Five Letter Girl Names
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South
Word Name
The only of the four cardinal direction names to not have caught on. But if North can work, why not South?
Zouey
Variation of Zoe, Greek
"life"
Mireille Enos and Alan Ruck used it as the middle name for their son Larkin in 2014.
Helah
Hebrew
"rust"
Biblical name from the Old Testament.
Jahel
Hebrew
"mountain goat"
Variation of Jael.
Nogah
Hebrew
"brightness"
A masculine name in the Old Testament, but used contemporarily as a feminine name, Nogah was borne by a son of King David. Predominantly given in Israel, the name can also be spelled as Noga.
Rahab
Hebrew
"spacious"
Biblical woman from the Old Testament whose unique name is largely unknown in the modern world.
Addax
Animal name
The addax is a white antelope that resides in the Sahara Desert. A cool and usable addition to the pool of animal baby names .
Zeren
Animal name
More commonly known as the Mongolian Gazelle, the Zeren is an antelope native to the steppes of Central Asia. Zeren might be read as a creative spin on Seren, though both names are unusual in the US.…
Shore
English word name
"land by the sea"
A beachy name, similar in feel to Coast, Tide, Bay, and Cove. It has yet to rank in the US stats.
Thym
Spelling variation of Thyme, nature name
Fragrant herb often used for cooking, but scarcely as a name.
Denim
Word name
"sturdy cotton"
Navy, Indigo, Sky, Ocean, and Sapphire already rank as current US favorites, and Demin is another shade of blue that's on the rise. With the stylish, sturdy, and versatile feel of the fabric it…
Essex
English place-name and surname
Sex doesn't belong in a baby name.
Mulan
Chinese
"magnolia"
Mulan comes from a Chinese mythological ballad, in which Mulan disguises herself as a man to take the place of her father in war. The 1998 Disney movie of the same name was based on this legend. Read…
Abeba
Amharic
"flower"
Palindromic name often heard in Ethiopia.
Arisa
Japanese
Sweet Japanese name that would work well as an alternative to the now-dated Alyssa and Marissa.
Ozlem
Turkish
"yearning"
Quite popular in Turkey in the 1980s, Ozlem fell out of the Turkish top 100 in 2011.
Suela
Albanian variation of Suheyla
"level, even"
Variation of Suheyla.
Birch
English, German, Danish, and Swedish surname and tree name
"dweller in the birch wood"
One of the rarer tree names, Birch evokes imagery of the beautiful paper-white bark tree. Although a unisex name, the most notable people named Birch are men, such as Indiana senator Birch Evans Bayh…
Beach
Nature name, English word name
"a shore of a body of water"
As a new set of word names washes up on the shore, names like Beach could appeal to parents with a love for the sand and the waves. If you prefer hiking and forests over surfing and dunes, Beech…
Cross
Word name
If Cruz and Croix are too subtle, Cross cuts right to the chase. It feels decidedly more Christian and punitive, for better or worse.