If you are looking for a Latin name for a little girl, here is a list of ideas for pretty female names of Latin origin.
Latin names for girls are those that are found the most in French names. The Latin language is also at the origin of a large part of the French language. Latin names are varied, melodious, short or long, they can be old, original but also rare. Here is a list of ideas for latin baby girl names.
What are the rarest female names of Latin origin?
In the Latin name library, some female names are rarely assigned. This is the case of Bienvenue, which rarely crosses paths, of Amarine, from Firmine, from Elidie. Laudine, Fortuna, Florane, Anathalie, Amance, Linaëlle are also rare first names. Of Latin origin, we also note that Corisande, Iolanda, Céciliane, Loéline and Eponine, Léonine, Appolonia, Animais are rare. As the library of Latin names is extremely large, there are many uncommon references, such as Claudina, Coralia, Dorothea or even Eugenia.
The top 30 names of Latin origin for girls
here are the names of Latin origin the most given in France last year:
Ideas for Latin names for girls in 4 letters
Names for girls in 4 letters of Latin origin are quite numerous, although Latin names tend to be long in general. Thus, we note that there is Rose, Cara, Faye, Joy, Dona, which only have 4 letters. In female names, there is also: Anise, Ilia, Dawn, which refers to the sunrise, Aude, Maud, Lili, which is a diminutive of Elisabeth, now used as a first name. Laly, Numa, Sita, Awen, Aure, July, which can also be written in a longer way “Julie”, are female Latin names in 4 letters. There is also Sara, Rosa, Anna, Lena, Leya, Arya, Romy who are Latin and short female names!
Latin girl names and their meanings
If you are looking for a latin name for a baby girl with a pretty meaning, you have several options. Here are some examples:
| Benedict | Protected by god, blessed |
| Clemency | Candy |
| Clear | luminous |
| Dinah | Flattering |
| Elodie | fragile flower |
| Emily | Cunning |
| Flora | in bloom |
| Hortense | Garden |
| Justine | Just |
| Leonie | Lioness |
What Latin female given name means “light”?
Several female Latin names refer to the notion of light. First there are all those that are derived from “lux”, which is literally translated from French to Latin as “light” as Lucia, Luce, Lucia, Luz. This is also the case for first names that evoke clarity, a synonym of luminosity, such as Claire or Clara, Clarita, Clarisse, Clarissa, Claudia : all share this same root which refers to the idea of light.
These short Latin names for a baby girl
If you are looking for a short Latin name to give to your little girl, you will not be left out! The library of female Latin first names includes some… You have for example Lauren, Léona, Julie, Cécile, Léana, Julia, Flavie, Carmen, Karen. But also Laura, Noelle, Ilia, first names that rather evoke Italy like Paula, Pia, Paulathe derivatives of Rose, which are Rosa, Rosie, or even Renée.
In the classics, we also find Diana, Daphne, Eve which is also available in Eva. Fanny is a typical Latin first name with few letters, like Flora, Flora, Flower which are declensions.