Girl names starting with vowels are the most popular and often the coolest names today. A is still the most frequently-used first initial for girls' names, with a third of all girl names starting with the letter A. Names for girls starting with E are the next most popular, but girl names that begin with I are holding their own, moving beyond the megapopular Isabella to cool girls Iris, Ivy, and Ida. O names for girls, led by Olivia, have an open, optimistic feel, while there are fewer girl names starting with U than with any other letter in the entire alphabet, though that includes a few choice picks.
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Abigail - "my father is joyful"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Acacia - "thorny"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Acadia - "idyllic place"
Gender: Female
Origin: English from Greek
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Ada - "noble, nobility"
Gender: Female
Origin: German
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Adair - "shallow place in a river near oaks"
Gender: Female
Origin: English and Scottish
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Adelaide - "noble, nobility"
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Adelheid, German
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Adele - "noble, nobility"
Pronunciation: a-DELL
Gender: Female
Origin: French diminutive of Adelaide
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Adelia - "noble, nobility"
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Adela, German
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Adeline - "noble, nobility"
Gender: Female
Origin: French, diminutive of Adele
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Adriana - "man of Adria"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin, feminine variation of Adrian
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Africa - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Place name
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Agatha - "good woman"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Agnes - "pure, virginal"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Ailsa - "elf victory"
Pronunciation: AYL-suh
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish from Norse
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Aimee - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Amy
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Ainsley - "one's own meadow"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Scottish
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Alcott - "dweller at the old cottage"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Alexandra - "defending men"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek, feminine form of Alexander
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Alice - "noble"
Gender: Female
Origin: German
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Alix - "defending men"
Pronunciation: ah-LEEX
Gender: Unisex
Origin: French
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Allegra - "joyous"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian
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Aloisa - "renowned warrior"
Gender: Female
Origin: German variation of Louisa
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Amabel - "lovable"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Amanda - "she must be loved"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Amara - "grace or bitter"
Pronunciation: a-MAH-ra
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Amaryllis - "to sparkle"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Amaya - "night rain"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish version of Amaia or Japanese
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Amedea - "lover of God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian
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Amelia - "work"
Gender: Female
Origin: German
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Amethyst - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Gem and colour name
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Amoris - "love"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Amory - "industrious"
Gender: Female
Origin: German
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Amy - "beloved"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Anais - "grace"
Pronunciation: an-EYE-is or an-AY-is
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Anastasia - "resurrection"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek, feminine variation of Anastasios
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Andrea - "strong and manly"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Feminine variation of Andrew, Greek
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Andromeda - "advising like a man"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek mythology name
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Angelica - "angel or angelic"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian, Polish, Russian diminutive of Angela
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Angelina - "angel"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek, Italian, Spanish, Russian diminutive of Angela
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Aniceta - "unconquerable"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latinised feminine form of Ancient Greek
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Anna - "grace"
Gender: Female
Origin: Variation of Hannah, Hebrew
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Annabel - "loving"
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish variation of Amabel
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Annie - "grace"
Gender: Female
Origin: English, diminutive of Ann
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Annik - "grace"
Pronunciation: an-NEEK
Gender: Female
Origin: Russian diminutive of Annika or Ann
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Annika - "grace"
Gender: Female
Origin: Swedish diminutive of Anna
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Antonia - "priceless one"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Anwen - "very fair, beautiful"
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Anya - "grace"
Gender: Female
Origin: Russian diminutive of Anna
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Apollonia - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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April - "to open"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Ara - "king"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Armenian
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Arabella - "yielding to prayer"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Araminta - "defender"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hybrid name of Arabella and Aminta
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Arcadia - "region offering peace and contentment"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Arden - "valley of the eagle"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Aria - "air; song or melody"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian
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Ariana - "most holy"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian variation of Ariadne, Greek
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Ariel - "lion of God"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Hebrew
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Arwen - "noble maiden"
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Ash - "ash tree"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Aspen - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Nature and place name
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Aster - "star"
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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Astrid - "divinely beautiful"
Gender: Female
Origin: Scandinavian
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Athena - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek mythology name
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Atlanta - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Place name
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Aubrey - "elf ruler"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English from French version of German Alberic
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Auden - "old friend"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Audrey - "noble strength"
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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August - "majestic, venerable"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Latin
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Augusta - "great, magnificent"
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine variation of Augustus
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Aurora - "dawn"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Ava - "life"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin, related to birds, or variation of Eve
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Avery - "ruler of the elves"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Echo - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Greek mythology name
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Eden - "place of pleasure, delight"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Hebrew
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Edie - "prosperous in war"
Pronunciation: EE-dee
Gender: Female
Origin: English, diminutive of Edith
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Edith - "prosperous in war"
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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Eleanor - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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Electra - "shining, bright"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Elena - "bright, shining light"
Pronunciation: ee-LAY-na
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish, Italian, German, Greek variation of Helen
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Eleonora - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian, German, Dutch, and Polish variation of Eleanor
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Eliana - "my God has answered"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Eliora - "my Lord is my light"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Elise - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: French variation of Elizabeth
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Eliza - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth, Hebrew
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Elizabeth - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Ella - "all, completely; fairy maiden"
Gender: Female
Origin: German; English
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Elle - "she"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Ellery - "island with elder trees"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Elliot - "Jehovah is God"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Anglicisation of Elijah or Elias
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Ellis - "benevolent"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Welsh
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Elodie - "foreign riches"
Pronunciation: EL-oh-dee
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Eloise - "healthy; wide"
Gender: Female
Origin: French and English variation of Heloise
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Elowen - "elm"
Pronunciation: EL-o-wen
Gender: Female
Origin: Cornish
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Elsa - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: German diminutive of Elisabeth
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Elsie - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Diminutive of Elizabeth
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Elspeth - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish variation of Elizabeth
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Emerson - "son of Emery"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: German
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Emery - "industrious"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: German
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Emilia - "rival"
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine variation of Emil, Latin
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Emily - "rival"
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine variation of Emil, Latin
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Emma - "universal"
Gender: Female
Origin: German
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Emmeline - "work"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Engracia - "endowed with God's grace"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish from Latin
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Esmeralda - "emerald"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish and Portuguese
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Estelle - "star"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Esther - "star"
Gender: Female
Origin: Persian
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Etta - "estate ruler"
Gender: Female
Origin: English and Scottish
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Eugenia - "wellborn"
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine variation of Eugene, Greek
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Eugenie - "wellborn"
Gender: Female
Origin: French form of Eugenia, Greek
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Eulalia - "sweetly speaking"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Eva - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin form of Eve, Hebrew
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Evangeline - "bearer of good news"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Eve - "life"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Evelyn - "wished for child"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English from French
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Ever - unknown meaning
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Word name
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Everly - "wild boar in woodland clearing"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Ianthe - "purple flower"
Pronunciation: ee-AN-the
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Ida - "industrious one"
Gender: Female
Origin: German
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Ilana - "oak tree"
Gender: Female
Origin: Hebrew
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Ilaria - "cheerful, happy"
Gender: Female
Origin: Italian variation of Hilary
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Iman - "faith"
Gender: Female
Origin: Arabic
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Imani - "faith"
Gender: Female
Origin: Arabic
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Imara - "firm"
Gender: Female
Origin: Kiswahili
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Imogen - "maiden"
Pronunciation: IHM-eh-jen
Gender: Female
Origin: Celtic
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India - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Place name
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Indigo - "indian dye"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Greek
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Inez - "pure, virginal"
Pronunciation: ee-NEZ
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish variation of Agnes
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Ingrid - "fair, beautiful"
Gender: Female
Origin: Norse
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Ione - unknown meaning
Pronunciation: eye-OH-nee
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Iris - "rainbow"
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name; also Greek
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Isabel - "pledges to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish variation of Elizabeth
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Isabella - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Spanish and Italian variation of Elizabeth, Hebrew
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Isabetta - "pledged to God"
Gender: Female
Origin: Short form of Elizabetta
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Isadora - "gift of Isis"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Isla - "island"
Pronunciation: eye-la
Gender: Female
Origin: Scottish place name or Spanish
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Isolde - "ice ruler"
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Ivy - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Botanical name
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Oakley - "oak clearing"
Gender: Unisex
Origin: English
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Oceane - "ocean"
Gender: Female
Origin: French
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Octavia - "eighth"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Oleander - unknown meaning
Pronunciation: o-lee-ANNE-der
Gender: Unisex
Origin: Botanical name
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Olive - "olive tree"
Gender: Female
Origin: English, from Latin, nature name
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Olivia - "olive tree"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Olwen - "white footprint"
Gender: Female
Origin: Welsh
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Olympia - "from Mount Olympus"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Ophelia - "help"
Gender: Female
Origin: Greek
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Orchid - unknown meaning
Gender: Female
Origin: Flower name
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Oriana - "dawn"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Orla - "golden princess"
Gender: Female
Origin: Irish
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Ottilie - "prosperous in battle"
Pronunciation: ott-till-ee
Gender: Female
Origin: Feminine variation of German Otto
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Ottoline - "prospers in battle"
Gender: Female
Origin: French and English
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Una - "one; also, lamb"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Undine - "little wave"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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Unity - "oneness"
Gender: Female
Origin: English
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Ursula - "little female bear"
Gender: Female
Origin: Latin
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