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101 girl names that start with the letter O

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When we know that a baby is on the way, we begin to think of possible names that we will choose for him or her. Some people choose to choose traditional names in the family, while others choose something different and take inspiration from different places, such as literature or nature.

In other cases, some parents have a preference for a particular letter, so continuing our journey through baby names from A to Z, we share 101 girl names that start with the letter O.

  • Oakley: of English origin, it means “oak clearing”.
  • Oana: Romanian variant of Johanna, of Hebrew origin and whose meaning is “God is merciful.”
  • Oba: In Nigerian mythology, it is the name of the ancient goddess of rivers.
  • Obdulia: feminine variant of Abdullah, which means “one who serves God.”
  • Obelia: of Greek origin, it means “pillar of strength”.
  • Oceana: of Greek origin, it means “ocean”.
  • Oceane: French variant of Oceana.
  • Octa: diminutive of Octavia.
  • Octavia: of Latin origin, it means “eighth”.
  • Oda: Scandinavian diminutive of Odelia.
  • Odeda: of Hebrew origin, it means “brave”.
  • Odele: of Greek origin, it means “song”.
  • Odelia: of Hebrew origin, it means “I will praise the Lord”.
  • Odessa: name of a Ukrainian city, inspired by “The Odyssey” by the Greek poet Homer.
  • Odetta: of German origin, it means “wealth”.
  • Odette: French variant of Odetta.
  • Odile: French variant of Otilia, which is of German origin and means “prosperous in battle.”
  • Odilia: of Germanic origin, it means “fortune, wealth”.
  • Ophelia: of Greek origin, it means “help”
  • Ofira: of Hebrew origin, it means “gold”.
  • Ofra: of Hebrew origin, it means “fawn”.
  • Ogive: French variant of Hedwig, meaning “combat”.
  • Ohanna: of Armenian origin, it means “merciful gift of God”.
  • Ohara: of Japanese origin, it means “small field”.
  • Oihana: Basque name that means “forest”.
  • Oishi: of Japanese origin, it means “delicious”.
  • Okelani: Hawaiian in origin, it means “heavenly”.
  • Oksana: Russian name of Hebrew origin, means “praise to God”.
  • Olabisi: Egyptian name, it means “the one that brings happiness”.
  • Olaia: Basque variant of the Greek name Eulalia , which means “she who speaks well.”
  • Olalla: Galician form of Eulalia.
  • Holland: Holland in Italian.
  • Olaya: of Arabic origin, it means “close to God”.
  • Olea: It is believed that it comes from ancient Hebrew and means “night, moon”.
  • Oleander: derives from the Greek rhododendron , which means “pink tree” or “laurel”.
  • Olena / Olenna: of Greek origin, it means “ray of sunshine” or “bright light”.
  • Olenka: Russian variant of Olga.
  • Olesia: Polish diminutive of Aleksandra, variant of Alexandra, which means “defender of men.”
  • Olga: of Russian origin, it means “sacred”.
  • Oliana: Polynesian name that means “laurel”.
  • Olinda: of Germanic origin, it means “protector of property”.
  • Olivia: of Latin origin, it means “the one who brings peace”.
  • Oluchi: of Nigerian origin, it means “work of God”.
  • Olufemi: Egyptian name, meaning “loved by the gods.”
  • Olwen: of Welsh origin, it means “white footprint”.
  • Olya: Russian variant of Olga.
  • Olympia / Olympia: the Greeks called Olympia to the place where they held their competitions, it is believed that it comes from ‘ lamp ‘, to shine.
  • Omaira: of Arabic origin, it means “red”.
  • Ombra: of Italian origin, it means “shadow”.
  • Omega: of Greek origin, it means “last, final”.
  • Omorose: of Egyptian origin, it means “beautiful”.
  • Ona: of Irish origin, it means “elegant”.
  • Onda: of Italian origin, it means “wave”.
  • Ondina: In Greek mythology, undines were the very beautiful aquatic nymphs that inhabited rivers and lakes.
  • Ondine: of Latin origin, it means “little wave”.
  • Ondrea: Czech variant of Andrea, meaning “strong and masculine”.
  • Oneida: of Native American origin, it means “long awaited”.
  • Oneka: Basque name, feminine form of Eneko.
  • Onesima: of Greek origin, it means “the one who helps”.
  • Oni: name of Egyptian origin, means “sought”.
  • Oona: Irish variant of Una, meaning “sheep.”
  • Opal: of Sanskrit origin, it means “jewel, gem”.
  • Ophélie: French form of Ophelia, meaning “help.”
  • Ophira: of Hebrew origin, it means “gold”.
  • Ora: of Latin origin, it means “prayer”.
  • Orabella: of Latin origin, it means “beautiful altar”.
  • Oracia: feminine variant of Horacio, which means “guardian of time.”
  • Orazia: Italian variant of Horacia.
  • Oralia: variant of Aurelia, which is of Latin origin and means “the golden one”.
  • Orana: of Australian aboriginal origin, it means “welcome”.
  • Orane: of French origin, it means “growing”.
  • Orella: of Latin origin, it means “announcement of the gods, oracle”
  • Orphea: female variant of Orpheus, who in Greek mythology represented music.
  • Oriana: of Latin origin, it means “golden, dawn”.
  • Oriane: French form of Oriana.
  • Oriel: of Latin origin, it means “golden”.
  • Orinthia: of Latin origin, it means “shake the mind”.
  • Oriole: of Latin origin, it means “golden”.
  • Orit: of Hebrew origin, it means “light”.
  • Orla: of Irish origin, it means “golden princess”.
  • Orlanda: feminine variant of Orlando, which means “famous in all the earth”.
  • Orli: of Hebrew origin, it means “light”.
  • Ormanda: of Latin origin, it means “sailor”.
  • Ornella: of Italian origin, it means “ash tree in bloom”.
  • Orpah: of Hebrew origin, it means “fawn”.
  • Orchid: name of a plant, whose flower represents beauty and sophistication.
  • Orsa: Italian variant of Úrsula, means “little bear”.
  • Orsola: Italian variant of Úrsula.
  • Oseye: of Egyptian origin, it means “happy”.
  • Oshin: of Japanese origin, it means “love”.
  • Oshra: of Hebrew origin, it means “happiness”.
  • Osla: of Scottish origin, it means “consecrated God”.
  • Ottaline: French diminutive of Otilia.
  • Otilia: of German origin, it means “prosperous in battle”.
  • Ottavia: Italian variant of Octavia.
  • Otthild: German form of Otilia.
  • Ouisa: diminutive of Louisa, which means “renewed warrior”.
  • Ovidia: feminine variant of Ovidio, which means “shepherd”.
  • Oyuki: of Japanese origin, it means “queen of the snows”.
  • Ozara: of Hebrew origin, it means “treasure, wealth”.
  • Ozlem: of Turkish origin, it means “longing”.

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