Choose Names for Western Female Children A
Abigail (Abbie, Abby) – (Hebrew) means "father rejoices"
Adelaide – (Old German) means "noble one"
Adele – diminutive of Adelaide
Adriana – Italian version of Adrienne
Adrienne – (Latin) means "dark" or "rich"
Agatha – (Greek) means "good"
Agnes – (Greek) means "pure"
Aisha (Ayesha) – (Arabic) means "woman"
Alexandra (Alex, Lexie) – female version of Alexander
Alexis – Russian version of Alexander
Alice (Alicia, Alisha) – (Old German) means "nobility"
Aliyah – (Hebrew) means "to ascend"
Allegra – (Italian) means "cheerful, sprightly"
Amanda – (Latin) means "lovable" or "fit to be loved"
Amber – (English) from the gemstone of the same name
Amelia (Emelia) – (Old German) means "work"
Amy – (Old French) means "loved"
Anastasia – (Greek) means "resurrection"
Andrea – female form of Andrew
Angela – (Greek) means "messenger"
Angelica – (Latin) means "angelic"
Anita – Spanish version of Anne
Anna – Greek version of Hannah
Anne (Ann) – French version of Hannah
Anthea – (Greek) means "flowery"
Antonia (Toni, Tonya) – feminine form of Anthony
April (Avril) – (Latin) means "open"
Ariadne – (Greek) means "very holy one"
Arianna – Italian version of Ariadne
Ashleigh – (Old English) means "ash wood"
Asia – (Assyrian) means "east"
Aster – (Latin) means "star"
Astrid – (Old Norse) means "divinely beautiful"
Audrey – (Old English) means "noble strength"
Auriel – (Latin) means "golden"
Aurora – (Latin) means "dawn"
B
Barbara (Barbra) – (Greek) means "strange" or "foreign"
Belle – (French) means "beautiful"
Bernice – (Greek) means "bringer of victory"
Bernadette – female version of Bernard
Beverley – (Old English) means "beaver stream or meadow"
Bianca – Italian version of Blanche
Blanche – (French) means "white"
Blossom – (Old English) means "tree in flower"
Brenda – (Norse) means "sword"
Bridget (Brigitte) – (Gaelic) means "the exalted one" or "strong"
Brooke – (Old English) means "small stream"
C
Caitlin – Gaelic version of Catherine
Camilla (Camille) – (Italian) means "young ceremonial attendant"
Candace (Candice, Candy) – (Greek) means "glittering white"
Candida – (Latin) means "white"
Cara (Kara, Carina) – (Italian) means "dear"
Carla – feminine version of Carl
Carmel – (Hebrew) means "garden"
Carmen – Spanish version of Carmel
Caroline (Carol, Carrie) – Italian feminine version of Charles
Cassandra (Cassie) – (Greek) means "unheeded prophetess"
Catherine (Katherine, Cathie, Kate, Katrina, Catrina, Kathy, Cathy, Katrina, Katy) – (Greek) means "pure"
Cecilia (Cecily, Cicely) – (Latin) means "blind"
Celeste – (Latin) means "heavenly"
Celia – pet form of Cecilia
Chanel – (French) means "pipe"
Charis – (Greek) means "grace"
Charlene – feminine version of Charles
Charlotte – French feminine of Charles
Chelsea – (Old English) means "chalk landing place"
Cherry (Cherrie, Cheryl) – (Middle English) for fruit-bearing tree
Chloe – (Greek) means "green shoot"
Christina (Christine, Chris, Chrissie, Christy, Tina, Christen) – feminine version of Christian
Clare (Claire) – (Latin) means "bright"
Clarissa – (Latin) means "renowned"
Claudia (Claudette, Claudine) – feminine form of Claudius
Clio – (Greek) means "praise"
Constance – (Latin) means "firmness"
Cordelia – (Latin) means "heart"
Corinna (Corinne) – (Greek) means "maiden"
Crystal – (Greek) means "ice"
Cynthia – (Greek) means "from Mount Kynthos"
D
Daisy – (Old English) means "the eye of day"
Danielle – French feminine form of Daniel
Daphne – (Greek) means "laurel"
Daria – feminine form of Darius
Davina – Scottish feminine version of David
Dawn – (Old English) means "daybreak"
Deborah (Debra, Debbie) – (Hebrew) means "bee"
Demi – pet form of Demeter, the Greek goddess of agriculture
Denise – French feminine version of Dennis
Desiree – (French) means "desired"
Diana (Diane) – (Latin) means "divine"
Dinah – (Hebrew) means "judged"
Dionne (Dione) – feminine version of Dion
Donna – (Italian) means "lady"
Dora (Dorrie) – shortened form of Theodora and Dorothy
Doreen – Irish version of of Dora
Doris – (Greek) means "of the sea"
Dorothy – (Greek) means "gift of God"
E
Eden – (Hebrew) means "delight"
Edie – pet form of Edith
Edith – (Old English) means "wealthy" and "war"
Eileen – Irish version of Helen
Elaine – Old French version of Helen
Electra – (Greek) means "shining, bright, radiant"
Elizabeth (Beth, Bess, Beetsy, Betty, Elise) – (Hebrew) means "God's promise"
Ella – (Old German) means "all"
Ellen – English form of Helen
Elsa – (Old German) means "noble maiden"
Emerald – from the gemstone
Emily – (Latin) means "eager"
Emma – (Old German) means "universal"
Erica (Erika) – feminine version of Eric
Erin – (Gaelic) means "isle of the west"
Esther – (Persian) means "star"
Evangeline – (Greek) means "good news"
Eve – (Hebrew) means "life"
Evelyn (Evelina, Eveline) – (Old German) means "hazel nut"
F
Faith – (Middle English) means "belief"
Fay (Faye) – shortened version of Faith
Felicity (Felicia) – (Latin) means "happy"
Fiona – (Gaelic) means "fair"
Florence – (Latin) means "flourishing"
Frances – feminine version of Francis
G
Gabrielle (Gabriella, Gaby) – French and Italian feminine version of Gabriel
Gaia – (Greek) means "earth"
Gail – shortened version of Abigail
Gemma – (Italian) means "precious stone"
Genevieve – (French) means "tribe woman"
Georgina (Georgia) – feminine version of George
Geraldine – feminine version of Gerald
Gillian (Gill, Gilly) – English form of Juliana
Gina – pet-form of Georgina
Gloria – (Latin) means "glory"
Grace – (Latin) means "favour" or "blessing"
Gwen – (Welsh) means "white"
Gwynneth – (Welsh) means "happiness"
H
Hannah – (Hebrew) means "grace"
Hayley – (Old English) means "from the hay meadow"
Heather – (Middle English) means "shrubs"
Helen – (Greek) means "light"
Hilary – (Latin) means "cheerful"
Holly (Hollie) – (Old English) from the holly tree
Honey – (Old English) means "nectar"
Hope – (Old English) means "expectation"
I
Imogen – (Latin) means "image"
India – (Sanskrit) means "body of water"
Irene – (Greek) means "peace"
Iris – (Greek) means "rainbow"
J
Jacqueline (Jaclyn, Jackie) – French feminine form of Jacques (French for James)
Jade – from the gemstone
Jaimie – popular modern feminine form of James
Jane (Janice, Janie, Janine, Janis, Jayne) – (Hebrew) means "God is gracious"
Janet (Jan) – diminutive of Jane
Jasmine – (Old French/Persian) from the flower of the same name
Jemima – (Hebrew) means "dove"
Jennifer (Jenna, Jennie, Jenny) – (Welsh) means "fair one"
Jessica – (Hebrew) means "he beholds"
Jill – pet-form of Gillian
Joan (Joanna, Joanne, Johanna) – medieval feminine form of John
Jocelyn – (Old German) means "member of German tribe, the Gauts"
- (Latin) means "joyous"
Jodie – modern name derived from Judy
Jordan (Jordyn) – (Hebrew) means "down-flowing"
Josephine (Jo, Josie) – French female form of Joseph
Joy – (Latin) means "merry"
Joyce – (Latin) means "merry"
Judith (Judy) – (Hebrew) means "praise"
Julia (Julianne) – feminine form of Julius
June – (English) from the name of the month which was derived from the Roman goddess Juno
Justine – French feminine version of Justin
K
Karen – Danish form of Catherine
Kate – diminutive of Catherine/Katherine
Kathleen – anglicised version Caitlin
Kay – pet-form of Katherine
Keira – feminine version of Kieran
Kelly (Keeley) – (Irish) means "warlike one"
Kerry – (Irish/Gaelic) means "black-haired"
Kimberley (Kim) – (English) means "chief" or "ruler"
Kirsten – Danish form of Christine
Kristian – Danish form of Christian
Kyle – (Gaelic) means "channel between islands"
Kyra – Greek feminine version of Cyril
L
Lana – from Alana (Old German name which means "precious")
Lara – pet-form of Russian name Larissa
Laura – (Latin) means "laurel"
Lauren – modern feminine version of Laurence
Leanne – (English) believed to be derived from Irish-Gaelic version of Helen
Leila (Layla) – (Persian) means "night"
Lesley – (Scottish-Gaelic) means "holly garden"
Letitia – (Latin) means "gladness"
Lilian – from the Latin name Liliana which means "lily"
Lilith – (Hebrew) means "night-monster"
Lily – from the name of the flower
Linda (Lyn, Lynda, Lynn, Lynne) – (Old German) means "serpent"
Lindsey (Lindsay) – (Old English) means "Lelli's island"
Liza (Lisa) – shortened form of Elizabeth
Lois – (Greek) means "good"
Louise (Louisa) – feminine form of Louis
Lucille – (Latin) means "light"
Lucy – (Latin) means "light"
Lydia – (Greek) means "woman of Lydia"
M
Madeline (Madeleine) – (Hebrew) means "woman from Magdala"
Maia (Maya) – (Greek) means "nurse"
Mandy – pet-form of Amanda
Marcella – feminine version of Marcus
Marcia – feminine version of Marcus
Margaret (Maggie, Madge, Margot, Peggy) – (Greek) means "pearl"
Marguerite – French version of Margaret
Marianne (Maryanne) – a combination of Marie ("star of the sea" in Latin) and Anne ("grace" in Hebrew)
Marilyn – combination of Mary ("star of the sea" in Latin) and Lynn ("lake" in Old English-Gaelic)
Marina – (Latin) means "of the sea"
Marion – medieval diminutive of Mary
Martina – feminine form of Martin
Mary (Maria, Marie) – (Latin) means "star of the sea"
Maxine – modern feminine version of Maximilian
May – pet-form of Mary or Margaret
Melanie – (Greek) means "black"
Melissa – (Greek) means "bee"
Melody – (Greek) means "singing of songs"
Mia – Danish pet-form of Mary
Michelle – French feminine version of Michael
Millicent (Milly, Millie) – (German) means "strong worker"
Mimi – French pet-form of Mary
Mirabel – (Old German) means "glorious"
Miranda – (Latin) means "worthy of admiration"
Miriam – (Hebrew) means "bitterness"
Mona – (Irish) means "noble"
Morgan – (Welsh) means "sea bright"
N
Nadia (Nadine) – (Russian) means "hope"
Nancy – pet-form of Ann
Naomi – (Hebrew) means "pleasure"
Natalie (Natalia) – (Latin) means "birthday of the Lord"
Natasha (Tasha) – Russian pet-form of Natalia
Nicola (Nicole, Nicolette, Nikki) – feminine forms of Nicholas
Nigella – feminine version of Nigel
Nikita – (Greek) means "unconquered"
Nina – Russian pet-form of Anne
Norah (Nora) – pet-form of Leonora
O
Olive (Olivia) – (Latin) from the olive tree
Ophelia – (Greek) means "help"
Ophira – (Hebrew) means "gold"
P
Paige – (English) means "young servant"
Pamela (Pam) – (Greek) means "honey"
Patricia – feminine form of Patrick which means "noble"
Patsy – pet-form of Patricia
Paula – German feminine form of Paul
Pauline – French feminine form of Paul
Pearl – jewel name
Penelope (Penny) – (Greek) means "weaver"
Petra – (Latin) means "rock"
Philippa – feminine version of Philip which means "fond of horses"
Phoebe – (Greek) means "bright"
Phyllis – (Greek) means "leafy"
Pia – (Latin) means "dutiful, godly"
Portia – (Latin) means "hog"
Priscilla (Cilla, Scilla) – (Latin) means "ancient"
Prudence – (Latin) means "discretion"
R
Rachel – (Hebrew) means "ewe"
Rebecca (Becky) – (Hebrew) means "heifer"
Regan – (Irish) means "descendant of the little king"
Regina – (Latin) means "queen"
Renee – (French) means "reborn"
Rhoda – (Greek) means "rose"
Rhona – feminine form of Ronald
Rhonda – (Welsh) means "good lance"
Ria – pet-form of Maria
Rita – pet-form of Margarita
Roberta – feminine form of Robert
Robyn – feminine form of Robin
Rosalind – (Old German) means "gentle horse"
Rosanna (Roseanne) – (English) means "gracious rose"
Rose – (Old German) means "horse"
Rosemary – (Latin) means "sea dew"
Rowena – (Celtic) means "fair"
Roxana (Roxanne) – (Persian) means "dawn"
Ruby – from the gemstone
Ruth – (Hebrew) means "beloved"
S
Sabina (Sabine) – (Latin) means "woman from Sabine"
Sabrina – (Celtic) name of a Celtic maiden in Welsh tale
Sadie – pet-form of Sarah
Saffron – taken from the name of the flower and spice
Salome – (Aramaic) means "peace"
Sally (Sallie) – pet-form of Sarah
Samantha – feminine version of Samuel
Sandra (Zandra) – diminutive of Allesandra or Alexandra
Sandy (Sandi) – pet-form of Sandra
Sapphire – from the gemstone
Sarah (Sara) – (Hebrew) means "princess"
Sarita – Spanish diminutive of Sarah
Sasha – Russian pet-form of Alexander
Savannah – (Spanish) means "treeless plain"
Scarlett – (Old French) means "red"
Selina – (Greek) means "moon"
Serena – (Latin) means "calm"
Shannon – (Gaelic) means "old, ancient"
Sharon – (Hebrew) means "fertile plain"
Sheena – (Irish) means "God is gracious"
Sheila – (Irish/Gaelic) means "blind"
Shelley – (Old English) means "clearing on a plateau"
Shirley – (Old English) means "bright meadow"
Shona – Irish/Gaelic variant of Joan
Sibyl (Sybil) – (Greek) means "prophetess"
Siena (Sienna) – (Latin) means "from Siena"
Simone – French feminine form of Simon
Sinead – Gaelic form of Janet
Siobhan – Irish version of Joan
Sonia (Sonya) – Russian pet-form of Sophia
Sophia (Sofia, Sophie) – (Greek) means "wisdom"
Stacey – pet-form of Anastasia
Stella – (Latin) means "star"
Stephanie (Steffi) – French feminine version of Stephen
Summer – (English) from the name of the season
Susanna (Sue, Susan, Susannah, Suzanne, Suzie) – (Hebrew) means "lily"
Sylvia (Silvia, Sylvie) – (Latin) means "wood"
T
Tabitha – (Aramaic) means "gazelle"
Tara – (Gaelic) means "hill; star"
Tatiana (Tania, Tanya) – feminine form of Tatius
Teresa (Theresa, Terry, Tessa) – (Greek) means "to reap"
Thalia (Talia) – (Greek) means "flourishing"
Tia – (Spanish/Greek) means "aunt" in Spanish and "princess" in Greek
Tiffany – (Greek) means "manifestation of God"
Tina – pet-form of Christina
Tracy (Tracey) – (Irish/Gaelic) means "warlike"
Trixie – pet-form of Beatrix
Trudy – pet-form of Gertrude
U
Ursula – (Latin) means "she-bear"
V
Valerie – feminine form of Valerius
Vanessa – (Greek) means "butterfly"
Vera – (Russian) means "faith"
Veronica – (Latin) means "true image"
Victoria (Vicky, Vickie) – (Latin) means "victory"
Viola – (Latin) means "violet"
Violet – from the name of the flower
Virginia (Ginnie) – Latin feminine form of Virginius
Vivienne – feminine form of Vivian which means "alive" in Latin
W
Wanda – (Old German) means "a young shoot"
Wendy – (English) means "friend"
Whitney – (Old English) means "white island"
Wynn – (Welsh) means "fair"
X
Xenia – (Greek) means "hospitality" or "stranger"
Y
Yvonne – French feminine form of Ivo
Z
Zara – (Arabic) means "brightness of the dawn"
Zita – (Greek) means "to seek"
Zoe – Greek version of Eve which means "life" |
