Girl Names of Deer theme

Deer are graceful and lithe creatures that are strikingly beautiful, whether across the African plains of the savannah or the snowy expanse of Finnish Lapland. Girls’ names that mean ‘deer’ are splendidly descriptive, such as Pakuna, which means ‘deer bounding while running’, or Ossia, which means ‘little deer’. Deer names are uncommon as baby girl names. Their usage peaked modestly in 1979 with 0.028% of baby girls being given Deer names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 2 Deer names. The names have substantially slipped in popularity since then, and are currently of sporadic use.

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