International Baby Girl Names
- Azzura
- Aotea
Origin:
MaoriMeaning:
"bright dawn"Description:
A vowel-rich Māori name with a natural meaning. New Zealand is known in Māori as Aotearoa, which can be translated as "land of abiding day" or "land of the long white cloud".
- Melis
- Johari
Origin:
Arabic and Swahili from PersianMeaning:
"jewel"Description:
An attractive and traditional unisex name perfect for a cross-cultural child. Despite the current popularity of names ending in -ari, Johari is surprisingly rare in the US. It's currently used about twice as often for girls as it is for boys.
- Emebet
Origin:
Amharic, EthiopianMeaning:
"royal lady"Description:
Formerly an honorific title, Emebet is now used as a given name in Ethiopia. It is also used to refer to the Virgin Mary.
- Damla
Origin:
TurkishMeaning:
"water drop"
- Hiba
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"gift"Description:
Simple and pretty Arabic option that was a fast-riser in 2022, possibly thanks in part to telenovela actress Hiba Abouk from the hit show El Principe.
- Kantuta
Origin:
QuechuaMeaning:
"flower"Description:
Kantuta is the Quechua name for the national flower of both Bolivia and Peru, which is known for flowering around Christmas time. With its vivid green foliage and extremely bright red bell-shaped flowers, the plant encapsulates many traditional Christmas symbols, making Kantuta one of the great unique names for Christmas babies.
- Ariuna
Origin:
MongolianMeaning:
"pure, clear, bright"Description:
If you love girls' names that start and end in A, this beautiful Mongolian option is one to consider!
- Finula
Origin:
Irish GaelicMeaning:
"white shoulders"Description:
This phonetic spelling of the Gaelic Fionnuala (which also has many spelling variations) is sometimes rendered as Finola or Finella.
- Tatenda
Origin:
ShonaMeaning:
"thank you"Description:
Unisex name with a gracious meaning, most often used in Zimbabwe.
- Yua
Origin:
JapaneseMeaning:
"to bind with affection"
- Kimimela
Origin:
Sioux, LakotaMeaning:
"butterfly"Description:
Kimimela joins Mariposa as one of the long and lovely girl names meaning "butterfly".
- Sansar
Origin:
MongolianMeaning:
"cosmos"Description:
An energetic unisex name with a cool celestial meaning.
- Omolara
Origin:
YorubaMeaning:
"born at the right time"Description:
A stunning and unique West African name for a daughter.
- Marama
Origin:
Maori and TahitianMeaning:
"moon; bright"Description:
The name of a male lunar deity in Maori mythology, Marama is nevertheless now used as a female name in New Zealand – no doubt because its warm sound lends itself to contemporary feminine trends. In Tahitian, it means "bright, clear".