Mai
Minna
Anna
Maarja
Anne
Mari
Estonian-Lithuanian names for girls
Aleksandra
Greta
Ilona
Inga
Irma
Jelena
Laura
Monika
Olga
Rita
Vilma
Additional Estonian-Lithuanian results
Feminine Estonian names that may also be Lithuanian words
The following names often appeared in Lithuanian language web pages. That means that they are either Lithuanian words, or names which are very familiar to Lithuanian speakers.
Lithuanian word ending matches
Feminine Lithuanian names often end with -ija, -na or -ta. Below are Estonian names with one of those word endings.
Fuzzy matches
These are names that would have been the same between the languages, if it hadn't been for a single character difference. Each entry shows an approximate match with the Estonian name on the left, and the Lithuanian name on the right.
Featured in baby name books
Greta
Greta is a short form of Margaret, meaning “pearl,” with Gretel and Gretchen as related forms. Greta peaked in the 1930s with Greta Garbo’s fame and suits families of Germanic or Scandinavian heritage, offering the appeal of Ava or Emma with more edge.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Unusual Baby Names
Ilona
Ilona is the Hungarian form of Helen, meaning “light.” Ilona is also defined as Hungarian for “pretty” or “beautiful.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With
Inga
Inga is a Scandinavian name meaning “protected by Ing,” the Norse god of fertility and peace. Inga is also defined as “beautiful,” a version of Ingrid.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, The Everything Baby Names Book, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy
Irma
Irma is a German name meaning “universal,” “whole,” or “complete,” with Erma as a variant. One book gives a Latin meaning, “high-ranking person.”
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Jelena
Jelena is a Russian and Serbian variation of Helen, meaning “light” or “torch.” Jelena is also glossed as Slavic for “bright.”
Sources: Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 10,000 Baby Names
Laura
Laura comes from Latin and means “laurel,” or “crowned with laurel.” Laurel stands for victory, distinction, and peace, worn as wreaths by Roman emperors and Olympic athletes; the name also recalls Laura of Little House on the Prairie.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Olga
Olga is a Russian and Norse name meaning “holy,” a version of Helga. Olga is borne by a tenth-century saint and by gymnast Olga Korbut, who gave the name new grace at the 1976 Olympics.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
Rita
Rita began as a short form of Margarita or Margaret, meaning “pearl,” and one source adds an Indian meaning, “brave, strong.” Rita hit its high point in the 1940s alongside Rita Hayworth, Rita Moreno is another famous bearer, and in 2003 it dropped below the top 1,000.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Best Baby Names for Girls, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time
Vilma
Vilma is a Russian variation of Wilma. Vilma is also read as Old German for “determined guardian.”
Sources: Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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All of the suggested Estonian-Lithuanian names on this page are matched solely on their written form — pronunciation may differ.