"Source of joy"; popularly "father's joy"
International girl names
International girl names with meanings checked against the source, in their own script.
231 names: 219 for girls and 12 for both girls and boys. Most meanings are checked in Online Etymology Dictionary, Strong's Concordance and Lewis & Short. Five are modern names that the dictionaries we use don't list. A few to start: Charlie ("free man"), Jasmine ("jasmine flower") and Rose ("rose").
114 of 231 names
"Ornament", from Hebrew Adah; also a short form of names meaning "noble"
"Son of Adam"; an English surname now used for girls
"Noble", from the Germanic root adal
"Chief" in popular use; a modern American name
Alive, living
Usually given as "a replacement, a gift in place of a loss"
"Joyful, cheerful", from Basque alai
"Precious" in popular use; feminine of Alan, a Breton name
"White", from Latin albus; "dawn" in Italian and Spanish
"Of noble kind", from the same root as Adelaide
"Noble" or "light" in popular use; origin uncertain
"Noble"; a medieval pet form of Alice
Hope
"Grace" in Igbo; "immortal" in Sanskrit
"Night rain" in popular use; Sanskrit amāya, "guileless"
"Hardworking", from a Germanic root; blended with Latin Aemilia
"Princess"; feminine of Arabic amīr, "commander, prince"
"Without a superior" in popular use; Sanskrit anaya, "ill luck"
"Messenger"; Greek angelos, a messenger of God
"Grace" in popular use; Hebrew Channah, "favoured"
"The farthest"; after al-Masjid al-Aqṣā in Jerusalem
"Yielding to prayer" in popular use; origin uncertain
"Melody, song", from Italian aria, "air"
"Most holy" in popular use; a form of Greek Ariadne
"Ash-tree meadow", from Old English æsc and leah
Name of the Greek goddess of wisdom; its root is unknown
"Ruler of elves", from Germanic Alberich
"Noble strength", from Old English Æthelthryth
"Dawn", from Latin aurora
"Autumn", the season of harvest
"Life" in popular use; an old name of uncertain origin
"Elf counsel", from Alfred; "ruler of elves" in popular use
Sign, miracle; a verse of the Quran
"Moon halo"; Turkish ayla, from ay, "moon"
"Bringer of happiness" in popular use; probably Latin Viatrix, "traveller"
"Beautiful", from Italian bella and Latin bellus
"Pretty, cheerful", from Scots bonnie
"God is my strength" in popular use; from Gabriel, "man of God"
Named after Brooklyn, New York; "stream" in popular use
"Young attendant at sacred rites", from Latin camilla
"Free woman"; the feminine of Charles
"Pure" in popular use; the Spanish form of Catherine
From the Roman clan Caecilius; "blind" in popular use
"Heavenly", from Latin caelum via Caelina
"Free man"; a pet form of Charles and Charlotte
"Free woman"; the French feminine of Charles
"Young green shoot", from Greek chloe
"Bright, clear"; also "famous", from Latin clarus
"Maiden", from Greek kore
"Day's eye", the daisy flower
"Laurel, bay tree", from Greek daphne
"Dark one" from Irish, or "from Arcy" from Norman French
"Delicate" in popular use; Hebrew Delilah, "languishing"
"Divine"; the Roman moon goddess Diana
"Gift of God", from Greek doron and theos
"Prayer, supplication"
"Delight"; the garden of Eden
"Light" in popular use; from Provençal Aliénor, origin uncertain
"Bright one", a form of Greek Helen
"My God has answered", from Hebrew
"Pledged to God" in popular use; from Elizabeth, "God of the oath"
"God of the oath", usually given as "God is my oath"
"Light" in popular use; from a Germanic root meaning "all"
"Light" in popular use; a pet form of Eleanor and similar names
"Foreign riches" in popular use; the French form of Alodia
"Healthy and wide", probably from Germanic Helewidis
"God is my oath"; a Scottish pet form of Elizabeth
"Son of Emery"; an English surname now used for girls and boys
"Powerful ruler", from Germanic Amalric
"Rival" or "emulating"; from the Roman clan Aemilius
"Rival" or "emulating"; from the Roman clan name Aemilius
"Whole, universal", from Germanic names in Ermen-
"Ireland", from the Irish Éirinn
"Esteemed, beloved", from Old French esmé
"Star" in popular use; a Persian name of uncertain meaning
"Life", from Hebrew Chavvah, Eve
"Good news", from Greek euangelion, the gospel
"Wished-for child" in popular use; a pet form of Eve
"Wild boar's clearing", from an English place name
"Life"; a pet form of Eve and Evelyn
"Faith, trust", the Christian virtue
"One who abstains" in popular use; Arabic fāṭima, "one who weans"
"Flower"; the Roman goddess of flowers
"Blooming, flourishing", from Latin floreo
"Frenchman" or "free one"; a pet form of Frances and Francis
"Lady", the Norse goddess Freyja
"God is my strength" in popular use; Hebrew "man of God"
"Jewel", from Latin gemma
"Beginning, origin", from Greek genesis
Name of the patron saint of Paris; its meaning is uncertain
"Farmer, worker of the earth"; the feminine of George
"God is gracious"; an Italian form of Joanna
"God's favour"; also elegance
"Grace"; a pet form of Grace, from Latin gratia
"Heath clearing", from an English place name
"Young lioness" in popular use; Arabic ḥafṣ, "lion's cub"
"Hay meadow", from an English place name
"Ruler of the home", as a pet form of Harriet
"Happy" in popular use; Arabic h-n-ʾ, "pleasant, enjoyed"
"Favoured"; often given as "grace"
"Harp player", from Old English hearpere
"Ruler of the home", the feminine of Henry
"Hazel tree"; also the light brown colour of its nut
"Gift", something freely given
"Hope"; English, from Old English hopa
"Maiden" in popular use; a Shakespearean name of uncertain origin
"Gift of God" in popular use; Arabic ʿināya, "care, concern"
"Read!" or "Recite!"
Popularly "calm, serene"; a modern name of uncertain origin
"Rainbow", from Greek iris
"Pledged to God"; a Spanish and Italian form of Elizabeth
"Island" in popular use; from the Scottish island of Islay
"Ivy", the evergreen climbing plant
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