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My Favorite Girl Names

  1. Journey

    • Origin:

      English word name

    • Meaning:

      "passage from one place to another"

    • Description:

      One of the new word names, appealing to parents attracted to the idea of a spiritual -- or even an actual -- voyage. The Journee spelling is also being used. Unisex alert: Jenna Jameson used Journey for one of her twin boys, as did the Black Eyed Peas rock musician known as Taboo.
  2. Ithaca

    • Origin:

      Place-name

    • Description:

      The island home of Odysseus, and city site of Cornell University, sounds soft and pleasant enough to make it a candidate for babynamehood.
  3. Charisma

    • Origin:

      Word name, English from Greek

    • Meaning:

      "charisma, grace"

    • Description:

      Trying to imbue your child with charisma at birth involves a certain degree of chutzpah. It was brought into the mix by ex. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" actress Charisma Carpenter, who was named after an Avon perfume.
  4. Varinia

    • Origin:

      Latin, meaning obscure

    • Description:

      An ancient Roman name rarely heard in modern times, though the related VARINA appears in Slavic families.