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Ancient Feminine Names

The names listed here were used in various ancient regions.

ADALHEIDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ADELAIDE

ADELA   f   English, Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names beginning with the Germanic element adal meaning "noble"... [more]

ADELAIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Shortened form of ADALHEIDIS

ADELINA   f   Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Finnish, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinate diminutive of ADELA

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

ÆLFÞRYÐ   f   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of ELFREDA

AELIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AELIUS

AELIANA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AELIANUS

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

AEMILIANA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Aemilianus (see EMILIANO).

AENOR   f   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Probably a Latinized form of a Germanic name of unknown meaning... [more]

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

AGNES   f   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name ‘Αγνη (Hagne), derived from Greek ‘αγνος (hagnos) meaning "chaste"... [more]

AGRIPPA   m & f   Ancient Roman, Biblical
Roman cognomen of unknown meaning, possibly from Greek αγριος (agrios) "wild" and ‘ιππος (hippos) "horse" or possibly of Etruscan origin... [more]

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

AIKATERINE   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Ancient and modern Greek form of KATHERINE

ALBINA   f   Italian, Polish, Slovene, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of ALBINUS... [more]

ALDA   f   Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Germanic
Feminine form of ALDO

ALEXANDRA   f   German, Scandinavian, Dutch, French, English, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Slovak, 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]

ALFHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ALFHILD

ALLOVERA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form (possibly) of ELVIRA

AMALASUINTHA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of MILLICENT

AMALIA   f   Dutch, German, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Germanic name Amala, a short form of names beginning with the element amal meaning "work".

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

AMELIA   f   English, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Variant of AMALIA, though it is sometimes confused with EMILIA, which has a different origin... [more]

AMELINA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of EMMELINE

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

ANTHOUSA   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek form of ANFISA

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

ANTONINA   f   Italian, Polish, Russian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Antoninus (see ANTONINO).

APHRODISIA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of APHRODISIOS

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

AQUILA   m & f   Biblical, Ancient Roman
From a Roman cognomen which meant "eagle" in Latin... [more]

AQUILINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AQUILINUS... [more]

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

ARNBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name derived from the elements arn meaning "eagle" and björg meaning "protection, help".

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

ÁSA   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ÅSA

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

ÁSLAUG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of ASLAUG

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

ÁSTA   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Short form of ÁSTRÍÐR

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.

AUDA   f   Ancient Germanic
Feminine form of AUDO

AUGUSTA   f   German, Italian, Portuguese, Polish, Dutch, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of AUGUSTUS... [more]

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

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

AVA (3)   f   German, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more]

AVELINA   f   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Diminutive of AVILA

AVEZA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of AVIS

AVILA   f   English (Rare), Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more]

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

BERENIKE   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Macedonian form of BERENICE

BERGLJÓT   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of BERGLJOT

BERHTA   f   Ancient Germanic
Older form of BERTHA

BERTHA   f   German, English, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names beginning with the element beraht meaning "bright, famous"... [more]

BLANDINA   f   Ancient Roman
Latin form of BLANDINE

BOADICEA   f   Ancient Celtic (Latinized)
Latinized form of BOUDICCA

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

BRUNHILD   f   German, Germanic Mythology, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements brun "armour, protection" and hild "battle"... [more]

BRUNHILDE   f   German, Ancient Germanic
Variant of BRUNHILD

BRUNIHILD   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of BRUNHILD

BRYNHILDR   f   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse cognate of BRUNHILD

BRYNJA   f   Icelandic, Ancient Scandinavian
Means "armour" in Old Norse.

CAECILIA   f   German, Ancient Roman
German form of CECILIA, as well as the original Latin form.

CAELIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CAELIUS

CAELINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CAELINUS

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]

CHARMION   f   Ancient Greek
Greek name derived from χαρμα (charma) meaning "delight"... [more]

CHLOE   f   English, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Means "green shoot" in Greek... [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]

CLOELIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of CLOELIUS

CLOTHILDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of CLOTILDE

CONIGUNDE   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of KUNIGUNDE

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]

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

DAGNÝ   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of DAGNY

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".

DOMITIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of DOMITIUS

DOMITILLA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine diminutive of the Roman family name DOMITIUS... [more]

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

DRUSA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of DRUSUS

DRUSILLA   f   Biblical, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
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".

EADGYÐ   f   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of EDITH

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]

EMMA   f   English, French, Italian, Finnish, Dutch, German, Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of Germanic names that began with the element ermen meaning "whole" or "universal"... [more]

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

ERMENDRUD   f   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ermen "whole, universal" and þruþ "strength".

ERMINGARD   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of IRMINGARD

ERMINHILT   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of IRMHILD

ERMINLINDA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ERMELINDA

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".

EUDOKIA   f   Ancient Greek
Original Greek form of EUDOCIA

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

EUGENEIA   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek feminine form of EUGENE

EUGENIA   f   Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Feminine form of Eugenius (see EUGENE)... [more]

EULALIA   f   Spanish, Italian, English, Ancient Greek
From a Greek name meaning "to talk well" from ευ "good" and λαλεω (laleo) "to talk"... [more]

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]

EUNIKE   f   Ancient Greek
Greek form of EUNICE

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

EUPRAXIA   f   Ancient Greek
Greek form of YEVPRAKSIYA

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

FABIANA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fabianus (see FABIAN).

FABIOLA   f   Italian, Spanish, French, German, Ancient Roman
Diminutive of FABIA... [more]

FABRICIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Fabricius (see FABRICE).

FAUSTA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of FAUSTUS

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

FEDELMID   m & f   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of FEIDLIMID

FEDLIMID   m & f   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Variant of FEIDLIMID

FEIDLIMID   m & f   Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Possibly means "beauty" or "ever good" in Irish Gaelic... [more]

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

FLORIANA   f   Italian, Ancient Roman
Italian feminine form of FLORIAN

FRIDA   f   Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, originally a short form of other feminine names containing the Germanic element frid meaning "peace"... [more]

FRÍÐA   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse cognate of FRIDA, also in part derived from Old Norse fríðr meaning "beautiful, fair".

FRIÐUSWIÞ   f   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of FRIDESWIDE

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]

GERETRUDIS   f   Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Latinized form of GERTRUD

GERHILD   f   German, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements ger "spear" and hild "battle".

GERLIND   f   Ancient Germanic
Older form of GERLINDE

GERTRUD   f   German, Ancient Germanic
German form of GERTRUDE

GISILA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of GISELLE

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

GUNNHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of GUNHILD

GUNNVÖR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of GUNVOR

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

GUÐRÚN   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Old Norse form of GUDRUN, as well as the modern Icelandic form.

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