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59 Greek Baby Girl Names Starting With Letter O

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Baby girl names that start with O have an ornate literary history. O is the fifteenth letter of the Latin alphabet and emerges from the Phoenician ‘ayin’ meaning ‘eye’ (1). The letter was adapted into Greek as the omega for the long sound, large O, and as the omicron for the vowel form, small O.

In English, the long and short O have distinct sounds based on their origin. The long O in English derives its sound from the Old English long O and thus is a diphthong with the complex sound ‘ou’. This is reflected in Ophelia meaning ‘help,' which is pronounced as ‘ou-fil-ja’. The short O derives its sound from the Middle English short O and thus is either more open and lower or closed and rounded depending on which consonant it is paired with. This is reflected in Olga, which means ‘holy,’ pronounced with an open sound, ‘ol-ga.' However, in Spanish, the short O becomes ‘ue’.

Feminine O names such as Olivia and Odalys are among the top 1000 names in the US (2). Additionally, names like Odette, meaning ‘wealth’ in German, or Octavia, meaning ‘eighth’ in Roman, and O-girl names have gained fame and favor in both fiction and real life. So delve into this list of popular girl names starting with O with original and optimistic meanings to find one you like.

Name	Gender	Meaning
Ophelia	Girl	Help; Benefit
Odessa	Girl	To hate; Wrathful
Ofelia	Girl	Help; Advantage
Olympia	Girl	From Olympus; Mount Olympus
Olyvia	Girl	Olive; Olive tree; Ancestor's descendant; All cautious
October	Girl	Eight; Eighth month
Orianna	Girl	Gold; Rising sun; The golden one; Daughter of the light/fire
Oceana	Girl	Ocean; From the ocean
Olena	Girl	Torch; Corposant; Moon; Ancestor's descendant
Oksana	Girl	Hospitality

Olanda	Boy	Ancestor's descendant; Manly; Masculine
Oceanna	Girl	Ocean; From the ocean
Olenna	Girl	Torch; Corposant; Moon
Omelia	Girl	Conversation; Sermon
Ola	Girl	Ancestor's descendant; People's victory; Wealth; Honor; Respect; Dignity; Glory
Olinda	Girl	Wild fig tree
Ondria	Girl	Possessing the attitudes of a man
Oleta	Girl	Truth
Olesia	Girl	Defending men; Forest; Winged one
Oceania	Unisex	River; Body of water

Orianthi	Girl	Flower of the mountain; To Excite
Olimpia	Girl	The one who is from the hill Olympus
Olesya	Unisex	Girl from a forest; Defender of mankind
Onella	Girl	Cheerful, admirable or outstanding one
Ourania	Girl	A noble and heavenly person; a Goddess
Oxana	Girl	Hospitality; Foreigner
Ophelie	Unisex	Help; Advantage; Benefit
Orpha	Girl	Back of the neck; Fawn; Gazelle
Olexa	Girl	One who defends mankind; Feminine form of Alexander
Obelia	Girl	A charming or fascinating person

Odele	Girl	Song
Odelette	Girl	The guardian of the mankind
Odelle	Girl	Woad hill; Heritage; Wealth; Fortune; Song
Oenone	Girl	Guardian of the belief; Defender of the confidence
Ofilia	Girl	Shield of the trust; Minder of the assurance
Okaria	Girl	An individual who is a talented young being
Olaia	Girl	Sweetly-speaking; Soft-spoken
Olalla	Girl	Sweetly-speaking; Soft-spoken
Oleda	Girl	The special skill for the most high almighty God
Olene	Girl	The overall circumstances or conditions in life; The fortune

Olenka	Girl	Torch; Corposant; Moon
Olesea	Girl	Defending men; A girl from the forest
Olympe	Girl	From Mount Olympus
Olympias	Girl	Belonging to the home of Gods
Olymppia	Girl	One who is from the god's house
Ondrea	Unisex	Manly; Courageous; Strong
Ondreea	Girl	Mannish, masculine or male
Ongela	Girl	The one who brings good news from heaven
Ophia	Girl	Advantage; Help
Orea	Girl	Beautiful; Great height

Organa	Girl	Determination of rules and regulations
Orianthe	Girl	The one who is courageous with peaceful sleep
Orina	Girl	Greyish brown; Lights; Pine tree; Of the mountain
Orphelin	Girl	A helpful serpent
Orphillia	Girl	One who helps or a serpentine
Owena	Girl	Well-born; Born of sheep; Born of desire
Ophilia	Girl	Help; Helper; Advantage
Orinthia	Girl	To excite; To agitate
Orfa	Unisex	Without parents; Back of the neck

References

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The Origin of the Alphabet.
https://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/alphabet.html
Popular Names in 2000.
https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/popularnames.cgi

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