Choosing our baby’s name is one of the first big decisions we must make as parents and it is definitely not something we should take lightly.
If you are expecting a girl and you are looking for a name different from those that are in fashion, you will surely love one of the 101 short and original names for girls that we share with you today.
- Ada: short form of Adelaida, which means Germanic origin and means “of noble lineage”.
- Ana : of Hebrew origin, it means “Compassionate”, “Merciful”.
- Anya: Russian diminutive of Anna, which means “the one with grace and compassion.”
- Ava : of Hebrew origin is an English variant of Eva and means “to give life”.
- Avis: it was a popular name during the Middle Ages, associated with the Latin “avis”, which means “birds”.
- Ayla : of Turkish origin, it means “moonlight”
- Cala: of Arabic origin, it means “castle, fortress”.
- Cara: Italian name of Latin origin, it means “dear, beloved”.
- Clío: of Greek origin, it means “praise, sing”. In Greek mythology she is the muse of history and heroic poetry.
- Daia: means “joy”.
- Dánae: also of Greek origin, it is derived from the word “danós”, which means “arid, dry”. In Greek mythology Danae was princess of Argos and mother of Perseus with Zeus.
- Dara: of Hebrew origin, it means “pearl of wisdom”.
- Dava: diminutive of Davina, of Hebrew origin and meaning “little deer”.
- Eira: of Gaelic origin, it means “snow”.
- Ema or Emma , of Germanic origin, means “Big”, “Strong”, “Immense” and “Powerful”
- Eva : of Hebrew origin, it means “she who gives life”.
- Gala: short form of Galina, Russian name of Greek origin that means “calm”.
- Gea : name of Greek origin, from mythology, it was the name of the goddess Gaya or Gaia. Its meaning is “land”.
- Gina : name of Hebrew origin, diminutive of Georgina.
- Fairy: A variant of Hadassah, which is of Hebrew origin and means “myrtle tree.”
- Hana: Czech and Polish diminutive of Johana, a variant of Joanna, meaning “God is merciful.”
- Hebe: of Greek origin, it means “youth”.
- Iana: variant of Jana, which is a Czech feminine variant of Juan, meaning “God is merciful.”
- Ida: of German origin, it means “hard-working, industrious”.
- Idra: of Aramaic origin, it means “fig tree”.
- Ilana: of Hebrew origin, it means “oak”.
- Ilse: German and Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth, which means “My God is an oath”.
- Agnes: of Greek origin, it means “caste”.
- Iris: in Greek mythology, she was the goddess of the rainbow, whose function was to transmit messages to the gods.
- Jana : variant of Johana, which in turn is a variant of Juana, a name of Hebrew origin whose meaning is “God has had mercy.”
- Jara : of Slavic origin, diminutive of Gertrude, feminine version of Gerard, of gar, “lanza” “and wald,” to govern “.
- Jeri : comes from the German surname Gerard, from gar, “spear” “and wald,” to rule. “
- June : of medieval Basque origin used as the equivalent of Juncal. It also means “June” in English.
- Juno: in Roman mythology Juno was the wife of Jupiter, the Queen of the heavens and goddess of motherhood. Protected marriage and women.
- Justa : of Latin origin, it means “straight”, “according to the law”, “the one that works with justice”.
- Kai: of Hawaiian origin, it means “sea, ocean”.
- Kala: means “art, virtue, grace” in Sanskrit. In Hawaii it is used as a variant of “Sara”, which is of Hebrew origin and means “lady”.
- Kali: of Sanskrit origin, it means “black”.
- Kani: Hawaiian variant of Constance, which means “constancy.”
- Lada – In Slavic mythology, she was the goddess of youth and beauty.
- Laia : it is the diminutive in Catalan of Eulalia, a name of Greek origin that means “to speak well”.
- Lara: this name has two possible etymologies. One indicates that it is a Russian diminutive of the name Larisa. The other indicates that it comes from Roman mythology and it was the name of one of the water nymphs.
- Léa: French name that means “strong, brave”.
- Lena: short form of Elena, means “radiant, luminous, fire”.
- Lila: of Arabic origin, it means “night”.
- Lina: of Arabic origin, it means “tender”.
- Lola: diminutive of Dolores, referring to the pain of the Virgin when her son was crucified.
- Lua: of Portuguese origin, it means “moon”.
- Light: means “the one that brings the light.”
- Lys: means “lily”.
- Sea : comes from the Latin “mare” and means “sea”.
- Maya: means “illusion” in Sanskrit. In the Buddhist tradition, this is the name of the Buddha’s mother.
- Mine : of Hebrew origin, diminutive of Maria.
- Mila : of Slavic origin, abbreviated form of Ludmila and Miloslava. Also diminutive of Camilla, Kamilla and Milena.
- Mine: means “fish”.
- Mine : Asturian diminutive of Herminia. Of Germanic origin and means “strong, great”.
- Moa: of Swedish origin, it comes from moder , which means “mother”.
- Muna : from the Hebrew muna , which means “desire”.
- Nain : of Arabic origin, it means “of great beauty”
- Nakia: Of Arabic origin, it means “pure”.
- Nia: From Gaelic origen, it means “glossy”.
- Noa: Of Hebrew origin, it means “delight”.
- Oda: Scandinavian diminutive of Odelia.
- Olena: Of Greek origin, it means “ray of the sun” or “bright light”.
- Olga: of Russian origin, it means “sacred”.
- Ona : Of Irish origin, it means “elegant”.
- Peace : name of Latin origin that means “peace, harmony”.
- Pía : name of Latin origin, feminine variant of Pío. Its meaning is “very devout”.
- Pola : feminine form of Pol, which in turn is an old variant of Pablo’s name.
- Quela: of Hebrew origin, affectionate diminutive of Miquela in Valencian, which means “nobody like God”.
- Queta: of Germanic origin, it is the abbreviation of Enriqueta. It comes from Heimerich “she who rules her home.”
- Rada: of Arabic origin, it means “beautiful and virtuous”.
- Raia: of Hebrew origin, it means “friend”.
- Rani: of Indian origin, it means “queen”.
- Rika: of Swedish origin, it is the short form of names like Fredrika and Henrika.
- Rita: short form of Margarita, which means “pearl”.
- Sami: of Quechua origin, it means “lucky, happy, blissful”.
- Sara : of Hebrew origin and its meaning is “Princess”, “lady”, “sovereign”.
- Saya: of Japanese origin, it means “fast arrow”.
- Señe : name of Basque origin equivalent in Spanish to the name of Inocencia whose meaning is “innocent”.
- Sia: of Welsh origin, it means “fresh, cold”.
- Sun: of Latin origin, it is the star and the sun god.
- Tara: means “place where the kings met”.
- Tea : abbreviation of Dorotea in Italian, means “the one granted by God”.
- Teba : name of Greek origin that means “glory of God”.
- Thaís : name of Greek origin that means “the one who is beautiful”.
- Toya : appellation of the name of Victoria, of Latin origin, which means “victorious”.
- Tula : name of Germanic origin that means “defender”. In Spanish it is frequently used as a diminutive of Gertrudis.
- Uda : Basque name that means “summer”.
- Ula: Russian diminutive of Úrsula, which means “little bear”.
- Uma : of biblical origin, it means “nation”
- Umay : of Turkish origin, it means “hope”.
- Vala: of German origin, it means “marked”.
- Veda: of Sanskrit origin, it means “knowledge”.
- Vera: from the Latin “verus”, which means “true”.
- Vesa: of Finnish origin, it means “offspring”.
- Xail: of Aztec origin, it means “flower”.
- Xara: variant of Sara, which is of Hebrew origin and means “princess”.
- Xoco: of Aztec origin, it means “younger sister”.
- Yaira: of Hebrew origin, it means “to illuminate”.
- Yara: of Tupi origin, it means “lady”.
- Yari: of Russian origin, it is the diminutive of Yarine, which means “calm.”
- Yona: of Hebrew origin, it means “dove”.
- Zada: of Arabic origin, it means “lucky, prosperous”.
- Zara: of Hebrew origin, it means “princess”.
- Zea: of Latin origin, it means “grain”.
- Zena: Greek variant of Xena, meaning “guest.”
- Zia: of Arabic origin, it means “light, splendor”.
- Zoe : Of Greek origin, it means “to give life”.
- Zuri: Basque name, means “white”.
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