Names Ending in G for Girls
- Mórag
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"the great one"Description:
A classic Gaelic name, but too hoary to be a hit here.
- Peg
Origin:
Diminutive of Margaret, GreekMeaning:
"pearl"Description:
Peg is a nostalgic turn-of-the-last-century nickname, sociable but slight. Like near-identical twin Peggy, Peg is in mothballs.
- Peig
- Ashling
- Belig
Origin:
Mongolian name meaning "clever, wise"Meaning:
"clever, wise"Description:
Similar to the Turkish name Bilge (Bil-jeh), which has the same meaning.
- Sương
Origin:
VietnameseMeaning:
"frost"Description:
Vietnamese cognate of the Chinese name Shuang.
- Evening
Origin:
Day nameDescription:
Though this feels like a new invention, people have used day names such as Morning and Afternoon for centuries -- and so why not Evening too? It's a lovely word with an evocative meaning and makes a perfect addition to this newly stylish group.
- Hedvig
- Wyoming
Origin:
Place-nameDescription:
A possibility for your li'l cowgirl.
- Ag
- Lightning
Origin:
Nature nameDescription:
Olympic athlete Usain Bolt introduced this unusual and electric nature name to the lexicon when he chose it for his daughter's middle name: Olympia Lightning Bolt. Now there's a name with layers of meaning!
- Ingibjorg
Origin:
Icelandic from NorseMeaning:
"the help of Ing"Description:
Ingibjörg, as it's transcribed in Iceland, is derived from the Old Norse name Ingibjǫrg. The name references the Germanic fertility god Ing, the original name of the god Freyr.
- Nutmeg
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"musk nut"Description:
Aromatic spice used in cooking, and a cute route to Meg.
- Beathag
Origin:
GaelicMeaning:
"life"Description:
Pronounced BEH-ak, this Scottish name is also seen as Bethoc. In that form it was the mother of Duncan, the monarch slain by Macbeth in Shakespeare's play. In later years, it was sometimes Latinized as as Beatrice.
- Stirling
Origin:
ScottishMeaning:
"from the city of Stirling"Description:
The geographical spelling of the Scottish surname Sterling, now starting to be heard for girls, too.
- Zelig
Origin:
Yiddish, variation of SeligMeaning:
"blessed, happy"Description:
Woody Allen introduced us to the name Zelig as the ever-morphing title character of his 1983 film. Zelig does have an upbeat meaning, and nickname Zelie makes it accessible for a girl, though it's an undeniably quirky choice for either gender.
- Seonag
- Hong
Origin:
Chinese and VietnameseMeaning:
"rainbow or red; pink, rosy"Description:
A unisex Chinese name with a multitude of different meanings, depending on the characters used. In Vietnamese, it is a feminine name meaning "pink, rosy".
- Evensong
Origin:
English word nameMeaning:
"evening service, vespers"Description:
One of the newest spiritual word names.
- Nanig