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Christian Names for Girls

 

 

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Abigail

The origin of this name is from the Hebrew meaning ‘father be delighted’. One of king David’s wives bore this name. Abbie is a shortened form of Abigail.



Adelaide

From the German meaning ‘kind’. There was a number of saints with this name, the most significant of which, was the widow of the Roman Emperor, Otto.

Adeline

This name means ‘noble’ and originates from German.

 

 

Agatha

The origin of this word is Greek ‘Agathe’ meaning good. This was the name of a famous third century saintly woman who was highly regarded in the Eastern as well as the Western Church.

Agnes

The name of a popular fourth century saint, St Agnes. It comes from the Greek name ‘Hagne’ meaning ‘pure’. This name is very widespread throughout Christian Europe.

Aimee

Stems from the French ‘aimer’ which means ‘to love’. The name ‘Aimee’ is an altered form which means ‘beloved’.

Alberta

The female form of ‘Albert’.

Albina

The name originates from Latin and it means ‘White’.

Alex (Alexa) / Alexandra (Alexandria)

The female form of Alexander.

Alexia

The female form of Alexis.

Alice

An alternate form of ‘Adelaide’. Other forms of this name that were used in the twelfth century England and France were ‘Alicia’ and ‘Alesia’.

Alison

Another form of ‘Alice’.

Anastasia

This word originates from the Greek word ‘Anastasios’ meaning ‘resurrection’. Two popes and more than twenty saints bore this name.

Andrea

The female form of ‘Andrew’.

Angel

From the Greek word ‘Angelos’ meaning ‘messenger of God’.

Angela

Derived from the name ‘Angel’.

Angelina

A form of ‘Angela’. A shortened form of ‘Angela’.

Ann (Anna, Anne)

Originally comes from the Hebrew ‘Hanna’. Other forms of ‘Ann’ include ‘Annie’ and ‘Anita’ which is from the Spanish form ‘Ana’ of ‘Ann’. Annette is also a familiar form of ‘Ann’ in France.

Antoinette

The feminine form of ‘Antoine’ which is the French for ‘Anthony’.

Antonia

The Italian feminine form of ‘Anthony’. A few Italian saintly women bore this name in the fifteenth century.


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