Female English Baby Names O

OANEZ:
Breton form of English Agnes, meaning “chaste; holy.”

OCEAN:
English unisex name derived from the vocabulary word, from Latin Oceanus, from Greek Okeanos, meaning “ocean.”

OCTAVIA:
Feminine form of Roman Octavius, meaning “eighth.”

ODA:
English name derived from Greek oide, meaning “song.” Compare with another form of Oda.

OHNDREA:
Variant form of English Andrea, meaning “man; warrior.”

OHNDREEA:
Variant form of English Andrea, meaning “man; warrior.”

OHNDRIA:
Variant form of English Andrea, meaning “man; warrior.”

OLIVE:
English name derived from the tree name, “olive,” from Latin oliva, from Greek elaia, the name of a Mediterranean fruit-bearing evergreen tree. The name was popular in the 19th century because the olive branch has been a symbol of “peace” since biblical times.

OLIVETTE:
Pet form of English Olive, meaning “olive tree.”

OLIVIA:
English name created by Shakespeare who may have intended it to be a feminine form of Oliver, probably meaning “elf army.”

OLLIE:
Unisex pet form of English Oliver and Olivia, both probably meaning “elf army.”

OLYVIA:
Variant spelling of English Olivia, probably meaning “elf army.”

OMEGA (Ωμέγα):
English unisex name derived from the last letter of the Greek alphabet. This name was used occasionally by Victorian parents for a “last-born child.”

ONA:
Variant spelling of English Oona, possibly meaning “famine, hunger.” Compare with another form of Ona.

ONDREA:
Variant form of English Andrea, meaning “man; warrior.”

ONDREEA:
Variant form of English Andrea, meaning “man; warrior.”

ONDRIA:
Variant form of English Andrea, meaning “man; warrior.”

ONEIDA:
English name derived from the name of the Iroquois tribe, meaning “standing stone, upright stone.”

ONNDREA:
Variant form of English Andrea, meaning “man; warrior.”

ONNDRIA:
Variant form of English Andrea, meaning “man; warrior.”

OONA:
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Úna, possibly meaning “famine, hunger.”

OONAGH:
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Úna, possibly meaning “famine, hunger.”

OPAL:
English name, derived from the name of the gemstone, from Greek opallios, from Sanskrit utpala, meaning “gem, precious stone.” This is the birthstone for the month of October.

OPALINE:
Elaborated form of English Opal, meaning “gem, precious stone.”

OPHELIA (Greek: Οφέλια):
Feminine form of Greek Ophelos, meaning “help.” This name was used by Shakespeare for an ill-omened character in Hamlet.

OPRAH:
Feminine variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Ophrah, meaning “fawn.”

ORA:
English unisex name derived from Latin orare, meaning “to pray.” Compare with another form of Ora.

ORABEL:
English name derived from Italian Orabella, meaning “golden beautiful.”

ORALEE:
Variant spelling of English Oralie, meaning “golden.” Compare with another form of Oralee.

ORALIE:
English form of French Aurélie, meaning “golden.”

ORCHID:
English name derived from the flower name, from Greek orkhis, meaning “testicle,” from Proto-Indo-European orghi-, the base root for for the word “testicle.” The plant was given this name because of the shape of its root.

ORIANA:
Latin name first found in the medieval romance Amadis of Gaul, as the name of the king’s daughter who married the Gaulish knight Amadis, possibly from the medieval Latin word oroana, meaning “golden.”

ORIANE:
French from of Latin Oriana, possibly meaning “golden.”

ORIANNE:
Variant spelling of French Oriane, possibly meaning “golden.”

ORLA:
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Órfhlaith, meaning “gold-princess.”

ORLAGH:
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Órfhlaith, meaning “gold-princess.”

ORLENDA:
English variant spelling of Italian Orlanda, meaning “famous land.”

ORMONDA:
Feminine form of English Ormond, meaning “descendant of Ruadh.”

ORNA:
Variant spelling of English Ornat, meaning “little sallow one.” Compare with another form of Orna.

ORNAT:
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic Odharnait, meaning “little sallow one.” Compare with another form of Ornat.

OSSIA:
Feminine form of English Ossian, meaning “little deer.”

OWENA:
Feminine form of English and Welsh Owen, meaning “born of yew.”