Find pretty names with meanings for your beautiful baby girl
Are you pregnant and expecting a little girl? Here you find an amazing list with the 120 most beautiful baby girl names and their meanings.
Choosing a name for your child is a great responsibility. Your girl will carry that name for the rest of her life. Therefore, it is one of the most important things that parents decide for their kids.
How to decide on a name for your daughter with your partner
Naturally, it can take time for you and your partner to find names you both like and then to narrow it down, and to make your choice may take a while. There are so many names for babies that it is not easy to make a decision.
Try to make it a fun process and enjoy getting to know each other’s preferences. Naturally, it helps when both of you try to be in it with an open mindset.
As an example of an approach, you could both come up with a top-ten-favorites list. Then show it to each other and start writing a combined list. Ideally, you even already have names that you both had on your individual lists.
Slowly you can then start ruling out the names that one of you absolutely doesn’t like. After that process, you will have a few names to choose from. Take some time and sleep on it and then make your final decision together.
In case you get stuck in the process, take a step back and take a break. After a couple of days or weeks, you can get into it again and maybe even start the whole process again by creating two individual lists with new names.
After all, I can assure you that you eventually will find THE name. For some it goes faster, for others, it takes longer. One day you might look back and tell your girl about the story of her unique name. That will be amazing.
You might actually be surprised by how well it will fit her personality, her character and her future qualities.
The importance of a meaningful name
I highly recommend choosing a name for your baby girl based on its meaning.
Names with meanings are so important.
Imagine, pretty much every day for her whole life this name will be spoken over her. By you as her parents and also by everybody else who will be around her. It is not just a word. A name is part of one’s identity.
Therefore, it is amazing for a girl to be called and identified with a positive meaning name. It will affect your child in a good way to hear her meaningful name daily. She will grow up to become a confident and beautiful woman.
In the following list, you find 120 names and their meanings. When I put this list together I used nameberry.com to look up their origin and meaning. Out of thousands of girl’s names, I chose the most meaningful ones. Some are popular names, some are common names and some are very unique names. Some are associated with female characters. I hope I can inspire you on your journey of finding the perfect one for your baby girl.
120 most beautiful and meaningful names for girls
- Abigail – of Hebrew origin meaning “my father is joyful”
- Adeline – another form of Adele, a girl’s name of French origin meaning “noble, nobility”
- Aisha – of Arabic origin meaning “living, prosperous”
- Alana – a feminine form of Alan, a name of Irish origin meaning “handsome, cheerful”
- Alice – of German origin meaning “noble”
- Alina – of Slavic origin meaning “bright, beautiful”
- Aliyah – of Hebrew origin meaning “heavens, highborn, exalted”
- Allison – another form of Alice, a baby girl’s name of Scottish origin meaning “noble”
- Amanda – of Latin origin meaning “she must be loved”
- Anastasia – a feminine form of Anastasios, a name of Greek origin meaning “resurrection”
- Angelina – a diminutive form of Angela, a baby girl’s name of Greek origin meaning “angel”
- Annabelle – a combination of the girl’s names Anna and Belle of French origin meaning “loving”
- Annika – a Swedish variation of Anna, a girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “grace”
- Arabella – of Latin origin meaning “yielding to prayer”
- Aria – of Italian origin meaning “air; song or melody”
- Ariana – an Italian variation of Ariadne, a name of Greek origin meaning “most holy”
- Audrey – of English origin meaning “noble strength”
- Ava – of Hebrew origin meaning “life; bird; water, island”
- Beatrice – of Latin origin meaning “she who brings happiness; blessed”
- Bella – another form of Isabella, a baby girl’s name of Italian origin meaning “beautiful”
- Betty – another form of Elizabeth, a girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “pledged to God”
- Bonnie – of Scottish origin meaning “beautiful, cheerful”
- Brianna – a feminine variation of Brian, a name of Irish origin meaning “strong, virtuous and honorable”
- Brooke – of English origin meaning “small stream”
- Caitlyn – an Irish variation of Catherine, a girl’s name of Greek origin meaning “pure”
- Camilla – of Latin origin meaning “young ceremonial attendant”
- Cara – of Latin origin meaning “dear; friend; face”
- Chloe – of Greek origin meaning “young green shoot”
- Claire – a French variation of Clara, a name of Latin origin meaning “bright, clear”
- Corinna – of Greek origin meaning “maiden”
- Daisy – of English origin meaning “day’s eye”
- Dakota – of Native American origin meaning “friendly one”
- Dana – of Slavic origin meaning “gift, wise”
- Delilah – of Hebrew origin meaning “delicate”
- Dolly – another form of Dorothea, a baby girl’s name of Greek origin meaning “gift of God”
- Eleanor – of English origin meaning “bright shining one”
- Eliana – of Hebrew origin meaning “my God has answered”
- Elise – a French variation of Elizabeth, a girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “pledged to God”
- Eliza – another form of Elizabeth, a baby girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “pledged to God”
- Ella – of German origin meaning “all, completely; fairy maiden”
- Eloise – of French origin meaning “healthy”
- Elsie – a Scottish variation of Elizabeth, a girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “pledged to God”
- Emilia – a feminine variation of Emil, a name of Latin origin meaning “rival”
- Emily – another feminine variation of Emil, a name of Latin origin meaning “rival”
- Emma – of German origin meaning “universal”
- Esme – of French origin meaning “esteemed, beloved; emerald”
- Esther – of Persian origin meaning “star”
- Eve – of Hebrew origin meaning “life”
- Evelyn – an English variation of a name of French origin meaning “desired”
- Evie – another form of Eve, a baby girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “life”
- Finley – of Irish origin meaning “fair-haired hero”
- Florence – of Latin origin meaning “flourishing, prosperous”
- Freya – of Norse origin meaning “a noble woman”
- Gabriella – an Italian feminine variation of Gabriel, a name of Hebrew origin meaning “God is my strength”
- Georgia – a feminine variation of George, a name of English origin meaning “farmer”
- Hannah – of Hebrew origin meaning “grace”
- Harper – of English origin meaning “harp player”
- Harriet – an English variation of Henriette, a girl’s name of French origin meaning “estate ruler”
- Hazel – of English origin meaning “hazelnut tree”
- Heidi – another form of Adelheid, a baby girl’s name of German origin meaning “noble, nobility”
- Iris – a name of Greek origin meaning “rainbow”
- Isabella – a Spanish variation of Elizabeth, a girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “pledged to God”
- Isla – of Spanish origin meaning “island”
- Jade – of Spanish origin meaning “stone of the side”
- Jane – of English origin meaning “God is gracious”
- Jasmine – of Persian origin meaning “gift from god”
- Jennifer – another form of Guinevere, a baby girl’s name of Welsh origin meaning “white shadow, white wave”
- Josephine – a French, feminine variation of Joseph, a name of Hebrew origin meaning “Jehovah increases”
- Josie – another feminine variation of Joseph, a name of Hebrew origin meaning “Jehovah increases”
- Julia – of Latin origin meaning “youthful”
- Juliet – an English variation of Julia, a girl’s name of Latin origin meaning “youthful”
- Katherine – of Greek origin meaning “pure”
- Kaylee – an American variation of Kayla, a baby girl’s name of Arabic and Hebrew origin meaning “crown”
- Kinsley – of English origin meaning “king’s meadow”
- Kylie – of Aboriginal origin meaning “boomerang”
- Layla – of Arabic origin meaning “night; holy”
- Liliana – an Italian variation of Lilian, a girl’s name of Latin origin meaning “lily, a flower”
- Lily – an English variation of Lilian, a girl’s name of Latin origin meaning “lily, a flower”
- Lucy – an English variation of Lucia, a baby girl’s name of Latin origin meaning “light”
- Luna – of Latin origin meaning “moon”
- Lyla – of Arabic origin meaning “night”
- Maggie – another form of Margaret, a girl’s name of Greek origin meaning “pearl”
- Margaret – of Greek origin meaning “pearl”
- Maria – a German version of Mary, a girls’ name of Hebrew origin meaning “drop of the sea”
- Martha – of Aramaic origin meaning “lady”
- Matilda – of German origin meaning “battle-mighty”
- Maya – a variation of Maia, a baby girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “water”
- Megan – a Welsh version of Margaret, a girl’s name of Greek origin meaning “pearl”
- Melanie – of Greek origin meaning “black, dark”
- Melinda – of Greek origin meaning “beauty, honey”
- Melissa – of Greek origin meaning “honeybee”
- Melody – of Greek origin meaning “song”
- Mila – of Slavic origin meaning “gracious; dear”
- Millie – a variation of Mildred, a baby girl’s name of English origin meaning “gentle strength”
- Nancy – a variation of Ann, an English variation of the name Hannah, a girl’s name of Hebrew origin meaning “grace”
- Naomi – of Hebrew origin meaning “pleasantness”
- Natalia – of Latin origin meaning “birth”
- Noelle – of French origin meaning “Christmas”
- Norma – of English origin meaning “from the north”
- Olivia – of Latin origin meaning “olive tree”
- Phoebe – of Greek origin meaning “radiant, shining one”
- Poppy – of Latin origin meaning “red flower”
- Rachel – of Hebrew origin meaning “ewe”
- Rebecca – of Hebrew origin meaning “servant of God”
- Riley – of Irish origin meaning “courageous”
- Rose – of Latin origin meaning “rose flower”
- Ruby – of Latin origin meaning “deep red precious stone”
- Samantha – a feminine variation of Samuel, a name of Hebrew origin meaning “told by God”
- Sonja – a German version of Sophia, a girl’s name of Greek origin meaning “wisdom”
- Sophia – of Greek origin meaning “wisdom”
- Stella – of Latin origin meaning “star”
- Thea – of Greek origin meaning “goddess, godly”
- Trisha – a variation of Patricia, a baby girl’s name of Latin origin meaning “noble”
- Valentina – of Latin origin meaning “strength, health”
- Valeria – a variation of Valentina, a name of Latin origin meaning “strength, health”
- Victoria – of Latin origin meaning “victory”
- Zara – of Hebrew origin meaning “blooming flower; God remembers”
- Zelda – a variation of Griselda, a girl’s name of German origin meaning “fighting maid”
- Zoey – of Greek origin meaning “life”
That was it – a list with 120 pretty baby girl names and their beautiful meanings
I hope you are inspired and excited about your journey of choosing from those beautiful names.
Make sure to check alternative spellings & variations as well along the way.
If you reach the point where you finally make your decision, celebrate with your partner, and make sure to get one of those super cute personalized keepsakes for the nursery for your baby girl.
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Great names although I still don’t know what my baby’s gender will be. :p I’m looking forward to more mommy posts from you as I’m about to be one! 🙂
Makayla Belle! Means Beautiful Goddess! We call her Kd belle! It’s real southern but suits her perfectly.
Love this list, lots of beautiful names on it including the one we chose for our daughter. Very handy to have meanings right next to them.
Awesome list! I love having the meaning of the name right there next to it. When my husband and I were trying to find a name for our son, I hated having to look up the meaning of the name separately.
Lots of beautiful names to choose from! Thanks for this excellent resource!
Such a great article! I have no idea what any name means so this will be super helpful if/when the time comes.
Looking up the meaning of names is fun. My name, Robyn, is English and means bright fame. 🤩 Sweet post.
Awe man! My name is missing. 😉
I was named Stephanie because I was born on St Stephen’s day (12/26). Can’t remember the meaning of my name but I do like the connection to my birthday.
Aww this is sweet. I have always wondered why the name my name had different spelling though.
Great list! So many beautiful names to choose from! Thanks for sharing!