Invented Girl Names

Kincső was invented in the 19th century by the Hungarian author Mór Jókai for his book A jövő század regénye, "The Novel of the Next Century." It's still a Top 100 choice in Hungary, where it peaked in 2007.

Kincső

A really inventive invented name, with a little of this and a little of that.  Has a somewhat rhythmic African feel. 

Kiranda

The name Kyubey was created for the primary villain of the anime series Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica. It was derived from the word "incubator," which relates to the character's lack of a personal soul and desire to gain energy from girls. Kyubey is sonically resonant to kyuubi, mythical nine-tailed Japanese foxes.

Kyubey

Perhaps the best known of the La names that peaked in the 1980s, it stems from the biblical Keziah, plus the gallic La prefix that rose to prominence centuries ago among the Creole people and Free Blacks of New Orleans. 

Lakeisha

Laudine is a name from Arthurian legend, created in the 12th century by poet Chrétien de Troyes for his romance titled Yvain. Laudine, known as the Lady of the Fountain, marries the protagonist, Yvain, after he slays her husband.
 
The exact origins of her name are unknown, but common consensus is that Laudine is derived from the place name Lothian, a region of the Scottish Lowlands.

Laudine

This name, created by Italo Calvino, has been spotted as a name in England.

Laudomia

Leica is a camera brand that made the news years ago when a photographer gave it to his daughter. It has never charted as a baby name in the US but is definitely a plausible (and attractive) choice for the daughter of a photography lover.
 
The brand name is a combination of the founder's surname, Leitz, and the first two letters of "camera."

Leica

Kirsten Dunst played a young woman named Lidda, a synthetic name you may consider as a variation of Biblical place-name Lydda or as a short form of Phyllida.

Lidda

This romantic, ethereal name sounds straight out of Arthurian legend but is in fact a modern hybrid of Guinevere and Lili.
 
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's daughter Lilibet — her own name inspired by Queen Elizabeth's childhood nickname — has drawn attention to the vast collection of Lili/Lily compounds, Lilivere included. Enjoyed on Nameberry and its forums, in the real world, Lilivere has yet to make the five-baby threshold required to appear on the American charts.
 
Other possibilities with the -vere suffix include Elsivere or Isavere, or if you're drawn to the "lili" component, you may also like Lilibeth, Lilybelle, or Tigerlily. And if you don't love Guinevere? You could also see the -vere suffix as relating to the Norman and French Vere, meaning "alder" or to the Latin veritas meaning "truth, true".

Lilivere

This aqueous name has been seen on TV as Laverne Fox's character on Weird City.

Liquia

A widespread name in Italy and Romania, the lovely Loredana is often claimed to have been invented by French author George Sand for a character in her 1833 novel Mattea. However, it also belonged to a 16th century Italian botanist, Loredana Marcello, known for developing treatments for various ailments. It probably derives from the Venetian surname Loredan, from the place name Loreo "laurel grove".

Loredana

The stylish L leads the way on this <a href="https://nameberry.com/girls-names">unusual girls' name</a>.

Lottirie

This name received modest usage throughout the twentieth century, though it was never given to more than a handful of girls in any given year. Its etymology most likely involves the combination of Lou and Eugenia.

Lougenia

Lucasta was invented by seventeenth century poet Richard Lovelace for a collection of poems dedicated to a lover named Lucy, and is familiar through the Eugene O'Neill play and film Anna Lucasta. Lucasta is a distinctive, rarely used choice and a logical extension of the Luke/Luc/Luca names.

Lucasta

Lusamine was created for a character in Pokemon Sun and Moon. Her name was based on the word balsamine, which refers to the balsam plant.

Lusamine

Lyja was created as a name for the Marvel Comics superhero in 1984. Her name has not caught on, but its similarity to names like Lila and Leah makes it a plausible choice, although pronunciation could be an issue (we would say LYE-uh). 

Lyja

Part Hadley, part Madelyn, Madley might be viewed as either an invented smoosh name or an English place name. As a smoosh name, it could mean "field by the high tower" or "meadow of Magdala", while as a place name, it could come from the Welsh matle meaning "good place" or from English, to mean "meadow of Mada".
 
Despite its mix of fashionable elements, Madley has never actually taken off, never appearing in the US stats. Why? Likely because it sounds like madly ("wild, uncontrolled"), but this intense meaning might be exactly while it appeals to others. The phrase madly in love comes to mind, as do names like Wilder, Ridge, and Blaze. 
 
Singer-songwriter Adam Doleac and his wife MacKinnon named their daughter Madley James in 2026.

Madley

The name Magnethia was created for Winx Club, a children's TV series about villain-fighting fairies. Magnethia is the mother of Tecna, the fairy of technology.

Magnethia

The name of a regular (if not central) character on Amazon's Catastrophe vaguely recalls Melanie, Melissa and Sandra.

Mallandra

Fanciful feminissima name created by L. Frank Baum for a character in The Patchwork Girl of Oz.

Margolette

 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.

Invented and made up modern baby girl names including history, origin, and popularity. (Page 25)