Girl Names Lists · International Baby Names
By Pamela Redmond · Updated September 2026
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Cherokee
"attractive"
An attractive Cherokee name — literally — with a bouncy rhythm.
"winter"
Traditional Cherokee choice for a winter-born daughter.
"sifter, sieve"
Sieves were associated with women in traditional Cherokee culture. They symbolized regeneration and were considered to be vessels that "held the meal of life."
"large meadow"
Derived from the Cherokee word ayuhwasi , referring to a savanna or meadow.
"tumbling water"
A rhythmic and attractive Cherokee girl name. Immokalee is also the name of a community in Florida.
Place-name; Choctaw
"vegetation gatherers"
Alabama is a hot southern place-name, picking up from Georgia and Savannah. This is not a geographical name come lately, though--there have been girls named Alabama dating back well over a century.…
"butterfly"
Soft and rhythmic addition to the collection of names that mean butterfly .
Spanish, English
"wild, untamed"
Cimarron is a Great Plains city and river name used by Edna Ferber as the title of a popular novel. The Cimarron people of Panama were previously enslaved Africans who had escaped from their Spanish…
Cherokee, meaning unknown
Though its meaning has been lost to time, Nazshoni is a beautiful Cherokee option for a daughter.
American, phonetic spelling of Siobhan
Shevonne is proof that a name can be pretty and tacky at the same time.
"squirrel"
This traditional Cherokee name could easily be borne by a modern baby girl with connections to the tribe.
Hungarian or Slavic short form of Alexandra or Sarah; Cherokee
"goose"
Sasa is a simple name with complex origins. In the Cherokee language, it means goose. It might also be a Hungarian or other Easterm European short form of Sarah or Alexandra, ala Sasha. Some sources…
"young beaver"
A wearable Cherokee option for a daughter.
"fox"
In Cherokee, TS is pronounced like a J, which may lead to some pronunciation confusion. Nevertheless, Tsula is an appealing choice.
"white"
Cool Cherokee color name.
"baby"
Your baby won't be a baby forever, but if you call her Usdi, she actually can.
"hummingbird"
According to Cherokee legend, hummingbirds were healers, helping those in medical crises, making this a meaningful name. Walela is borne by a musical, made up of sisters Rita Coolidge and Priscilla…
"dove"
Lovely and peaceful Cherokee option for a baby girl.
Native American
"pelican"
Pretty and unusual bird-related name.
Invented nickname
Tippi is best known as the nickname of actress Tippi Hedren, star of Hitchcock's "The Birds" and "Marnie." Hedren's real name was Nathalie Kay; her father dubbed her Tippi. Although the name will…
