Five Letter Girl Names
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Siani
Welsh
Diminutive of Siân/Sian, the Welsh form of Jane.
Bixby
Invented name
Along with Siri, Alexa, and Cortana, Bixby joins the ranks of virtual assistant names.
Emare
French
The name of a medieval romance poem. The title character, Emaré, was desired for her great beauty.
Mulia
Invented name
Variation of Julia.
Glail
Invented name
Variation of Gail.
Aurai
Greek
"nymphs"
In Greek mythology, nymphs of the breezes.
Sidhe
Irish
In Irish mythology, sidhe refers to the mounds of earth that are home to the aos sí, a race of fairies.
Maiva
Variation of Maeva, Tahitian
"welcome"
Variation of Maeva.
Brave
English word name
"showing courage"
A striking word name for either gender. It's a safer choice when used as a middle name. Sixteen baby girls were named Brave in the US last year, the same number as were named Breezy.
Alona
Variation of Alana, Irish
"little rock, or harmony, concord"
Variation of Alana.
Pinja
Finnish
"stone pine"
Pinja fell off the Finnish popularity charts in 2013.
Ahona
Bengali
Ejiro
Urhobo
"praise God"
Variation of Ejiroghene
Farai
Shona
"rejoice"
A bright, joyful and unisex name of Shona origin, also used as the name of a fashion brand.
Itoro
Ibibio
"praise, glory"
Oyibo
Urhobo
"white"
Uduak
Ibibio
"will, desire"
A gender-neutral name in its native Nigeria, but more often borne on males in the US.
Cygni
Latin
61 Cygni is a star in the constellation Cygnus. It's pronounced similarly to the Scandinavian name Signe/Signy.
Deneb
Astronomy, Arabic
"tail"
A rare, astronomical choice, Deneb is a blue supergiant star in the "tail" of the Cygnus constellation. Derived from the Arabic dhanab , it is borne by Deneb Karentz, a Biology professor in the US.
Hydra
Greek
"water serpent"
Hydra is the largest of the 88 constellations, whose name was inspired by Hydra of Lerna, a serpentine, multi-headed monster of Greek mythology who resided in Lake Lerna.