Girl names that mean earth
Most widely given today: Hailey, Addison and Everly.
12 girl names whose sourced meaning includes earth. Where a meaning comes from a related name, we say so; where the source hedges, so do we.
hay + clearing
Say it HAY-lee
Old English origin
hay + clearing
2 syllablesCommon across the Netherlands, Ontario, British Columbia and three more places. Rare in three German cities, Sweden, Austria and ten more places.
1 in 341 girls born in Ireland in 2025
from Adam,
earth, man, soil, light brown
Say it AD-ih-sun
Hebrew origin from Adam,
earth, man, soil, light brown
3 syllablesCommon across Ontario, British Columbia and four more places. Rare in the UK, Ireland, Quebec and three more places.
1 in 596 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Everleigh,
wild boar + woodland clearing
Say it EV-er-lee
Old English origin from Everleigh,
wild boar + woodland clearing
3 syllablesCommon across British Columbia and Ontario. Rare in Quebec, Britain, Ireland and one more place.
1 in 1,689 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
ground, earth
Say it REE-uh
Greek origin
ground, earth
2 syllablesCommon across Northern Ireland and Ireland. Rare in Scotland, Canada, three German cities and six more places.
1 in 155 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess
Say it GY-uh
Greek origin
Gaea, the Earth personified as a goddess
2 syllablesCommon across Italy, Israel and Catalonia. Rare in Switzerland, Poland, France and eight more places.
1 in 2,982 girls born in Scotland in 2025
hay + wood, clearing
Say it HAY-lee
Used in English
hay + wood, clearing
2 syllablesRare in Ireland, the UK, Canada and seven more places.
1 in 681 girls born in Ireland in 2025
wild boar + woodland clearing
Say it EV-er-lee
Old English origin
wild boar + woodland clearing
3 syllablesRare in Canada, Britain and Ireland.
1 in 2,584 girls born in England and Wales in 2025
from George,
farmer, earth worker
Say it JOR-jee
Greek origin from George,
farmer, earth worker
2 syllablesRare in the UK, Ireland and the Netherlands.
1 in 577 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Royal (a man's name) + 's + woodland clearing
Say it KINZ-lee
Old English origin
Royal (a man's name) + 's + woodland clearing
2 syllablesCommon in British Columbia. Rare in Ontario, Britain and France.
1 in 5,964 girls born in Scotland in 2025
from Riley,
rye + clearing, meadow
Say it RY-lee
Old English origin from Riley,
rye + clearing, meadow
2 syllablesRare in Canada, Northern Ireland, Ireland and one more place.
1 in 1,822 girls born in Northern Ireland in 2025
heath + woodland clearing
Say it HAD-lee
Old English origin
heath + woodland clearing
2 syllablesRare in Canada and Britain.
1 in 4,473 girls born in Scotland in 2025
priest + wood, clearing
Say it PREZ-lee
Old English origin
priest + wood, clearing
2 syllablesRare in Canada and England and Wales.
1 in 11,513 girls born in England and Wales in 2025