150+ European Baby Girl Names
“What’s so special about European names?”, you might ask. After all, the majority of the baby names most widely used in the US have European origins.
But what we’re talking about here are baby names that are not widely used in the US, the UK, and other English-speaking countries. We scoured the popularity lists of European countries from Sweden to Spain, France to Russia in search of names that are widely used in their native cultures but largely unknown in the Anglophone world.
Search here to find a distinctive name from your family’s culture of origin. Or think of these names as a way to spark up old favorites that have perhaps grown a bit boring in their usual American incarnation. Emily may feel a lot more appealing as Emiliana and Saar may freshen up Sarah.
These girls’ names have a stylish European flavor that will be in good taste anywhere.
- Ainara
- Ainhoa
- Aitana
- Alessia
- Alva
- Amelie
- Amerie
- Amoret
- Anais
- Antonina
- Apolline
- Araceli
- Arlet
- Aurelie
- Axelle
- Aya
- Azzurra
- Belen
- Benedetta
- Benthe
- Brisa
- Calixta
- Candela
- Caprice
- Capucine
- Cato
- Chiara
- Clemence
- Corisande
- Dasha
- Demetria
- Doutzen
- Elettra
- Elin
- Elke
- Elvira
- Emiliana
- Esperanza
- Estrella
- Eulalie
- Evadne
- Faustine
- Feline
- Femke
- Fenna
- Fenne
- Fien
- Finja
- Fiorella
- Flavia
- Fleur
- Gaia
- Gala
- Giada
- Ginevra
- Gioia
- Giovanna
- Gisele
- Giulia
- Gretel
- Griselda
- Hedda
- Hilma
- Iben
- Ilaria
- Ilsa
- Ines
- Iolanthe
- Iria
- Irina
- Isa
- Jimena
- Juna
- Juni
- Kassiani
- Laia
- Leire
- Leonie
- Leyre
- Lieke
- Liesl
- Lilou
- Lise
- Lisette
- Lo
- Lotte
- Ludovica
- Luz
- Madelief
- Maelie
- Maelle
- Maelys
- Mafalda
- Majken
- Manon
- Manuela
- Mar
- Mathilde
- Mattea
- Melisandre
- Merle
- Mignon
- Milan
- Milou
- Minette
- Moa
- Naiara
- Nele
- Nerea
- Noa
- Nuria
- Oceane
- Odile
- Oline
- Ona
- Ottoline
- Perdita
- Perla
- Puck
- Rafaella
- Ravenna
- Rocio
- Romane
- Ronja
- Rosalia
- Saar
- Saga
- Sandrine
- Sanne
- Saskia
- Sidonie
- Signe
- Sigrid
- Siv
- Solana
- Soledad
- Solene
- Solveig
- Sophronia
- Stina
- Svea
- Thais
- Thalassa
- Thessaly
- Tiril
- Triana
- Tuva
- Valeria
- Veerle
- Vega
- Vianne
- Victoire
- Xanthipe
- Ximena
- Xiomara
- Yara
- Zosia
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indiefendi2 Said on October 25th, 2016 at 3:23 am
my favorites:
Akasha – intriguing. kinda reminds me of Uma Thurman’s daughter’s name
Amaris is one of my favorite names in the entire world. It’s simply gorgeous and chic.
Amoret – literally sounds lovely.
Araceli – I love the meaning of it and it’s kinda like Arabella, Arianna, etc. but more unique
Belen – we all know the Belle names are the biggest trend but I’m glad to see this one is rare
Bronwen
Caprice – holy crap that’s MY name!!! except I’m spelled with a K
Catriona – I wish Catrinel was in the system too, but I love Catriona
Elettra rolls off the tongue and hasn’t been tarnished by the El trend, thank God.
Emiliana
Finola – I’ve loved this name since childhood because of Finola Hughes. I think it’s an awesome Irish name
Iolanthe – somehere between Penelope and Violet
Katya – another cute Catherine variant
Lourdes – just like Madonna has shown, it’s a cool classic
Maelys – the French make the cutest names
Ottoline – only because I love Otto so much
Ravenna – makes Raven less gothic and more pretty
Rhonwen – much more interesting than “girls named Ryan”
Seren – it’s like Sarah but cooler
Viannethere were great names on this European Baby Girl Names list 🙂
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mill1020 Said on October 25th, 2016 at 11:45 am
I like Ravenna and, to some extent, Sarai. I also like Anneliese (not so much Annaliese or the other forms).
Surprised to see Marcheline on here instead of the much nicer Marceline.
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eoxima Said on October 25th, 2016 at 4:24 pm
I love Amerie, Annaliese (my favourite spelling alongside Annalise), Anoushka, Aurelie (wouldn’t dare use it, people can be cruel), Ciel, Demetria, Elettra, Emiliana, Eulalie, Freja, Kassia, Katya, Liesel, Madelief, Maelys, Marcheline, Mattea, Rafaella (prefer Rafaela), Seren, Sorcha and Zosia.
I would use Annaliese, Emiliana, Eulalie, Freja, Katya, Liesel and Sorcha. Maybe Zosia too.
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I forgot to add Zosia. It’s like Zoe and Sophia’s cooler sister.
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lesliemarion Said on October 27th, 2016 at 12:19 pm
Would that this were our top 50 list in the US!
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babygirlnames Said on January 22nd, 2018 at 1:35 pm
I need to Hindu baby girl names
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Birdie Largo Said on July 9th, 2018 at 11:13 am
I love Sophronia.
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Oh, and Liesel. (Book Thief)
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NaomiNY Said on April 28th, 2020 at 12:48 am
I really like these names:
Alessia
Alva
Amelie
Arlet
Axelle
Aya
Azzurra
Belen
Cato
Chiara
Clemence
Corisande
Demetria
Esperanza
Eulalie
Evadne
Fenna
Ginevra
Griselda
Iria
Juni
Laia
Leonie
Leyre
Maelle
Maelys
Manon
Mathilde
Mattea
Naiara
Noa
Oceane
Perla
Rafaella
Ravenna
Rocio
Ronja
Saga
Sidonie
Sophronia
Thalassa
Thessaly
Tuva
Valeria
Vega
Victoire
Ximena
Yara
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