Kind names girl

Evangeline

• Origin:

  Greek

• Meaning:

  "bearer of good news"

• Description:

  Evangeline is a romantic old name enjoying a major comeback, thanks to its religious overtones, Eva's popularity, and the star of the TV megahit Lost, Evangeline Lilly. Evangelia and Evangelina — two variants of Evangeline — are sure to tag along for the ride.

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Tobias

• Origin:

  Greek from Hebrew

• Meaning:

  "God is good"

• Description:

  Tobias is the Greek form of the Hebrew Tobiah, which was derived from the name Toviyah. Toviyah was created from the elements tov, meaning "good" and yah, representing the Hebrew God. Tobias is the name of several biblical figures but is primarily associated with the story of Tobias and the Angel.

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Winnie

• Origin:

  English diminutive of Winifred

• Meaning:

  "holy peacemaking, gentle friend"

• Description:

  This pet form of such names as Winifred and Edwina and Gwendolyn has loads of vintage charm, a la Millie and Maisie, with a decidedly winning vibe. And it just got celebrity cred as the baby daughter of Jimmy Fallon.

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Agatha

• Origin:

  Greek

• Meaning:

  "good woman"

• Description:

  Agatha until recently summoned up visions of martyred saints, mauve silk dresses, and high lace collars, but now that some dauntless excavators have begun to resurrect it, we're sure more will follow their lead. Actor Thomas Gibson used it for his daughter in 2004.

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Toby

• Origin:

  Diminutive of Tobias

• Description:

  This jaunty unisex nickname name has recently been given a shot of testosterone via actor Tobey Maguire and the gruff, erudite character on West Wing.

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Zuri

• Origin:

  Kiswahili

• Meaning:

  "good, beautiful"

• Description:

  Zuri migrated, at least to American sensibilities, to the feminine side when an Ohio zoo used it for a female giraffe. For either gender, Zuri is an attractive name with the usual Z-initial zest.

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Avani

• Origin:

  Hindi

• Meaning:

  "the good earth"

• Description:

  A name often heard in India, with an energetic sound and an ecologically correct meaning.

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Dalia

• Origin:

  Hebrew or Swahili

• Meaning:

  "branch or gentle"

• Description:

  Similar in sound to the flower name Dahlia, this gentle but distinctive name, heard in many cultures, hits that Golden Mean between too popular and too unusual.

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Gareth

• Origin:

  Welsh

• Meaning:

  "gentle"

• Description:

  Gareth, the name of a modest and brave knight in King Arthur's court, makes a sensitive, gently appealing choice, used more in its native Wales than anywhere else.

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Mildred

• Origin:

  English

• Meaning:

  "gentle strength"

• Description:

  When scientists do research on the effects of an unpopular name, we're afraid that Mildred is one of the examples they cite, often in tandem with Bertha and Gertrude. But with cute nickname Millie on the rise, anything's possible.

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Eunice

• Origin:

  Greek

• Meaning:

  "good victory"

• Description:

  Eunice is a New Testament name of the mother of Timothy, long associated with one of the Kennedy sisters, the founder of the Special Olympics. As high as Number 106 in the early 1900s, it lasted on the list until 1995. Eunice was the birth name of Nina Simone, which gives it a modicum of cool.

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Mona

• Origin:

  Irish

• Meaning:

  "noble good"

• Description:

  Mona had more than a moment in the sun, peaking in 1950 at Number 230 but falling off the Top 1000 completely in the late 1980s. Its similarity to the word "moaner" undercuts the appeal of its simplicity. In one recent year, fewer than 100 baby girls received the name, and we don't see it reviving any time soon.

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Tobin

• Origin:

  Surname derived from Tobias

• Meaning:

  "God is good"

• Description:

  Tobias-related name that makes an attractive and modern-sounding form of the biblical original. It was recently chosen by Karolina Kurkova for her son.

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Yoshi

• Origin:

  Japanese

• Meaning:

  "good, respectful"

• Description:

  A classic Japanese name known to kids around the world as a Nintendo video-game character.

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Tobiah

• Origin:

  Hebrew

• Meaning:

  "the Lord is good"

• Description:

  Tobiah is the original Hebrew form of the better known Greek Tobias, to which it could make a distinctive alternative. With its ah ending, Tobiah fits in with other stylish Biblical names today, from Noah to Isaiah to Josiah and Zachariah. And of course, Toby is an adorable nickname.

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Lilo

• Origin:

  German, diminutive of Liselotte; Hawaiian

• Meaning:

  "generous one"

• Description:

  Lilo is the name of the spunky little Hawaiian girl character in the Disney movie Lilo & Stitch-- and is also Lindsay Lohan's nickname. Multi-cultural, it can be found in Hawaiian, German and Hebrew nomenclature.

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Calia

• Origin:

  Italian, nickname from Greek Kaleas

• Meaning:

  "good or beautiful person"

• Description:

  A highly unusual Italian word-name that is nevertheless attractive and easy to pronounce and spell.

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Caris

• Origin:

  Welsh, Greek

• Meaning:

  "love; grace, kindness"

• Description:

  Beautiful meanings no matter which origin you want to go with. But either way, it rhymes with Paris.

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Anisa

• Origin:

  Arabic

• Meaning:

  "good-natured"

• Description:

  Phonetic spelling of the Muslim Aanisah, chosen by singer Macy Gray for one of her daughters.

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Keeva

• Origin:

  Irish, phonetic spelling of Caoimhe

• Meaning:

  "gentle, beautiful, precious"

• Description:

  Keeva, the name chosen by "How I Met Your Mother" star Alyson Hannigan for her daughter, has recently been a Top 20 name in Ireland, using the authentic spelling Caoimhe. The male version is Caomhin--anglicized as Kevin.

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Yoko

• Origin:

  Japanese

• Meaning:

  "good girl"

• Description:

  There are many in Japan, but for most Americans there's only one Yoko.

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Gennady

• Origin:

  Russian

• Meaning:

  "noble, generous"

• Description:

  Gennady is derived from an early saint's name (Gennadius) and shares the same Greek root word as the English word generous. It is a familiar if still uncommon boys' name in Russia. If you're looking for unique boy names you might want to put this one on your list.

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Clemens

• Origin:

  Latin

• Meaning:

  "merciful and gentle"

• Description:

  This surname related to Clement is strongly associated with Major League pitcher Roger Clemens, winner of more Cy Young awards than any other pitcher in baseball history, and has a softer sound than Clement. Some variations are Clemen, Clementio, Clemention, and Clemons.

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Nashira

• Origin:

  Arabic

• Meaning:

  "the bearer of good news"

• Description:

  Nashira is one of those obscure space names that might rise along with such heavenly choices as Orion, Luna, and even Nevaeh. A giant star in Capricorn, Nashira is an unusual and attractive name with several positive associations.

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Rashad

• Origin:

  Arabic

• Meaning:

  "having good judgment"

• Description:

  In the US, Rashad is one of the most popular and best-known Arabic names, through several sports and entertainment celebrities.

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Neema

• Origin:

  Swahili

• Meaning:

  "born during good times"

• Description:

  Offbeat name sometimes heard in the African-American community.

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Benvolio

• Origin:

  Italian

• Meaning:

  "good wisher"

• Description:

  In Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet, the friend who persuades Romeo to go to the party where he meets Juliet. Alas.

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Rafiq

• Origin:

  Arabic

• Meaning:

  "friend, companion, gentle, kind"

• Description:

  Confident Middle Eastern choice. Children will relate to the Rafiki form via the wise guru in Disney's "The Lion King."

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Qasim

• Origin:

  Arabic

• Meaning:

  "charitable, generous"

• Description:

  Name of a son of the Prophet Muhammad, with a particularly positive meaning.

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Jin

• Origin:

  Japanese

• Meaning:

  "tenderness, gentleness"

• Description:

  Similarity to the English name Jean could be a plus in a Japanese-American family.

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Layan

• Origin:

  Arabic

• Meaning:

  "soft, gentle"

• Description:

  Layan is popular enough in the US that it was given to nearly 175 baby girls in one recent years. It translates easily enough in an English-speaking culture and sounds like Lee-Anne and Leah, so it's a friendly cross-cultural choice -- though lay might not be the best association in a baby's name.

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Alouette

• Origin:

  French

• Meaning:

  "lark"

• Description:

  Alouette is a sweet Gallic twist in the stylish bird name genre made familiar via the charming French children's song, Alouette, gentile alouette.

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Ianthe

• Origin:

  Greek

• Meaning:

  "purple flower"

• Description:

  Like Violet, Lavender and Lilac, Ianthe is a purple flower name. Chosen by the poet Shelley for his daughter, Ianthe has a poetic, romantic, almost ethereal quality. In the ancient myth, she was the daughter of Oceanus, supreme ruler of the sea, and also a Cretan woman so beautiful that when she died the Gods made purple flowers grow around her grave.

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Eithne

• Origin:

  Gaelic

• Meaning:

  "nut kernel"

• Description:

  Pretty and soulful name of a goddess from Irish mythology and several Irish saints. Singer Enya, born Eithne Ní Bhraonáin, has made the Anglicized spelling familiar. Eithne comes from the vocabulary word "kernel", which was used as a term of praise in old bardic poetry.

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Bluebell

• Origin:

  Flower name from English

• Meaning:

  "blue bell"

• Description:

  Bluebell is one flower name that is used very quietly. Geri "Ginger Spice" Halliwell joined her former Spice Sisters in creative baby-naming with this adventurous -- some might say outlandish -- choice. Distinctive and charming? Or better suited to a farmyard animal? Your call.

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Desdemona

• Origin:

  Greek

• Meaning:

  "ill-starred"

• Description:

  Desdemona is as Shakespearean as a name can be, but because the beautiful and innocent wife of Othello came to such a tragic end, her name has been avoided for centuries. But at this point in time, there might be some adventurous parents willing to overlook that.

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Cerelia

• Origin:

  Latin

• Meaning:

  "relating to springtime"

• Description:

  Cerelia is a melodic and unusual choice, perfect for a child born in April or May. Another version is Cerella.

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Ottoline

• Origin:

  French and English, diminutive of Ottolie

• Meaning:

  "prospers in battle"

• Description:

  Curiously appealing, in a hoop-skirted, wasp-waisted way, Ottoline has recently entered the realm of modern possibility, especially since Sienna Miller chose it as the middle name of her daughter Marlowe.

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Aphra

• Origin:

  Hebrew, variation of Aphrah

• Meaning:

  "dust"

• Description:

  Aphra would make an interesting choice-- especially since it's the name of the first professional female writer in English, the seventeenth century's Aphra Behn. Born in 1640, she was a prolific dramatist of the English Restoration.

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Zephyrine

• Origin:

  Feminine variation of Zephyr, Greek

• Meaning:

  "west wind"

• Description:

  Zephyr may not be a name often heard in the U.S., but its variations are used throughout Europe. Zephyrine, a cousin in sound and feel if not in fact to such lovely names as Severine and Seraphina, has distinctive possibilities.

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Delphi

• Origin:

  Greek place name

• Description:

  An interesting unisex possibility, with an air of mystery connected to the Delphic Oracle, the most important oracle in ancient Greece; it was also a major site for the worship of the god Apollo.

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Plum

• Origin:

  Fruit name

• Description:

  British-born novelist Plum Sykes has taken this rich, fruity name out of the produce section and put it into the baby name basket. It's more appealing than Apple, more presentable than Peaches. The French equivalent, Prune, is very fashionable there but would not fly with English speakers.

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Endellion

• Origin:

  Cornish place and saint's name

• Description:

  Endellion is the name of an early saint who was a daughter of King Brychan and goddaughter of King Arthur whose life is commemorated by the Cornish village of St. Endellion. This intriguing ancient name was brought into modern usage by British Prime Minister David Cameron, who used it as one of the middle names for his fourth child, a baby girl.

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Amandine

• Origin:

  French, diminutive of Amanda

• Meaning:

  "much-loved"

• Description:

  This fragrant, almond-scented name has hardly been heard in this country, which is a pity--we've loved it since John Malkovich used it for his now grown daughter.

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Eluned

• Origin:

  Welsh

• Meaning:

  "idol, image"

• Description:

  Romantic and mysterious, Eluned's beauty and intelligence were legendary in Welsh legend; she was the handmaiden of the Lady of the Fountain in a Welsh Arthurian romance, who had a magic ring that made the wearer invisible. Pronunciation is usually similar in emphasis to Eleanor, but with ned instead of nor at the end. However, it's sometimes also pronounced el-LIN-ed or even shortened to Luned, the sounce of Lynette, in Tennyson's Gareth and Lynette.

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Diablo

• Origin:

  Spanish

• Meaning:

  "devil"

• Description:

  Diablo Cody, self-named (she's really Brook Busey) screenwriter of Juno, singlehandedly helped popularize not just her heroine's name and her own but all o-ending names for girls. You don't need us to tell you that it takes a brave parent, in every way, to name a baby Diablo. Diablo is one of the Spanish baby names that diverges furthest from the well-paved camino.

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Anemone

• Origin:

  Flower name; Greek

• Meaning:

  "daughter of the wind"

• Description:

  Anemone is a floral name that relates to the ancient Greek myth of the famous love story of Aphrodite and Adonis, in which Aphrodite transforms her wounded lover's blood into a flower, the crimson anemone, whose blossoms are opened by the wind — accounting for its other name, windflower.

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Perdita

• Origin:

  Latin

• Meaning:

  "lost"

• Description:

  A Shakespearean invention for an abandoned baby in The Winter's Tale, Perdita's sense of loss has always been off-putting to parents. But her image was somewhat resuscitated by its association with the appealing canine character in Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmations.

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Thalassa

• Origin:

  Greek

• Meaning:

  "the sea"

• Description:

  A pretty, rarely used Greek name, Thalassa is the ancient personification of the sea, particularly the Mediterranean, who is sometimes considered the mother of Aphrodite. In 1991, a newly discovered moon of Neptune was dubbed Thalassa.

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Nephele

• Origin:

  Greek

• Meaning:

  "cloudy"

• Description:

  An enchanting ancient Greek name belonging to the Greek goddess who was created from a cloud by Zeus and so became goddess of the clouds and mother of the centaurs. The name Nephele is not widely known but as among modern parents become used to Phoebe, Penelope, and Persephone, it may become one of the ancient Greek goddess names that's back in the mix.

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Sidonie

• Origin:

  Latin

• Meaning:

  "from Sidon "

• Description:

  Sidonie is an appealing and chic French favorite that is starting to attract some American fans as a fresher alternative to Sydney. Also spelled Sidony, Sidonie was the birth name of the French novelist Colette.

  In the old form Sindony, it was a common name in Tudor period England, the 'n' being dropped in the seventeenth century, leading to Sidony, Sidonie and Sidney.

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Sophronia

• Origin:

  Greek

• Meaning:

  "sensible, prudent"

• Description:

  A name some people first encountered in the old children's book series The Five Little Peppers, in which Sophronia, the youngest of the Peppers is nicknamed Phronsie.`It was also used by Dickens in two of his novels: The Old Curiosity Shop and Our Mutual Friend.

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Acantha

• Origin:

  Greek

• Meaning:

  "thorn, prickle"

• Description:

  Acantha is one of the unique baby names in the stylish mythological category that also might count as a flower name. In Greek mythology, Acantha was a nymph beloved by Apollo. An unusual and attractive choice that could make a creative way to honor a grandma Rose.

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Melisande

• Origin:

  French form of Millicent, German

• Meaning:

  "strong in work"

• Description:

  This old-time fairy tale name is rarely heard in the modern English-speaking world, but it's so, well, mellifluous, that it would make a lovely choice for a twenty-first century girl--a romanticized tribute to an Aunt Melissa or Melanie.

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Pomeline

• Origin:

  French, related to "apple"

• Meaning:

  "apple"

• Description:

  A rarely heard--even in France--name, most prominent as the third name of Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi, the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and granddaughter of Grace Kelly.

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Kerensa

• Origin:

  Cornish

• Meaning:

  "love"

• Description:

  Kerensa, forever romantic, is a rare Cornish name spelled with an 's' or 'z', the most modern of the Karen family. Kerensa (or Kerenza) has ties to the Welsh Cerys.

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Daffodil

• Origin:

  Flower name, from Greek

• Meaning:

  "asphodel"

• Description:

  Yes, though it seems so extreme, girls were actually sometimes given this name a century ago; now it is so uncommon it would make a strong springtime statement. Biggest obstacle: the nickname Daffy.

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Capucine

• Origin:

  French

• Meaning:

  "nasturtium"

• Description:

  Capucine was a chic French actress half a century ago and has been one of the most fashionable girl names in France in recent decades, although it is now slightly off its peak. to Americans and other English speakers, this name still feels fresh.

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Olwen

• Origin:

  Welsh

• Meaning:

  "white footprint"

• Description:

  Olwen is a Welsh favorite, the name of a legendary princess in what is believed to have been the earliest Arthurian romance, and in fact one of the first recorded examples of Welsh prose.

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Parvati

• Origin:

  Sanskrit

• Meaning:

  "the daughter of the mountain"

• Description:

  This Hindu goddess name is very popular in India. The goddess of love, fertility and devotion, representing female force, Parvati is the wife of Shiva and the mother of Ganesh. There is a Harry Potter character named Parvati Patil, a twin sister of Padma..

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Rhonwen

• Origin:

  Welsh

• Meaning:

  "slender, fair"

• Description:

  The delicate and haunting Welsh Rhonwen is still a rarity in the U.S., where her English version Rowena is better known, but would be a lovely choice for any parent in search of a name that was both unusual and traditional, classically feminine yet strong.

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Malou

• Origin:

  Combination of Mary and Lou

• Meaning:

  "bitter; renowned warrior"

• Description:

  This charming name, popular in France and the Netherlands, has not traveled to the U.S. yet but would make a modern way to honor grandma Mary or Louise, or as a perfect short form of Mary Louise. Or, with the growing fashion for nickname names, it can stand perfect well on its own. One of several similar variations — Lou, Lilou, Louane — in vogue in Europe.

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Atalanta

• Origin:

  Greek mythology name

• Description:

  Atalanta was a beautiful mythological maiden who refused to marry any man who couldn't beat her in a footrace -- quite a role model. This myth is found in Ovid's Metamorphoses and later in Swinburne's Atalantis in Calydon.

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