feminine name that gained recognition primarily through the character Rinoa Heartilly in the popular 1999 video game Final Fantasy VIII. The name appears to be a creative invention by the…
Quant
Quant is an unusual feminine name that likely derives from either the English word "quant" meaning a pole for propelling boats, or possibly as a shortened form of "quantitative." It may also draw…
Aléa
Aléa is a feminine name with French origins, pronounced ah-LAY-ah. The name likely derives from the Latin word 'alea,' meaning 'dice' or 'chance,' which gives it connotations of fate, luck, and…
Cadiz
Cadiz as a feminine name draws inspiration from the ancient Spanish coastal city of Cádiz. This place name has Phoenician origins, as the city was founded as 'Gadir' meaning 'enclosure' or…
Ombra
Italian
"shadow"
An unusual, haunting name, a distant cousin to the more popular Amber and Ember.
Ellot
Ellot is an unusual feminine name that appears to be a variant spelling of Eliot or Elliott, names traditionally used for boys. These names have English origins and were originally surnames meaning…
Leger
Leger is an uncommon feminine name with French origins, though it has historically been used for both genders. Derived from the Latin name Leodegar, meaning "light spear" or "people's spear," it was…
Lorca
Spanish place name and surname
The haunting Lorca is a place name from the Spanish province of Navarre, but far more famous as the surname of the eminent Spanish poet and playwright Federico Garcia Lorca, who was the direct…
Matta
Matta is a feminine name with Aramaic origins, derived from the same root as the name Matthew, meaning 'gift of God.' While relatively uncommon in Western countries, it has historical presence in…
Kinga
Hungarian, Polish
"brave"
Though the name Kinga has penetrated the international consciousness via the Slovakian model Kinga Rajzak, it's a rare choice for American baby girls: Only six were named Kinga last year. Is that…
Rikku
Japanese
"land, continent"
The Japanese Rikku is familiar in the west as the name of one of the lead characters of the "Final Fantasy" video game series. Voted "hottest character," the fictional Rikku is a thief with a good…
Embry
English surname
"flat-topped hill"
Though Embry became famous as the name of a boy werewolf in Twilight , we think its Em- beginning and -y ending make it perfectly appropriate for a girl. You might consider it as an alternative to…
Ethne
Variation of Eithne, Irish
"kernel"
Ethne is one of the many Irish Gaelic names whose spelling and pronunciation -- it's en-ya -- will prove endlessly confusing to English speakers.
Emira
Feminine variation of Amir, Arabic
"commander, prince"
Emira is one of those pan-international names that feels pleasant enough but seems so unrooted to any one culture that it might as well be made up.
Nenna
Literary name and Scandinavian
"daring"
Nenna is the name of the heroine of Penelope Fitzgerald's novel Offshore , but it's also sparingly used in Scandinavia as a variant of the name Nanna. Nanna is a diminutive of various names,…
Kaena
Hawaiian
"praised"
Kaena is a pleasant sounding unisex Hawaiian place name, the westernmost point of the island of Oahu. In the computer-generated fantasy movie Kaena: The Prophecy , the character of Kaena is voiced by…
Sinai
Biblical place name, Hebrew
"hatred"
A sacred place to the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religions, Mount Sinai is where Moses received the Ten Commandments and also the name of the peninsula on which the mountain stands. You may be…
Ororo
Literary name
Ororo Munroe is the civilian name of African-American comic book heroine Storm, from the X-Men series.
Jeisa
Jeisa is a feminine name with multiple possible origins. It may be a variant spelling of Geisa, which has Brazilian Portuguese roots, or could be a modern creation inspired by combining elements of…
Zosma
Greek
"girdle"
The name of a star in the constellation of Leo, Zosma is an intriguing, celestial choice that could make an unexpected middle name option, especially for babies born under the lion sign. Meaning…