Ancient Names for Girls

There are 18 Ancient names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Ancient names 1 to 18. Within these names, Lydia (English and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), Priscilla (English, German, and Italian), Ainsley (English and Scottish), and Amara (English). The unusual Ancient names are Ciannait (Irish), Aphra (Arabic and English), Berenice (English, German, and Italian), Carmel (English and Hebrew), Chandra (English and Indian), Doris (German), Lavinia (English, German, and Italian), Leda (English and German), Lyra (English and German), Myrtle (English), Sabina (Czech, English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slavic, and Spanish), Shirin (Indian, Iranian, and Turkish), and Sybil (English).

Ancient names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1929 with 1.797% of baby girls being given Ancient names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 8 Ancient names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was 0.273% with 5 Ancient names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Ancient names, Lydia (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #123 and a usage of 0.1309%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Ciannait ... ancient one ...The meaning of Ciannait is 'ancient one' ... which has the meaning 'ancient'. ...

Priscilla 375 ... ancient, old ... 'priscus' meaning ancient, old ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Ainsley 454 ... wood, clearing, meadow; ... latter was borne by an ancient and powerful family in ...

Amara 570 ... unfading flower; grace ... was an ancient Greek flower name; it was later ...

Aphra ... dust; whitish red, pink ... have evolved from an ancient Irish name Afric or the ...

Berenice ... bearer of victory ... name is from the ancient Macedonian form for the ...

Bridget 357 ... exalted one ... associated with the ancient Celtic tribe of the ...

Carmel ... fruit garden, fruitful ... West Bank; typical of ancient Canaanite culture, as a ...

Chandra ... moon, shining ... ancient Vedic writings and Hindu mythology, Chandra ...

Doris ... woman from Doris ... from the name of an ancient Greek tribe, the ... in Doris, a region in ancient Greece ...

Lavinia ... is from the name of the ancient city of Lavinium in ...

Leda ... woman ...The name is from the ancient Lycian word for 'woman' ...

Lydia 123 ... woman from Lydia ... name Lydia refers to an ancient region in Asia Minor ...

Lyra ... lyra ... instrument played in ancient Crete. ...

Myrtle ... of the garden shrub, an ancient Greek symbol of ...

Sabina ... Sabine woman; catlike ... tribe who lived in ancient Italy before the Romans ...

Shirin ... charming, pleasant ... II; she appeared in the ancient collection of stories ...

Sybil ... oracle, prophetess ... from the name of the ancient Greek order of oracles ...