Browse Names

This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the relationship is variant.
gender
usage
form
Joleen f English
Variant of Jolene.
Jordane m & f French
French variant of Jordan, also used as a feminine form.
Jordin f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Jordan.
Joye f English
Variant of Joy.
Jozefa f Hungarian, Slovene
Hungarian and Slovene feminine form of Joseph.
Jutta f German
Probably a medieval Low German form of Judith. It might also derive from an Old German name such as Judda.
Jyotsana f Hindi
Variant of Jyotsna.
Kacey f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Casey.
Kae f English (Rare)
Variant of Kay 1.
Kaja 2 f Polish, Slovene
Variant of Gaja 1.
Kamryn f & m English (Modern)
Variant (typically feminine) of Cameron.
Kandi f English
Variant of Candy.
Kara 1 f English
Variant of Cara.
Karena f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Karen 1, possibly influenced by Carina 1.
Karenza f Cornish
Variant of Kerensa.
Karissa f English
Variant of Charissa.
Karita f Swedish
Variant of Carita.
Karlene f English
Variant of Carlene.
Karol 2 f English
Variant of Carol 1.
Karolyn f English
Variant of Caroline.
Karrie f English
Variant of Carrie.
Karsyn f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Carson.
Karyn f English
Variant of Karen 1.
Kasandra f English (Modern), Polish
English variant and Polish form of Cassandra.
Kasey m & f English
Variant of Casey.
Kassandra f Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, English (Modern)
Greek form of Cassandra, as well as a modern English variant.
Kateri f History
From the Mohawk pronunciation of Katherine. This was the name adopted by the 17th-century Mohawk saint Tekakwitha upon her baptism.
Kathlyn f English
Anglicized form of Caitlín.
Kathryn f English
Contracted form of Katherine.
Kayce m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Casey or Case (depending on the pronunciation). It was popularized by the character Kayce Dutton (pronounced like Casey) from the television series Yellowstone (2018-).
Kaycee f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of Casey.
Kaye f English
Variant of Kay 1.
Kaylan f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.
Kaylen f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Kaylyn or Caelan.
Keighley f English (Rare)
From a surname that was derived from an English place name, ultimately meaning "clearing belonging to Cyhha". The Old English given name Cyhha is of unknown meaning. This name also serves as a variant of Kaylee.
Kelcey m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Kelsey.
Kelley f & m English
Variant of Kelly.
Kelli f English
Variant of Kelly.
Kellie f English
Variant of Kelly.
Kelsea f English (Modern)
Variant of Kelsey, with the spelling influenced by Chelsea.
Kerenza f Cornish
Variant of Kerensa.
Keri f English
Feminine variant of Kerry.
Kerri f English
Feminine variant of Kerry.
Kerrie f English
Feminine variant of Kerry.
Kerstin f Swedish, German
Swedish form of Christina.
Keshia f African American
Probably a variant of Keisha.
Kevyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Kevin.
Khloe f English (Modern)
Variant of Chloe. This particular variant was popularized by the television personality Khloé Kardashian (1984-) after she began appearing with her family on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians in 2007.
Kierra f English (Modern)
Variant of Kiara influenced by the spelling of Sierra.
Kiley f English
Variant of Kylie.
Kirstine f Danish
Danish form of Christina.
Kjerstin f Norwegian, Swedish
Norwegian and Swedish form of Christina.
Kora f German (Rare)
German variant of Cora.
Kourtney f English (Modern)
Variant of Courtney. Like Courtney this name declined in popularity in the 1990s, but it was briefly revived after 2007 by the television personality Kourtney Kardashian (1979-) when she began appearing on the reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Kris m & f English, Flemish, Danish
Short form of Kristian, Kristoffer and other names beginning with Kris.
Kristal f English
Variant of Crystal.
Kristina f Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, Albanian, Faroese, English, Bulgarian
Form of Christina in several languages. It is also an English variant of Christina and a Bulgarian variant of Hristina.
Kristine f Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Georgian, English, German
Scandinavian and Georgian form of Christina, as well as an English and German variant of Christine.
Krystal f English
Variant of Crystal.
Krystle f English (Modern)
Variant of Crystal. This particular spelling was popularized by the character Krystle Carrington from the American soap opera Dynasty (1981-1989).
Kylee f English
Variant of Kylie.
Kym f English (Rare)
Variant of Kim 1.
Kyra f English
Variant of Kira 2, sometimes considered a feminine form of Cyrus.
Laci 2 f English (Modern)
Variant of Lacy. This name jumped in popularity in 2003 after the media coverage of the murder of Laci Peterson (1975-2002).
Láilá f Sami
Sami variant form of Helga.
Laraine f English
Variant of Lorraine.
Lauraine f English (Rare)
Variant of Lorraine influenced by the spelling of Laura.
Lauren f & m English
Variant or feminine form of Laurence 1. Originally a masculine name, it was first popularized as a feminine name by actress Betty Jean Perske (1924-2014), who used Lauren Bacall as her stage name.
Lavern m & f English
Variant of Laverne.
Layne m & f English
Variant of Lane.
Leanna f English
Probably this was originally a variant of Liana. It is now often considered a combination of Lee and Anna.
Leesa f English
Variant of Lisa.
Leia f Biblical Greek, Portuguese, Popular Culture
Form of Leah used in the Greek Old Testament, as well as a Portuguese form. This is the name of a princess in the Star Wars movies by George Lucas, who probably based it on Leah.
Lela 2 f English
Variant of Leila.
Leyla f Turkish, Azerbaijani, Kurdish, Persian, Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant of Leila, and the usual Turkish, Azerbaijani and Kurdish form.
Líadain f Irish
Variant of Líadan.
Lidmila f Czech
Variant of Ludmila.
Liesbeth f Dutch
Dutch variant of Elisabeth.
Lijsbeth f Dutch
Dutch form of Elizabeth.
Lila 2 f English
Variant of Leila.
Lilah f English
Variant of Leila.
Lilianne f French
Variant of Liliane.
Lilli f German, Danish, Finnish
German, Danish and Finnish variant of Lili.
Lillie f English
Variant of Lily, or a diminutive of Lillian or Elizabeth.
Lilly f English, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish
English variant of Lily. It is also used in Scandinavia, as a form of Lily or a diminutive of Elisabeth.
Lim m & f Chinese
Hokkien Chinese form of Lin.
Lindsey f & m English
Variant of Lindsay.
Linnet f English (Rare)
Either a variant of Lynette or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch.
Linsey f English
Variant of Lindsay.
Liutgard f Germanic
Old German variant of Leutgard.
Livnat f Hebrew
Variant of Livna.
Llewela f Welsh
Variant of Llewella.
Lora f English
Variant of Laura.
Loraine f English
Variant of Lorraine.
Lorayne f English
Variant of Lorraine.
Lorea f Basque
Variant of Lore 2.
Loreen f English
Variant of Lorene.
Lorelai f English (Modern)
Variant of Lorelei. This name featured on the television series Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) where it was borne by the two main characters (the younger one went by the nickname Rory).
Loren m & f English
Either a short form of Laurence 1 (masculine) or a variant of Lauren (feminine).
Lorena 2 f English
Latinized form of Lauren. This name was first brought to public attention in America by the song Lorena (1856), written by Joseph Webster, who was said to have created the name as an anagram of Lenore (from the character in Poe's poem The Raven).
Lorene f English
Probably a variant of Loren or Lorena 2.
Loretta f English, Italian
Perhaps a variant of Lauretta or Loreto. A famous bearer was the American actress Loretta Young (1913-2000), whose birth name was Gretchen.
Lorette f French
Variant of Laurette. This is also the usual French form of Loreto.
Lorin m & f English
Variant of Loren.
Lorine f English
Variant of Lorene.
Lorrin m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Loren.
Louhi f Finnish Mythology
Variant of Loviatar. In Finnish mythology Louhi was another name of the death goddess Loviatar. She appears in the Finnish epic the Kalevala as a witch ruling the northern area known as Pohjola. She is the primary antagonist to the hero Väinämöinen.
Luann f English
Either a combination of Lou and Ann or a variant of Luana. It was popularized in the 1950s by the singer Lu Ann Simms (1933-2003).
Luanna f English (Rare)
Either a combination of Lou and Anna or a variant of Luana.
Luanne f English
Variant of Luann.
Luce f Italian, French
Italian and French variant of Lucia. This also means "light" in Italian.
Luella f English
Variant of Louella.
Luned f Welsh, Arthurian Romance
Form of Lunete used in the Welsh tale Owain, or the Lady of the Fountain (which was based on Chrétien's poem).
Lunete f Arthurian Romance
Form of Eluned used by the 12th-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes in his poem Yvain, the Knight of the Lion. In the poem she is a servant of the Lady of the Fountain who aids the knight Yvain.
Luus f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Lucia.
Lya f French (Modern)
Variant of Léa.
Lyda f English
Perhaps a variant of Lydia.
Lyla f English
Variant of Leila.
Lylou f French
Variant of Lilou.
Lyn f English
Variant of Lynn.
Lynda f English
Variant of Linda.
Lynna f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of Lynn.
Lynne f English
Variant of Lynn.
Lynnette f English
Variant of Lynette.
Lysanne f Dutch
Variant of Lisanne.
Mabelle f English
Variant of Mabel. It also coincides with the French phrase ma belle meaning "my beautiful".
Mable f English
Variant of Mabel.
Macie f English
Variant of Macy.
Madalyn f English
Variant of Madeline.
Maddi f Basque
Variant of Mari 3 or Maria.
Madelina f English (Rare)
Latinate form of Madeline.
Madelyn f English
Variant of Madeline.
Madita f Literature, German
Created as a German equivalent of Madicken for the German translation of Astrid Lindgren's books.
Madlyn f English
Variant of Madeline.
Maëlle f French, Breton
Feminine form of Maël.
Magalie f French
Variant of Magali.
Mahala f English
Variant of Mahalah or Mahalath. It has occasionally been used as an English Christian name since the Protestant Reformation.
Mahalia f English
Variant of Mahala.
Mahulena f Czech
Possibly inspired by Magdalena. The Czech author Julius Zeyer created it for a character in his play Radúz and Mahulena (1898).
Maie f Estonian
Variant of Maia 3.
Mailys f French
Variant of Maylis.
Maïwenn f French, Breton
Form of Maiwenn using French orthography.
Malani f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of Melanie using the Hawaiian name element lani meaning "heaven, sky" (found in names such as Leilani and Kalani).
Malinda f English
Variant of Melinda.
Māra f Latvian, Baltic Mythology
This was the name of a Latvian mother goddess. Her name is possibly derived from Maria, identifying her with the Virgin Mary. In modern times this name is used as a variant of Marija.
Mara 2 f Hungarian, Croatian, Serbian
Hungarian variant of Mária, and a Croatian and Serbian variant of Marija.
Maralyn f English
Variant of Marilyn.
Margaretta f English
Latinate form of Margaret.
Margaux f French
Variant of Margot influenced by the name of the wine-producing French town. It was borne by Margaux Hemingway (1954-1996), granddaughter of author Ernest Hemingway, who had it changed from Margot.
Margreet f Limburgish, Dutch
Limburgish form of Margaret and a Dutch variant of Margriet.
Mariah f English
Variant of Maria. It is usually pronounced in a way that reflects an older English pronunciation of Maria. The name was popularized in the early 1990s by the American singer Mariah Carey (1970-).
Mariamne f History
From Μαριάμη (Mariame), the form of Maria used by the historian Josephus when referring to the wife of King Herod.
Marian 1 f English
Variant of Marion 1. This name was borne in English legend by Maid Marian, Robin Hood's love. It is sometimes considered a combination of Mary and Ann.... [more]
Marilou f French, English, Spanish (Philippines)
Combination of Maria and Louise. In the Philippines it is usually a combination of Maria and Lourdes.
Marilynn f English
Variant of Marilyn.
Marinda f English
Either a diminutive of Mary or a variant of Miranda.
Marissa f English
Variant of Marisa.
Marit f Norwegian, Swedish, Dutch
Norwegian and Swedish form of Margaret.
Marita 2 f Swedish, Norwegian
Scandinavian variant form of Margaret.
Marjan 1 f Dutch
Dutch form of Marianne.
Marje 2 f Estonian, Finnish
Variant of Maarja (Estonian) or Marja (Finnish).
Marjorie f English
Medieval variant of Margery, influenced by the name of the herb marjoram. After the Middle Ages this name was rare, but it was revived at the end of the 19th century.
Marjory f English
Variant of Marjorie.
Marju f Estonian
Estonian variant of Maarja.
Marleen f Dutch, English
Dutch form and English variant of Marlene.
Marlen 2 f German
Variant of Marlene.
Marlena f Polish, English
Latinate form of Marlene.
Marlyn f & m English
Variant of Marilyn (feminine) or Marlin (masculine).