Girls Names: Meanings, Nicknames

Aaliyah

Princess Aliya Bint Al Hussein

Aaliyah is of Hebrew origin, meaning rising or ascending

Abagail, Abigail

Abigail Spencer

The United States has had two First Ladies named Abigail

Abril

Victoria Abril

Abril is the Spanish word for the month of April

Ada

Ada E. Yonath

Ada was among the Top 100 girls names between 1880 and 1912

Addison

Addison Timlin

Addison has become unisex, although presently more popular as a girls name.

Adelaide

Adelaide Crapsey

Adelaide is the modern German form of Adelheid

Adele

Adella Gautier

A ship captured by the Union Navy in the Civil War was named Adela

Agatha

Agatha Sangma

The feast day of the Christian saint Agatha is February 5th.

Agnes

Agnes Ayres

‘Agnes of God” was a 1985 movie starring Meg Tilly, Jane Fonda and Anne Bancroft

Aileen

Aileen Quinn

Aileen’s popularity waned from the 1930s until the 1990s, when it rose again

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