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This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the relationship is newer form.
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There are 358 names matching your criteria.
ADELINA f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Finnish, Ancient Germanic (Latinized) Latinate diminutive of ADELA ALEXANDRA f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Spanish, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more] ALEXIS m & f German, French, English, Greek, Ancient Greek From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... [more] ALICE f English, French, Portuguese, Italian From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE)... [more] AMALIA f Dutch, German, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Romanian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized) Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work". AMELIA f English, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin... [more] ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Occitan, Breton, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament... [more] ARIEL m & f Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more] ARUNDHATI f Indian, Hinduism The name of a star (also called Alcor), which was named after a type of climbing plant, possibly meaning "not restrained" in Sanskrit... [more] AVA (3) f German, Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more] BEATRIX f English, German, Dutch, Late Roman Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller"... [more] BERTHA f German, English, Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous"... [more] BETHANY f English, Biblical From the name of a biblical town, possibly derived from Hebrew בֵּית־תְּאֵנָה (beit-te'enah) meaning "house of figs"... [more] BLÁTHNAT f Irish, Irish Mythology Means "little flower" from the Irish word blath "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix... [more] BORGHILD f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology Derived from the Old Norse elements borg "fortification" and hildr "battle"... [more] BRANWEN f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Means "beautiful raven" from Welsh bran "raven" and gwen "fair, white, blessed"... [more] BRÜNHILD f German, Germanic Mythology Derived from the Germanic elements brun "armour, protection" and hild "battle"... [more] CERIDWEN f Welsh, Welsh Mythology Means "blessed poetry" from Welsh cerdd "poetry" and gwen "white, fair, blessed"... [more] CHANDRA m & f Indian, Hinduism Means "moon" in Sanskrit, derived from चन्द (chand) "to shine"... [more] CHLOE f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology Means "green shoot" in Greek... [more] DEIRDRE f English, Irish, Irish Mythology From the older Gaelic form Derdriu, meaning unknown, possibly derived from a Celtic word meaning "woman"... [more] DIETLINDE f German From the Germanic name Þeudelinda, derived from the elements þeud "people" and linde "soft, tender"... [more] DIKLAH m & f Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Possibly means "palm grove" in Hebrew or Aramaic... [more] DORIS f English, German, Croatian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology From the ancient Greek name Δωρις (Doris) which meant "Dorian woman"... [more] DRUSILLA f Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name DRUSUS... [more] EBBA (2) f English From the Old English name Æbbe, meaning unknown, perhaps a contracted form of a longer name... [more] EDITH f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch From the Old English name Eadgyð, derived from the elements ead "rich, blessed" and gyð "war"... [more] ELFLEDA f English (Archaic) From the Old English name Æðelflæd which means "noble beauty" from the elements æðel "noble" and flæd "beauty"... [more] ELFREDA f English From the Old English name Ælfþryð meaning "elf strength" from the element ælf combined with þryð "strength"... [more] EMMA f English, French, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal"... [more] ESTHER f English, French, Spanish, Dutch, Jewish, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Possibly means "star" in Persian... [more] FEIDLIMID m & f Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology Possibly means "beauty" or "ever good" in Irish Gaelic... [more] FIONNUALA f Irish, Irish Mythology Means "white shoulder" from Irish fionn "white, fair" and guala "shoulder"... [more] FRIDESWIDE f History Modern form of the Old English name Friðuswiþ, formed of the elements frið "peace" and swiþ "strong"... [more] GERTRUDE f English, German, Dutch Means "spear of strength", derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and þruþ "strength"... [more] GLADYS f Welsh, English From the old Welsh name Gwladus, possibly derived from gwlad "country"... [more] GUDRUN f Norse Mythology, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German From the Old Norse name Guðrún meaning "god's secret lore", derived from the elements guð "god" and rún "secret lore"... [more] GUNDA f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic Short form of names containing the Germanic element gund which means "war". HEDWIG f German From the Germanic name Hadewig, derived from the Germanic elements hadu "battle, combat" and wig "war"... [more] HELENE f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology Ancient Greek form of HELEN, as well as the modern German and Scandinavian form. HILDA f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle"... [more] HILDEGARD f German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Ancient Germanic Derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and gard "enclosure"... [more] HILTRAUD f German Means "strength in battle", derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and þruþ "strength". IDA f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Ancient Germanic Derived from the Germanic element id meaning "work, labour"... [more] INGE m & f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch Short form of Scandinavian and German names beginning with the element ing, which refers to the Germanic god ING... [more] INGEBORG f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German From the Old Norse name Ingibjörg, which was derived from the name of the Germanic god ING combined with björg meaning "protection, help". IRMA f German, Hungarian, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Slovene, English, Ancient Germanic German short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ermen, which meant "whole, universal"... [more] IRMINGARD f German Derived from the Germanic elements ermen meaning "whole, universal" and gard meaning "enclosure". ISOLDE f English (Rare), German, Celtic Mythology The origins of this name are uncertain, though some Celtic roots have been suggested... [more] IÐUNN f Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian Probably derived from Old Norse ið "again" and unna "to love"... [more] JEANNE f French, English Modern French form of Jehanne, an Old French feminine form of Iohannes (see JOHN)... [more] JUDITH f English, Jewish, French, German, Spanish, Biblical From the Hebrew name יְהוּדִית (Yehudit) meaning "woman from Judea", Judea being an ancient region in Israel... [more] KALLISTO f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek καλλιστος (kallistos) meaning "most beautiful"... [more] KAROLINA f Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Lithuanian, German Feminine form of CAROLUS KHURSHID m & f Iranian, Pakistani, Persian Mythology Modern Persian form of Avestan Hvare Khshaeta meaning "shining sun"... [more] KORALIA f Greek, Late Greek Derived from Ancient Greek κοραλλιον (korallion) meaning "coral" (in Modern Greek κοραλλι)... [more] KRIEMHILD f German, Germanic Mythology Derived from the Germanic elements grim "mask" and hild "battle"... [more] KUNIGUNDE f German Derived from the Germanic element kuni "clan, family" combined with gund "war"... [more] KYLLIKKI f Finnish, Finnish Mythology Possibly derived from an old Finnish word meaning "woman"... [more] LEAH f English, Hebrew, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew From the Hebrew name לֵאָה (Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word לְאָה (le'ah) meaning "weary"... [more] LIGEIA f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Derived from Greek λιγυς (ligys) meaning "clear-voiced, shrill, whistling"... [more] LINDA f English, Dutch, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Croatian, Ancient Germanic Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element linde meaning "soft, tender"... [more] LOIS (1) f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Possibly derived from Greek λωιων (loion) meaning "more desirable" or "better"... [more] LUITGARD f German, Ancient Germanic From the Germanic name Leutgard which was derived from the elements leud "people" and gard "enclosure"... [more] LYDIA f English, German, Finnish, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek Means "from Lydia" in Greek... [more] MARIA f & m Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Occitan, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Frisian, Greek, Polish, Romanian, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Corsican, Basque, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin, Old Church Slavic Latin form of Greek Μαρια, from Hebrew מִרְיָם (see MARY)... [more] MARTHA f English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From Aramaic מרתא (marta') meaning "lady, mistress"... [more] MÉLISANDE f French French form of MILLICENT used by Maurice Maeterlinck in his play 'Pelléas et Mélisande' (1893)... [more] MILBURGA f History Derived from the Old English elements milde "gentle" and burg "fortress"... [more] MILDRED f English From the Old English name Mildþryð meaning "gentle strength", derived from the elements milde "gentle" and þryð "strength"... [more] MORGAN (2) f Welsh Mythology Modern form of Morgen, which was used by Geoffrey of Monmouth in the 12th century for the Arthurian sorceress Morgan le Fay, who was unnamed in earlier stories... [more] MORIAH f Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Modern) Possibly means "seen by YAHWEH" in Hebrew... [more] MUIRENN f Irish, Irish Mythology Either derived from Gaelic muir "sea" and fionn "fair, white", or else a variant of MUIRNE. NAOMI (1) f English, Hebrew, Biblical From the Hebrew name נָעֳמִי (Na'omiy) meaning "pleasantness"... [more] NIKE f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek Means "victory" in Greek. Nike was the Greek goddess of victory. NINO (2) f Ancient Near Eastern (Hellenized), Georgian Meaning unknown, possibly related to the masculine name NINOS... [more] PADMAVATI f Indian, Hinduism Means "possessing lotuses", derived from the Sanskrit word पद्म (padma) "lotus" combined with वती (vati) "possessing"... [more] PARASKEVE f Greek, Late Greek Derived from Greek παρασκευη (paraskeue) meaning "preparation"... [more] PHOEBE f English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Biblical, Biblical Latin Latinized form of the Greek name Φοιβη (Phoibe), which meant "bright, pure" from Greek φοιβος (phoibos)... [more] PRISCA f Biblical, Dutch, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin Feminine form of Priscus, a Roman family name which meant "ancient" in Latin... [more] PRISCILLA f English, Italian, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin, Biblical Roman name, a diminutive of PRISCA... [more] RACHEL f English, Hebrew, French, German, Dutch, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Biblical Hebrew From the Hebrew name רָחֵל (Rachel) meaning "ewe"... [more] REINHILD f German From a Germanic name which was composed of the elements ragin "advice" and hild "battle". RHIANNON f Welsh, English, Welsh Mythology Derived from the old Celtic name Rigantona meaning "great queen"... [more] ROSE f English, French Originally a Norman form of a Germanic name, which was composed of the elements hrod "fame" and heid "kind, sort, type"... [more] ROSWITHA f German Means "famous strength" from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and swinþ "strength"... [more] RUTH (1) f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Biblical, Biblical Latin From a Hebrew name which was derived from the Hebrew word רְעוּת (re'ut) meaning "friend"... [more] SALOME f English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek From an Aramaic name which was related to the Hebrew word שָׁלוֹם (shalom) meaning "peace"... [more] SARA f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian, Polish, English, Arabic, Iranian, Bosnian Form of SARAH SARAH f English, French, German, Hebrew, Arabic, Biblical, Biblical Hebrew Means "lady" or "princess" in Hebrew... [more] SARASWATI f Indian, Hinduism Means "possessing water" from Sanskrit सरस (saras) "fluid, water, lake" and वती (vati) "possessing"... [more] SAULĖ f Lithuanian, Baltic Mythology Means "sun" in Lithuanian. This was the name of the Lithuanian sun goddess. SHAILAJA f Indian, Hinduism Means "daughter of the mountain" in Sanskrit, from शैल (shaila) "mountain" and ज (ja) "born"... [more] |
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