Invented Girl Names

Part Cameron, part Amber, Camber may be a new name but it feels right for our times. As a word, camber means a slightly arched surface.

Camber

Probably an offshoot of Deanna, lacking much identity of its own. 

Reanna

One of a handful of invented names inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, along with Kovid and Krown.

Kovie

Laikynn

Menna is used regularly in Wales in modern times. Its origins are uncertain: perhaps created by a poet, or possibly connected with the Menai Strait that separates the island of Anglesey from mainland Wales. Either way, it's pretty, straightforward, and honor Welsh heritage without screaming it.

Menna

Name of a feminist air pirate with an evil bent, Sala is also the word name for 'room' in Spanish.  Salah is a common Arabic name.

Sala

As modern "smoosh" names go, Starlynn is not bad. Over the past two years nearly 40 American girls have been given this name. There may be some confusion with the name Starling (a type of bird), but that shouldn't be too difficult to overcome. Beware, however, its similarity in sound to Russian dictator, Stalin.

Starlynn

Zayley -- which may also be styled Zaylee or Zaylie or Zalie, among other spellings -- is a member of the squad of names that include Bailey, Hayley, and Kaylee and is always welcoming new members.

Zayley

Though trendy Arlo is increasingly unisex -- especially since Leighton Meester and Adam Brody gave it to their daughter -- this is a more explicitly female way to spell it. It was one of the fastest-rising <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">girls' names</a> of 2017 and will be among the trendy <a href="https://nameberry.com/list/562/cool-unique-unisex-names">unique unisex names</a> of the future.

Arlowe

Nouveau syllable compound that could appeal to parents looking to honor a Brenda or Brendan in their life.

Brenlyn

The popular cosmetics brand Maybelline inspires at least a few baby girls' names each year. Company founder Thomas Lyle Williams created the name as a portmanteau of Mabel and Vaseline after watching his sister Mabel mix up a quasi-eyeshadow out of coal dust and Vaseline.

Maybelline

Feminization of Namor, a name created for a Marvel Comics character by spelling Roman in reverse. Namora is also a comic book superhero, and cousins with her namesake Namor.

Namora

An elaboration of popular Nova, that first appeared in the US baby name charts in 2020.

Novalina

Tauriel is the name of an elf in the film adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, played by
Evangeline Lilly. She is the head of the Mirkwood Elven guard, and a companion of Legolas. Her
name was created from the Sindarin elements taur "forest" and riel "maiden’.

Tauriel

Tissaia de Vries is a sorceress character on the Netflix series The Witcher. The origins of this created name are uncertain, but a quick search will pull up many theories, from a variation of Tess, Taisia, or Tasia, or spawned from the Latin word "titulus" (we're not sure if we buy that one).
 
Tissaia was given to five baby girls in 2022, when it debuted on the American charts. With a romantic, feminine sound and multitude of nickname possibilities — Tia, Taia, Tiss! — we could see Tissaia charging ahead.

Tissaia

Yalitza burst onto the scene in 2019, the year following the film Roma, starring the indigenous Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio. Her name is a modern Mexican invented name, styled after the similar name Yaritza. -itza is a common diminutive suffix found in names such as Maritza, a nickname for Maria.

Yalitza

The advent of Zemi is likely due to the ultra-stylish name Remi, which has been picking up steam for girls and boys. Zemi debuted in 2020, when it was given to six baby girls.
 
In the Taíno culture of the Caribbean, a zemi was a god or ancestral spirit.

Zemi

There aren't many characters in the notoriously amoral world of Game of Thrones with a spotless record of moral righteousness -- but Brienne of Tarth comes close. She's one of the most accomplished, ferocious fighters in the entire series -- she was one of the few people ever to best The Hound in one and one combat. And yet she always tries to use her power for good. Though Brienne hasn't yet been adopted as a girl's name in big numbers -- just 29 parents used it in 2016 -- we see it as one of the A Song of Ice and Fire names with the biggest potential potential, up there with Sansa. The Brie beginning is familiar, even fashionable. And many parents will find Brienne of Tarth a great role model for strong girls.

Brienne

"May" is a hot sound in girl names — just look at the rise of Maeve — which makes it ripe for creative new inventions. This cheerful, breezy number has been low-key on the US charts since 2011.

Maybrie

Australian opera singer Nellie Melba—self-named for her hometown of Melbourne—inspired this now-dated name more associated today with a peach dessert and dietetic toast. 

Melba

 are as creative as they come. The only way to ensure that your daughter will have a one-of-a-kind name is to invent one yourself! Unless, of course, you invent 

 good of a name and it catches on... (ahem, Abrielle and Wrenley).

In addition to Abrielle and Wrenley, other 

 include Kaylee, Milani, Haisley, Nevaeh, Jaliyah, Mazikeen, Novalee, and Skyla.

We tend to think of invented girl names as a modern phenomenon, but plenty of classic and well-established names are the result of someone's ingenuity. Shakespeare invented the name Jessica, for example. Other

s, such as Khaleesi and Jovie, and celebrities with invented names have been known to popularize the likes of Miley, Kimora, and Banksy.

Many made-up girl names are a combination of 

Below, see our entire collection of invented names for girls.

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