World Names

22 World names that mean world for girls, listing World baby names 1-10. Aisha, Alexandra, Astrid, Bertha, Britt, Celia and Clara are popular names. Ariadne, Azaria and Bethan are uncommon names. View World baby names for name meanings, search World names for boys, or search other baby names.

Aisha ... Use in the English-speaking world is recent and many variants have been created from this name due to its pleasing sounds. [62]

Alexandra ... Seldom used in the English-speaking world before the 20th century ... [111]

Ariadne ... Arianne and Arianna are the French and Italian versions now also used in the English-speaking world. [14]

Astrid ... Scandinavian name. Use in the English-speaking world is influenced by 20th-century Queen Astrid of the Belgians ... [10]

Azaria ... The -a ending makes it suitable for a girl's name in the modern English-speaking world.

Bertha ... It was reintroduced into the English-speaking world by Germany in the 19th century ... A German cannon used in World War I was nicknamed "Big Bertha" after Bertha Krupp ... [21]

Bethan ... Now used commonly in the English-speaking world.

Britt ... Made famous in the English-speaking world by the Swedish actress Britt Ekland. [3]

Celia ... and was introduced to the English-speaking world as the name of a character in Shakespeare's "As You Like It" ... [3]

Clara ... In the modern English-speaking world ... [13]

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