House Names for Girls

There are 9 House names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are House names 1 to 9. Within these names, Mary (English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Leslie (English and German), Ciara (Irish and English), and Bethany (English). The unusual House names are Belén (Spanish), Solveig (German and Scandinavian), Xavia (Spanish), Aphra (Arabic and English), and Rhoda (English).

House names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1922 with 5.832% of baby girls being given House names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 3 House names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of modest use. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.421% with 4 House names listed among the top 1000. Among all House names, Mary (English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #93 and a usage of 0.1738%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Belén ... house of bread ... with the meaning 'house of bread' ...

Bethany 292 ... house of figs ...The meaning of Bethany is 'house of figs' ...

Solveig ... hall, house; strength ... salr meaning 'hall, house' ; veig meaning ...

Xavia ... new house ...The meaning of Xavia is 'new house' ... from etche which means 'house' ; berria which means ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Aphra ... dust; whitish red, pink ... from a place name 'the house of Aphrah' ...

Ciara 258 ... little dark one, little ... Irish nun who founded a house at Kilkeary ...

Leslie 127 ... garden of hollies ... to the Scottish royal house of Stewart; a later ...

Mary 93 ... bitterness ... to Jesus at her house, and Mary Magdalene, a ...

Rhoda ... rose; woman from Rhodes ... Peter knocked on her house door after his escape ...