Five Letter Girl Names
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Zippy
Short form of Zipporah
Zippy is a cute nickname that livens up the Biblical Zipporah. Too cute? Your call.
Aeryn
Variation of Erin, Irish
"from the island to the west"
Spelling variation of Erin invented for a character on the science fiction TV show Farscape .
Asuka
Japanese
Americans might recognize Asuka as the stage name of WWE wrestler Kanako Urai.
Ayame
Japanese
"iris"
Sweet and gentle botanical choice.
Epona
Celtic
"horse"
In Celtic mythology (later borrowed into the Roman empire), Epona is the goddess of horses and fertility. Link's horse in The Legend of Zelda is fittingly named Epona.
Imoen
Invented name
Imoen is the name of a character from the video game series Baldur's Gate , although in real life it's apt to be mistaken as a typo for Imogen.
Nilin
Invented name
Nilin Cartier-Wells is a character from the video game Remember Me . Nilin rhymes with Dylan.
Hanya
Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, and Yiddish diminutive of Hanna or Johanna
"grace; God is gracious"
Hanya, made famous by American novelist Hanya Yanagihara and German dancer and choreographer Hanya Holm, is a simple straightforward name rare in the US, where only a handful of baby girls are named…
Aelia
Roman
"sun"
This little-known Ancient Roman name might make a fresh spin on the popular Ella, Ayla, Isla contingent. The "ae" is pronounced "ee" (think Aesop's fables). The Annals of Aeliana is a children's…
Morta
Lithuanian variation of Martha
"lady"
The Lithuanian form of Martha. Also associated with Morta, the Roman goddess of death.
Katla
Feminization of Ketil, Norwegian
"kettle; cauldron; helmet"
A Top 10 name in Iceland, where it is also the name of an active volcano.
Íris
Íris is the Portuguese and Icelandic form of Iris, featuring an acute accent that indicates stress on the first syllable. This feminine name derives from the Greek word for rainbow and the name of…
Aría
Aría is a feminine name with multiple potential origins. It can be viewed as a variant spelling of Aria, which in Italian means 'air' or 'melody' and refers to an expressive solo in opera. It may…
Aenor
French
"famous wealth"
A medieval French name which belonged to the mother of Eleanor of Aquitaine (incidentally, Aenor is thought to be an older form of the name Eleanor). Its etymology is uncertain, but it may derive…
Aysel
Turkish; Azerbaijani
"moon flood"
A pretty Turkish name popular in the 1980s and 90s, with the wonderfully evocative meaning of "moon flood". Similar in sound to the likes of Isla, Ayla, and Aylin, it can also be written as Aisel.
Derwa
Cornish
A Cornish saint's name, deriving from the Cornish derw , meaning "oak".
Eldra
Romani
Welsh Romani harpist Eldra Roberts is the best-known bearer of this rare El- name.
Iscah
Hebrew
"to behold"
A rare Biblical name, belonging to a niece of Abraham. It means "to behold". Iscah is thought to be the origin of the English name Jessica, which was invented by Shakespeare for a character in his…
Karou
Literary name
"hope"
Karou is the blue-haired, tattooed protagonist of Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy; her name means "hope" in the language of the chimaera who raised her. Reminiscent of sweet…
Lirio
Portuguese
"lily"
Derived from the Latin lilium , Lírio is a unisex floral name which was used for a witch character in the cult 1996 horror film The Craft .