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Short sweet and pretty

  1. Minta

    • Origin:

      English, diminutive of Araminta, invented hybrid name

    • Description:

      Minta is an eighteenth century short form of a literary beauty still used in England today, but yet to be discovered by American baby namers. It has a fresh and dainty feel.
  2. Denali

    • Origin:

      Place-name and Native American

    • Meaning:

      "the great one"

    • Description:

      Alaska's Denali National Park is the home of the highest mountain in the US, officially renamed Denali in 2014, endowing the name with a lofty feel. Twice as many girls as boys were given the name in 2021, but the gender gap is closing.
  3. Iria

    • Origin:

      Portuguese variation of Eirene

    • Meaning:

      "peace"

    • Description:

      Iria is a diminutive version of Eirene / Irene and is therefore associated with the Greek goddess of peace.
  4. Ellisif

    • Origin:

      Icelandic variation of Elizabeth