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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).
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