Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is U.
gender
usage
letter
Ubon f Thai
Means "lotus" in Thai.
Uche m & f Western African, Igbo
Means "wisdom, sense, mind" in Igbo.
Uchenna m & f Western African, Igbo
Means "wisdom of the father, sense of the father" in Igbo.
Udane f Basque
Derived from Basque uda meaning "summer".
Udo 2 m & f Western African, Igbo
Means "peace" in Igbo.
Uduak m & f Western African, Ibibio
Means "will, desire" in Ibibio.
Uduakobong m & f Western African, Ibibio
Means "God's will" in Ibibio.
Ufuoma m & f Western African, Urhobo
Means "peace of mind" in Urhobo.
Ugnė f Lithuanian
Derived from Lithuanian ugnis meaning "fire".
Ugochi f Western African, Igbo
Means "eagle of God" in Igbo, from ùgó meaning "eagle, honour" and Chi 2, referring to God.
Uʻilani f & m Hawaiian
Means "heavenly beauty" or "royal beauty" from Hawaiian uʻi "youth, beauty" and lani "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Ujarak m & f Indigenous American, Greenlandic
Means "stone" in Greenlandic.
Uju f Western African, Igbo
Means "fullness, plenty" in Igbo.
Ukaleq f Indigenous American, Greenlandic
Means "hare" in Greenlandic.
Ula f Polish, Slovene
Diminutive of Urszula (Polish) or Uršula (Slovene).
Uli m & f German
Diminutive of Ulrich or Ulrike.
Uliana f Russian, Ukrainian
Alternate transcription of Russian Ульяна or Ukrainian Уляна (see Ulyana).
Ülkü f Turkish
Means "ideal" in Turkish.
Ulla f Swedish, Danish, Finnish, German
Scandinavian diminutive of Ulrika or Hulda 1, or a German diminutive of Ursula.
Ülle f Estonian
Feminine form of Ülo.
Ulli m & f German
Diminutive of Ulrich or Ulrike.
Ulloriaq m & f Indigenous American, Greenlandic
Means "star" in Greenlandic.
Ulrica f Swedish
Feminine form of Ulric.
Ulriikka f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish feminine form of Ulrich.
Ulrika f Swedish
Swedish feminine form of Ulrich. This was the name of two queens of Sweden.
Ulrike f German
German feminine form of Ulrich.
Ulrikke f Norwegian, Danish
Norwegian and Danish feminine form of Ulrich.
Ulviye f Turkish
Feminine form of Ulvi.
Ülviyyə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani feminine form of Ulvi.
Ulya f Russian
Diminutive of Ulyana.
Ulyana f Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian
Russian, Ukrainian and Belarusian form of Juliana.
Ulyssa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Ulysses.
Uma f Hinduism, Indian, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
Means "flax" in Sanskrit. This is another name of the Hindu goddess Parvati. In Hindu texts it is said to derive from the Sanskrit exclamation उ मा (u ma) meaning "O (child), do not (practice austerities)!", which was addressed to Parvati by her mother.
Ume f Japanese
From Japanese (ume) meaning "Japanese apricot, plum" (refers specifically to the species Prunus mume). In Japan the ume blossom is regarded as a symbol of spring and a ward against evil. Different kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Umeda f Tajik
Feminine form of Umed.
Umeko f Japanese
From Japanese (ume) meaning "apricot, plum" (referring to the species Prunus mume) and (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Umida f Uzbek
Feminine form of Umid.
Umm f Arabic
Means "mother" in Arabic. This is often used in a kunya, a type of Arabic nickname (see the masculine counterpart Abu).
Umm Kulthum f Arabic
Combination of Umm and Kulthum. This was the name of a daughter of the Prophet Muhammad.
Umut m & f Turkish
Variant of Ümit. The Turkish words umut and ümit are etymologically related synonyms.
Úna f Irish, Medieval Irish
Probably derived from Old Irish úan meaning "lamb". This was a common name in medieval Ireland.
Ùna f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic form of Úna.
Una f English
Anglicized form of Irish Úna or Scottish Ùna. It is also associated with Latin una, feminine form of unus meaning "one". The name features in Edmund Spenser's poem The Faerie Queene (1590).
Unathi m & f Southern African, Xhosa
Means "he or she is with us" in Xhosa, from the prefix u- meaning "he, she" and nathi meaning "with us".
Undine f Literature
Derived from Latin unda meaning "wave". The word undine was created by the 16th-century Swiss author Paracelsus, who used it for female water spirits.
Unique f English (Modern)
From the English word unique, ultimately derived from Latin unicus.
Unity f English (Rare)
From the English word unity, which is ultimately derived from Latin unitas.
Unn f Norwegian
Norwegian form of Unnr.
Unni f Norwegian
Possibly a modern coinage based on the Old Norse elements unnr "wave" or unna "to love" combined with nýr "new".
Unnr f Old Norse
Derived from Old Norse unnr "wave" or unna "to love".
Unnur f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Unnr.
Upasana f Indian, Hindi
Means "worship, devotion" in Sanskrit.
Upendo f Eastern African, Swahili
Means "love" in Swahili.
Urbana f Spanish
Feminine form of Urban.
Urd f Norse Mythology
From Old Norse Urðr meaning "fate". In Norse mythology Urd was one of the three Norns, or goddesses of destiny. She was responsible for the past.
Uria m & f Hebrew
Modern Hebrew form of Uriah, also used as a feminine name.
Urpi f Indigenous American, Quechua
Means "pigeon, dove" in Quechua.
Ursa f Late Roman
Feminine form of Ursus. This is the name of two constellations in the northern sky: Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.
Ursel f German
German diminutive of Ursula.
Urška f Slovene
Slovene diminutive of Ursula.
Úrsula f Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Ursula.
Uršula f Slovene
Slovene form of Ursula.
Ursula f English, Swedish, Danish, German, Dutch, Finnish, Late Roman
Means "little bear", derived from a diminutive form of the Latin word ursa "she-bear". Saint Ursula was a legendary virgin princess of the 4th century who was martyred by the Huns while returning from a pilgrimage. In England the saint was popular during the Middle Ages, and the name came into general use at that time.
Ursule f French (Rare)
French form of Ursula.
Urszula f Polish
Polish form of Ursula.
Urtė f Lithuanian
Possibly a short form of Dorotėja.
Urðr f Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of Urd.
Urve f Estonian
From Estonian urb meaning "catkin".
Urvi f Indian, Marathi, Gujarati
Means "wide" in Sanskrit.
Usagi f Popular Culture
Means "rabbit" in Japanese. This name was used on the Japanese television show Sailor Moon, which first aired in the 1990s.
Uschi f German
Diminutive of Ursula.
Ushas f Hinduism
Means "dawn" in Sanskrit. This is the name of the Hindu goddess of the dawn, considered the daughter of heaven.
Usoa f Basque
Means "dove" in Basque.
Ustinya f Russian (Rare)
Russian variant form of Iustina (see Justina).
Uta f German
Feminine form of Udo 1.
Utari f Javanese
Javanese form of Uttara.
Utautha f Old Persian (Hypothetical)
Unattested Old Persian form of Atossa.
Ute f German
Variant of Oda. In the medieval German saga the Nibelungenlied this is the name of the mother of Kriemhild and Gunther.
Uttara m & f Hinduism, Indian, Marathi
Means "north" in Sanskrit. This is a transcription of both the masculine form उत्तर (also written Uttar) and the feminine form उत्तरा (also written Uttarā), both of which occur in the Hindu epic the Mahabharata belonging to the son and daughter of King Virata.
Uxía f Galician
Galician form of Eugenia.
Uxue f Basque
From the Basque name of the Spanish town of Ujué where there is a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Its name is derived from Basque usoa "dove".
Uyanga f Mongolian
Means "melody" in Mongolian.
Uzma f Arabic
Means "supreme, greatest" in Arabic.
Uzochi m & f Western African, Igbo
Means "way of God" in Igbo.
Uzoma m & f Western African, Igbo
Means "good way" in Igbo.