A List of Unusual Girls Names and Meanings
Karla Taylor is a writer who has a lot of fun with baby names.
A Beautiful Name For A Beautiful Baby
You want to give your daughter a name that will be almost as memorable as she is. A name with meaning and depth. I've put together a list of some of my favourite unusual names along with their meanings in the hope that somebody, at least one person, will be able to get that magical moment of choosing the name from reading this list.
Unusual Girls' Names Beginning With A
Arizona
Meaning: Desert rose/desert springs.
Astrid
Meaning: The name Astrid is derived from the old Norse name, Ássfriđr - ass: a god | fridr: beautiful, fair - a fair, beautiful god.
Angelica
Meaning: Angelic.
Amethyst
Meaning: The purple quartz is the amethyst which was once believed to have been able to sober the drunk. The meaning is "not intoxicated" there is also another meaning for the name Amethyst which is simply "key".
Unusual Girls' Names Beginning With B
Bluebell
Meaning: after the English flower, the bluebell.
Berrie
Meaning: Berrie is a name related to Greek, German and English names: Beryl, Alberta and Berry. The meaning for the name Berrie is "noble".
Bambie/Bambi
Meaning: Italian name meaning "young girl".
Barbie
Meaning: An old English name, with a Greek Barbaros meaning: "foreign or strange, traveller from a foreign land".
Unusual Girls' Names Beginning With C
Chicago
Coral
City
Colour
Meanings: Not Applicable
Unusual Girls' Names Beginning With D
Delta
Meaning: Greek name meaning "Mouth of River".
Delilah
Meaning: Delicate, weakened.
Dakota
Meaning: Native American name meaning "to be considered a friend". Also the name of a group of tribes known as The Sioux.
Daphne
Meaning: Greek name meaning bay tree or laurel tree after a mythological woman named Daphne who was transformed into a laurel tree for protection against Apollo.
Unusual Girls' Names Beginning With E
Esmerelda
Meaning: In Greek: Emerald. In Spanish: The Emerald Gemstone.
Evangeline
Meaning: Bearer of good news.
Emerald
Meaning: English name meaning precious gemstone.
Elvinia
Meaning: English and Irish name meaning Elfin.
Unusual Girls' Names Beginning With F
Fae
Meaning: Fairy.
Fayme
Meaning: French name meaning "held in high esteem", famous.
Fortune
Meaning: Good fate.
Falala
Meaning: African name meaning born in abundance.
Unusual Girls' Names Beginning With G
Gaia
Meaning: Earth.
Genesis
Meaning: Hebrew name meaning "beginning".
Unusual Girls' Names Beginning With H
Havana
Meaning: The Capital City of Cuba.
Honey
Meaning: Sweet. Also a term of endearment.
Haven
Meaning: English: place of protection and comfort.
Harmony
Meaning: Unity, harmony.
Unusual Girls' Names Beginning With I
Indigo
Meaning: Blue Violet dye.
India
Meaning: Sanskrit for River. Country in Southern Asia.
Ingrid
Meaning: Beautiful.
Island
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