Girl Baby Names Starting with a Vowel

Names starting with a vowel have an open, warm, immediately accessible quality — they begin with your breath.

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Vowel-starting names — Olivia, Emma, Ava, Ethan, Elijah, Aurora, Iris, Ivan — top the popularity charts consistently. Linguistically, vowel-initial names blend smoothly with most surnames and feel naturally warm and open. They also tend to work well with most middle names.

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This name was first used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy 'Twelfth Night' (1602).

Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal".

Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin.

English-speaking countries

Means "dawn" in Latin. Aurora was the Roman goddess of the morning. It has occasionally been used as a given name since the Renaissance.

Air, melody; a long song in an opera.

Originally a surname meaning 'ruler of the elves'.

From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy". In the Old Testament this is the name of Nabal's wife. After Nabal's death she became the third wife of King David.... [more]

English-speaking countries

English-speaking countries

My God has answered

light or bright

From an English surname meaning "son of ADAM". Its recent popularity as a feminine name stems from its similarity in sound to Madison.

from the boar meadow

Work ruler; from the Old German name 'Emmerich'

The season between summer and winter; fall

Goddess of wisdom and warfare

Hebrew-speaking countries

delight, paradise

Exalted, noble, high-ranking

Variant of ALISON.

Latinate form of EVE. This form is used in the Latin translation of the New Testament, while Hava is used in the Latin Old Testament. It is also a variant transcription of Russian YEVA.

God has answered

English-speaking countries

Consecrated to God

Joyful, happy; a cheerful spirit.

Ash tree clearing

a modern variant of Adeline, meaning 'noble'.

Possibly means "star" in Persian. Alternatively it could be a derivative of the name of the Near Eastern goddess ISHTAR.

variants of Emerson, meaning 'brave' or 'powerful'

from the oak meadow

ash tree town; ash town

From the Oak Tree

Variant of AMAIA.

Spanish-speaking countries

the glowing fragment of coal or wood in a dying fire

noble, nobility

Strictly feminine form of ARIEL.

my dream, my light

English-speaking countries

defender of mankind

Means "good news" from Greek ευ (eu) "good" and αγγελμα (angelma) "news, message". It was (first?) used by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow in his epic poem 'Evangeline' (1847).

Quaking tree; aspen tree

English-speaking countries

Bright, shining light

Hebrew-speaking countries

To ascend or rise

Meaning 'yielding to prayer' or 'beautiful altar'

Derived from Greek οφελος (ophelos) meaning "help". This name was probably created by the 15th-century poet Jacopo Sannazaro for a character in his poem 'Arcadia'.

Diminutive of EVE or EVELYN.

Variant of Elena, meaning 'bright, shining light'.

Hebrew-speaking populations

priceless, of inestimable worth

Hebrew-speaking countries

which means 'God has answered'.; 'bright' or 'radiant'.

Meaning 'elf ruler' (from the name Aubrey)

A gemstone; a type of quartz

Feminine form of ADRIAN.

Fair, beautiful

English-speaking countries

Bosnian form of AMINAH (2). It is also a variant transcription of Arabic AMINAH (1) or AMINAH (2).

esteemed, beloved

Variant of ALICIA. The spelling has probably been influenced by that of the alyssum flower, the name of which is derived from Greek α (a), a negative prefix, combined with λυσσα (lyssa) "madness, rabies", since it was be…

Hebrew-speaking countries

Gracious, merciful

Hebrew-speaking countries

Spanish-speaking countries

From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Greek αζαλεος (azaleos) "dry".

Brave; powerful

Variant of ANIYA.

bright, shining light

Exalted, noble, or highborn

From the family name Armani, meaning 'warrior'

Italian form of ALEXANDRA.

A modern creation, possibly derived from the name Everly, meaning 'from the boar meadow'

Scandinavian countries

defender of mankind

The highest point

English-speaking countries

A blend of Anna and Elise, meaning 'grace'.

God is my light

derived from 'oak' referring to the oak tree, symbolizing strength and endurance

From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help". This was the name of a 3rd-century BC Greek comic poet, and also of several saints.

soul; nourishing

Spanish-speaking countries

A modern invented name, often thought to mean 'dream' or 'beloved'.

English-speaking countries

Spanish-speaking countries

From the English word opal for the iridescent gemstone, the birthstone of October. The word ultimately derives from Sanskrit उपल (upala) meaning "jewel".

One who is charming and pleasant; A combination name representing 'A' and 'Misha'

a type of aromatic herb

Derived from 'Iris', meaning 'rainbow', combined with a suffix indicating belonging or femininity; In reference to the Iris flower, which symbolizes hope and faith

Wise, intelligent

English-speaking countries

derived from the word for a feminine form of 'Atticus'

prosperous in war

beautiful child or blessed child

Sanskrit origins

Adeva means 'bringer of magnificence' or 'goddess'.

A form of the name Alice, Associated with noble or kind.

English-speaking countries

Swahili-speaking regions

English-speaking countries

A diminutive form of Emmeline or Emma, meaning 'universal' or 'whole'.

a combination of names

prince, commander

Derived from Keia, meaning 'your' or 'yours' in Hawaiian.

Derived from Old English, meaning 'meadow of oak trees'.

One who is strong

God's gift of light to the world

Polish feminine form of YVON.

Slavic countries

A beloved name with deep roots

the road is good

A beloved name with deep roots

she who must be loved

English-speaking countries

defender of men

Contracted form of ELEANORA.

English-speaking countries

light, beautiful, or fairy maiden

Hebrew-speaking countries

My light; Light; enlightenment

Blossom, flower

A combination of the names Asia and Marie.

Middle Eastern countries

Magnificent, exalted.

Altar of the goddess

A combination of the name 'Ara' which can mean 'brings rain' or 'champion' and 'Lynne' which means 'lake'.