Need a badass girl name? Something with a certain edge, a little bite, maybe something that says strength and independence?
This Girl Badass Name list has got you covered. You can’t go wrong with any of these badass girl names.
They are names that say confidence and power, yet they are not ‘in your face’ – perfect for the girl or woman who wants a name that stands apart from the norm.
Eulalia – (Greek) Sweetly speaking
Astra – (Latin) Stars
Sativa – (Latin) Cultivated, Sown
Augustina – (Latin) The exalted one
Dorothea – (Greek) Gift of God
Hurricane – (Spanish, Native American) Hurricane
Petronilla – (Roman, Italian) Yokel
Wilhelmina – (German) Resolute protection
Zahara – (Hebrew, Swahili) To shine, Flower
Keziah – (Hebrew) Cassia tree
Fabiana – (Italian, Spanish) Bean grower
Frederica – (German, English) Peaceful ruler
Zephyrine – (Greek) West wind
Thunder – (English) Loud noise in the sky
Aura – (Greek) Soft breeze
Monique – (French) Advisor
Pomeline – (French) Apple
Rumi – (Japanese) Beauty, Flow, Lapis lazuli
Zenobia – (Greek) Force of Zeus
Luna – (Latin) Moon
Bardot – (French) A type of cloak or cape worn during that era
Zuzu – (Czech) Lily
Tatiana – (Russian) Fairy queen
Nightingale – (German) Night singer, Name of a singing bird
Yareli – (Native American, Spanish, Arabic) Water lady, Small butterfly
Zenith – (English) Peak, The highest point or state
Corisande – (Greek) Chorus-singer
Lupine – (Latin) Pertaining to the wolf
Citlali – (Nahuatl) Star
Arcadia – (Greek) Region offering peace and contentment
Fiorella – (Italian) Little flower
Seraphina – (Hebrew) Ardent, Fiery
Milagros – (Spanish) Miracles
Indira – (Sanskrit) Beauty
Zuleika – (Arabic) Fair
Aurelia – (Latin) The golden one
Nebula – (Latin) Mist
Nereida – (Greek) Sea nymph
Mazikeen – (Hebrew) Harmful spirits
Vienna – (Latin) City in Austria
Silvana – (Italian) Of the forest
Xenia – (Greek) Guest, Stranger
Aviatrix – (Latin) Female aviator
Ophelia – (Greek) Help
Jerusha – (Hebrew) Inheritance
Halcyon – (Greek) Kingfisher bird
Alani – (Hawaiian) Orange tree
Emmeline – (French, German) Work
Delilah – (Hebrew, Arabic) Delicate
Zendaya – (Shona) To give thanks
Rhiannon – (Welsh) Divine queen
Lula – (British) Famous warrior, Waterfall
Artemis – (Greek) Safe, Butcher
Galaxy – (Greek) Large system of stars, Milky Way
Sappho – (Ancient Greek) Sapphire
Forsythia – (English) Forsyth’s flower
Nixie – (German) Water nymph
Lavender – (English) Purple flower
Rafa – (Arabic) Happiness, Prosperity
Xanthippe – (Greek) Yellow horse
Anniston – (English, American) Anis’ town
Cecily – (Latin) Blind
Karma – (Hindi) Destiny, Deed, Fate, Action
Desdemona – (Greek) Ill-starred
Texas – (Native American) Friend
Pandora – (Greek) All gifted
Lucero – (Spanish) Light
Sixtine – (French) Sixth-born
Drusilla – (Latin) Fruitful
Soraya – (Persian) Pleiades constellation
Maud – (English, French, German) Battle-mighty
Beatrix – (Latin) She who brings happiness, Blessed
Jenica – (Romanian) God’s gracious gift
Georgina – (English) Farmer
Prudence – (English) Caution
Clarissa – (Latin) Bright, Clear, Famous
Savita – (Hindi) Sun
Olympia – (Greek) From Mount Olympus
Dulcinea – (Spanish) Sweetness
Cosima – (Italian, Greek) Order, Beauty, Universe
Rita – (Spanish, Hindi) Pearl, Truth, Order
Gaia – (French, Greek, Latin) Earth mother, Rejoicing
Havana – (Spanish) Of the Habana people
Nakia – (Arabic) Pure
Lilivere – (Invented) Lily + White shadow/White wave
Delphi – (Greek) Womb, Dolphin, From Delphi
Caledonia – (Latin) Hard or rocky land
Willow – (English) Willow tree
Shoshana – (Hebrew) Lily
Sebastia – (Latin, Greek) Person from the city of Sebastia
Delphinia – (Greek) Of Delphi
Lucienne – (French) Light
Gwyneira – (Welsh) White snow
Salome – (Hebrew) Peace
Ariadne – (Greek) Most holy
Diablo – (Spanish) Devil
Athalie – (Hebrew, French) God is praised
Hyacinth – (Greek) Blue larkspur, Precious stone
Vespera – (Latin) Evening star
Leontine – (French, Greek) Lion
Celestina – (Italian, Spanish) Heavenly
Isolde – (Welsh, German) Ice ruler
Solange – (French) Solemn
Cassia – (Greek) Cinnamon
Esmeralda – (Spanish, Portuguese) Emerald
Raya – (Hebrew) Friend
Isadora – (Greek) Gift of Isis
Nyra – (Sanskrit) Beauty of Saraswati
Goldie – (British) Gold, Person with blonde hair
Calliope – (Greek) Beautiful voice
Kyla – (Scottish) Narrow spit of land
Amabel – (Latin) Lovable
Nyla – (Arabic) Winner, One who achieves
Dove – (English) Dove, a bird
Morwenna – (Welsh) Maiden
Ramona – (Spanish) Wise protector
Hela – (Norse) Goddess of the underworld
Marisol – (Spanish) Mary of Solitude
Zadie – (English) Princess
Frida – (German) Peace
Venus – (Latin) Love, Desire
Persephone – (Greek) Bringer of destruction
Minerva – (Latin) Of the mind, Intellect
Lozen – (Apache, Native American) One who steals horses
Araminta – (British) Prayer, Protection
Cleopatra – (Greek) Glory of the father
Viper – (French) Snake
Dominica – (Italian) Belonging to the Lord
Lulu – (Arabic, Hawaiian) Pearl, Peaceful, Protected
Tamsin – (English) Twin
Alexandrine – (French, German) Defending men
Drummer – (English) One who drums
Della – (German) Noble
Thalassa – (Greek) The sea
Xiomara – (Spanish, Portuguese) Famous in battle
Marceline – (French) Little warrior
Buffy – (British) God is my oath
Khaleesi – (American) Queen
Zelda – (German) Gray fighting maid
Alabama – (Choctaw) Vegetation gatherers
Liora – (Hebrew) Light
Viva – (Latin) Alive, Living, Life
Teo – (Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Polish) Gift of God
Clementina – (Spanish, Latin) Mild, Merciful
Solana – (Spanish) Sunshine
Freya – (Norse) A noble woman
Djuna – (Invented) Novelist Djuna Barnes’s father created her name by combining her brother’s mispronunciation of “moon” and a character named Prince Djalma
Tallulah – (Choctaw, Irish) Leaping water, Lady of abundance
Antonella – (Latin) First born
Cybele – (Greek) The mother of all gods
Zoya – (Russian) Life
Juno – (Latin) Queen of the heavens
Zinnia – (German) Zinn’s flower
Suri – (Hebrew) Princess
Magnolia – (French) Magnol’s flower
Copper – (English) Red/brown colored metal
Etheline – (English) Noble maiden
Zuri – (Kiswahili) Good, beautiful
Liv – (Norse) Life
Lucinda – (Latin) Light
Peridot – (Arabic) A green gemstone
Lola – (Spanish) Lady of sorrows
Fiammetta – (Italian) Little fiery one
Zanna – (Hebrew) Lily
Callisto – (Greek) Most beautiful
Nika – (Greek) People of victory, Very good, Pure crystal water
Guinevere – (Welsh) White shadow, White wave
Faustina – (Latin) Fortunate one
Eleonora – (Italian) Sun ray, Merciful
Justina – (Latin) Just, Fair
Jolene – (Hebrew) God is gracious
Maxima – (Latin) Greatest
Cerelia – (Latin) Relating to springtime
Lyra – (Greek) Lyre
Navy – (British) Fleet of ships, Dark blue
Io – (Greek) A flower, Violet
Sunday – (English, Latin) Day of the Sun
Piper – (English) Pipe or flute player
Indie – (American) Independent
Sabelle – (Latin)
Tanaquil – (Etruscan) Gift of God
Winona – (Sioux Indian) Firstborn daughter
Cressida – (Greek) Gold
Petra – (Greek) Rock, stone
Melisande – (French, Greek) Honeybee
Poppy – (English, Latin) Red flower
Trinity – (Latin) Triad
Morgana – (Welsh) Sea-circle
Echo – (Greek) Echo, Sound
Ambrosia – (Latin) Immortal
Sheba – (Hebrew) Daughter of an oath
Avalon – (Celtic) Island of apples
Bree – (Irish) Strength, Exalted one
Libertad – (Spanish) Liberty
Pallas – (Greek) Wisdom
Roxanne – (Persian) Dawn
Althea – (Greek) With healing power
Hermione – (Greek) Messenger, Earthly
Tifa – (Greek) Divine Manefestation
Aelin – (Turkish, Irish) Moon, Light, Desired
Kassiani – (Greek) Cinnamon
Tzipporah – (Hebrew) Bird
Axelle – (French) Father of peace
Electra – (Greek) Shining, Bright
Arizona – (Indian) Little springs
Elettra – (Italian, Latin) Shining, Bright
Veronique – (Latin) She who brings victory, True image
Magdalena – (Greek) From Magdala
Sabine – (French, German, Latin) Sabine
Violetta – (Italian) Purple
Danger – (English) The possibility of suffering harm or injury
Euphemia – (Greek) Fair speech
Xochitl – (Nahuatl, Aztec) Flower
Loxley – (English) Lynx glade
Bexley – (British) Clearing surrounded by box trees
Keturah – (Hebrew) Incense
Leia – (Spanish, Hindi) The law, Lion
Nola – (Gaelic) White shoulder
Valentina – (Latin) Strength, Health
Oriana – (Latin) Dawn
Elsa – (German) Pledged to God
Amarissa – (Invented) Little lover, Combination of Ama + issa
Hadassah – (Hebrew) Myrtle tree
Alouette – (French) Lark
Renata – (Latin) Reborn
Liberty – (British) Freedom
Rafaella – (Italian, Hebrew) God has healed
Xanthe – (Greek) Golden, Yellow
Bellatrix – (Latin) Female warrior
Theodosia – (Greek) Giving to God
Bryony – (Latin) To sprout
Emerald – (Persian) Green, Name of a gem
Fuchsia – (German) Flower, Bright pink color
Jezebel – (Hebrew) Not exalted
Azalea – (English) Azalea, a flower
Enya – (Irish) Fire
Valkyrie – (Old Norse) Chooser of the slain
Taraji – (Swahili) Hope
Anastasia – (Greek) Resurrection
Marigold – (English) Golden flower
Aphrodite – (Greek) Foam, Born from the sea
Decima – (Latin) Tenth
Belen – (Spanish) Bethlehem
Amethyst – (Greek) Semiprecious violet gem, Intoxicate
Odyssey – (Greek) Story of Odysseus
Jessamine – (English, Persian) Jasmine
Julietta – (Spanish) Little Julia
Itzel – (Mayan) Rainbow lady
Kimber – (British) Cyneburg’s field, Royal forest
Wren – (English) Small bird
Callista – (Greek) Most beautiful
Bianca – (Italian) White
Lolita – (Spanish) Lady of sorrows
Roxy – (Persian) Dawn
Farrah – (Arabic) Happiness
Ember – (British) Spark, Burning Low, Amber
Evangeline – (Greek) Bearer of good news
Corinne – (French, Greek) Maiden
Fawn – (English) A young deer
Georgiana – (English) Farmer
Wednesday – (English) Woden’s day
Eureka – (Greek) I have found [it]
Ottoline – (French, English) Prospers in battle
Beretta – (Italian) Name of an Italian gun
Andromeda – (Greek) Advising like a man
Oona – (Irish) Lamb
Rosamund – (German) Horse protection
Zamora – (Spanish) Love
Trixie – (Latin) She who brings happiness
Tabitha – (Aramaic) Gazelle
Esperanza – (Spanish) Hope, Expectation
Godiva – (English) God’s gift
Kalindi – (Hindi) Sun
Lavinia – (Latin) Legendary mother of the Roman people
Sapphira – (Greek, Hebrew) Sapphire
Goddess – (English) A female God or deity
Henrietta – (German) Estate ruler
Kamala – (Hindi, Hawaiian) Lotus, Pale red, A garden
Matilda – (German) Battle-mighty
Raquel – (Spanish) Ewe, Female sheep
Tornado – (Spanish) Tornado, Whirlwind
Lilith – (Assyrian, Sumerian) Ghost, Night monster
Kiki – (French, Japanese) Double happiness
Larissa – (Greek, Russian) Citadel
Wrap Up
It can be a lot of fun finding a badass name that has the right level of edge as well as lovability.
I hope that these badass girl names have provided some fresh inspiration and helped you with your search.
Regardless of which name you end up choosing, make sure it is one that is true to your little girl’s spirit.
