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Unusual International Baby Girl Names

Unusual international girl names are a great place to start if you're looking for a beautiful and unique baby girl name with a solid history. With uncommon baby names getting more and more fashionable, it can be hard to find one that still feels fresh and undiscovered. But there's a whole world of beautiful options out there!

Uncommon international names for girls that are popular here on our website (but not in the US, shhhh!) include Anjali, Cressida, Eira, Saoirse and Ziva. And if you're looking for a truly unique international name for a girl, there are plenty of beautiful rare options in the list below, including Araluen, Demelza, Ismene, Mahalia and Zuleika.

Along with Eira and Zora, other short and funky international girl names outside the US Top 1000 include Bijou, Daru, Ezri and Rio. Or if you prefer long, statement-making names, try Antonina, Cleophee, Endellion or Zipporah.

When considering rare international names for your baby girl, it's always important to bear each name's cultural context in mind. If the name is not from a culture familiar to you, do some reasearch (asking on our friendly international Forums is a great place to start!) to make sure that you understand the background to the name, and any cultural significance it may have.

Browse a selection of the best unusual international girl names below, or check out our full list of Cool International Girl Names for even more ideas!

Hermione

Meaning: messenger, earthly

Origin:Greek, feminine version of Hermes, "messenger, earthly"
334
Zora

Meaning: dawn

Origin:Serbo-Croatian
365
Saanvi

Meaning: follower of Lakshmi

Origin:Sanskrit
416
Izara

Meaning: shawl; star; section of tree

Origin:Arabic, Basque, Hausa
550
Xochitl

Meaning: flower

Origin:Nahuatl, Aztec
590
Salome

Meaning: peace

Origin:Hebrew
629
Rio

Meaning: place of the cherry blossoms

Origin:Japanese
715
Sunniva

Meaning: sun gift

Origin:Scandinavian
716
Keiko

Meaning: happy child

Origin:Japanese
1508
Savita

Meaning: sun

Origin:Hindi
1459
Kalindi

Meaning: sun

Origin:Hindi, variation of Kalinda
4733
Iman

Meaning: faith

Origin:Arabic
2198
Kerensa

Meaning: love

Origin:Cornish
1793
Origin:Cornish place and saint's name
1882
Romola Romola is a very beautiful and unique name u...
Origin:Latin, Italian variation of Romulus, one of he founders of Rome
5280
Fenella

Meaning: white-shouldered one

Origin:Celtic
1683
Merryn Merryn is a name usually for baby girls that...
Origin:Cornish variation of Mirin, Irish and Scottish, meaning unknown
1773
Zipporah

Meaning: bird

Origin:Variation of Tziporah, Hebrew
1345
Zahara

Meaning: to shine; flower

Origin:Hebrew; Swahili
996
Madelief

Meaning: daisy

Origin:Dutch, '"daisy"
2314