Girl Names Lists · Unusual, Rare, and Unique Baby Names
Invented Girl Names
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Nilin
Invented name
Nilin Cartier-Wells is a character from the video game Remember Me . Nilin rhymes with Dylan.
Nim
Modern invented name
Australian writer Wendy Orr put this name on the map with her hit Nim's Island " series of children's books, about a smart young girl who lives on an island in the South Pacific. Abigail Breslin…
Norma
English or Latin
"from the north; or, the pattern"
Invented for Bellini's opera, Norma had some star quality in the silent-screen and Marilyn Monroe days, but at this point it's a graying grandma in baby name limbo.
Normani
American invented name, combination of Norma and Armani
Normani is a name made famous by the person it was invented for, singer Normani, whose birth name is Normani Kordei Hamilton. An unlikely combination of the operatic grandma name Norma and the…
Novaleigh
Novaleigh is a contemporary feminine name that represents a modern creation combining elements of 'Nova' (meaning 'new' in Latin) and the popular suffix 'leigh.' This melodic name conveys a sense of…
Novalina
English, invented name
An elaboration of popular Nova, that first appeared in the US baby name charts in 2020.
Novalyne
Modern invented name
Novalyne Price Ellis was a 20th century writer best known for One Who Walked Alone , a memoir about her relationship with pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard, the inventor of Conan the Barbarian,…
Oprah
Variation of Orpah, Hebrew
"fawn or gazelle"
The misspelling that created an indelibly one-person name. And we mean that literally: Despite Oprah Winfrey's fame and appeal, there were no baby girls named Oprah last year, OR Orpah. The Biblical…
Ornella
Italian
"flowering ash tree"
Like many a popular name, Ornella is a theatrical creation. Italian playwright Gabriele d'Annunzio created this name for his dramatic heroine in the 1904 play La Figlia di Iorio. Ornella is a…
Osha
Literary name
Game of Thrones fans may recognize this as the name of the wily Wildling who helped protect Bran Stark for several seasons of the HBO show. George R.R. Martin has cited Harry Potter vet Natalia…
Ozma
Literary invention
Princess Ozma was the leading character of L. Frank Baum's book Ozma of Oz and could provide a fun way to nickname Ozzie for a girl. Alternatively, it may occasionally be used as a variation of the…
Paradice
Modern invented name
Another side of Paradise.
Petula
Modern invented name
Swinging London songbird Petula Clark claims that this name was her father's invention; in any case it hasn't seen much copycat usage.
Quiana
Modern invented name
Quiana might be thought of as the first synthetic name. Quiana was popular in the 1970s and 80s, along with the same-named form of polyester.
Quinley
English, modern invented name combining Quinn and ley
"descendant of Conn + clearing, meadow"
A modern choice for girls riffing on the popular unisex name Quinn, with an extra syllable to add substance and formality. And Quinn is still available as a nickname!
Qulyndreia
Modern invented name
Mother of rising star actress Quvenzhané Wallis.
Qunyquekya
Modern invented name
Sister to rising young actress Quvenzhané Wallis.
Quvenzhane
Invented name
Quvenzhane Wallis, star of Beasts of the Southern Wild and Annie , is the youngest actress ever nominated for an Academy Award. Her name -- which actually takes an accent over the final e -- is a…
Raddix
Latin
"root"
This eye-catchingly unique name was coined by Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden, who gave it to their daughter, born in 2020. It may derive from the Latin radix , meaning "root", or perhaps from the…
Raelee
Modern invented name
Part Rylee, part Raelynn — Raelee is a trendy compound name on the rise.