The English love their vowels, as evidenced by their top baby girl names in 2019: Emily, Emma, and Olivia. Of course, there are other beautiful names for British baby girls, and some that even dare to start with consonants.
Let’s start with Amelia, whose deceptively soft and delicate sound carries a meaning of “striving,” “industrious,” and “defender.” Obviously, such a robust name sits high atop the list of popular girl names, with over 3000 baby girls receiving it in 2024. It’s the same for Ava as well, whose meaning of “bird” and the “living one” helped it rank fourth on the list of top baby girl names in the same year.
Another popular player is Lily, which is a direct reference to its slender, white flower namesake. A symbol of purity in Christianity, the name can also be short for Lillian or Elizabeth. Similarly, Sophie can be short for Sophia, a Greek-derived name meaning “wisdom.”
Another lovely, vowel-starting name is Isabella, which means “God’s promise.” It’s actually the Italian and Spanish version of Elizabeth and can be shortened into the cute and spunky Izzy.
To learn more about some adorable English girl names, take a look at our long list below.
Ainara
Meaning: Delicate
Origin: English
Alice
Meaning: Truth, gracious, reality
Origin: English
Amelia
Meaning: Striving, industrious, defender
Origin: English
Ava
Meaning: Bird
Origin: English
Baisley
Meaning: Unique and majestic
Origin: English
Beage
Meaning: A little one
Origin: English
Blita
Meaning: A very strong woman
Origin: English
Branda
Meaning: Fire or sword
Origin: English
Brooklyn
Meaning: A stream of water, a brook
Origin: English
Caddie
Meaning: A free woman
Origin: English
Carolina
Meaning: A song of joy and happiness
Origin: English
Cherisa
Meaning: A sweet singer
Origin: English
Coleyne
Meaning: A young woman
Origin: English
Cymberly
Meaning: Meadow of the royalty
Origin: English
Dabria
Meaning: An angel of death
Origin: English
Dedre
Meaning: Most powerful woman
Origin: English
Dortha
Meaning: A wonderful person who is a gift from God
Origin: English
Eadild
Meaning: A fortunate and precious person
Origin: English
Ella
Meaning: One who is a beautiful fairy
Origin: English
Emberly
Meaning: Low flame
Origin: English
Faerie
Meaning: She who is like a little fairy
Origin: English
Florice
Meaning: Flower
Origin: English
Fynch
Meaning: Refers to a fowl or birdie
Origin: English
Gae
Meaning: Refers to delightful or blissful
Origin: English
Geranne
Meaning: The graceful spear of the God
Origin: English
Gracye
Meaning: Grace of God
Origin: English
Hazel
Meaning: The Hazelnet Tree
Origin: English
Hedde
Meaning: Warrior
Origin: English
Isabella
Meaning: God’s promise
Origin: English
Jackelyn
Meaning: God is her protector
Origin: English
Jenae
Meaning: The God has answered
Origin: English
Kamiyah
Meaning: Lover of art and music
Origin: English
Kellsie
Meaning: Brave
Origin: English
Kimber
Meaning: Royal Fortress
Origin: English
Kristyne
Meaning: A christian girl
Origin: English
Lanna
Meaning: Precious and valued person
Origin: English
Lily
Meaning: Flower lily
Origin: English
Lottie
Meaning: Woman with freedom
Origin: English
Lynette
Meaning: A beautiful bird
Origin: English
Mabile
Meaning: The lovable one
Origin: English
Meagen
Meaning: A pearl
Origin: English
Mollie
Meaning: A sea of bitterness
Origin: English
Nichola
Meaning: The people’s hero
Origin: English
Norella
Meaning: The lady who is possessing integrity and honesty
Origin: English
Odierna
Meaning: A fun loving, great an fantastic being
Origin: English
Oliua
Meaning: Like the olive tree
Origin: English
Pamela
Meaning: Honey, sweet
Origin: English
Scarlett
Meaning: Bright red
Origin: English
Sophie
Meaning: She is wise and clever
Origin: English
Willow
Meaning: Slender or graceful
Origin: English
