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Unique girl names with real meanings

Girl names given to between 25 and 150 US babies a year: familiar enough to say, rare enough that your child is likely the only one in class. Every name here has a documented meaning. 60 names, with meanings and pronunciation.

  1. 1. Violetta vee-oh-LET-uh “violet”
  2. 2. Maeva MAY-vuh “welcome”
  3. 3. Aracely ar-uh-SEL-ee “altar; of heaven”
  4. 4. Pia PEE-uh “pious”
  5. 5. Damaris duh-MAHR-uhs “calf”
  6. 6. Ester ES-ter “star”
  7. 7. Kyndall KIN-duhl “valley of the river Kent; spring”
  8. 8. Linnea LIN-ee-uh “linden tree”
  9. 9. Paulette paw-LET “small”
  10. 10. Nadine nuh-DEEN “hope”
  11. 11. Geneva juh-NEE-vuh “knee”
  12. 12. Inez ih-NEZ “pure (a form of Agnes)”
  13. 13. Magdalene MAG-duh-leen “woman from Magdala; tower”
  14. 14. Odessa oh-DES-uh “long journey”
  15. 15. Shirley SHER-lee “county; meadow”
  16. 16. Leora lee-OR-uh “my light”
  17. 17. Rosalynn ROH-zuh-lin “rose”
  18. 18. Zaynab ZAY-nab “fragrant flower”
  19. 19. Calista kuh-LIS-tuh “most beautiful; beautiful”
  20. 20. Wilhelmina wih-luh-MEE-nuh “resolute protector”
  21. 21. Cecily SES-uh-lee “blind”
  22. 22. Jamila juh-MIL-uh “beautiful”
  23. 23. Katrina kuht-REE-nuh “each of the two; pure”
  24. 24. Agatha AG-uh-thuh “good”
  25. 25. Belinda buh-LIN-duh “beautiful; soft”
  26. 26. Leticia luh-TISH-uh “great joy; pleasure”
  27. 27. Rihanna ree-HAH-nuh “basil; myrtle”
  28. 28. Eunice YOO-nis “good; victory”
  29. 29. Noelani noh-eh-LAH-nee “mist; sky”
  30. 30. Asia AY-zhuh “northwest Anatolia”
  31. 31. Kinsey KIN-zee “son of Coinneach”
  32. 32. Rainey RAY-nee “descendant of Raighne”
  33. 33. Citlali seet-LAH-lee “star”
  34. 34. Nicolette nih-kuh-LET “victory; people”
  35. 35. Tia TEE-uh “gladness”
  36. 36. Millicent MIL-ih-sint “hard work; strong”
  37. 37. Sade shah-DAY “spark”
  38. 38. Klara KLAR-uh “bright, shining, clear”
  39. 39. Arizona a-rih-ZOH-nuh “small spring”
  40. 40. Serene ser-EEN “serene”
  41. 41. Geraldine jai-ruhl-DEEN “one of the Fitzgeralds”
  42. 42. Susie SOO-zee “lily”
  43. 43. Tamara tuh-MAHR-uh “date palm”
  44. 44. Isela ih-SEL-uh “my God is an oath”
  45. 45. Yoselin yoh-seh-LEEN “a Geat, a Goth”
  46. 46. Charlene shahr-LEEN “free man”
  47. 47. America uh-MAIR-ih-kuh “son of Meurig”
  48. 48. Hillary HIL-uh-ree “cheerfully”
  49. 49. Blythe BLYTHE “merry”
  50. 50. Joslyn JAWS-lin “a Geat, a Goth”
  51. 51. Anabella an-uh-BEL-uh “lovable; beautiful Anna”
  52. 52. Deanna dee-AN-uh “goddess”
  53. 53. Sonya SOHN-yuh “wisdom”
  54. 54. Blanca BLAHNG-kuh “white”
  55. 55. Joni JOH-nee “God is gracious”
  56. 56. Alanis ah-LAH-nis “oak tree”
  57. 57. Desire dih-ZY-er “desire, longing”
  58. 58. Mildred MIL-druhd “gentle strength”
  59. 59. Sheila SHEE-luh “fat land, fertile; fat, swelling”
  60. 60. Donna DAH-nuh “prince / chief of the world”

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