30 uncommon and pretty baby names for girls and their meanings
Many parents-to-be look for uncommon baby names, but they may often find that unique names are often hard to pronounce.
Some of the most popular monikers, such as Olivia, Luna and Daisy, are gorgeous sounding, but there is a heap of beautiful girls names out there.
PopSugar has pulled together a list of uncommon but pretty names for girls. Check them out below…
30 uncommon pretty baby names for girls and their meanings
1. Alora
Meaning: Better than best. It is a derivation of Eleanor, which means ‘shining light’.
2. Aranza
Meaning: A girl’s name of Spanish origin meaning ‘Among the thorns’.
3. Arely
Meaning: The female version of Areli, which means ‘lion of God’ in Hebrew.
4. Bexley
Meaning: English town, meaning bex ‘box tree’ and leah ‘woodland clearing’.
5. Brenna
Meaning: Feminine form of Brian, which comes from the Celtic word brígh and means ‘noble, strong, virtuous.’
6. Briar
Meaning: Briar is in reference to “The Briar Rose,” a Brothers Grimm fairy tale that we know today by the name Sleeping Beauty.
7. Elliana
Meaning: Eliana a variation of the Hebrew name Eliyanah which means ‘God has answered me’.
8. Ellison
Meaning: Unisex name which means ‘Son of Elder’.
9. Emerald
Meaning: Spanish name but also a precious stone.
10. Ensley
Meaning: ‘One’s own meadow’.
11. Halle
Meaning: Derived from a Nordic masculine name Halli, meaning ‘rock’.
12. Hadley
Meaning: ‘Heather field’.
13. Holland
Meaning: Usually a surname that means ‘woodland’.
14. Jana
Meaning: Slavic short-form for Johanna, which means ‘God is gracious’.
15. Kimora
Meaning: A Japanese surname and also a variant of Kim, meaning ‘brave and noble’.
16. Kyra
Meaning: Feminine form of the Greek Kyros, meaning ‘sun’.
17. Lizbeth
Meaning: Hebrew name meaning ‘Oath of God’.
18. Marlowe
Meaning: ‘From the hill by the lake’.
19. Nayeli
Meaning: ‘I love you’ in the language of the Zapotec Indians of Mexico.
20. Oaklee
Meaning: ‘Meadow of oak trees’.
21. Riya
Meaning: Riya is a Hindu name and means ‘singer’ in Sanskrit.
22. Rosalyn
Meaning: ‘Rose’.
23. Samira
Meaning: Arabic name meaning ‘she who is of pleasant company and loved’.
24. Saoirse
Meaning: Irish name meaning ‘freedom’.
25. Sarai
Meaning: Biblical name meaning ‘my lady; my princess’.
26. Selene
Meaning: Latin for ‘moon’.
27. Vada
Meaning: The main character’s name in the film My Girl. German meaning ‘Famous Ruler’.
28. Vienna
Meaning: Dutch word meaning ‘forest stream’.
29. Yara
Meaning: Arabic, Persian and Brazilian, meaning ‘small butterfly’.
30. Zion
Meaning: Biblical, meaning ‘promised land’.
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