Anglicized Names for Girls

There are 51 Anglicized names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Anglicized names 1 to 20. Within these names, Abigail (English and German) was the most popular in 2007 with a rank of #8 and a usage of 0.7338%, followed in descending order by Charlotte (Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian), Amy (English), Brittany (English), Bridget (English, Irish, and Scottish), Annabella (English, German, and Italian), Clare (English), Barbara (English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slavic, and Spanish), and Eileen (English and Irish). The unusual Anglicized names are Afric (Irish), Agnes (Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian), Aideen (Irish), Ailsa (Scottish), Aline (French, Irish, Scottish, and English), Angharad (Welsh), Aoibheann (Irish), Aoife (Irish), Dara (English), Deòiridh (Scottish), and Dorcas (English).

Anglicized names are very popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1938 with 10.291% of baby girls being given Anglicized names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 24 Anglicized names. The names have slipped in popularity since then, but nevertheless are currently of very heavy use. In 2007, their total usage was 3.756% with 22 Anglicized names listed among the top 1000. Among all Anglicized names, Sophia (English, German, Greek, Italian, and Russian) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #6 and a usage of 0.8063%.

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Abigail 8 ... my father rejoices, ... is also taken as the Anglicized form of Gobnait in ...

Afric ... pleasant ... used in Scotland as an Anglicized form of Oighrig ...

Agnes ... pure, chaste; hunger; ... was later adopted as an Anglicized form of Úna in Ireland ...

Aideen ... jealousy; face ... name is Anglicized from Étaín, which could be from the ...

Ailsa ... island of Alfsigr ... else from its use as an Anglicized form of Ealasaid; in ...

Aline ... lovely; noble, honorable ... and Ireland as an Anglicized name from the Scottish ...

Amy 119 ... beloved ... name is Anglicized from Amee, itelf originally a ...

Angharad ... much loved ... medieval period, often Anglicized as Anchoret or Ankaret ...

Annabella 568 ... gracefully beautiful ... was often used as an Anglicized version of the Gaelic ...

Aoibheann ... fair radiance, beautiful ...The name is often Anglicized as Eavan. ...

Aoife ... beauty ... name is often Anglicized as Eva or Eve due to the ...

Barbara 633 ... foreign woman ... is also used as an Anglicized form of Gobnait. ...

Bridget 357 ... exalted one ... short form Bríd is Anglicized as Bride, while Bidelia ...

Brittany 355 ... from Little Britain ... is derived from the Anglicized form of Bretagne, the ...

Charlotte 102 ... man, free man ... has been used as an Anglicized form of Teàrlag. ...

Clare 625 ... clear, bright, famous ... has been used as an Anglicized form of the Gaelic ...

Dara ... pearl of wisdom ... and is sometimes Anglicized as Dudley. ...

Deòiridh ... pilgrim ...The name is Anglicized as Dorcas. ...

Dorcas ... gazelle, doe, roe ... it is used as an Anglicized form of Deòiridh. ...

Eileen 742 ... name is Anglicized from the Gaelic name Aibhilin which ...