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Cool Girl Names from Ancient Cultures

There are so many ancient names for girls — from Rome and Byzantium, from Olde England and Germany, all the way to Mongolia — that deserve to be unearthed in the interest of cool. Ancient, extravagant girl names such as Persephone and Octavia are currently staging a comeback, while plenty of rarer choices wait in the wings.

Along with Octavia and Persephone, other cool girl names from ancient cultures in the US Top 1000 include Arya, Aurelia, Calliope, Hadassah, Itzel, Lucia, Valentina, and Valeria. We have our eye on Minerva, Juno, Honoria, and Cyra to be among the next wave of ancient girl names to be revived.

Cool names for girls from neglected ancient name cultures include Maaza (Amharic), Belig (Mongolian), and Niloufar (Persian). Here's a selection of worthy ancient names, from a range of eras and places.

Jonet Jonet is an English name. It is a female giv...
Origin:Modern invented name
9409
Fannia Fannia is a name commonly used for girls. Th...
Origin:Diminutive of Frances
10324
Meriall The name Meriall is commonly used as a name ...
Origin:English, meaning unknown
11217
Campana

Meaning: bell ringer

Origin:Latin
11470
Mucia The name Mucia is a beautiful and elegant na...
Origin:Latin, meaning unknown
11712
Saraqa Saraqa is the Persian version of Sarah. The ...
Origin:Persian
11782
Argentia

Meaning: silver

Origin:Latin
11924
Placidia

Meaning: quiet, calm

Origin:Spanish variation of Placida
14159
Nefertiti

Meaning: the beautiful one has arrived

Origin:Egyptian
3689
Fabia

Meaning: bean grower

Origin:Latin female variation of Fabian
3722
Prima

Meaning: first

Origin:Latin
3787
Nicasia

Meaning: victorious

Origin:Latin, female variation of Nicasio
3866
Clemencia

Meaning: mild, merciful

Origin:Latin
4081
Titiana

Meaning: title of honor

Origin:Latin
4168
Gwenore

Meaning: white shadow, white wave

Origin:Variation of Guinevere
4196
Annia

Meaning: priceless one

Origin:Latin, female variation of Antonius
4280
Zelina

Meaning: zealous

Origin:Greek
4332
Fortunata

Meaning: luck, fate, wealth

Origin:Spanish variation of Latin
4464
Aquilia

Meaning: eagle

Origin:Latin
4503
Basilia The meaning of Basilia is 'Royal' or 'Regal'...
Origin:Greek, feminine variation of Basil
4580