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Occupational baby girl names
15 old occupational names perfect for today's top tots.
By the YeahBaby.com editorial staff
Many great baby girl names can be traced backed to the occupations of long ago. Though occupational names were much more likely to be given to a baby boy, some were given to girls and some boy names have now become perfectly acceptable for girls. YeahBaby.com has done the research and compiled this list of occupational baby girl names.
- Bailey - The name for a bailiff or warden. Now a great baby girl name!
- Bernice - Greek name for a skilled warrior that brings victory.
- Carter - A transporter of goods. Most often used for a boy, but would also make a great name for a girl.
- Deanna - A feminized version of Dean, a name for a church leader.
- Fallon - An old Scottish name for a textile worker.
- Forest - One who works in the forest, as a woodsman. We can imagine a little girl named Forest being the Queen of the Daycare center!
- Hunter - One that hunts. We like this name, whether it be for a boy or a girl.
- Miller - One who grinds grain into flour.
- Parker - The keeper of a park. Made famous by the celebrity namesake Parker Posey.
- Piper - One that plays the pipes. This has been one of the more recently popular celebrity baby names in the past couple years.
- Tanner - One that tans hides.
- Taylor - An old French name for one that cuts cloth. The name became popular for girls when 3 daytime soap operas had female characters named Taylor.
- Thatcher - One that thatches rooftops.
- Tyler - One that tiles a roof.
- Yvonne - A Germanic name for an archer or a maker of bows.
So you just can't get enough of this job-naming madness? Then we suggest checking out YeahBaby.com's list of occupational baby boy names.
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