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If you love everything Southern or you want to honour your Southern roots, here’s something that would forever remind you of the beautiful South.
There’s a certain beauty to the South that makes you want to feel calm and light, but strong and powerful. So, if you want your little cowgirl to embody the rustic beauty and the strong charisma of the South, we’ve got you a list of the sweetest and cutest country names for girls.
Alexis
It is derived from the Greek αλεξω (alexo), which means “To defend or to help.”
Amy
A French baby name meaning “dearly loved or beloved.” It is from the Old French Amee, which is derived from the Latin “Amatus” meaning “Loved.”
An English baby name meaning “lives in the ash tree grove.” It is derived from a surname and place based on the Old English word for ash wood.
Autumn
It is derived from the Latin word “autumnus”, meaning “fall” or “autumn”.
Avery
Derived from an Old French version of the name Alfred or the Ancient Germanic name Alberich, and from the Old English words “aelf,” meaning “elf,” and “raed,” meaning “counsel.”
Bailey
It is taken from an English surname meaning “Bailiff”.
It is derived from the Old English word “holegn” meaning “to prick.”
Hope
An English baby name which is one of the three Christian virtues “Faith, Hope and Charity.”
Jolene
It is derived the Middle English name for Joseph. In Hebrew, it means “God will increase” or “God shall add and she who shall increase.” It is also sometimes referred to as Jolie in French which means “beautiful”.
A French baby name meaning “May Jehovah add.” It can also be a diminutive of Joanne meaning “God is gracious.”
Juliette
A French name which is a diminutive of Julie, and comes from the Latin nomen (or clan name) Julius, which means “son of Jove”.
June
A Latin baby name meaning “young.”
Kinsey
It is derived from the ancient name “Cynesige” which is made up of the Olde English elements “cyne” meaning “royal” and “sige” meaning “victory”.
Larissa
It is derived either from Larissa, a nymph in Greek mythology who was a daughter of Pelasgus, or from the name of the ancient city of Larissa in Greece meaning “citadel”.
Layla
In Arabic, it means “night” in Arabic.
Laurel
It is of English origin from the Latin name ‘Lauras’ which refers to the Laurel Tree.
Mabel
A Latin baby name meaning “beautiful, loving, lovable.”
An English baby name meaning “From the manor house ‘Willow farm.”
Sofia
Derived from Sophia, which means “wisdom, skill.”
Virginia
It is derived from the Ancient Roman family name Virginius, which is probably came from the Latin word virgo, meaning “maiden” or “virgin.”
Willa
It is the English feminine form of William, which is an Old French name of Germanic origin. It is derived from the Germanic words “wil” meaning “will, desire” and “helm” meaning “helmet, protection”, thus, the name William means “valiant protector”.
It is an English word, which refers to the “coldest season of the year”.
Yolanda
It is of Greek origin meaning “Violet.” In Greek, it is Iolanthe, while in German and Dutch, it is spelled Jolanda, and in Czech and Slovak, Jolantha. In Polish, it’s Jolanta and in Italian, Portuguese and Romanian, it’s spelled Iolanda.
Zelda
It is a nickname for Griselda, which may mean “dark battle”. It is also the feminine form of the Yiddish name Selig, which means, “blessed” or “happy”.
