Anna Banana's List of Girl Names

Plenty of girl names for your enjoyment! (I didn’t make most of these up, I just like them.)
  1. Adair
    • Origin:

      English and Scottish
    • Meaning:

      "shallow place in a river near oaks"
    • Description:

      This undiscovered unisex name has lots of flair. It was first noticed as a girl's name, starting in the 1980's, on the long-running daytime drama Search for Tomorrow, with the character Adair McCleary, who had ahead-of-their-time brothers named brothers Hogan, Cagney and Quinn. But since Adair has yet to find many takers, it would make a fresh and appealing choice.
  2. Aleena
    • Origin:

      Arabic
    • Meaning:

      "soft, delicate"
    • Description:

      A twist on Alina or Alena, this name popped into the Top 500 for the first time in 2014. Also an Arabic name, meaning "soft, pliable, delicate".
  3. Alysia
    • Amaya
      • Origin:

        Spanish version of Amaia or Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "mother city; the end; night rain"
      • Description:

        The Spanish form of Amaya is both a given name and a surname, originating from the Spanish mountain and village of Amaya. In this context it means "mother city" or "the capital." Amaya can also be considered a derivation of Amaia, a Basque name meaning "the end." In Japan, Amaya is a surname.
    • Amika
      • Origin:

        Japanese
      • Meaning:

        "second + beautiful + fragrance"
      • Description:

        An undiscovered "A sandwich" name that feels familiar yet distinctive.
    • Angelie
      • Asherah
        • Origin:

          Sumerian
        • Meaning:

          "she who treads on the sea"
        • Description:

          Asherah is probably one of the most ancient of mother goddess symbols, recorded in the pantheons of several civilisations from the tenth century BCE. As the mother to innumerable gods and goddesses, she is often depicted as having the capacity to walk on water, which makes Asherah an excellent choice for a baby born under one of the water signs of the zodiac, including names for Scorpio babies, as well as those born under Pisces and Cancer.
      • Ashlyn
        • Origin:

          Variation of Aislinn, Irish
        • Meaning:

          "dream"
        • Description:

          Though it relates to the Irish original, Ashlyn and its next most popular form, Ashlynn, owe more of their popularity as baby names in the US to the megastar Ashley, though all three have been dropping on the charts lately.
      • Atlas
        • Origin:

          Greek
        • Meaning:

          "bearer of the heavens"
        • Description:

          While Atlas is a decidedly male god and this name is in the US Top 300 for boys, it is used for an increasingly significant number of baby girls in the US. And undeniably, it's a name that imparts strength to any child.
      • Aalin
        • Adriatic
          • Aegir
            • Apia
              • Aquella
                • Arantia
                  • Aripine
                    • Avisa
                      • Brooke
                        • Origin:

                          English
                        • Meaning:

                          "small stream"
                        • Description:

                          Brooke has long projected an aura of sleek sophistication, and can also be seen as a stylish water name.
                      • Coral
                        • Origin:

                          Nature name
                        • Description:

                          First used during the Victorian craze for jewel names; it could rise again, along with Ruby and Pearl, though it doesn't have as much luster.
                      • Coraline
                        • Origin:

                          Diminutive of Coralie and Caroline, English
                        • Meaning:

                          "coral; man; army"
                        • Description:

                          Coraline may not be original to Neil Gaiman's wonderful book of the same name, but it might as well be. Gaiman's young heroine Coraline Jones is constantly called Caroline but as a name Coraline is more distinctive and has a more mysterious feel. The 2002 novel Coraline was made into a 2009 animated film voiced by Dakota Fanning and nominated for an Academy Award.