8 Letter Girl Names
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Loredana
Italian, Romanian
"laurel grove"
A widespread name in Italy and Romania, the lovely Loredana is often claimed to have been invented by French author George Sand for a character in her 1833 novel Mattea . However, it also belonged to…
Madicken
Literary name; Swedish
Swedish author Astrid Lindgren used this nickname for the eponymous character in her children's novel Madicken . In the book, it's a nickname for Margareta, but Lindgren took the idea from her…
Marpessa
Greek
"the robbed one"
In Homer's Iliad , Marpessa is the name of an Aetolian princess who is torn between two lovers: the god Apollo and the mortal hero Idas. Fearing that Apollo would abandon her when she grew old, she…
Marpesia
Greek
The name of an Amazonian queen in Greek mythology, deriving from a Greek verb meaning "to seize, to catch".
Amabella
Latin
"lovable"
Amabella is an elaboration of Amabel, a popular medieval name. Neil Gaiman and Liane Moriarty used Amabella as a character name in their novels, The Graveyard Book and Big Little Lies , respectively.
Mazikeen
Invented name
"harmful spirits"
Neil Gaiman invented this name for a character in his comic book Sandman . It can now be seen on the TV show Lucifer . The name was inspired by the Hebrew term Mazzikin , which refers to sinister…
Annelies
German and Dutch combination of Anna and Liese
Annalise and Anneliese are more commonly used, but this spelling was Anne Frank's full first name.
Euphoria
English word name
"a feeling of intense excitement or joy"
A pretty and modern word name for a daughter, expressing great happiness.
Octayvia
Variation of Octavia, Latin
"eighth"
Variation of Octavia.
Dellsena
A unique girls' name, perhaps best known as that of actress Octavia Spencer's mother.
Euphamia
Variation of Euphemia, Greek
"fair speech"
Variation of Euphemia.
Joon-soo
Korean
Obiajulu
African
"my heart is content"
It's hard to find a name meaning much sweeter than Obiajulu's.
Willicia
Portmanteau of William and Alicia.
Madeleif
Myosotis
Flower name, from Greek
"mouse's ear; forget-me-not"
The name of a genus of flowering plants commonly known as "forget-me-not", deriving from a Greek word meaning "mouse's ear", because of the shape of the plant's leaves. The Spanish form Miosoti is…
Vivendel
Norwegian nature name
"honeysuckle flower"
The Norwegian word for "honeysuckle" could make for a fresh and vibrant nature-inspired choice.
Pevensie
Literary and surname name
This rare English surname's most famous bearers are Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy Pevensie: the four siblings who are the protagonists of C. S. Lewis' Narnia books. It probably derives from Pevensey,…
Petronel
Greek
"rock, stone"
Medieval English variant of Petronella or Petronilla, which relate to the male name Peter.
Berghild
Old Norse
"battle helper"