Girls' Names: A-E..

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*Name*	*Origin*	*Meaning*
Aaliyah	Greek	Desirable
Abigail/Abbie/ Abby	Hebrew	My father rejoices
Adel	Middle English	Nobility
Adrianna	Latin	Black earth
Agatha	Greek	Good
Aida	Old English	Happy
Aimee	Old French	Loved
Aisha	Arabic	Woman or life
Alana	Gaelic	Rock, noble, handsome
Albany	Latin	An ancient name for the Scottish highlands
Alexa	Greek	Defender of men
Alexandra	Greek	Defender of men
Alicia/Alisha/ Alice	Middle English	Nobility
Alison/Allison/ Alyson	Middle English	Nobility
Amber	Arabic	Ambergris
Amelia	Latin	Industrious
Amy	Old French	Loved
Anastasia	Greek	Resurrection
Andrea	Latin	Womanly
Angel/Angela/ Angelica	Greek	Messenger
Anika	African American	Sweetness of face
Anita	Hebrew	Grace of God
Annabel/ Annabella	Latin	Lovable
Anne/Ann/ Annette/Anna	Hebrew	Grace of God
Annie	Greek	Fulfillment or completion
Anthea	Greek	Flower or flowery
Antionette/ Antonia	Latin	Roman clan name used as first name
April	Latin	To open up
Arabella	Latin	Yielding to prayer
Ashleigh	Old English	Ashwood or ashtree meadow
Audrey	Old English	Noble strength
Autumn	Latin	Season of the year
Avril	Latin	To open up

*Name*	*Origin*	*Meaning*
Barbara	Greek	Strange or foreign
Bea/Beatrice	Latin	She who makes happiness
Becca	Hebrew	Noose or yoke
Belinda	German	Dragon
Bella	Hebrew	Oath of God
Bernice	Greek	Bringing victory
Bernadette	Middle English	Bear, brave
Beryl	Sanskrit	Place name used as first name
Bess/Bessie	Hebrew	Oath of God
Bethan/ Bethany	Aramaic	House of figs or dates
Betty	Hebrew	Oath of God
Bianca	Italian	White
Billie	Middle English	Will or helmet
Blanche	French	White
Blodwyn	Welsh	Flower
Blythe	English	Adaptation of blithe
Brenda	Old Norse	Sword
Bridget/Bridie	Irish	Strength
Brittany	Latin	The femine personification of Britain
Bronwen	Welsh	White breast
Brook/brooke	Old English	Dweller by the brook

*Name*	*Origin*	*Meaning*
Caitlin	Irish	Pure
Candice	African	Dynastic title used by the Queen of Ethiopia
Carly	Old English	Strong
Carol	Old English	Strong
Caroline/ Carolyn	Old English	Strong
Catherine	Greek	Pure
Celia	Latin	Blind
Ceri/Cerys	Welsh	To love
Charity	Latin	Dear
Charmaine	Latin	Roman clan name used as first name
Charlie	Old English	Strong
Charlotte	Old English	Strong
Chelsea/ Chelsey	Old English	Ship's port
Cher/Cherie	French	Dear one, sweetheart
Cheryl	Latin	Dear
Christine	Greek	Anointed
Chloe	Greek	Young grass
Clara/Clare/ Clair/Claire	Latin	Clear
Claudia	Latin	Lame
Colette	Greek	Victorious people
Colleen	Gaelic	Girl
Connie	Latin	Constant
Courtney	Old French	One who lives on a farm
Crystal	Greek	One who carries Christ in her heart
Cynthia	Greek	Greek name for the Goddess of the moon

*Name*	*Origin*	*Meaning*
Daisy	Old English	Flower
Danielle	Hebrew	God is my judge
Daphne	Greek	Laurel
Daryl	?	Dear, loved one
Dawn	Old English	To become day
Deanna	Latin	Divine
Debbie/ Deborah	Hebrew	To speak kind words
Deidre/ Diedra	Irish	Fear, or one who rages
Delia	Greek	Classical name for the Greek island Delos
Denise	Greek	Of Dionysos, the Greek God of wine
Desiree	French	To crave
Devon	Celtic	A poet
Diana/Diane	Latin	Devine
Donna	Latin	Lady, mistress of the house