Behind the Name: English Feminine Names

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

ADELAIDE f English
From the French form of the Germanic name Adalheidis, which was composed of the elements adal "noble" and heid "kind, sort, type"... [more]

ADELE f German, English, Italian, Finnish
Form of ADÈLE

ADELIA f English, Spanish
Elaborated form of ADELA

ADELINE f French, English
Diminutive of ADÈLE

ADELLE f English
Variant of ADELE

ADRIA f English
Short form of ADRIANA

ADRIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, English
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIANNA f English, Polish
Feminine form of ADRIAN

ADRIANNE f English
Feminine form of ADRIAN

AFRICA (1) f English (African American, Rare)
From the name of the continent, which is of Latin origin, possibly from the Afri people who lived near Carthage in North Africa... [more]

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

AGGIE f English
Diminutive of AGNES or 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]

AILEEN f Scottish, Irish, English
Variant of EILEEN

AINSLEE f English (Rare)
Variant of AINSLEY

AINSLEY f & m Scottish, English (Modern)
From a surname which was from a place name: either Annesley in Nottinghamshire or Ansley in Warwickshire... [more]

AINSLIE f English (Rare)
Variant of AINSLEY

AISHA f English
English form of 'AISHA... [more]

ALAINA f English (Modern)
Variant of of ALANA, probably influenced by ELAINE.

ALANA f English
Feminine form of ALAN

ALANIS f English (Rare)
Feminine form of ALAN... [more]

ALANNA f English
Feminine form of ALAN

ALANNAH f English (Modern), Irish
Variant of ALANA... [more]

ALANNIS f English (Rare)
Variant of ALANIS

ALAYNA f English (Modern)
Variant of ALAINA

ALBERTA f English, Italian, Polish
Feminine form of ALBERT... [more]

ALEA f English (Rare)
Variant of AALIYAH

ALEASE f English
Possibly a variant of ALICIA

ALECIA f English
Variant of ALICIA

ALEESHA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALENE f English
Variant of ALINE

ALESHA f English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALESIA f English
Possibly a variant of ALICIA, or maybe from the ancient Gaulish city of Alesia.

ALETA f English
Possibly a variant of ALETHEA

ALETHA f English
Variant of ALETHEA

ALETHEA f English
Derived from Greek αληθεια (aletheia) meaning "truth"... [more]

ALEX m & f English, Dutch
Short form of ALEXANDER, ALEXANDRA, and other names beginning with Alex.

ALEXA f English
Short form of ALEXANDRA

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

ALEXANDREA f English (Modern)
Variant of ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA f English
Feminine form of ALEXANDER... [more]

ALEXANDRINA f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of ALEXANDRA... [more]

ALEXIA f English (Modern), German
Feminine form of ALEXIS

ALEXINA f English
Diminutive of ALEXIS

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]

ALEXUS f English (Modern)
Variant of ALEXIS

ALFREDA f Polish, German, Italian, English
Feminine form of ALFRED

ALIAH f English (Rare)
Variant of AALIYAH

ALICE f English, French, Portuguese, Italian
From the Old French name Aalis, a short form of Adelais, itself a short form of the Germanic name Adalheidis (see ADELAIDE)... [more]

ALICIA f Spanish, English
Latinized form of ALICE

ALINE f French, English
Medieval short form of ADELINE... [more]

ALISE (2) f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICE

ALISHA f English
Variant of ALICIA

ALISHIA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALISIA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALISON f English, French
Norman French diminutive of Aalis (see ALICE)... [more]

ALISSA f English
Variant of ALYSSA

ALISYA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALIVIA f English (Modern)
Variant of OLIVIA

ALLANA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALANA

ALLANNAH f English (Rare)
Variant of ALANNAH

ALLEGRA f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Means "cheerful, lively" in Italian... [more]

ALLEGRIA f English (Rare)
Elaborated form of ALLEGRA

ALLIE f English
Diminutive of ALISON

ALLISON f English
Variant of ALISON

ALLISSA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALYSSA

ALLY f English
Diminutive of ALISON

ALLYCIA f English (Rare)
Variant of ALICIA

ALLYSON f English
Variant of ALISON

ALMA f English, Spanish
This name became popular after the Battle of Alma (1854), which took place near the River Alma in Crimea and ended in a victory for Britain and France... [more]

ALMIRA f English
Variant of ELMIRA... [more]

ALPHA f & m English
From the name of the first letter in the Greek alphabet, Α.

ALVENA f English
Feminine form of ALVIN

ALVINA f English
Feminine form of ALVIN

ALYCE f English
Variant of ALICE

ALYCIA f English
Variant of ALICIA

ALYS f English
Variant of ALICE

ALYSA f English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSE f English (Modern)
Variant of ALICE

ALYSHA f English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSIA f English
Variant of ALICIA

ALYSON f English
Variant of ALISON

ALYSSA f English
Variant of ALICIA... [more]

ALYSSIA f English (Modern)
Variant of ALICIA

ALYX f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of ALEX

AMABEL f English (Rare)
Medieval feminine form of AMABILIS

AMANDA f English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Scandinavian, Dutch, German, Finnish, Late Roman
In part this is a feminine form of AMANDUS... [more]

AMBER f English, Dutch
From the English word amber that denotes either the gemstone, which is formed from fossil resin, or the orange-yellow colour... [more]

AMBROSINE f English (Rare)
Feminine form of 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]

AMERICA f English
In the English-speaking world, this name is usually given in reference to the United States of America (see AMERIGO)... [more]

AMETHYST f English (Rare)
From the name of the precious stone, which is Greek in origin and means "not drunk", as it was believed to be a remedy against drunkenness.

AMI (2) f English
Variant of AMY

AMIE f English
Variant of AMY

AMILIA f English (Rare)
Variant of either AMALIA or EMILIA

AMITY f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "friendship", ultimately deriving from Latin amicitia.

AMY f English
English form of the Old French name Amée meaning "beloved" (modern French aimée), a vernacular form of the Latin Amata... [more]

ANASTACIA f English
Variant of ANASTASIA

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

ANDI f English
Diminutive of ANDREA (2)

ANDIE m & f English
Diminutive of ANDREW or ANDREA (2)

ANDRA f English
Feminine form of ANDREW, used only since the 20th century.

ANDREA (2) f English, German, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Scandinavian
Feminine form of ANDREW... [more]

ANDRIANA f English (Rare)
Probably a blend of ANDREA (2) and ADRIANA.

ANDRINA f English (Rare)
Feminine form of ANDREW

ANDY m & f English
Diminutive of ANDREW or sometimes ANDREA (2)... [more]

ANEMONE f English (Rare)
From the name of the anemone flower, which derives from Greek ανεμος (anemos) "wind".

ANGEL m & f English, Bulgarian
From the medieval Latin masculine name Angelus which was derived from the name of the heavenly creature (itself derived from the Greek word αγγελος (angelos) meaning "messenger")... [more]

ANGELA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Romanian, Slovene, Slovak, Russian, Late Roman
Feminine form of Angelus (see ANGEL)... [more]

ANGELIA f English
Elaborated form of ANGELA

ANGELICA f English, Italian, Romanian, Literature
Derived from Latin angelicus meaning "angelic", ultimately related to Greek αγγελος (angelos) "messenger"... [more]

ANGELINA f Italian, English, Russian, German, Polish
Latinate diminutive of ANGELA

ANGELLE f English (Rare)
Feminine variant of ANGEL

ANGIE f English
Diminutive of ANGELA

ANIMA (2) f English (Rare)
Means "soul, spirit" in Latin... [more]

ANISE f English (Rare)
From the English word for the herb, also called aniseed.

ANISSA f English
Combination of ANNA and the popular name suffix issa... [more]

ANITA f Spanish, Finnish, English
Spanish and Finnish diminutive of ANA

ANJELICA f English (Modern)
Variant of ANGELICA

ANN f English
English form of ANNE (1)... [more]

ANNA f English, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Finnish, Estonian, Greek, Hungarian, Polish, Russian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian, Icelandic, Catalan, Provençal, Breton, Biblical, Old Church Slavic, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Form of Channah (see HANNAH) used in the Greek and Latin Old Testament... [more]

ANNABEL f English, Dutch
Variant of AMABEL influenced by the name ANNA... [more]

ANNABELLA f Italian, English (Modern)
Latinate form of ANNABEL... [more]

ANNABELLE f English
Variant of ANNABEL... [more]

ANNABETH f English (Rare)
Combination of ANNA and BETH

ANNALEE f English (Rare)
Combination of ANNA and LEE

ANNE (1) f French, English, Scandinavian, Finnish, German, Dutch, Basque
French form of ANNA... [more]

ANNEKA f English (Rare)
Variant of ANNIKA

ANNETTE f French, English
French diminutive of ANNE (1)... [more]

ANNICE f English
Variant of ANNIS

ANNIE f English
Diminutive of ANNE (1)

ANNIKA f Swedish, Dutch, Finnish, German, English (Modern)
Swedish diminutive of ANNA

ANNIS f English
Medieval English form of AGNES

ANNMARIE f English
Combination of ANN and MARIE

ANNORA f English (Rare)
Medieval English variant of HONORA

ANONA f English
Meaning unknown... [more]

ANSLEY f English (Modern)
From a surname which was a variant of AINSLEY.

ANTONETTE f English
Diminutive of ANTONIA

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

APRIL f English
From the name of the month, probably originally derived from Latin aperire "to open", referring to the opening of flowers... [more]

ARABELLA f English
Medieval Scottish name, probably a variant of ANNABEL... [more]

ARAMINTA f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown... [more]

ARDEN m & f English
From an English surname, originally taken from various place names, which were derived from a Celtic word meaning "high".

ARETHA f English
Possibly derived from Greek αρετη (arete) meaning "virtue"... [more]

ARIA f English
Means "song" or "melody" in Italian... [more]

ARIANA f English (Modern)
Variant of ARIANNA

ARIEL m & f Biblical, Hebrew, English, French, Biblical Greek
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew... [more]

ARIELLA f English (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of ARIEL

ARIN f English (Rare)
Variant of ERIN

ARLEEN f English
Variant of ARLINE

ARLENE f English
Variant of ARLINE

ARLIE f & m English
From a surname which was derived from a place name meaning "eagle wood" in Old English... [more]

ARLINE f English
Meaning unknown, probably invented by Michael William Balfe for the main character in his opera 'The Bohemian Girl' (1843).

ARYANA f English (Modern)
Variant of ARIANA

ASH m & f English
Short form of ASHLEY... [more]

ASHLEA f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLEE f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLEIGH f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLEY f & m English
From an English surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "ash tree clearing" in Old English... [more]

ASHLIE f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of ASHLEY

ASHLYN f English (Modern)
Combination of ASHLEY and the popular name suffix lyn.

ASHLYNN f English (Modern)
Variant of ASHLYN

ASHTON m & f English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "ash tree town" in Old English.

ASIA (1) f English (Modern)
From the name of the continent, which is perhaps derived from Akkadian asu, meaning "east".

ASPEN f English (Modern)
From the English word for the tree, derived from Old English æspe... [more]

ASTON m & f English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name which meant "east town" in Old English.

ASTRA f English (Rare)
Means "star", ultimately from Greek αστηρ (aster)... [more]

AUBREE f English (Modern)
Feminine variant of AUBREY

AUBREY m & f English
Norman French form of the Germanic name ALBERICH... [more]

AUBRIE f English (Modern)
Variant of AUBREY

AUDIE f English
Diminutive of AUDREY

AUDRA (2) f English
Variant of AUDREY, used since the 19th century.

AUDREA f English (Rare)
Variant of AUDREY

AUDREY f English
Medieval diminutive of ÆÐELÞRYÐ... [more]

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

AURA f English
From the English word aura (derived from Latin) for a distinctive atmosphere or illumination.

AUREOLE f English (Rare)
From the English word meaning "radiant halo", ultimately derived from Latin aureolus "golden".

AURORA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
Means "dawn" in Latin... [more]

AUTUMN f English
From the name of the season, ultimately from Latin autumnus... [more]

AVA (1) f English
Variant of EVE... [more]

AVALINE f English (Rare)
Variant of AVELINE

AVALON f English (Rare)
From the name of the island paradise to which King Arthur was brought after his death... [more]

AVELINE f English (Rare)
From the Norman French form of the Germanic name Avelina, a diminutive of AVILA... [more]

AVERILL m & f English (Rare)
From a surname which was originally derived from the feminine given name EOFORHILD.

AVERY m & f English
From a surname which was itself derived from the Norman French form of the given names ALBERICH or ALFRED.

AVICE f English (Rare)
Variant of AVIS

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

AVIS f English
Probably a Latinized form of the Germanic name Aveza, which was derived from the element avi, of unknown meaning, possibly "desired"... [more]

AVRIL f French (Rare), English (Rare)
French form of APRIL

AZALEA f English (Rare)
From the name of the flower, ultimately derived from Greek αζαλεος (azaleos) "dry".

AZURA f English (Rare)
Elaboration of AZURE

AZURE f English (Rare)
From the English word that means "sky blue"... [more]

BABS f English
Diminutive of BARBARA

BAILEE f English (Modern)
Variant of BAILEY

BAILEY m & f English
From a surname derived from Middle English baili meaning "bailiff", originally denoting one who was a bailiff.

BAMBI f English
Derived from Italian bambina meaning "young girl"... [more]

BARB f English
Short form of BARBARA

BARBARA f English, Italian, French, German, Polish, Hungarian, Slovene, Late Roman
Derived from Greek βαρβαρος (barbaros) meaning "foreign"... [more]

BARBIE f English
Diminutive of BARBARA

BARBRA f English
Variant of BARBARA

BAYLEE f English (Modern)
Variant of BAILEY

BEA f English
Short form of BEATRIX

BEATRICE f Italian, English
Italian form of BEATRIX... [more]

BEATRIX f English, German, Dutch, Late Roman
Probably from Viatrix, a feminine form of the Late Latin name Viator which meant "voyager, traveller"... [more]

BECCA f English
Short form of REBECCA

BECCI f English (Modern)
Diminutive of REBECCA

BECKA f English
Short form of REBECCA

BECKAH f English
Short form of REBECCA

BECKY f English
Diminutive of REBECCA

BEE f English
Short form of BEATRIX

BEKKI f English (Modern)
Diminutive of REBECCA

BELINDA f English
The meaning of this name is not known for certain... [more]

BELLA f English
Short form of ISABELLA and other names ending in bella... [more]

BELLE f English
Short form of ISABELLA or names ending in belle... [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]

BERNADETTE f French, English
French feminine form of BERNARD... [more]

BERNADINE f English
Feminine form of BERNARD

BERNETTA f English
Diminutive of BERENICE

BERNICE f English, Biblical, Biblical Latin
Contracted form of BERENICE... [more]

BERNIE m & f English
Diminutive of BERNARD, BERNADETTE, and other names beginning with Bern.

BERNIECE f English
Variant of BERNICE

BERRY (2) f English (Rare)
From the English word referring to the small fruit... [more]

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

BERTIE m & f English
Diminutive of ALBERT, HERBERT, and other names containing bert (often derived from the Germanic element beraht meaning "bright").

BERTINA f English
Feminine form of BERT

BERYL f English
From the English word for the clear or pale green precious stone, ultimately deriving from Sanskrit... [more]

BESS f English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BESSIE f English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETH f English
Short form of ELIZABETH, or sometimes BETHANY.

BETHANIE f English (Rare)
Variant of BETHANY

BETHANY f English, Biblical
From the name of a biblical town, possibly derived from Hebrew בֵּית־תְּאֵנָה (beit-te'enah) meaning "house of figs"... [more]

BETHNEY f English (Rare)
Variant of BETHANY

BETONY f English (Rare)
From the name of the minty medicinal herb.

BETSY f English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETTE f English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETTIE f English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETTY f English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

BETTYE f English
Variant of BETTY

BEULAH f Biblical, English
Means "married" in Hebrew... [more]

BEV f English
Short form of BEVERLY

BEVERLEY f English
Variant of BEVERLY

BEVERLY f & m English
From a surname which was originally derived from a place name meaning "beaver stream" in Old English... [more]

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