Got that feeling of wanderlust, looking for exotic baby girl names to remind you of sun, sea, and sand?

Your babyâs name can take you back to far-off adventures, sunset beach walks, and unforgettable experiences in foreign lands.
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So how about browsing our exotic girl names to find one that takes you back or connects to your heritage?
The word âexoticâ has two meanings â âfrom another countryâ and âdifferent or unusualâ.
A quick note on cultural appropriation: acknowledging and respecting other cultures is a key part of our values here at Peanut. If youâre keen to use a name from a culture that doesnât reflect your identity or heritage, that could be construed as cultural appropriation.
Cultural appropriation can be damaging to many groups of people, so if youâre unsure whether choosing an âexoticâ name is cultural appropriation, you can always reach out to someone from that cultural group to learn more and ask them how they feel about it.
In this article: đ
- Whatâs a badass name for a girl?
- What is the rarest girl name?
- More exotic baby girl names
Whatâs a badass name for a girl?
Looking for something fierce, wild, and all-round badass for your baby girl, while keeping an exotic feel?
Weâve put together the best exotic girl names with badass meanings for you:
- Almeda: For the hardest-working little peanut, Almeda is a Latin exotic girl name for âambitiousâ.
- Elmina: For the willful warrior, Elmina is one of the more exotic girl names meaning âhelmetâ or âprotectionâ in German.
- Jabari: A musical-sounding but still one of the most badass exotic female names weâve heard, meaning âbraveâ in Swahili.
- Kai: One of the shorter exotic baby girl names, Kai means âwarriorâ in Old German, as well as âseaâ in Hawaiâian.
- Limbani: Looking for exotic names for girls to remind your little peanut of her inner strength? Limbani means âbe strongâ, from the Chewa people of Africa.
- Lyra: One of the exotic girl names thatâs jumped up the baby name charts recently, due to the heroine Lyra in Philip Pullmanâs His Dark Materials trilogy, now a TV series. Lyra also means âlyre of Orpheusâ in Greek, and is the name of a constellation.
- Medora: How about Greek exotic girlâs names? For the baby girl who you know will rule over everyone! Medora means ârulerâ in Greek. Can be shortened to Dora.
- Sasha: What better fierce exotic name for your baby girl than Sasha, meaning âdefenderâ and also the alter-ego of BeyoncĂŠ â Sasha Fierce.
- Serilda: A truly badass exotic girlâs name, from the German word for âbattle armorâ. Can be shortened to Rilda.
- Valentina: Romantic and strong, Valentina is one of the most exotic girlâs names meaning âbraveâ and âstrongâ. Val or Tina make sweet nicknames.
What is the rarest girl name?
A lot of exotic girl names are already rare, depending on where you are in the world.
But if you want something truly unique and exotic, check out this selection of exotic baby girl names that arenât often found in the baby name charts:
- Aiya: (ah-yah) One of the sweetest exotic girlâs names, Aiya is a Hebrew name meaning âbirdâ.
- Bastina: Keen on cats? How about naming your little peanut after the Egyptian goddess of cats, sun, and fertility, Bast?
- Braulia: A name that was popular but has since become one of the rarest exotic girl names in the world, meaning âbrightâ or âradiantâ in Spanish. Can be shortened to Lia.
- Daija: (dai-ha) If you want to name your baby in memory of a loved one, how about Daija, meaning âremembranceâ, one of the rarest exotic Spanish girl names?
- Gamela: Another of the rare exotic names for girls, Gamela is an Arabic name meaning âearnestâ or âhonestâ.
- Ifeoma: An exotic girlâs name thatâs rarely seen outside of Nigeria, Ifeoma is an Igbo word for âfirst-bornâ.
- Jhazala: (jah-zah-lah) One of the rarest Indian exotic baby girl names, Jhazala means âgazelleâ. Can be shortened to Jazz.
- Karasi: A musical-sounding exotic girl name meaning âlifeâ or âwisdomâ, and can be found across Africa, but is very rare outside of the continent.
- Manaia: (mah-nye-ah) One of very few MÄori exotic names for girls on our list, Manaia was the name of the MÄori god that travels between our world and the spirit plain.
- Mariquita: A name thatâs been lost in time, Mariquita is of Latin origin, meaning âstar of the seaâ.
- Pragtige: (pra-h-tih-huh) Looking for something a little different? This is one of the rarest exotic baby girl names â we havenât found it anywhere else, so your little peanut might be the first! Pragtige is an exotic name meaning âbeautifulâ in Afrikaans.
- Ratana: For the baby girl with a twinkle in her eye, Ratana is a Thai name meaning âcrystalâ.
- Sigalit: One of the more uncommon Hebrew exotic girl names that we havenât seen for a long time â Sigalit means âviolet flowerâ.
- Valdis: Looking for gothic exotic names for girls? Valdis could be the one, meaning âgoddess of the deadâ in Old Norse. Can be shortened to Val.
- Zaliki: A beautiful Egyptian exotic girl name meaning ânobilityâ or âwell-bornâ. Can be shortened to Zali.
More exotic baby girl names
Exotic girl names evoke images of soft waves lapping against a shore, relaxing in warm sunlight, and feeling the sand between your toesâŚ
If youâre looking for exotic female names for your little peanut, weâve got you covered, complete with meanings:
- Aaliyah: Arabic, âexalted oneâ.
- Aba: African, âborn on a Thursdayâ.
- Adelita: Spanish, ânobleâ. Can be shortened to Lita.
- Adina: (ah-deen-ah) Hebrew, âdelicateâ. Can be shortened to Dina.
- Akosia: African, âborn on Sundayâ.
- Alba: Spanish, âdawnâ; Scottish Gaelic, âScotlandâ; Latin, âwhiteâ.
- Alethea: Greek, âtruthâ.
- Alina: Slavic, âbrightâ or âbeautifulâ. Can be shortened to Lina.
- Alinafe: Chewa, âHe is with usâ.
- Allegra: Italian, âcheerfulâ.
- Altagracia: Spanish, âhigh graceâ.
- Amara: Sanskrit, âgraceâ; Igbo, âimmortalâ; Mongolian, âpeacefulâ.
- Amaranta: Spanish, Italian, âflowerâ.
- Amaya or Amaia: Japanese, âthe endâ; Spanish, âmother cityâ.
- Amrita: Indian, âimmortalityâ. Can be shortened to Rita.
- Anisa: Arabic, âfriendâ.
- Arafa: Swahili, âknowledgeableâ.
- Arianna: Greek, âmost holyâ or âchasteâ.
- Asmara: Indonesian, âloveâ.
- Avivah: Hebrew, âspringâ.
- Azora: Spanish, âblue as the skyâ.
- Basma: Arabic, âsmileâ.
- Bellita: Spanish, âlittle beautyâ or âGodâs promiseâ.
- Calithea or Kallithea: Greek, âbeautifulâ. Can be shortened to Thea.
- Calliope: Greek, âbeautiful voiceâ.
- Carina: Latin, âbelovedâ.
- Carminia: Latin, âpoemâ or âsongâ.
- Catira: Spanish, Caribbean, âblondeâ.
- Chabela: Spanish, âGod is my oathâ.
- Chantal: French, âstoneâ.
- Chiara: (kee-ah-rah) Italian, âbrightâ or âfamousâ.
- Corazon: Spanish, âheartâ.
- Cordula: German, âheartâ.
- Dalila: Swahili, âdelicateâ or âgentleâ.
- Damara: Latin, âgentleâ.
- Davitah: Hebrew, âcherishedâ.
- Devica: Sanskrit, âfrom Godâ.
- Dita: German, âfortuneâ or ârichesâ.
- Dubraska: Spanish, âoak groveâ.
- Elandra: Aboriginal, âhome by the seaâ.
- Elaxi: Sanskrit, âshe with bright eyesâ.
- Elena: Spanish, German, Greek, Italian, âbrightâ or âtorchâ.
- Elitsa: (eh-leet-sah) Bulgarian, âlittle fir treeâ.
- Elqenna: (ehl-ken-nah) Amharic, âsuperiorâ. Can be shortened to Kenna or Qenna.
- Esmaria: Spanish, âemeraldâ.
- Esperanza: Spanish, âhopeâ.
- Elvire: (ehl-veer) French, âtruthâ.
- ExĂłtica: Spanish, âexoticâ.
- EydĂs: (eye-dis) Norse, âgoddess of the islandâ.
- Fanaka: Swahili, âprosperousâ.
- Femi: Yoruba, âGod loves meâ.
- Fitria: Indonesian, âpureâ or ânaturalâ.
- Freyde: (fray-duh) Yiddish, âjoyâ.
- Gaia: Greek, âgoddess of the earthâ.
- Gia: Italian, âgraciousâ.
- Giada: Italian, âjadeâ.
- Gidja: Aboriginal, âgod of the moonâ.
- Ginara: Italian, âGod is graciousâ.
- Ginevra: Italian, âwhite phantomâ.
- Giulia, Giulietta, Juliet, or Julietta: Italian, English, âyoungâ.
- Godiva: English, âgift from Godâ.
- Halina: Greek, âsunrayâ.
- Hermina: Spanish, âmessengerâ.
- Humiya: Japanese, âhistoryâ; Arabic, âredâ.
- Huyen: Vietnamese, âjet blackâ.
- Ianthea: (yan-thee-ah) Greek, âviolet flowerâ.
- Iara: (yah-rah) Arabic, âwater bearerâ or âlittle butterflyâ.
- Ila: (eye-lah or ee-lah) Hindi, âearthâ or âspeechâ; English, âislandâ; Inuit, âfriendâ; Hungarian, âjoyâ.
- Ilona: Finnish, âjoyâ; Hungarian, âqueen of the fairiesâ.
- Imani: Swahili, âfaithâ.
- Ime: (ee-may) Nigerian, âpatienceâ.
- Ines: Spanish, âchasteâ or âvirtuousâ.
- Ishani: Sanskrit, âdesireâ.
- Isi: Chahta, âdeerâ. Can also be a shorter version of Isobel and Isadora.
- Isla: (eye-lah) Spanish, âislandâ.
- Iyabo: Yoruba, âlike her motherâ. Can be shortened to Iya.
- Jamala: Swahili, âfriendlyâ.
- Janita: Spanish, âGod is graciousâ.
- Jocosa: English, âplayfulâ or âjoyousâ.
- Johari: Swahili, âjewelâ.
- Kabira: Arabic, ânobleâ or âgreatâ.
- Kaimana: Hawaiâian, âdiamondâ.
- Kalina: Slavic, âflowerâ.
- Kamalei: Hawaiâian, âclose to my heartâ.
- Kamiko: Japanese, âlittle goddessâ. Can be shortened to Kami or Miko.
- Kanani: Polynesian, âbeautiful oneâ. Can be shortened to Nani.
- Kareemah: Arabic, âgenerousâ or âgivingâ.
- Katka: Greek, âpureâ.
- Katya: Greek, âpureâ.
- Keilana: Polynesian, âgloryâ or âcalmâ.
- Keyara: Aboriginal, âcockatooâ.
- Khari: Swahili, âqueenlyâ or âborn rulerâ.
- Kidist: (kih-dihs) Amharic, âblessedâ or âblessed by Godâ.
- Kimeyah: Native American, âsinging throatâ.
- Kissa: Egyptian, âfirst-born daughterâ.
- Lalita: Indian, âplayfulâ.
- Layla, Laela, Leila, or Lailah: Hebrew, âborn at nightâ.
- Leilani: Hawaiâian, âchild of nobilityâ or âflowers from heavenâ.
- Lilja: Icelandic, âlilyâ.
- Lilou: Catalan, French, âllilyâ.
- Lucia: Italian, âlightâ.
- Manara: Arabic, âlightâ.
- Marisol: Spanish, âsea and sunâ.
- Maya or Maia: Sanskrit, âdreamâ; Hebrew, âwaterâ; Hindu, âsupernatural powerâ; Greek, âgood motherâ.
- Meira: Hebrew, âlightâ.
- Meital: Hebrew, âdewdropâ.
- Melesa: Greek, âbeeâ or âhoneyâ.
- Mila: Slavic, âgraciousâ or âdearâ.
- Milagros: Spanish, âmiracleâ.
- Nafuna: African, âborn feet-firstâ.
- Naida: Greek, âwater nymphâ.
- Nandita: Sanskrit, âjoyâ.
- Nanea: Hawaiâian, ârelaxâ or âpeacefulâ.
- Narissara: Thai, âsmart womanâ.
- Nava: Hebrew, âlovelyâ.
- Nehara: Hebrew, âlightâ.
- Neliah: African, âstrong-willedâ.
- Nevya: Spanish, âsnowâ.
- Nicte: (nik-teh) Mayan, âflowerâ.
- Njema: Swahili, âgoodâ.
- Nudara: Arabic, âgoldâ.
- Nuria: Arabic, âbrightâ.
- Orana: Aboriginal, âwelcomeâ.
- Oriana: Italian, âgoldâ.
- Otzara: Hebrew, âtreasureâ.
- Palesa: Lesotho (African), âflowerâ.
- Palladia: Greek, âwisdomâ.
- Paradisa: Greek, âgardenâ or âparadiseâ.
- Parthena: Greek, âpureâ.
- Rabiah: Arabic, âgentle windâ.
- Rohesia: Latin, âfamous oneâ.
- Rosalba: Italian, âwhite roseâ.
- Roselani: Hawaiâian, âheavenly roseâ.
- Sabela: Spanish, âGod is my oathâ.
- Sadira: Persian, âlotus treeâ.
- Safiyah: Swahili, âfriendâ.
- Saidah: Muslim, âhappyâ or âluckyâ.
- Sarai: Hebrew, âprincessâ. đ
- Shamira: Hebrew, âdefenderâ.
- Shani: Hebrew, âscarletâ or âmarvelousâ.
- Shante: Sanskrit, âpeacefulâ.
- Shira: Hebrew, âsingingâ.
- Sofia: Greek, âwisdomâ.
- Solange: French, âreligiousâ.
- Soraya: Persian, âPleiades constellationâ.
- Sunniva: Norwegian, âgift from the Sunâ.
- Tajia: Sanskrit, âcrownâ.
- Talia: Hebrew, âdew from Godâ.
- Tamika: Japanese, âchild of the peopleâ.
- Vasanta: Sanskrit, âspringâ.
- Velora: Latin, âstrongâ or âhealthyâ.
- Vincenza: (vin-chen-zah) Italian, âto conquerâ.
- Yara: Persian, âfriendâ or âhelperâ.
- Yente: Yiddish, ânobleâ or âroyaltyâ.
- Yohana: Hebrew, âGod is graciousâ.
- Zada: Arabic, âfortunateâ or âprosperousâ.
- Ziva: Hebrew, âradiantâ or âbrightâ.
- Zorana: Slavic, âdawnâ.
So there you have it! The ultimate list of exotic girlâs names for your little peanut.
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