Here is a list of shy girl names for introverted and timid girls!
Whether you’re a writer trying to craft the perfect shy girl character or a parent looking to give your baby girl a shy name, you’re in the right place.
This list of shy girl names contains female names that mean shy, quiet, tranquil, gentle, timid, bashful, fearful and cautious.
Some names don’t necessarily mean shy but can easily reflect the quiet nature of a shy girl because of the softness of the name. I’ve added these names at the end of this post.
So, without much ado, let’s get into it!
Girl Names That Mean Shy, Quiet, Timid and Bashful
Tiombe
Tiombe is a name from West African. It means one who is shy.
A famous namesake is Tiombe Lockhart who is an American singer-songwriter.
Nyofu
Nyofu is a Swahili name that means candid, shy. It is a rare girl name in the United States of America and not in the SSA’s top 1000 girl names.
Shyly
Shyly is an Indian girl name that means a shy girl, a woman of shy personality.
Tihana
This is an adorable Croatian girl name that means shy or quiet.
Coy
Coy is an English word from a Middle English word, Coi. Some people bear Coy as a surname. Coy means quiet, shy, coy.
Smirnov
A Russian surname meaning quiet, peaceful, timid. Smirnov is a very popular surname in Russia.
Csaga
Csaga is a unique girl name that means shy, careful. It has Hungarian roots.
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Shye
Shye means a shy and quiet woman.
Nyarai
A Southern African name that means be shy, be quiet, be humble. Nyarai is native to the Shona people of Zimbabwe who speak this form of the Bantu language.
Şermin
Sermin is an elegant feminine name. It originates from Turkey and means shy, bashful.
Sharmila
Sharmila is a very pretty Hindu, Sanskrit name. It means shy, joy, protection.
Sharmeela is another cute way to spell this name.
Bilhah
A Hebrew name meaning bashful. In the Old Testament, Bilhah was one of the servant girls given to Jacob. She became the mother of Dan and Naphtali.
Kaino
This nordic name means shy, modest, demure, timid in Finnish. It’s commonly used for both girls and boys.
It was also used a lot in Sweden but it’s now a rare girl name.
Shiloh
Shiloh is a name used several times in the Bible to reference a place of worship.
It’s also the name of a few towns in the US as well as a civil war battle.
Shiloh means tranquil in Hebrew.
It gained popularity in the last few years when Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie named one of their daughters, Shiloh.
Although it’s pronounced Shee-low, some people pronounce it as Shy-low which makes it perfect as a shy girl name literally.
It can be used for both girls and boys.
Names That Mean Shy
Aldara
Having its origins in Spain, Aldara is a girly name that means vigilant, cautious.
Gunvor
An Old Norse name, meaning cautious in war. It used to be popular in Norway, Sweden and Denmark till the 1950s. Now, it’s not found in the top girl names of these countries.
Neith
From Egyptian mythology. Neith means fear, dread. Neith was the name of an Egyptian goddess of war, weaving and hunting.
Caoimhe
A beautiful unusual name of Irish roots. Caoimhe means beautiful, gentle, kind. It’s one of those names that are difficult to pronounce because it isn’t pronounced the way it’s spelt.
It’s pronounced Kwee-va or Kee-va. You can nickname your daughter Kiwi. How cute!
Hellä
A Scandinavian name meaning tender, gentle in Finland. It’s pronounced He-lah.
Hellä is often given as a nickname to females with names beginning with Hel. For instance, the popular Dutch writer, Hella Haasse was born Hélène Serafia Haasse.
Lajila
Lajila is such a sweet Indian girl’s name that means shy. It’s not popular enough to be in the top 1000 girls name.
Jeong
Jeong is a Korean unisex name that signifies quiet, still, gentle. It’s also a relatively common surname in the US.
Jamyang
Jamyang finds its roots in Tibet. It means gentle song in Tibetan. It’s a given name for boys and girls.
Ji-Min
Ji-Min is a Korean name meaning gentle, affable. It’s a unisex name. It is a very popular name in South Korea but relatively uncommon in America and England.
Ji-min is the surname of one of the singers in the boy band, BTS- Park Ji-min.
Jing
Jing is a unisex Chinese name meaning quiet, still, gentle.
Lành
Lành is a gender-neutral Vietnamese name. It means good, favourable, gentle.
Mildred
Mildred is a classic vintage girl name of English origins. Mildred has a very deep meaning. It means gentle strength.
It’s so old-fashioned it’s barely used anymore. Short forms like Millie and Milly are the modern versions popular today.
Mridula
A pretty Hindu feminine name meaning soft, delicate, gentle. It is pronounced as mrrid- oolaa.
Sopheap
This unusual gender-neutral name originates from Cambodia. It means gentle, proper in Khmer.
Vieno
Vieno is a rarely used unisex name that means gentle in Finnish.
Yūka
A charming Japanese name for a shy girl. It’s pronounced Yoo-ka. Yūka means excellence, superiority, gentleness.
Naz
Short and cute, Naz is a feminine Turkish name that means coy.
Nazia
A lovely name from Persia meaning sweet, coy. It is worth noting that even though it’s not related to the Nazis, this name could be a trigger for some people.
Nazli
This exotic feminine name is used in Persia and Turkey. It means delicate, beautiful, coy. It’s quite a popular girl name in Turkey.
Adallindis
An Ancient German name with a beautiful meaning. Adallindis means soft, tender, flexible.
Dietlinde
This is an old German name from Theudelinda. It means soft, tender, flexible.
Theudelinda was the name of a 6th-century queen of the Lombards.
Ermelinda
A lovely old-fashioned Italian name meaning soft, tender, flexible. Ermelinda is also popular in Hungary and Poland.
Lamis
Lamis is a gorgeous girl name from an Arab-speaking country. It means soft in Arabic.
It’s an uncommon name that’s also easy to pronounce. It’s pronounced as La-mees.
Linda
Originally a short form of Ermelinda meaning flexible, soft, mild. It also means beautiful in Spanish and Portuguese.
Though Linda is a known name it isn’t commonly used anymore.
Mayumi
A lovely Filipino name, Mayumi means tender, soft, modest. Yumi will make a perfect nickname if you decide to name your daughter, Mayumi.
Haidee
Lord Byron created this name for a character in his 1819 poem, Don Juan.
It means modest, reverent and pronounced hay-dee.
Something to consider, it is worrisomely close to sounding like hades.
Modesty
Modesty is an English word that’s also used as a given name. Like the word, it means modesty. It’s a rare girl’s name.
Shanti
Shanti is a pretty name that means quiet, peace, tranquillity in Sanskrit.
Shizuka
Shizuka is a lovely Japanese name meaning quiet.
Thulile
Thuile is a Southern African name that means quiet, peaceful in Zulu.
Tihana
Tihana is a sweet Croatian and Serbian female name. It means quiet.
Yasu
A Japanese unisex name meaning peace, quiet.
An
An is an extremely short Chinese name meaning peace, quiet.
Dölgöön
This is a gender-neutral Mongolian name that means quiet, calm.
Hilja
A rare name that means silent, quiet in Finnish and Estonian.
Manyara
A name that originates in Zimbabwe. Manyara means you have been humbled in Shona.
Tacey
Tacey is an old-fashioned name you don’t hear anymore. It means be silent.
Vaike
A coined name, Vaike means silence, calm. It has Estonian roots. Vaike was the title character in Andres Saal’s 1889 short story, Vambola.
Soft Girl Names That Mean Shy
Here is a list of soft girl names that sound gentle, innocent. They are cute names for shy girls. I’ve put their meanings in the brackets beside the name.
- Thea (goddess, godly)
- Sadie (princess)
- Willow (willow tree)
- Sunny (happy, cheerful)
- Lily (the lily flower)
- Alice (noble, truth)
- Tess (to harvest)
- Helen (bright, shining light)
- Daisy (day’s eye)
- Dove (the dove bird)
- Aurora (dawn)
- Amelia (industrious)
- Libby (pledged to God)
- Everly (wild boar in woodland clearing)
- Iris (rainbow, name of flower)
- Elsie (pledged to God)
- Clara (bright, clear)
- Fiona (white, fair)
- Nevaeh (heaven spelt backwards)
- Sophie (wisdom)
Middle Names For Shy Girls
Pro tip: Most flower girl names are soft and lovely. So, they’ll make great choices for middle names for a shy girl.
So think, Poppy, Rose, Alyssa, Jasmine, Blossom, Bluebell, Daffodil, Fern, Flora, Viola, Zahra. You can pair these names with any of the shy girl names above for the perfect first and middle name combination.
- Tiombe Rose
- Coy Fern
- Mildred Alyssa
- Tihana Blossom
- Shye Zahra
- Sharmila Bluebell
- Kaino Daffodil
- Csaga Poppy
- Bilhah Viola
- Naz Flora
Wrapping Up,
Choosing a shy girl name is not an easy task. That’s why I compiled this detailed list of good shy girl names for you.
Now you can easily pick one of the names above for your shy female character or for your baby girl if you’re a parent (to-be).
Hopefully, you’ve found some great ideas in this article, whether you were looking for a first name or a middle name.
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I love all of these names!
I’m glad to know you do! Thanks for reading.