Browse Submitted Names

Sıylıqız f Karachay-Balkar
From сыйлы (sıylı) meaning "honourable, respected" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Skwesis f Cree
Means "Girl" in Cree.

Songniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 颂 (sòng) meaning "acclaim; hymn" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Songnu f Chinese
From the Chinese 松 (sōng) meaning "pine, fir" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Sorghaghtani f Medieval Mongolian
Possibly deriving in part from the Mongolian element ᠦᢈᠢᠨ okhin ("girl"). Name borne by a powerful Mongol noblewoman, who was posthumously honoured as an empress of the Yuan dynasty.

Sovbika f Chechen
Meaning unknown; the second element is derived from Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".

Srey f Khmer
Means "girl, woman" in Khmer.

Sreyneang f Khmer
From Khmer ស្រី (srey) meaning "woman, lady, beautiful, excellent" and នាង (neang) meaning "miss, young woman, girl".

Sreynuon f Khmer
Means "sweet girl" in Khmer.

Stinta f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From a northern Swedish dialectal word meaning "girl".

Sukanlaya f Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" combined with กัลยา (kanlaya) meaning "beautiful girl".

Sukanya f Hinduism, Indian, Bengali, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Tamil, Thai
Derived from the Sanskrit prefix सु (su) meaning "good" combined with कन्या (kanya) meaning "girl, daughter". This is the name of a figure in Hindu mythology, a wife of the sage Chyavana.

Sunü f Chinese Mythology
Means "immaculate girl" in Chinese. This was the name of an ancient Chinese goddess associated with music and sexuality.

Suthida f Thai
From Thai สุ (su) meaning "good" and ธิดา (thida) meaning "daughter, girl".

Tahlia f Arabic
Meaning: " Woman/girl who recites the Quran often"

Talida f History (Ecclesiastical, Rare, Archaic), Romanian
Means "little girl" in Aramaic. It is the name of an ancient christian saint (4th or 5th century), a nun from Egypt.

Talitha-Cumi f English (Puritan)
Means "little girl arise" in Aramaic, from the phrase spoken by Jesus in Mark 5:41 in order to restore a young girl to life (see also Talitha, Cumi).

Tangniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 棠 (táng) meaning "wild plum" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Tañqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balkar танг (tañ) meaning "dawn" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Tarubi f Manipuri
Means "clean girl" in Meitei.

Taruna f Sanskrit
Means "young girl" in Sanskrit.

Tatlïbanat f Bashkir
From Bashkir татлы (tatlï) meaning "sweet" and банат (banat) meaning "girl".

Telgumas f Berber
Means "girl who has a brother" in Tamazight.

Tharuni f Indian
Meaning "young girl".

Thëllëza f Albanian
Derived from Albanian thëllëzë "partridge" and, figuratively, "pretty girl".

Thida f Thai, Khmer
Means "daughter, girl" in Thai and Khmer.

Thidarat f Thai
From Thai ธิดา (thida) meaning "daughter, girl" and รัตน (rat) meaning "gem, jewel".

Thyda f Khmer
Means "girl" in Khmer, Lao and Thai.

Thymian f Literature
Derived from German Thymian "thyme". It was used by German author Margarete Böhme (1867-1939) in her novel Tagebuch einer Verlorenen (1905; "The Diary of a Lost Girl"). The book purportedly tells the true story of Thymian, a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution... [more]

Tianniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" or 甜 (tián) meaning "sweet" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Tiannu f Chinese
From the Chinese 添 (tiān) meaning "increase, add to" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Tianshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" or 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Timafi f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from Haitian Creole ti "little; little one" in combination with m, a contracted form of mwen "my; of mine", influenced by the French feminine possessive adjective ma "my" and fi "girl; daughter"... [more]

Tipnaree f Thai
Means "Heaven girl" in Thai.

Tongnu f Chinese
From the Chinese 彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Toulane f Popular Culture
A fictional bearer is Toulane Thomas from the American Girl novel "McKenna" and the film adaptation "An American Girl: McKenna Shoots for the Stars". It is occasionally used as a given name in various countries.

Trëndelinë f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian trëndelinë "sickle-fruited fenugreek" and, figuratively, "pleasant and pretty girl".

Tsagaankhüükhen f Mongolian
From Mongolian цагаан (tsagaan) meaning "white, fair" and хүүхэн (khüükhen) meaning "girl".

Tsdrig f Armenian
Means "young girl" in Armenian.

Tséghádiʼnídíinii Atʼééd f New World Mythology, Navajo
Means "rock crystal girl" in Navajo, composed of tséghádiʼńdínii "rock crystal" and atʼééd "girl, maiden". This is the name of a character in the creation myth of Navajo mythology.

Tsira f Mingrelian, Georgian
Derived from Mingrelian ცირა (cira) meaning "girl" or "daughter".

Tulla f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
From Swedish tulta and Norwegian tulle, both meaning "little girl".

Tuti f Indonesian
Possibly means "little girl" or "kind" in Indonesian.

Tutta f Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Swedish
Variant of Tutti, a diminutive of Dorothea. Swedish usage could possibly be from Swedish tutta "little girl" (compare Tulla and Stinta)... [more]

Tytti f Finnish
Derived from the Finnish word tyttö, meaning "a girl". It has also been used as a pet form of Tyyne.

Tyttö f Finnish (Rare)
Means "girl" in Finnish.

Üdə̑ras f Mari
Means "girl, female child" in Mari.

Ulaankhüükhen f Mongolian
Means "red girl" in Mongolian, from улаан (ulaan) meaning "red" and хүүхэн (khüükhen) meaning "girl".

Ulbike f Kazakh
From Kazakh ұл (ūl) meaning "son, boy" and бике (bike) meaning "girl, lady".

Vasha f Albanian
Derived from Albanian vashë, a poetic term meaning "young girl, maiden".

Vidumavi f Literature
Latinized form of Gothic *Widumawi meaning "wood maiden", composed of the elements witu "wood" and mawi "girl". This name is mentioned in the appendices of J. R. R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the Rings' as belonging to a princess of Rhovanion who marries King Valacar of Gondor and becomes the mother of Eldacar... [more]

Villimey f Icelandic (Modern)
Recently created name intended to mean "wild maiden" from Old Norse villr "wild" (compare Icelandic villiblóm "wildflower") combined with Old Norse mey "maiden, girl" (an alternative form of mær)... [more]

Wanida f Thai
Means "girl, young woman" in Thai.

Watseka f Algonquin
Means "pretty girl" in Potawatomi, from the Potawatomi winsakeekyahgo "pretty girl".

Waxue f Chinese
From the Chinese 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl" and 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow".

Weinu f Chinese
From the Chinese 玮 (wěi) meaning "jade, rare, valuable" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Wenmei f & m Chinese
From Chinese 文 (wén) meaning "literature, culture, writing" or 汶 (wèn) referring to the Wen River in Shandong province combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 美 (měi) meaning "beautiful" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl"... [more]

Werunako f Shona
Meaning "of beauty; a girl or woman of beauty".

Won-a-pa-lei f Literature
Means "the girl with the long black hair" in the fictional language of the Native American tribe in American author Scott O'Dell's children's novel 'Island of the Blue Dolphins'. It is the 'common' name, or the name shared with others, of Karana (which is her 'secret' name) who is the young protagonist of the story.

Woranuch f Thai
Means "good girl, beauty, miss" from Thai วร (wora) meaning "excellent, distinguished, best" and อนุช (anuch) meaning "(younger) sister".

Xara-xïs f Khakas
Means "black girl" in Khakas.

Xiangmei f Chinese
From Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant", 祥 (xiáng) meaning "good luck, good omen", 湘 (xiāng) referring to the Xiang River in southern China or 向 (xiàng) meaning "face, turn towards, support, side with" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 玫 (méi) meaning "gemstone, jade, rose", 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl" or 媚 (mèi) meaning "charming, attractive, flatter, fawn on"... [more]

Xiangnu f Chinese
From the Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Xiangwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 香 (xiāng) meaning "fragrant, sweet smelling, incense" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, baby, pretty girl".

Xiannu f Chinese
From the Chinese 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "girl, woman".

Xianshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 娴 (xián) meaning "elegant, refined, skillful" or 贤 (xián) meaning "virtuous, worthy, good" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl" or 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".

Xianwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 仙 (xiān) meaning "transcendent, immortal" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Xiaoniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 笑 (xiào) meaning "smile, laugh" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Xiaonu f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" and 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl".

Xiaoshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 小 (xiǎo) meaning "small" or 骁 (xiāo) meaning "brave, valiant" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Xiawa f Chinese
From the Chinese 夏 (xià) meaning "summer" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Xingshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 幸 (xìng) meaning "luck, fortunately" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Xiniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 汐 (xī) meaning "night tides" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Xinshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 心 (xīn) meaning "heart, mind, soul", 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous" or 昕 (xīn) meaning "dawn, early morning" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" or 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Xolqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek xol meaning "mole, dot, beauty mark" and #qiz, meaning "girl".

Xuemei f Chinese
From Chinese 雪 (xuě) meaning "snow" or 学 (xué) meaning "study, learning, school" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister, girl"... [more]

Yanay f Quechua, Spanish
From Quechua yanay meaning "my beloved", from yana "lover" and -y, possesive suffix. It can also mean "my blackness" or figuratively "my dark-skinned girl", as yana means "black" in Quechua too.

Yanwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Yaowaman f Thai
Means "beautiful girl, young lady" in Thai.

Yaxshiqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek yaxshi meaning "good, fine" and qiz meaning "girl, daughter".

Yenda'Me f English (American)
Form of Norwegian "Janta min". (Sometimes said as Jenta Mi) Means "Girl Mine" in Norwegian. It (The Norwegian version) was the pet name for the character "Selma" in the 1945 film "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes"

Yeong-ju f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 永 "long, perpetual, eternal, forever" or 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper" (yeong), and 姝 "a beautiful girl", 主 "master, chief owner; host; lord" or 柱 "pillar, post; support; lean on" (ju).

Yingwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Yishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 怡 (yí) meaning "happy, joyful, harmony" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Yma f Quechua (?)
Yma Sumac was the stage name of Peruvian soprano Zoila Augusta Emperatriz Chávarri del Castillo (1922-2008). She based it on her mother's name, which was derived from Quechua ima shumaq meaning "how beautiful!", although in interviews Sumac claimed it meant "beautiful girl" or "beautiful flower".... [more]

Yoiko f Japanese
Means "Good Girl"

Yosha f Indian (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit योषा (yóṣā) meaning "girl, young woman".

Yoshita f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Derived from Sanskrit योषित् (yoṣít) meaning "young woman, girl".

Yueshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 越 (yuè) meaning "exceed, go beyond" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Yuewa f Chinese
From the Chinese 玥 (yuè) meaning "mythological pearl, mysterious gem" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Yuniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 誉 (yù) meaning "fame, reputation, praise" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Yunivel f Mexican
Kenia Yunivel Coronel Angulo, known as “the most beautiful girl in the Sierra de Durango”

Yushu f Chinese
From the Chinese 钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair, handsome" and 淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle" or 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Yuwadi f Thai
Means "young woman, girl" in Thai, ultimately from Sanskrit युवती (yuvatī).

Zalbika f Chechen, Dagestani
Possibly from Arabic زَالَ (zāla) "to continue" or Persian زال (zâl) "albino" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl".

Zamonqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek zamon meaning "time, age, epoch" and qiz meaning "girl, daughter".

Zhaoniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Zhiniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 知 (zhī) meaning "know" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Zhishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 志 (zhì) meaning "purpose, will" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Zhumakyz f Kazakh
Derived from Kazakh жұма (zhuma) meaning "Friday" (of Arabic origin) combined with қыз (qyz) meaning "girl".

Zhuowa f Chinese
From the Chinese 卓 (zhuō) meaning "profound, brilliant" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, baby, pretty girl".

Ziwa f Chinese
From the Chinese 紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Zoge f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian zogë "pullet; young bee" and, figuratively, "pretty girl".