Girl Names Lists · Middle Names, Surnames, and Nicknames · Unisex Baby Names
Surname Names for Baby Girls
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O'keeffe
Irish surname
If you love the venerable Southwestern painter but feel Georgia's gotten too overheated, you might want to go all the way to this Irish surname in the fashionable O' family.
Seeley
English
"blessed, happy"
Surname name with an uplifting meaning. Just beware that this is a well-known mattress brand.
Keagan
Irish, spelling variation of Keegan
Right in step with the two-syllable irish surname-names now on the rise.
Fairfax
English
"blond"
Place name and surname that sounds a tad snooty.
Firth
Scottish nature name
"estuary or arm of the sea"
Highly unusual water name -- and actor Colin surname -- with a Scottish burr. Firth derives from the Old Norse word fjord.
Jarrell
English and French surname derived from a place-name, Gerville
Randall Jarrell was an important mid-20th century poet; his surname makes a pleasingly soft name for a girl.
Sander
Dutch and Scandinavian, diminutive of Alexander
"defending men"
Sander would be an unconventional short form of Alexandra, variation of Sandra, or surname-name for girls. It was given to 41 baby boys in the US last year but no girls, but it certainly can be a…
Zelenka
Czech
"green"
A Czech surname derived from the word for "green", which has a certain spark.
Yardley
English surname
"wood clearing"
Yardley, a surname redolent of British soaps and perfume, was used for her daughter by Megyn Kelly. Yeardley Smith (born Martha), has long been the voice of Bart on The Simpsons .
Wylie
English surname, Scottish diminutive of William
"from Wylye, from the willow clearing; resolute protection"
Similar in sound to choices like Riley, Miley, and Kylie, Wylie has been sporadically featuring in the US stats for girls since the 1920s, though it has been more consistently used since the late…
Willoughby
English
"farm near the willows; willow town"
With Willow and Willa becoming more popular for girls, surname-style Willoughby could be a more unusual alternative. Meaning "farm near the willows" or "willow town", depending on how you interpret…
Waverly
English
"meadow of quivering aspens"
Waverly, with its literary resonance and lilting three-syllable sound, could well become the next generation's successor to Kimberly. Its upper-crusty surname feel places it among the new stylish…
Tyla
Lithuanian
"silence, calm, peace"
The name Tyla is not a variation of Tyler -- though some people may use is as such -- but a Lithuanian name meaning silence. There is a uni-named South African singer named Tyla, and it was adopted…
Tyler
Occupational name
"maker of tiles"
This once-trendy name has been fading for both boys and girls. A Top 10 name from 1992 to 2000, it is now at Number 38 and falling. It was the surname of the tenth U.S. president.
Tullia
Feminine from of Tullius, Roman
"meaning unknown"
The unusual and intriguing Tullia has been used since Roman times and may appeal to parents who like Tallulah, Julia, and Lillia but want something that's very rarely heard. A feminine form the…
Torille
Italian place name
Torille is the name of an Italian town, and is also found as a surname/
Tiernan
Irish
"little lord"
An old Irish surname cousin of Tierney that makes an unusual and appealing Irish gender switch.
Tierney
Irish
"descendent of a lord"
An uncommon Irish-accented surname that seems particularly well suited to a girl. Tierney Sutton is a well-known jazz singer. Tierney, in its original Tiarnach form, was the name of several saints.…
Temple
English
"dweller near the temple"
The old word name Temple has gained some recent notice as a girls' name via admired autistic writer and inventor Dr. Temple Grandin (born Mary Temple), subject of an acclaimed biopic, in which she…
Nomura
Japanese
"field village"
Japanese surname occasionally heard as a first.