997+ Unique, Rare, and Unusual Girl Names
- Kapua
Origin:
HawaiianMeaning:
"the flower or child"Description:
A unisex Hawaiian name with a fitting meaning. It also happens to mean "cloud" in Maori.
- Djuni
- Enani
Origin:
Amharic, EthiopianMeaning:
"nickname, term of affection"Description:
Enani is used as a cutesy nickname in Ethiopia, but is also used as a given name for girls. This sweet name would translate perfectly into English speaking areas, especially with the recent love for "-ani" ending names like Leilani and Kehlani. Pronounced "eh-NAH-nee", this name can also be spelled Enany, Ennani, Enaney, and more.
- Izcalli
Origin:
Aztec, NahuatlMeaning:
"stone house"Description:
The last month of the Aztec calendar, with nickname options including Calli and Izzy.
- Jaddua
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"known"Description:
Although there were two male Jadduas in the Bible, this would make an interesting option for a girl today.
- Foy
Origin:
FrenchMeaning:
"faith"Description:
Foy is a medieval French name, or sometimes nickname, meaning "faith". Highly unusual now as a first name, it's most familiar to contemporary English speakers as the last name of British actress Claire, who played the young Elizabeth in The Queen.
- Hadara
Origin:
HebrewMeaning:
"fruit or glory"Description:
Hadara is a Hebrew name associated with the holiday of Sukkot, the harvest festival. In the Torah, the citrus fruit etrog, used on the holiday, is called a "hadar fruit".
- Jatziri
Origin:
AztecMeaning:
"dewdrop"Description:
This name of Aztec origin has the lovely possible meaning of "dewdrop". Both the Jatziri and Jatziry spellings were given to a few dozen baby girls in 2022.
- Demille
Origin:
French occupational surnameMeaning:
"miller"Description:
Demille might be an honor name for director Cecil B. DeMille, a Founding Father of the American Cinema. DeMille directed such blockbuster films as The Greatest Show on Earth and The Ten Commandments</>. The surname Demille might also be used as a spin on the increasingly popular last name as first Miller.
- Duha
Origin:
ArabicMeaning:
"morning, before noon"Description:
Short, sweet Arabic name with a time-of-day meaning. In Islam, the Duha prayer is a voluntary morning prayer.
- Ebrilla
Origin:
Welsh, from EbrillMeaning:
"April"Description:
A rare name derived from the month of April.
- Ilsabe
Origin:
GermanMeaning:
"pledged to god"Description:
Old German variant of Elizabeth, newly appealing today.
- Petronel
Origin:
GreekMeaning:
"rock, stone"Description:
Medieval English variant of Petronella or Petronilla, which relate to the male name Peter.