Girls Names P Through T

Sidney

English from French

"Saint Denis"

While Sidney in this spelling has a long history as a girls' name, it fell off the Top 1000 from the early 50s until 1990. Then it reemerged as one of the newly chic androgynous names for girls,…

Signe

Scandinavian

"new victory"

Signe could make an offbeat, more unusual alternative to Sydney or Sigrid. In Norse mythology, Signe was the twin sister of Sigmund. Can also be spelled Signy.

Signy

Scandinavian

"new victory"

Signy — also spelled Signe — would make another distinctively offbeat alternative to Sydney. Signy appears in Norse mythology as the twin sister of Sigmund.

Sigrid

Norse

"fair victory"

Sigrid is a distinctly Scandinavian name that is starting to edge out into the wider world, a la cousin Ingrid. Unfortunately, short form Siri is now off the table, but Sigrid is still a possibility.

Snejana

Bulgarian

"snowy"

This name of a supermodel from Ukraine is not one of those Eastern European choices that translate easily or attractively.

Solveig

Norse

"the strong house; the way of the sun"

Currently popular in Norway where it ranks in the Top 50, Solveig is a sunny but strong choice, also familiar across Sweden, Denmark, Germany, and Finland. It notably appears as the name of the…

Suvi

Finnish

"summer"

Light, zippy, and sunny, Suvi has a sparky yet sweet feel. Notably borne by Finnish supermodel Suvi Koponen, it is taken from the Finnish word for Summer, making it and interesting alternative to…

Tanitha

Phoenician

Tanith is the Phoenician moon goddess and a fertility figure. The names Tanitha and Tanis are both thought to be derivatives of Tanith.

Thankful

English word name

"conscious of benefit received"

In the Plymouth Colony of the seventeenth century, Thankful was the third most popular of the abstract word names. It disappeared after 1700 and has virtually no chance of returning.

Tecla

Tecla is a feminine name with ancient roots, derived from the Greek name Thekla, which means 'glory of God.' It gained prominence through Saint Thecla, a legendary early Christian saint and follower…

Tori

Diminutive of Victoria, English, Japanese

"victory; bird"

A more modern nickname for Victoria than Vicky, Tori is used fairly frequently on its own, kept in the public eye by singer Tori Amos and actress Tori Spelling. Still, it's far from fashionable,…