Girl Names Lists · Baby Name Meanings
By Sophie Kihm · Updated October 2026
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Slavic
"spirit or soul"
Pretty Slavic name, with some obvious pronunciation challenges.
Russian
"soul"
A name rarely heard outside Russia; the first syllable could cause problems.
English; Czech
"twilight; soul"
This name has two origins: the English word Dusk, meaning evening twilight and the Czech name for girls Duška meaning "soul or spirit". Either way, this is an interesting name with some potential.
Dutch
"life"
A cute and dainty Dutch diminutive of Eva, reminiscent of Effie or Aoife.
Hebrew
"spirited"
Hillbilly twang.
African, Swahili
A variant of Asha, which is related to the classic Arabic name Aisha, yet another way to say life. Other on-the-rise names with this uplifting meaning: Zoe and Vivian varieties such as Viviana,…
English
"someone who lives in a hollow"
The well-known phrase "hale and hearty" gives this name a warm, positive feel. Hale is clean and straightforward but doesn't crack the top 1000 for either gender. For those in search of a namesake,…
English surname
"one who lives near the heath"
Before there was esteemed actress Anne Hathaway, there was Anne Hathaway, wife of Shakespeare — the former being named after the latter. Either Anne Hathaway would be appropriate to honor with this…
Arabic
"heart, soul"
An Arabic name that can easily cross cultures. Janan might make a distinctive honor name for an ancestral Jan, Jane, or John.
Hindi
"giver of life"
A hauntingly lovely Indian name.
Japanese
"heart; mind; soul"
"swift, energetic"
An energetic and distinctive choice.
Greek
"breath"
This name of the mortal girl loved by Eros is too loaded with psyche/psycho/psychic associations. The mythological Psyche became goddess of the soul.
"energetic, active"
A perfectly fine Eastern European girls' name, tainted slightly by its use as the name of a village near Chernobyl in Ukraine that has been devastated by radiation.
Arabic via Urdu
A lovely Arabic name for girls mostly used for Muslim girls of South Asian descent.
German feminine diminutive of Roman name Crescens
"to grow"
Senta is a lovely name, but if you name your daughter Senta, will the kids call her Santa? Maybe, but this obscure yet simple German name for girls .may appeal to parents searching the untraveled…
English from Latin
"force, strength, liveliness"
Swedish, Nordic; Sanskrit
"alive, life; wisdom"
A truly multicultural choice, with separate origins from Scandinavia (also spelled Viveca and Vivica), as well as India (with spiritual meaning in Hinduism).
Variation of Ziola or Zoila, Greek
A modern invented name, possibly a variation on Ziola, which comes from Greek Zoilos meaning "lively". It appears in several songs by the band Jane's Addiction, inspired by the adopted name of a…
"full of life"
A vibrant and lively name, Živanka is likely to be a variation of Živa or Živana. Deriving from the Old Slavic word živŭ meaning "alive, living", it is also related to a Slavic goddess, associated…
