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The Best of the Bottom (Girls)

Here is a list of the best of the names at the very bottom of the 2015 extended SSA document. These names were given to five girls, are real names and have a history of use either in the U.S. or abroad. Some of them are truly stunning! (And refreshing, once you're knee deep in the L's and M's with all the various spelling choices for the same name and the J's which are mainly a collection of random trendy sounds.)

Aia, Aisosa, Albana, Alesya, Amabella, Amadea, Ambra, Aniella, Anneth, Annetta, Antalya, Apsara, Aquinnah, Araminta, Aspasia, Avalena

Bellatrix, Betselot, Brita

Caelia, Calyx, Cameo, Capella, Carlita, Carmia, Carola, Carsten (although typically used for boys), Cassiana, Clarita, Cliona, Clodagh, Clothilde, Concetta, Constantina, Coralina, Corinthia, Czarina

Dafina, Dagmar, Delancy, Delancey, Delphina, Desta, Doria, Dorsa, Dotty

Eilonwy, Elisiana, Eliska, Etana, Exie

Federica, Fiamma, Franziska

Gwenna

Ife, Iselin, Ishara, Izora

Jeannine, Jenella, Jensine, Jinny, Joelie/Joellie (I wonder if this is in honor of a Joel?), Josina, Joviana, Joyana, Justyne

Karine, Karinne, Katrielle

Leonella, Lise, Louann, Lovisa, Lowry, Luciella, Ludmila, Ludovica, Luziana

Macrina, Madalena, Madalene, Maleficent (surely you jest!), Malvina, Marigny, Marimar, Marisabel, Marjory, Martine, Mary-Frances, Mary-Jean, Mary-Jose, Mary-Louise, Michella, Mila-Marie, Miriana, Moria

Naria, Nastassia, Nerissa, Nicholette, Nicolena, Nilufer

Olesya, Olivine, Osiria

Panagiota, Parissa, Parvina, Prisma

Qiana, Qianna, Quintessa

Raziela, Rohan, Rohana, Ruqayya

Sebastiana, Serendipity, Sevilla, Shalimar, Stellaluna, Svana, Synnove

Tirsa, Tirza, Trillium

Ulla

Valina, Varina, Velina, Verbena

Xochil, Xyliana

Yazmeen, Yuzu, Yvelisse

Zakeria, Zelene, Ziza, Zohara, Zorina
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  1. UnknownJuly 27, 2016 at 7:23 AM

    These are very unique names but as i am from British family , I searched lot of British names for my babies but i found this site very relevant. There is a list baby names British with meanings .http://www.babynology.com/british_babynames.html

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