Ukranian Names for Girls

Vietnamese Names for Girls

Welsh Names for Girls

Yiddish Names for Girls

Yoruba Names for Girls

Yoruban Names for Girls

Zapotec Names for Girls

Zuni Names for Girls

A search of girl names by origin is an excellent starting point for finding a name for your daughter. These lists of girl names by origin can be a useful tool if you’re searching for names that signify your ethnic heritage, symbolize a country or a culture that’s meaningful to you, or harmonize well with your surname or other family names. 

If you want to give your daughter an Irish or a Portuguese name, for instance, you can start with the complete list and then drill deeper on the names that intrigue you.

These lists of girl name origins refer to a name’s linguistic roots, not necessarily names popular or well-used in the corresponding country. On this page we include those origins with significant numbers of girl names in our database. 

Girl Name Origins, with girl names organized by country and culture of origin, from African to French to American

Girl Names by Origin

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