World Names

22 World names that mean world for girls, listing World baby names 11-20. Dorothy, Gwyn, Jaleesa, Regan, Rosamond and Teresa are popular names. Dabney, Donalda, Licia and Taisie are uncommon names. View World baby names for name meanings, or search other baby names.

Dabney ... used to establish a connection with a 1649 immigrant to the New World named Cornelius d'Aubigny. [2]

Donalda ... "World mighty." ... [8]

Dorothy ... the heroine of Frank Baum's "The Wonderful World of Oz" ... [40]

Gwyn ... A masculine name in Wales used as a feminine name in the English-speaking world. [7]

Jaleesa ... The name was used for a character in the TV series "A Different World". [7]

Licia ... the English-speaking world considers the name as a short form of names like Alicia and Felicia. [5]

Regan ... First used as a girl's name in the English-speaking world by Shakespeare as the name for one of the two disloyal princesses in his 1606 tragedy "King Lear" ... [4]

Rosamond ... Also (Latin) "pure rose" or "rose of the world" ... [11]

Taisie ... In legend, Taisie was a princess of Rathlin Island said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world with her dazzling blue eyes and long curling tresses ... [1]

Teresa ... whose sisters help people in need around the world ... [35]

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