Behind the Name: English Feminine Names

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The names listed here are used in English-speaking countries. For more information see about English names.

KEANNA f English (Modern)
Combination of the popular name prefix Ke and ANNA.

KEARA f English (Modern)
Variant of CIARA (1)

KEELEIGH f English (Rare)
Variant of KEELY

KEELEY f English (Modern)
Variant of KEELY

KEELY f English
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Caolaidhe meaning "descendent of Caoladhe"... [more]

KEIGHLEY f English (Rare)
Variant of KAYLEE

KEILA f English (Modern)
Possibly a variant of KAYLA (1)

KEIRA f English (Modern)
Variant of KIERA or KIRA... [more]

KEISHA f English (African American)
Recent coinage, possibly invented, possibly based on KEZIAH.

KEITHA f English (Rare), Scottish
Feminine form of KEITH

KELCEY m & f English (Rare)
Variant of KELSEY

KELIA f English (Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name.

KELLEIGH f English (Rare)
Variant of KELLY

KELLEY f & m English
Variant of KELLY

KELLI f English
Variant of KELLY

KELLIE f English
Variant of KELLY

KELLY m & f Irish, English
From the Irish given name CEALLACH or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh... [more]

KELSEY f & m English
From an English surname which is of disputed meaning... [more]

KELSI f English (Modern)
Variant of KELSEY

KELSIE f English (Modern)
Variant of KELSEY

KENDAL m & f English (Modern), Welsh
From a surname which was a variant of KENDALL.

KENDALL m & f English, Welsh
From a surname which comes from the name of a city in northwest England meaning "valley of the River Kent".

KENDRA f English
Feminine form of KENDRICK

KENNEDY f & m English, Irish, Scottish
From the Gaelic name Cinnéidigh meaning "armoured head" or "misshapen head"... [more]

KENYA (2) f English (African American)
From the name of the African country... [more]

KENZIE m & f English
Short form of MACKENZIE

KERENA f English (Rare)
Variant of KARENA

KERENSA f English (Rare)
Means "love" in Cornish.

KERENZA f English (Rare)
Variant of KERENSA

KERI f English
Feminine variant of KERRY

KERRI f English
Feminine variant of KERRY

KERRIE f English
Feminine variant of KERRY

KERRY m & f English
From the name of the Irish county, called Chiarraí in Irish Gaelic, which means "CIAR's people".

KESHIA f English (African American)
Probably a variant of KEISHA

KESTREL f English (Rare)
From the name of the bird of prey, ultimately derived from Old French crecelle "rattle", which refers to the sound of its cry.

KEVYN m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of KEVIN

KEYSHA f English (African American, Rare)
Variant of KEISHA

KHLOE f English (Modern)
Variant of CHLOE

KIANA (2) f English (African American)
Variant of QIANA

KIARA f English (Modern)
Variant of CIARA (1) or CHIARA... [more]

KIARRA f English (Modern)
Variant of KIARA

KIERRA f English (Modern)
Variant of KIARA influenced by SIERRA.

KIERSTEN f English (Modern)
Variant of KIRSTEN

KIKI f English
Diminutive of names beginning with K.

KILEY f English
Variant of KYLIE

KILIE f English (Rare)
Variant of KYLIE

KIM (1) f & m English
Short form of KIMBERLY... [more]

KIMBERLEE f English
Variant of KIMBERLY

KIMBERLEIGH f English (Rare)
Variant of KIMBERLY

KIMBERLEY f English
Variant of KIMBERLY

KIMBERLY f English
From the name of the city of Kimberley in South Africa, which was named after Lord Kimberley (1826-1902), whose surname meant "CYNEBURGA's field" in Old English... [more]

KIMBERLYN f English (Rare)
Combination of KIMBERLY and LYNN

KIMBRA f English (Rare)
Diminutive of KIMBERLY

KIMMIE f English
Diminutive of KIMBERLY

KIMMY f English
Diminutive of KIMBERLY

KIRSTEN f Danish, Norwegian, English
Danish and Norwegian form of CHRISTINA

KISHA f English (African American)
Variant of KEISHA

KIT m & f English
Diminutive of CHRISTOPHER or KATHERINE... [more]

KITTY f English
Diminutive of KATHERINE

KIZZIE f English
Diminutive of KEZIAH

KIZZY f English
Diminutive of KEZIAH... [more]

KOLLEEN f English (Rare)
Variant of COLLEEN

KORI f English
Feminine form of COREY

KORRINE f English (Rare)
Variant of CORINNE

KORTNEY f English (Modern)
Variant of COURTNEY

KOURTNEY f English (Modern)
Variant of COURTNEY

KRIS m & f English, Danish
Short form of KRISTIAN, KRISTOPHER, and other names beginning with Kris.

KRISTA f German, English
Short form of KRISTINA

KRISTAL f English
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRISTEEN f English (Rare)
Variant of CHRISTINE

KRISTEL f English (Rare)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRISTEN (2) f English
Variant of KRISTIN

KRISTI f English
Variant of KRISTY

KRISTIA f English (Rare)
Short form of CHRISTINA

KRISTIE f English
Variant of KRISTY

KRISTIN f Scandinavian, German, English
Scandinavian and German form of CHRISTINA

KRISTINA f Swedish, Russian, German, Slovene, Czech, Lithuanian, Serbian, Croatian, English, Bulgarian
Cognate of CHRISTINA, and a Bulgarian variant of HRISTINA.

KRISTY f English
Short form of CHRISTINA

KRYSTAL f English
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRYSTELLE f English (Rare)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KRYSTEN f English (Modern)
Variant of KRISTIN

KRYSTINA f English (Modern)
Variant of CHRISTINA

KRYSTINE f English (Rare)
Variant of CHRISTINE

KRYSTLE f English (Modern)
Variant of CRYSTAL

KYLA f English
Feminine form of KYLE

KYLEE f English
Variant of KYLIE

KYLEIGH f English (Modern)
Variant of KYLIE

KYLIE f English
This name arose in Australia, where it is said to mean "boomerang" in an Australian Aboriginal language... [more]

KYM f English (Rare)
Variant of KIM (1)

KYRA f English
Feminine form of CYRUS

KYRSTEN f English (Rare)
Variant of KIRSTEN

LACEY f & m English
From a surname which was derived from Lassy, the name of a town in Normandy... [more]

LACY f & m English
From a surname which was a variant of LACEY

LADONNA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name DONNA.

LAGINA f English (African American, Rare)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name GINA.

LAILA f Arabic, English
Variant of LAYLA

LAINEY f English (Modern)
Variant of LANEY

LAKEISHA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KEISHA.

LAKESHIA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KESHIA.

LAKISHA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name KISHA.

LALLIE f English (Rare)
Diminutive of LALAGE

LALLY f English (Rare)
Diminutive of LALAGE

LANA f English, Russian
Short form of ALANA (English) or SVETLANA (Russian)... [more]

LANEY f English
Diminutive of ELAINE

LARA (1) f Russian, English, Slovene
Short form of LARISA... [more]

LARA (2) f English, German
Variant of LAURA

LARAINE f English
Variant of LORRAINE

LARISSA f English
Variant of LARISA... [more]

LARK f English (Rare)
From the English word for the type of songbird.

LARYN f English (Rare)
Variant of LAUREN

LASHAWN f & m English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name SHAWN.

LASHONDA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name SHONDA.

LATANYA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TANYA.

LATASHA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TASHA.

LATISHA f English (African American)
Variant of LETITIA

LATONYA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TONYA.

LATOYA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name TOYA.

LAURA f English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, Finnish, Estonian, Hungarian, Polish, Slovene, Scandinavian, German, Dutch
Feminine form of the Late Latin name Laurus, which meant "laurel"... [more]

LAURAINE f English (Rare)
Variant of LORRAINE influenced by the spelling of LAURA.

LAUREEN f English
Diminutive of LAURA

LAUREL f English
From the name of the laurel tree, ultimately from Latin laurus.

LAURELLE f English (Rare)
Variant of LAUREL

LAUREN f & m English
Variant or feminine form of LAURENCE (1)... [more]

LAURENA f English (Rare)
Elaboration of LAUREN

LAURENCIA f English (Rare)
Feminine form of LAURENCE (1)

LAURENE f English
Diminutive of LAURA

LAURESSA f English (Rare)
Diminutive of LAURA

LAURIE f & m English
Diminutive of LAURA or LAURENCE (1)

LAURINDA f English (Rare)
Variant of LORINDA

LAURINE f English
Diminutive of LAURA

LAURISSA f English (Rare)
Diminutive of LAURA

LAURYN f English (Modern)
Variant of LAUREN

LAVENA f English (Rare)
Variant of LAVINIA

LAVENDER f English (Rare)
From the English word for the aromatic flower or the pale purple colour.

LAVERN m & f English
Variant of LAVERNE

LAVERNE f & m English
From a surname which was derived from a French place name, ultimately derived from the Gaulish word vern meaning "alder"... [more]

LAVINA f English
Variant of LAVINIA

LAVONE f English (Rare)
Variant of LAVONNE

LAVONNE f English
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name YVONNE

LAWANDA f English (African American)
Combination of the popular prefix La with the name WANDA.

LAYLA f Arabic, English
Means "night" in Arabic... [more]

LEAH f English, Jewish, Biblical
From the Hebrew name לֵאָה (Le'ah) which was probably derived from the Hebrew word לְאָה (le'ah) meaning "weary"... [more]

LEANDRA f English (Modern)
Either a feminine form of LEANDER or a combination of LEE and ANDRA.

LEANN f English
Combination of LEE and ANN

LEANNA f English
Combination of LEE and ANNA

LEANNE f English
Combination of LEE and ANNE (1)

LEANORA f English (Rare)
Variant of LEONORA

LEATRICE f English
Possibly a combination of LEAH and BEATRICE... [more]

LECIA f English (Rare)
Short form of ALICIA, FELICIA or LETITIA.

LEE m & f English
From a surname which was derived from Old English leah "meadow"... [more]

LEEANN f English
Combination of LEE and ANN

LEESA f English
Variant of LISA

LEIGH f & m English
From a surname which was a variant of LEE.

LEILA f Arabic, English
Variant of LAYLA... [more]

LEILAH f English (Rare)
Variant of LEILA

LELA f English
Variant of LEILA

LENA f Scandinavian, German, Russian, English
Scandinavian, German and English short form of HELENA or MAGDALENA, and a Russian short form of YELENA.

LENNIE m & f English, Swedish
Diminutive of LEONARD, LENNART or LENA

LENORA f English
Short form of ELENORA

LENORE f English
Short form of ELEANOR... [more]

LEOLA f English
Feminine form of LEO

LEONA f English, German
Feminine form of LEON

LEONE (2) f English
Variant of LEONA

LEONTYNE f English (Rare)
Variant of LÉONTINE... [more]

LESIA f English
Short form of ALESIA

LESLEIGH f English (Rare)
Variant of LESLIE

LESLEY f & m English
Variant of LESLIE

LESLIE f & m English
From a Scottish surname which was derived from a Scottish place name, probably derived from Gaelic leas celyn meaning "garden of holly"... [more]

LESLY f English (Modern)
Variant of LESLIE

LESSIE f English
Diminutive of names containing the sound les, such as LESLIE.

LETA f English
Possibly derived from Latin laetus meaning "glad"... [more]

LETHA f English
Possibly a short form of ALETHA

LETITIA f English
From the Late Latin name Laetitia which meant "joy, happiness"... [more]

LETTICE f English (Archaic)
Medieval form of LETITIA

LETTIE f English
Diminutive of LETTICE

LETTY f English
Diminutive of LETTICE

LEXA f English
Short form of ALEXANDRA or ALEXA

LEXI f English
Diminutive of ALEXANDRA

LEXIA f English
Short form of ALEXIA

LEXIE f English
Diminutive of ALEXANDRA

LEXINE f English
Diminutive of ALEXANDRA

LEXUS f English
Short form of ALEXUS... [more]

LEXY f English
Diminutive of ALEXANDRA

LEYLA f Arabic, English (Modern)
Variant of LEILA

LIANA f Italian, Portuguese, English
Short form of ELIANA (1), JULIANA, LILIANA, and other names that end in liana... [more]

LIANNE f English (Rare)
Variant of LEANNE

LIBBY f English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

LIBERTY f English
Simply from the English word liberty, derived from Latin libertas, a derivative of liber "free"... [more]

LIDDY f English
Diminutive of LYDIA

LILAC f English (Rare)
From the name of the shrub with purple or white flowers.

LILIAN f English, French
Variant of LILLIAN

LILIANA f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, English
Latinate form of LILLIAN

LILIBETH f English
Diminutive of ELIZABETH

LILLIA f English
Short form of LILLIAN or an elaborated form of LILY.

LILLIAN f English
Probably originally a diminutive of ELIZABETH... [more]

LILLIE f English
Variant of LILY

LILLY f English
Variant of LILY

LILY f English
From the name of the flower, a symbol of purity... [more]

LINA (2) f English, Italian, Scandinavian
Short form of names ending in lina.

LINDA f English, Dutch, German, Scandinavian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Bulgarian
Originally a medieval short form of Germanic names containing the element linde meaning "soft, tender"... [more]

LINDSAY f & m English, Scottish
From an English and Scottish surname which was originally derived from a place name in Lincolnshire meaning "island of Lincoln" in Old English... [more]

LINDSEY f & m English, Scottish
Variant of LINDSAY

LINDSIE f English (Rare)
Variant of LINDSAY

LINDY m & f English
Originally this was a masculine name, coming into use in America in 1927 when the dance called the Lindy hop became popular... [more]

LINETTE f English
Variant of LYNETTE

LINNAEA f English (Rare)
From the word for the type of flower, also called the twinflower (see LINNÉA).

LINNET f English (Rare)
Either a variant of LYNETTE or else from the name of the small bird, a type of finch.

LINNETTE f English (Rare)
Variant of LYNETTE

LINNIE f English
Diminutive of LINDA and other names beginning with Lin.

LINSAY f English (Rare)
Variant of LINDSAY

LINSEY f English (Modern)
Variant of LINDSAY

LINZI f English (Rare)
Variant of LINDSAY

LISA f English, German, Dutch, Scandinavian
Short form of ELIZABETH, ELISABETH or ELISABET... [more]

LISE f French, Scandinavian, English
Short form of ELISABETH or ELIZABETH

LISHA f English
Diminutive of ALICIA, FELICIA, and other names ending with the same sound.

LISSA f English
Short form of MELISSA