The names listed here were used in various ancient regions.

HADEWIG   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HEDWIG

HADRIANA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of HADRIANUS

HAGNE   f   Ancient Greek
Greek form of AGNES

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

HELENA   f   German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Portuguese, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Finnish, Estonian, Latvian, Slovene, English, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinate form of HELEN

HELENE   f   German, Scandinavian, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Ancient Greek form of HELEN, as well as the modern German and Scandinavian form.

HELEWIDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ELOISE

HELGA   f   Scandinavian, German, Ancient Scandinavian
Feminine form of HELGE

HERMINIA   f   Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of HERMINIUS

HILARIA   f   Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of HILARIUS

HILD   f   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of HILDA

HILDA   f   English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Ancient Germanic
Originally a short form of names containing the Germanic element hild "battle"... [more]

HILDEGARD   f   German, Scandinavian, Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hild "battle" and gard "enclosure"... [more]

HILDIGARDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of HILDEGARD

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

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".

HRODOHAIDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements hrod "fame" and heid "kind, sort, type".

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

INGA   f   Scandinavian, German, Russian, Ancient Scandinavian
Strictly feminine form of INGE

INGIBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEBORG

INGIGERÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGEGERD

INGRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGRID

INGVILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of INGVILD

IRENE   f   English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
From Greek Ειρηνη (Eirene), derived from a word meaning "peace"... [more]

IRMA   f   German, Hungarian, Finnish, Spanish, Italian, Slovene, English, Ancient Germanic
German short form of names beginning with the Germanic element ermen, which meant "whole, universal"... [more]

ISHILD   f   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, a hypothetical early form of ISOLDE.

ISIDORA   f   Serbian, Spanish, Russian (Rare), Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Ancient Greek
Feminine form of ISIDORE... [more]

IÐUNN   f   Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Probably derived from Old Norse ið "again" and unna "to love"... [more]

IULIA   f   Romanian, Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman and Romanian form of JULIA

IULIANA   f   Romanian, Ancient Roman
Ancient Roman and Romanian form of JULIANA

JULIA   f   English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Finnish, Ancient Roman, Biblical
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]

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".

KLEOPATRA   f   Ancient Greek
Greek form of CLEOPATRA

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)).

LAURENTINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of LAURENTINUS

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

LIVIA (1)   f   Italian, 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 LUCIANUS

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 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".

MAHTHILDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of MATILDA

MARCELLA   f   Italian, German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARCELLUS

MARCELLINA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARCELLINUS

MARCIA   f   English, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MARCIUS... [more]

MARIANA   f   Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Czech, Ancient Roman
Roman feminine form of MARIANUS... [more]

MARINA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, German, Scandinavian, 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]

MATHILDA   f   English, Swedish, Ancient Germanic
Variant of MATILDA

MAXIMA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MAXIMUS

MAXIMILIANA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of MAXIMILIANUS

MELISSA   f   English, Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
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".

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]

ODA   f   German, Ancient Germanic
Feminine form of AUDO

ODILA   f   Ancient Germanic
Variant of ODILIA

ODILIA   f   Ancient Germanic
Germanic name, possibly a feminine form of AUDO... [more]

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

PETRONIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of PETRONIUS

PHERENIKE   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Attic Greek form of BERENICE

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

PHOIBE   f   Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek
Greek form of PHOEBE

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

POMPONIA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of POMPONIUS

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

PRISCILLA   f   English, Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
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).

RAGANHILDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of REINHILD

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".

RAGNHEIÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name meaning "bright advice", derived from the elements regin "advice, counsel" and heiðr "brightness".

RAGNHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of RAGNHILD

REGULA   f   German, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of REGULUS... [more]

ROSLINDIS   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ROSALIND

ROSMUNDA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of ROSAMUND

ROTHAID   f   Ancient Germanic
Variant of HRODOHAIDIS

ROZA (2)   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic short form of feminine names beginning with the element hrod meaning "fame".

RUFINA   f   Russian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of RUFINUS

SABINA   f   Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "Sabine" in Latin... [more]

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

SIGIHILD   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGHILD

SIGILIND   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SIEGLINDE

SIGNÝ   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name which was derived from the elements sigr "victory" and ný "new"... [more]

SIGRÍÐR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of SIGRID

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

SÓLVEIG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements sól "sun" and veig "strength"... [more]

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

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

SUNNGIFU   f   Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of SUNNIVA

SVANHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian, Norse Mythology
Old Norse form of SVANHILD

SWANAHILDA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of SWANHILD

SYNTYCHE   f   Biblical, Biblical Greek, 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... [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
Feminine form of THEODOSIUS

THEOPHANIA   f   Greek, Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEOPHANES

THEOPHILA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of THEOPHILUS

ÞEUDELINDA   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of DIETLINDE

ÞÓRA   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Either a feminine form of Þórr (see THOR) or else a short form of the various Old Norse names beginning with the element Þór... [more]

ÞÓRBJÖRG   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse name which meant "Thor's protection" from the name of the Norse god Þórr (see THOR) combined with björg "protection, help".

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".

ÞÓRHILDR   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORHILD

ÞÓRNÝ   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TORNY

ÞÝRI   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Old Norse form of TYRA

TIMO (2)   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of TIMON

TIMOTHEA   f   Ancient Greek
Feminine form of TIMOTHY

TITIANA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of TITIANUS

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).

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

VIBIANA   f   Ancient Roman
Feminine form of VIBIANUS

VÍGDÍS   f   Ancient Scandinavian
Derived from the Old Norse elements víg "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

WALDEBURG   f   Ancient Germanic
Old Germanic form of WALBURGA

WIGBURG   f   Ancient Germanic
Derived from the Germanic elements wig "war" and burg "fortress".

WILBURH   f   Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements wil "will, desire" and burh "fortress".

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]

ZENAIS   f   Ancient Greek
Ancient Greek variant of ZENAIDA

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 Zosimos (see ZOSIMUS).