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
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
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