Girl Names Lists · Middle Names, Surnames, and Nicknames · Unisex Baby Names
Surname Names for Baby Girls
Across 20 pages
of 20
Kollins
Surname derived from Nicholas or Colin
"people of victory or pup"
Collins is a surname name that has made the girls' Top 300 thanks to its use for the daughter of the real-life Blind Side heroine. The Kollins spelling is rising for girls too now, and was used for…
Thoreau
French
"strength of a bull"
A dashing French surname name most famously borne by Henry David Thoreau, an American naturalist, writer and philosopher who influenced such notable figures as Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi, and Martin…
Ellender
German, English
"foreigner, stranger"
Rare surname name deriving from an old German word meaning "foreigner" or "stranger". Ellender is actress Blake Lively's middle name.
Forsythe
English from Gaelic
"man of peace"
Forsythe is a rare and intriguing surname name, most likely derived from the Old Gaelic name Fearsithe, meaning "man of peace." It may instead come from a bygone place name meaning "fairy meadow" or…
Alson
English surname
"son of Allen or Alexander"
At first glance, Alson appears to be a streamlined version of Alison, however, the names are unrelated. Alison is a variation of Alice, not derived from a surname, while Alson would have originally…
Pennington
English surname
"penny town"
An unconventional route to the nickname Penny. Pennington debuted on the charts for girls in 2015. Pennington is more familiar as a surname. It is habitational, denoting ancestors from English towns…
Mccartney
Scottish surname
"son of Artan"
McCartney is a widely familiar surname that is infrequently given as a first name. It first appeared on the charts for girls in 1996 but has never been given to more than 21 baby girls in a single…
Holloway
English surname
"hollow way, sunken path"
A habitational surname denoting ancestors from one of the numerous English towns called Holloway. It first broke into the charts as a female name in 2020, when it was given to six baby girls. Since…
Hazen
English, Dutch, German
"gray, black; hare"
An androgynous alternative to Hazel, Hayes, and Hayden, Hazen is predominantly used for boys at the moment, though it has been given to a handful of girls since the 2000s. Hazen is a variation of the…
Vivaldi
Italian surname
"life"
A bright and dynamic surname closely tied to the legendary Baroque composer of the Four Seasons . Viv or Vivi are easy nicknames.
Mendoza
Basque surname
"cold mountain"
Mendoza is a common Basque surname derived from the words mendi , meaning "mountain," and hotz , "cold." As a given name, it could easily be worn on a girl or a boy. Notable people who have carried…
Lajoie
French surname
"joy"
Napoleon "Nap" Lajoie may inspire some baseball history fans to adopt his surname as a first or middle name for their child. He was a second baseman for Philadelphia and Cleveland's teams in the…
Duru
Turkish
"clear, lucid"
Also seen as a surname.
Seabrook
English surname
"trickling stream"
Seabrook is most familiar as a surname — it was borne by residents of the town of Seabrook in Buckinghamshire, England. While extremely rare as a given name, Seabrook is an intriguing option for a…
Merrivale
Variation of Merivale, Cornish surname
"valley near the lake"
Merrivale was originally used as a surname in Cornwall and Devon — in the latter of which, there actually is a small hamlet called Merrivale. Neither Merrivale nor Merivale are common as first names,…
Maebry
Variation of Mabry, English and Irish surname
"mud hill"
A nouveau take on Mabry, an English and Irish surname that derives from Mayberry. Undoubtedly, some parents are using Maebry as an invented name, a combination of the stylish name Mae and versatile…
Leotine
Variation of Leontine, French from Greek
"lion"
A unique form of the already-rare name Leontine. Leotine has been recorded as a name a handful of times throughout history, both as a given name and a surname.
Daintree
English surname
"valley of trees"
The Daintree Rainforest in Queensland is a part of the largest continuous rainforest in Australia. It was named after Richard Daintree, an early Australian geologist and photographer. His surname in…
Mētra
Latvian
"mint"
Mētra is the Latvian word for the mint plant and is seen as both a given name and a surname, although it is rare in both cases.
Attlee
English
"by the clearing or meadow"
A surname with a currently popular sound, reminiscent of Atlas and Hadley. This spelling is less popular in the States, but is the version worn by 1940s UK Prime Minister Clement Attlee.