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Etymology of Baby Girl Names

125 of the most common elements in baby girl names are compiled here. Examples of name elements are leah, which is often taken from a place name, el and yahweh from a religious context, ric and adal which represent desirable attributes, and lind and gwen which are attractive feminine descriptors. The literal meaning of an element gives rise to the etymology or meaning of the derivative name. Click on the relevant girl name for more information. Page 1 - Displayed here are girl name elements 1 to 20

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hild - "battle, fight"
Germanic origin - Arnhild, Brunhilde, Burghild, Clotilde, Diethild, Eberhild, Gerhild, Griselda, Gunthilde, Hildburg, Hildegard, Hildegunde, Hildrun, Hiltrud, Irmhild, Kriemhild, Matilda, Oriel, Reinhild, Runhild, Swanhild, Thusnelda
Gothic origin - Alfonsina
Old English origin - Averil

adal - "noble, honorable"
Germanic origin - Ada, Adalwolfa, Adela, Adelaide, Adelgunde, Adelheid, Alberta, Alda, Aldona, Alice, Alicia, Alison, Almut, Alrun, Alwine, Edelgard, Edelmira, Edeltraud, Heidi
Gothic origin - Alfonsina

gwen - "white, fair, blessed, holy"
Breton origin - Nolwenn
Celtic origin - Aeronwen, Winifred
Old English origin - Rowena
Old Welsh origin - Guinevere
Welsh origin - Branwen, Bronwen, Carwen, Ceridwen, Dilwen, Gwen, Gwendolen, Gweneira, Gwenfair, Gwenfrewi, Gwenfron, Gwenllian, Gwennant, Tegwen

el - "God, powerful"
Hebrew origin - Ariela, Bat-El, Daniela, Eliana, Elisha, Elizabeth, Elke, Gabriele, Ilinca, Joelle, Manuela, Michael, Michaela, Nathania, Raphaela, Samuela

yahweh - "name of God"
Hebrew origin - Bithiah, Eliana, Ilinca, Jacqueline, Jakoba, James, Jane, Joelle, Mattea, Micah, Moriah, Shawn, Shawna, Tovia, Zaharina

leah - "wood, clearing, meadow"
Old English origin - Ainsley, Arlie, Ashley, Bailey, Beverly, Harley, Hayley, Kimberley, Lee, Presley, Riley, Shelley, Shirley, Whitley

slav - "fame, glory, Slav"
Slavonic origin - Boguslawa, Borislava, Branislava, Bratislava, Dobroslava, Dragoslava, Jaroslava, Miloslava, Miroslava, Radoslawa, Slavica, Stanislava, Venceslava, Vladislava

ric - "rich, powerful, ruler"
Celtic origin - Kendra
Germanic origin - Aubrey, Frederica, Henrietta, Riccarda, Richardine, Richelle, Richenda, Rigmor, Rodina, Ulrike

Chi - "God"
African-Igbo origin - Chi, Chidi, Chidinma, Chike, Chikere, Chimaijem, Chinagorom, Chinecherem, Chineze, Chioma, Chukwuebuka

lind - "weak, soft, gentle, friendly"
Germanic origin - Belinda, Burglinde, Dietlinde, Gerlinde, Herlinde, Linda, Linde, Merlind, Rosalind, Sieglinde

meri - "great, famous"
Germanic origin - Edelmira, Merlind
Slavonic origin - Casimira, Dobromira, Dragomira, Mira, Miroslava, Radomíra, Vladimíra

wine - "friend"
Germanic origin - Alwine, Livina, Ludwina, Wenke
Old English origin - Alvina, Edwina, Melvina, Rowena

hart - "brave, hardy"
Germanic origin - Bernadette, Gerharde, Leonarda, Riccarda, Richardine, Richelle, Richenda, Tjarda

ead - "wealth, blessed"
Old English origin - Ebba, Eden, Edgarda, Edina, Edith, Edmonda, Eduarda, Edwina

trud - "strength, power"
Germanic origin - Edeltraud, Ermintrude, Gertrude, Hiltrud, Irmtraud, Rotrud, Waltraud, Wiltrud

eu - "good, well"
Old Greek origin - Eugenia, Eulalia, Eunice, Euphemia, Eustacia, Evangeline, Evangelos, Evdokia

heit - "kind, sort, type"
Germanic origin - Adelaide, Adelheid, Alice, Alicia, Alison, Heidi, Heidrun

gund - "fight"
Germanic origin - Adelgunde, Gudrun, Gunda, Gunthilde, Hildegunde, Kunigunde, Radegundis

berht - "bright, famous"
Germanic origin - Alberta, Belinda, Bertha, Engelberta, Filiberta, Gilberta, Roberta

aethel - "noble, honorable"
Old English origin - Alvina, Audrey, Elma, Ethel, Ethelberta, Etheldreda, Ethelinda