Friend Names for Girls

There are 16 Friend names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Friend names 1 to 16. Within these names, Dakota (English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Stella (English, German, and Italian), Ruth (English, German, and Scandinavian), Wendy (English and German), Cara (English, German, and Italian), and Arabella (English, German, and Italian). The unusual Friend names are Alvina (English), Alwine (German), Edwina (German), Khalilah (Arabic), Melvina (Engilsh), Philippa (English and German), Philomena (English and German), Rowena (English, German, and Welsh), Winifred (English, German, and Welsh), and Irma (French, German, Italian, and Spanish).

Friend names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1915 with 2.845% of baby girls being given Friend names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 9 Friend names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and they are of modest use in recent times. In 2007, their total usage was 0.274% with 6 Friend names listed among the top 1000, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Among all Friend names, Dakota (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #239 and a usage of 0.0703%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Alvina ... elf friend; noble friend ...The name Alvina means 'elf friend; noble friend' ...

Alwine ... elf friend; noble friend ... of Alwine is 'elf friend; noble friend' ... ; wine which means 'friend'. ...

Cara 536 ... dear, beloved; friend ...Derived from the element 'cara' meaning friend. ...

Dakota 239 ... friend ... which has the meaning 'friend, ally' ...

Edwina ... rich friend, friend ... name Edwina means 'rich friend, friend of riches' ...

Khalilah ... bosom friend ... has the meaning 'bosom friend' ...

Melvina ... friend ... wine with the meaning 'friend' ...

Philippa ... lover of horses, friend ... is 'lover of horses, friend of horses' ...

Philomena ... strongly beloved ... ; philos which means 'friend' ; menos which means ...

Rowena ... fame; friend; spear, ... hrod 'fame' ; wine 'friend' ; rhon 'spear, pike' ; ...

Ruth 347 ... friend, companion, neighbor ... the word rea meaning 'friend, companion, neighbor' ...

Winifred ... blessed reconciliation, ... blessed reconciliation, friend of peace ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Arabella 648 ... obliging, invokable ... recounted by his friend on the real Arabella ...

Irma ... immense, universal ... by the radio comedy My Friend Irma (1940s), which had ...

Stella 244 ... star ... Swift's letters to his friend Esther Johnson, ...

Wendy 378 ... Henley, daughter of his friend; Margaret used to call ...