Island Names for Girls

There are 12 Island names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Island names 1 to 12. Within these names, Cynthia (English and German) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Lindsay (English and Scottish), Brittany (English), Virginia (English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Scandinavian, and Spanish), Whitney (English), Theresa (English and German), and Delia (English and German). The unusual Island names are Ailsa (Scottish), Iona (English and Scottish), Ilva (German and Italian), Rhoda (English), and Rhona (English and Scottish).

Island names are somewhat popular as baby girl names. Their usage peaked in 1989 with 2.834% of baby girls being given Island names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 7 Island names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of modest use. In 2007, their total usage was only 0.235% with 7 Island names listed among the top 1000. Among all Island names, Cynthia (English and German) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #276 and a usage of 0.0585%.

WORD/MEANING MATCH:

Ailsa ... island of Alfsigr ...The meaning of Ailsa is 'island of Alfsigr' ... From the word ey meaning 'island' ...

Iona ... island; violet ...From ey meaning 'island' ; ion meaning 'violet' ...

Lindsay 314 ... Lincoln's wetland, Lincoln's island ... wetland, Lincoln's island' ...

Whitney 563 ... white island ...Whitney's meaning is 'white island' ... 'white' ; ey meaning 'island' ...

DESCRIPTION MATCH:

Brittany 355 ... from Little Britain ... Roman term for the island of England, or ...

Cynthia 276 ... woman from Kynthos ... on Mount Kynthos on the island of Delos in the Aegean ...

Delia 989 ... imitating, rivaling; ... the name of the Greek island Delos, which in Greek ...

Ilva ... name, possibly the island Elba in Toscana, ...

Rhoda ... rose; woman from Rhodes ... from Rhodes'; the island is also from the Greek ...

Rhona ... fame; friend; spear, ... name from the Hebridean island Rona; its spelling was ...

Theresa 769 ... hunter; harvest; guardian; ... been born on the Greek island Thera, known today as ...

Virginia 545 ... virgin ... colony on Roanoke Island in modern-day North ...