English Girls Names Letters D to I
Discover beautiful girls’ names like Daisy, Donna, Ellen, and much more.

Name	Description	Popularity
Daisy	The name comes from the flower	*****
Darlene	From the English word Darling	*
Davida	Feminine form of David	*
Dawn	Mean in English – daybreak	**
Deborah	Biblical name	***
Dee	Pet name of Dorothy	*
Deirdre	From Celtic legend Deidre of the Sorrows	*
Delia	From the place Delos	**
Dena	Possibly from the name Dean	*
Diana	Roman goddess of the moon and hunting	**
Dina	English variant of Dinah	*
Dolly	Pet form of Dorothy	*
Donna	From the name Madonna	**
Dora	From doron meaning a gift	*
Doreen	From the name Dora	**

Doris	Of the Sea	*
Dorothy	From the English girl’s name Dorothea	**
Ebony	English name from black wood	*
Edith	From the words for fortune, riches and strife	**
Edna	English form of Eithne	*
Edwina	Feminine of Edwin	*
Effie	Pet form of the name Euphemia	*
Elaine	A derived from Helen	**
Eleanor	A derived from Helen	****
Elena	Form of Helen	**
Elinor	Variation of Eleanor	*
Eliza	Short form of Elizabeth	***
Elizabeth	Made popular by Queen Elizabeth I	****
Ella	A variant of the name Ellen	*****
Ellen	Form of Helen	***
Ellie	Pet form of Eleanor/Ellen/Helen	*****
Elsa	Short form of Elizabeth	*
Emily	The feminine version of the name Aemilius	*****
Emma	From the names Ermintrude and Irmgard	*****
Emmy	Pet form of Emma or Emily	***
Enola	Origins unknown	*
Erin	Angliszed name from Eirinn	**
Esta	Version of Esther	*
Estelle	Means star	*
Ethel	Means noble	**
Eudora	Good Gift	*
Eugenia	From the name Eugenios	*
Eunice	Good victory	*
Eve	A biblical name	**
Evelyn	Comes from the girl’s name Aveline	***
Evette	Form of Yvette	*
Evie	Pet form of Eve or Eva	*****
Evonne	English Girl’s name based on Yvonne	**
Faith	Faith and belief in God	***
Fanny	Pet form of Frances	*
Fay	Half-sister of King Arthur	**
Faye	Half-sister of King Arthur	*
Felicity	Means good luck	**
Fern	Means fern plant	**
Flo	Comes from the verb to work	*
Flora	Goddess of flowers	*
Florence	From the name Florentius	****
Florrie	Pet name for Flora	*
Fran	Short for Frances	*
Frances	The female version of Francis	*
Freda	Short name Winfred or Elfreda	*
Gail	From Abigail	***
Gale	From Abigail	**
Gayle	From Abigail	*
Gaynor	From Guinevere	**
Georgia	Feminine of George	***
Georgiana	Feminine of George	***
Geraldine	Female form of Gerald	*
Germaine	From Germanus	*
Gertrude	From the words ‘gar’ (spear) and ‘prup’ (strength)	*
Gill	Pet form of Gillian	*
Gillian	Feminine of Julian	**
Gloria	From glorious	**
Glynis	From Glenys	*
Grace	From the name Gratia	*****
Gracie	Pet form of the English name Grace	****
Gretta	English version of the name Greta	*
Guinevere	English girl’s name from Gwenhwfar	*
Haley	Version of Hayley	*
Harriet	English version of the name Henriette	***
Hattie	From Harriet	*
Hayley	Place in Oxfordshire	**
Hazel	From the nuts	**
Heather	From the heather plant	**
Helen	English version of the Greek name Helene	*****
Henrietta	The female version of Henri	*
Hettie	Pet form of Henrietta	*
Hilary	From the name Hilarius	**
Hilda	Means to battle	*
Hollie	Alternative spelling of the name Holly	****
Holly	The name comes from the holly bush	***
Honey	From honey that bees produce	**
Hope	From the word meaning hope	**
Hyacinth	From mythology	*
Ida	Comes from the verb to work	*
Imogen	From Shakespeare	*****
Iole	From mythology	*
Irene	The name means peace	**
Iris	This English name means rainbow	**
Isabel	From the Spanish version of Elizabeth	****
Isabella	From Isabel	*****
Isabelle	The name Isabel	*****
Ivy	From the plant Ivy	*

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