Colonial Names for Girls

Check out our list of Colonial Names for Girls, highlighting classic and timeless choices from America’s early history. Discover elegant, traditional names perfect for parents seeking unique, historical baby names. View below for inspiration and learn the meanings behind these charming options. Choose a name with lasting heritage.

Luciana

The name Luciana is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian origin, meaning "light".

Penelope

The name Penelope is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "weaver".

Silence

The name Silence is a girl's name.

Magdalena

The name Magdalena is a girl's name of Greek, Czech origin, meaning "from Magdala".

Charity

The name Charity is a girl's name of English origin, meaning "charity".

Damaris

The name Damaris is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "dominant woman".

Lucia

The name Lucia is a girl's name of Spanish, Italian origin, meaning "light".

Martha

The name Martha is a girl's name of Aramaic origin, meaning "lady".

Susanna

The name Susanna is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "lily".

Sophronia

The name Sophronia is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "sensible, prudent".

Dorcas

The name Dorcas is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "doe, gazelle".

Keziah

The name Keziah is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "cassia tree".

Molly

The name Molly is a girl's name of Hebrew origin, meaning "bitter".

Kitty

The name Kitty is both a boy's name and a girl's name of English origin, meaning "pure".

Amity

The name Amity is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "friendship".

Barbara

The name Barbara is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "foreign woman".

Ellen

The name Ellen is a girl's name of English origin, meaning "torch; shining light".

Eleanor

The name Eleanor is a girl's name of English origin.

Helen

The name Helen is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "torch; shining light".

Tabitha

The name Tabitha is a girl's name of Aramaic origin, meaning "gazelle".

Ursula

The name Ursula is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "little female bear".

Prudence

The name Prudence is a girl's name meaning "caution".

Margaret

The name Margaret is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "pearl".

Florence

The name Florence is both a boy's name and a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "flourishing, prosperous".

Hermione

The name Hermione is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "messenger, earthly".

Delia

The name Delia is a girl's name of Greek origin, meaning "born on the island of Delos".

Bridget

The name Bridget is a girl's name of Irish origin, meaning "strength or exalted one".

Cecily

The name Cecily is a girl's name of Latin origin, meaning "blind".

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