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This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is American.
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There are 1,586 names matching your criteria.
ABIGAIL f English, German, Biblical, Biblical Latin From the Hebrew name אֲבִיגָיִל ('Avigayil) meaning "my father is joy"... [more] ADA f English, German, Polish, Hungarian, Italian Short form of ADELAIDE and other names beginning with the same sound... [more] ADELA f English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble"... [more] ADELAIDE f English, Italian, Portuguese From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort, type"... [more] ADRIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English Feminine form of ADRIAN AFRICA (1) f African American (Rare) From the name of the continent, which is of Latin origin, possibly from the Afri people who lived near Carthage in North Africa... [more] AGATHA f English, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good"... [more] AGNES f English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more] ALEX m & f English, Dutch, German, French, Portuguese Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex. 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] ALMA f English, Spanish, Croatian This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France... [more] AMANDA f English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, German, Finnish, Late Roman In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS... [more] AMBER f English, Dutch From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour... [more] 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] AMERICA f English In the English-speaking world, this name is usually given in reference to the United States of America (see AMERIGO)... [more] AMY f English English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata... [more] ANDREA (2) f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Croatian Feminine form of ANDREW... [more] ANGEL m & f English, Bulgarian, Macedonian From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word αγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger")... [more] ANGELA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Macedonian, Late Roman Feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL)... [more] ANGELICA f English, Italian, Romanian, Literature Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek αγγελος (angelos) "messenger"... [more] ANGELINA f Italian, English, Russian, German, Dutch, Polish, Spanish, Macedonian Latinate diminutive of ANGELA ANITA f Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian, Slovene, English, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Polish Spanish, Portuguese, Croatian and Slovene diminutive of ANA 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] ANNE (1) f French, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque French form of ANNA... [more] ANTONIA f Italian, Spanish, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY). APRIL f English From the name of the month, probably originally derived from Latin aperire "to open", referring to the opening of flowers... [more] ARDEN m & f English From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high". ARIEL m & f Hebrew, English, French, Biblical, Biblical Greek Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more] ARLIE f & m English From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "eagle wood" in Old English... [more] ARLINE f English Meaning unknown, possibly invented by Michael William Balfe for the main character in his opera 'The Bohemian Girl' (1843). ASHLEY f & m English From an English surname which was originally derived from place names meaning "ash tree clearing", from Old English æsc and leah... [more] ASHTON m & f English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "ash tree town" in Old English. AUGUSTA f German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman Feminine form of AUGUSTUS... [more] AURA f English From the English word aura (derived from Latin) for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination. AURORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology Means "dawn" in Latin... [more] AVERY m & f English From a surname which was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names ALBERICH or ALFRED. AVIS f English Probably a Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more] BAILEY m & f English From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff. BARBARA f English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Late Roman Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign"... [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] BERENICE f English, Italian, Ancient Greek (Latinized) Ancient Macedonian form of the Greek name Φερενικη (Pherenike), which meant "bringing victory" from φερω (phero) "to bring" and νικη (nike) "victory"... [more] BERNIE m & f English Diminutive of BERNARD, BERNADETTE, BERNICE, and other names beginning with Bern. BERTHA f German, English, Ancient Germanic Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous"... [more] BERTIE m & f English Diminutive of ALBERT, HERBERT, and other names containing bert (often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright"). BERYL f English From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit... [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] BEVERLY f & m English From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "beaver stream" in Old English... [more] BLAIR m & f Scottish, English From a Scottish surname which is derived from Gaelic blár meaning "plain, field, battlefield". BONNIE f English Means "pretty" from the Scottish word bonnie, which was itself derived from Middle French bon "good"... [more] BRENDA f English Possibly a feminine form of the Old Norse name Brandr, meaning "sword", which was brought to Britain in the Middle Ages... [more] BRETT m & f English From a Middle English surname meaning "a Breton", referring to an inhabitant of Brittany. BRIDGET f Irish, English, Irish Mythology Anglicized form of the Irish name Brighid which means "exalted one"... [more] BRITTANY f English From the name of the region in the northwest of France, called in French Bretagne... [more] BUFFY f English Diminutive of ELIZABETH, from a child's pronunciation of the final syllable... [more] CAMERON m & f Scottish, English From a Scottish surname meaning "crooked nose" from Gaelic cam "crooked" and sròn "nose". CAMILLA f English, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology Feminine form of CAMILLUS... [more] CANDACE f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin From the hereditary title of the queens of Ethiopia, as mentioned in Acts in the New Testament... [more] CAREY m & f Irish, English From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Ciardha meaning "descendent of CIARDHA". CARMEL f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin From the title of the Virgin Mary Our Lady of Carmel... [more] CARMEN f Spanish, English, Italian, Romanian Medieval Spanish form of CARMEL influenced by the Latin word carmen "song"... [more] CAROLINA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish Latinate feminine form of CAROLUS... [more] CAROLINE f French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch French feminine form of CAROLUS CASEY m & f English, Irish From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Cathasaigh meaning "descendent of CATHASACH"... [more] CASSANDRA f English, Greek Mythology (Latinized) From the Greek Κασσανδρα (Kassandra), which possibly meant "shining upon man", derived from κεκασμαι (kekasmai) "to shine" and ανηρ (aner) "man" (genitive ανδρος)... [more] CECILIA f English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Finnish, Dutch, German Latinate feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius, which was derived from Latin caecus "blind"... [more] CHANTAL f French, English, Dutch From a French surname which was derived from a place name meaning "stony"... [more] CHARITY f English From the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late Latin caritas meaning "generous love", from Latin carus "dear, beloved"... [more] CHARLOTTE f French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch French feminine diminutive of CHARLES... [more] CHARMAINE f English Meaning unknown, perhaps a combination of CHARMIAN or the English word charm with the aine suffix from LORRAINE... [more] CHASTITY f English From the English word chastity, which is ultimately from Latin castus "pure"... [more] CHELSEA f English From the name of a district in London, originally derived from Old English and meaning "landing place for chalk or limestone"... [more] CHEYENNE f & m English Derived from the Dakota word shahiyena meaning "unintelligible speakers"... [more] CHLOE f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology Means "green shoot" in Greek... [more] CHRIS m & f English, Dutch Short form of CHRISTOPHER, CHRISTIAN, CHRISTINE, and other names that begin with Chris. CHRISTINA f English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN... [more] CHRISTINE f French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch French form of CHRISTINA, as well as a variant in other languages. CLARA f Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, English, Late Roman Feminine form of the Late Latin name Clarus which meant "clear, bright, famous"... [more] |
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