So, for this post, I thought I'd track down girls' names that have "boyish" endings (with special consideration for names that also have significantly more "boyish" beginning letters as well: W, U, J, & D).
- Brigid (BRIJ-id, English; BREED, Irish)--also spelled Brid or Brighid
- Brónach (BROH-nakh, Irish)
- Callisto (kah-LIS-toh, [ancient] Greek)--"most beautiful" [masculine in Italian]
- Caridad (kah-ree-DAHD, Spanish)--form of Charity
- Carmo (KAHR-moh, Portuguese)--from Hebrew, "garden"
- Cleo (KLEE-oh, English)--from Greek, "glory". Also spelled Clio.
- Dagmar (DAHK-mar, German; DAHG-mar, Scandinavian)--from Germanic, "day maiden"
- Deitlind (DEET-lint, German)--from Germanic, "gentle people"
- Derehild (DEHR-eh-hild, Old English)--prob. "precious battle" or "beast battle"
- Diamanto (dee-ah-MAHN-toh, Greek)--"diamond"
- Dido (DEE-doh, DYE-doh, Latin)
- Ellisif (EL-lis-eef, Scandinavian)--form of Elizabeth. Also spelled Elisif or Ellisiv (EL-lis-eev).
- Fedelm (FEH-delm, Irish [mythology])--poss. from Old Irish, "constant"
- Hero (HEER-oh, [ancient] Greek)--Modern form is Iro (EER-oh).
- Kinborough (KIN-bur-roh, [medieval] English)--"royal fortress"
- Ingrid (EEN-grid, English, German, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, "beautiful Ing"
- Isfrid (EES-frid, Scandinavian)--from Old Norse, poss. "beautiful ice"
- Jochebed (JAHK-ah-bed, YAHK-ah-bed, [Biblical] Hebrew)--"Yahweh is glory"
- Jorund (YOHR-oond, Norwegian)--from Old Norse, "horse love" or "chief love"
- Juno (JOO-noh, Latin)
- Leto (LEE-toh, [ancient] Greek)--poss. "gentle" or "forgotten"
- Lilach (lee-LAHKH, Hebrew)--"lilac"
- Lilias (LIL-ee-as, Scottish)--form of Lily. Also spelled Lillias.
- Liv (LEEV, Scandinavian; LIV, English)--from Old Norse, "protection"
- Loreto (loh-REH-toh, Italian, Spanish)--prob. from Latin, "laurel"
- Luned (LIN-ed, Welsh)
- Nahid (nah-HEED, Persian)--form of Anahita, poss. "pure". Also spelled Naheed.
- Neus (NEH-oos, Catalan)--"snow"
- Pallas (PAL-las, [ancient] Greek)--poss. "maiden" or "spear". [unisex]
- Ravid (rah-VEED, Hebrew)--"necklace"
- Ríonach (REE-ah-nahkh, Irish)--"queen". Feminine of Rían/Ryan.
- Rocío (roh-SEE-oh, Spanish)--"dew"
- Rosalind (RAHZ-ah-lind, English)--from Germanic "gentle horse"
- Rosamund (ROHZ-ah-mund, RAHZ-ah-mund, English)--"horse protection"
- Solfrid (SOHL-frid, Scandinavian)--"beautiful house" or "beautiful sun"
- Timo (TEE-moh, [ancient] Greek)--prob. "honored" [masculine in other languages]
- Turid (TOOR-eed, Norwegian)--from Old Norse, "beautiful Thor"
- Waltraud (VAHL-trowt, German)--from Germanic, "strong ruler" or "foreign strength"
- Winifred (WIN-ah-fred, English)--anglicized from Welsh Gwenfrewi "blessed peace"
- Xeno (KSEN-oh, ZEE-noh, [ancient] Greek)--"foreign"
- Yanick (YAH-neek, French)--form of John/Jane. Also spelled Yannick. [unisex]
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