The names listed here were used in various ancient regions.

ÆLFGIFU   f   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ælf "elf" and giefu "gift"... [more]

AEMILIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aemilius (see EMIL).

ÆÐELFLÆD   f   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of ELFLEDA

ÆÐELÞRYÐ   f   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements æðel "noble" and þryð "strength".

AGAPE   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek αγαπη (agape) meaning "love"... [more]

AGATHA   f   English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Αγαθη (Agathe), derived from Greek αγαθος (agathos) meaning "good"... [more]

AGATHE   f   French, German, Norwegian, Danish, Greek, Ancient Greek
Cognate of AGATHA

AGRIPPINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AGRIPPA... [more]

ALBINA   f   Italian, Polish, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Albinus (see ALBIN)... [more]

ALEXANDRA   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXIS   m & f   German, French, English, Ancient Greek
From the Greek name Αλεξις (Alexis), which meant "helper" or "defender", derived from Greek αλεξω (alexo) "to defend, to help"... [more]

ALFSIGR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements alfr "elf" and sigr "victory".

AMBROSIA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Αμβροσιος (Ambrosios) (see AMBROSE).

ANASTASIA   f   Greek, English, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ANASTASIUS... [more]

ANTONIA   f   Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Polish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antonius (see ANTHONY).

APHRODISIA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of APHRODISIOS

APOLLONIA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of APOLLONIOS... [more]

ARISTOMACHE   f   Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek elements αριστος (aristos) "best" and μαχη (mache) "battle".

ARTEMISIA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ARTEMISIOS... [more]

ÁSDÍS   f   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and dís "goddess".

ASPASIA   f   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ασπασιος (aspasios) meaning "welcome"... [more]

ÁSTRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements áss "god" and fríðr "beautiful".

AÐALBJÖRG   f   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements aðal "noble" and björg "protection, help".

ATHANASIA   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Athanasios (see ATHANASIUS).

ATHENAIS   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek personal name which was derived from the name of the Greek goddess ATHENA.

AUGUSTINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Augustinus (see AUGUSTINE (1)).

AURELIA   f   Ancient Roman, Italian, Romanian, Polish
Feminine form of AURELIUS

BALBINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman cognomen Balbinus, a diminutive of Balbus which meant "stammerer"... [more]

BOADICEA   f   Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of BOUDICCA

BOUDICCA   f   Ancient Celtic
Derived from British boud meaning "victory"... [more]

BRYNHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of BRUNHILD

CAMILLA   f   English, Italian, Scandinavian, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of CAMILLUS... [more]

CASSIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CASSIUS

CHARIS   f   Ancient Greek, English (Rare)
Derived from Greek χαρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness"... [more]

CHRYSANTHE   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of CHRYSANTHOS

CLAUDIA   f   English, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLAUDIUS... [more]

CLEOPATRA   f   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From the Greek name Κλεοπατρα (Kleopatra) which meant "glory of the father", derived from κλεος (kleos) "glory" combined with πατρος (patros) "of the father"... [more]

CONSTANTINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Constantinus (see CONSTANTINE).

CORINNA   f   English, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Κοριννα (Korinna), which was derived from κορη (kore) "maiden"... [more]

CORNELIA   f   English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CORNELIUS... [more]

CRESCENTIA   f   German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CRESCENTIUS

CYNEBURGA   f   Anglo-Saxon
Means "royal fortress" from Old English cyne "royal" and burg "fortress"... [more]

CYRIACA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CYRIACUS

DECIMA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of DECIMUS

DEMETRIA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of DEMETRIUS

DEMOSTRATE   f   Ancient Greek
Means "army of the people", derived from the Greek elements δημου (demou) "of the people" and στρατος (stratos) "army".

DOMITILLA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Domitius (see DOMITIAN)... [more]

DORIS   f   English, German, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
From the ancient Greek name Δωρις (Doris) which meant "Dorian woman"... [more]

DRUSILLA   f   Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name Drusus... [more]

EADBURGA   f   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements ead "rich, blessed" and burg "fortress".

EALDGYÐ   f   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements eald "old" and gyð "battle".

EIRENE   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of IRENE

ELPIS   f   Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "hope" in Greek... [more]

EOFORHILD   f   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements eofor "boar" and hild "battle"... [more]

EUDOCIA   f   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευδοκια (Eudokia) meaning "to seem well" from ευ "good, well" and δοκεω (dokeo) "to seem".

EUDOXIA   f   Ancient Greek
Means "good fame" from Greek ευ "good" and δοξα (doxa) "fame, glory".

EUMELIA   f   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ευμελεια (eumeleia) meaning "melody".

EUNICE   f   Biblical, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Ευνικη (Eunike) which meant "good victory"... [more]

EUPHEMIA   f   Ancient Greek
Means "to speak well", derived from Greek ευ "good" and φημι (phemi) "to speak"... [more]

EUTHALIA   f   Ancient Greek
Means "flower, bloom" in Greek.

EUTROPIA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Eutropios (see EUTROPIUS).

EYDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements auja "good fortune" and dís "goddess".

FABIA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FABIUS

FAUSTA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FAUSTUS

FAUSTINA   f   Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Faustinus (see FAUSTINO).

FELICIA   f   Ancient Roman, English, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish
Feminine form of the Roman name Felicius, a derivative of FELIX... [more]

FELICIANA   f   Spanish, Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Felicianus (see FELICIANO).

FLAVIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FLAVIUS

FLORENTINA   f   Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Florentinus, itself derived from the Roman name Florentius (see FLORENCE).

FORTUNATA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FORTUNATO

FULVIA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fulvius (see FULVIO).

GAIANA   f   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Γαιανη (Gaiane), a derivative of GAIA... [more]

GODIVA   f   Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Old English name Godgyfu meaning "gift of god", from the elements god and gyfu "gift"... [more]

GRÍMHILDR   f   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of KRIEMHILD

GUÐLAUG   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements guð meaning "god" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

HATSHEPSUT   f   Ancient Egyptian
Means "foremost of noble women" in Egyptian... [more]

HILARIA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of HILARIUS

HJÖRDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Means "sword goddess", derived from Old Norse hjörr "sword" and dís "goddess".

HONORATA   f   Ancient Roman, Polish
Feminine form of HONORATUS

HORATIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of HORATIUS

HORTENSIA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of the Roman family name Hortensius, possibly derived from Latin hortus "garden".

HYPATIA   f   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ‘υπατος (hypatos) meaning "highest, supreme"... [more]

JULIA   f   English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Biblical
Latinate feminine form of JULIUS... [more]

JULIANA   f   Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Iulianus (see JULIAN)... [more]

JUNIA   f   Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Iunius, which was possibly derived from the name of the Roman goddess JUNO... [more]

JUSTINA   f   English, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Iustinus (see JUSTIN).

KALLISTO   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek καλλιστος (kallistos) meaning "most beautiful"... [more]

KALLISTRATE   f   Ancient Greek
Means "beautiful army" from the Greek elements καλλος (kallos) "beauty" and στρατος (stratos) "army".

KORINNA   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of CORINNA

LAELIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Laelius, a Roman family name of unknown meaning... [more]

LAURENTIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Laurentius (see LAURENCE (1)).

LIGEIA   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek λιγυς (ligys) meaning "clear-voiced, shrill, whistling"... [more]

LIVIA (1)   f   Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LIVIUS... [more]

LIVIANA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Livianus, which was itself derived from the family name LIVIUS.

LUCIA   f   Italian, German, English, Scandinavian, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIUS... [more]

LUCIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LUCIAN

LUCILLA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Latin diminutive of LUCIA... [more]

LUCRETIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Lucretius, possibly from Latin lucrum "profit, wealth"... [more]

LUTGARDIS   f   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name LUITGARD... [more]

LYSANDRA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Λυσανδρος (Lysandros) (see LYSANDER).

LYSISTRATA   f   Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Λυσιστρατη (Lysistrate) which meant "loosening the army", derived from λυσις (lysis) "a release, loosening" and στρατος (stratos) "army".

MARIANA (2)   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARIANUS

MARINA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARINUS

MARTINA   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Czech, Croatian, Slovak, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Martinus (see MARTIN)... [more]

MELAINA   f   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of MELANIE

MELISSA   f   English, Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "bee" in Greek... [more]

MELITTA   f   Ancient Greek, German
Ancient Attic Greek variant of MELISSA

MYRRINE   f   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek μυρον (myron) meaning "myrrh".

NARCISSA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of NARCISSUS

NEFERTARI   f   Ancient Egyptian
Means "the most beautiful" in Egyptian... [more]

NEFERTITI   f   Ancient Egyptian
Means "the beautiful one has come" in Egyptian... [more]

NIKE   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Means "victory" in Greek. Nike was the Greek goddess of victory.

NIKEPHOROS   m & f   Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "carrying victory" from Greek νικη (nike) "victory" and φορεω (phoreo) "to carry, to bear"... [more]

OCTAVIA   f   English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of OCTAVIUS... [more]

OLYMPIAS   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of OLYMPOS... [more]

PATRICIA   f   English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Patricius (see PATRICK)... [more]

PAULA   f   German, English, Finnish, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Hungarian, Polish, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulus (see PAUL)... [more]

PAULINA   f   Spanish, Polish, Swedish, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulinus (see PAULINO).

PELAGIA   f   Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish
Feminine form of PELAGIUS... [more]

PHILE   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Φιλων (Philon) (see PHILO).

PHOTINE   f   Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek φως (phos) meaning "light"... [more]

POMPONIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of POMPONIUS

PRIMITIVA   f   Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Primitivus, which meant "first formed" in Latin... [more]

PRISCA   f   Biblical, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Priscus, a Roman family name which meant "ancient" in Latin... [more]

PRISCILLA   f   English, Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman name, a diminutive of PRISCA... [more]

PTOLEMAIS   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ptolemaios (see PTOLEMY).

QUINTINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Quintinus (see QUENTIN).

RAGNBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and björg "protection, help".

RAGNFRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name which meant "beautiful advice" from regin "advice, counsel" and fríðr "beautiful".

ROMANA   f   Italian, Polish, Slovene, Czech, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Romanus (see ROMAN).

RUFINA   f   Russian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Rufinus (see RUFINO).

SAPPHO   f   Ancient Greek
Possibly from Greek σαπφειρος (sappheiros) meaning "sapphire" or "lapis lazuli"... [more]

SATURNINA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SATURNINUS

SEPTIMA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of SEPTIMUS

SEVERINA   f   Italian, Portuguese, Croatian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Severinus (see SEVERINO).

SIGRÚN   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements sigr "victory" and rún "secret"... [more]

SILVIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Ancient Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius (see SILVIO)... [more]

SOPHIA   f   English, Greek, German, Ancient Greek
Means "wisdom" in Greek... [more]

SOPHRONIA   f   Literature, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of SOPHRONIUS... [more]

SOSTRATE   f   Ancient Greek
Means "safe army" from Greek σως (sos) "safe, whole, unwounded" and στρατος (stratos) "army".

SYNTYCHE   f   Biblical, Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek name meaning "common fate"... [more]

TACITA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of TACITUS

TATIANA   f   Russian, Slovak, Bulgarian, Romanian, Polish, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius, which is of unknown meaning... [more]

THAIS   f   Ancient Greek
Possibly means "bandage" in Greek... [more]

THEODORA   f   English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEODORE... [more]

THEODOSIA   f   Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of THEODOSIUS

THEOPHANIA   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEOPHANES

THEOPHILA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEOPHILUS

ÞÓRDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Means "Thor's goddess" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with Old Norse dís "goddess".

ÞÓRFRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements Þórr (see THOR) and fríðr "beautiful".

TIMO (2)   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of TIMON

TIMOTHEA   f   Ancient Greek, Greek
Feminine form of TIMOTHY

TRYPHOSA   f   Biblical, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek τρυφη (tryphe) meaning "softness, delicacy"... [more]

TULLIA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Tullius (see TULLIO).

URBANA   f   Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of URBAN

VALDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from Old Norse valr "the dead" and dís "goddess".

VALENTINA   f   Italian, Russian, Slovene, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see VALENTINE (1))... [more]

VALERIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VALERIUS... [more]

VALERIANA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerianus (see VALERIAN).

VARINIA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of VARINIUS

VICTORIA (1)   f   English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VICTORIUS, though later it was regarded as coming directly from Latin victoria meaning "victory"... [more]

VIGDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Derived from the Old Norse elements vig "war" and dís "goddess".

VIRGINIA   f   English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Swedish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin"... [more]

VITA (1)   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VITUS

VIVIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Vivianus (see VIVIAN)... [more]

XANTHE   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ξανθος (xanthos) meaning "yellow" or "fair hair".

XANTHIPPE   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of the Greek name Ξανθιππος (Xanthippos), which meant "yellow horse" from ξανθος (xanthos) "yellow" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse"... [more]

XENIA   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "hospitality" in Greek... [more]

ZENOBIA   f   Ancient Greek
Means "life of Zeus", derived from Greek Ζηνο (Zeno), a prefix form of the name of ZEUS, combined with βιος (bios) "life"... [more]

ZOE   f   English, Greek, Ancient Greek
Means "life" in Greek... [more]

ZOSIME   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of Ζωσιμος (Zosimos) (see ZOSIMUS).