The names listed here are used primarily to refer to historical persons. They are not now commonly given to real people.

ALODIA   f   History
Derived from the Gothic elements ali "other, foreign" and od "riches, wealth"... [more]

CORONA   f   History
Means "crown" in Latin. This was the name of a 2nd-century saint and martyr.

CYRA   f   History
Feminine form of CYRUS... [more]

DELPHINA   f   History
Feminine form of the Roman name Delphinus, which meant "of Delphi" in Latin... [more]

EDANA   f   History
Latinized form of ÉTAÍN... [more]

EVERILD   f   History
Latinized form of EOFORHILD... [more]

FRIDESWIDE   f   History
Modern form of the Old English name Friðuswiþ, formed of the elements frið "peace" and swiþ "strong"... [more]

GOBNATA   f   History
Latinate form of GOBNAIT

HYACINTHA   f   History
Latinate feminine form of HYACINTHUS, used to refer to the 17th-century Italian saint Hyacintha Mariscotti (real name Giacinta).

JULITTA   f   History
Diminutive of JULIA... [more]

KATERI   f   History
From the Mohawk pronunciation of KATHERINE... [more]

MAKEDA   f   History
Possibly means "greatness" in Ethiopic... [more]

MARIAMNE   f   History
From Μαριαμη (Mariame), the form of MARY used by the historian Josephus when referring to the wife of King Herod.

MILBURGA   f   History
Derived from the Old English elements milde "gentle" and burg "fortress"... [more]

NINO (2)   f   History
Meaning unknown... [more]

ODILA   f   History
Variant of ODILIA

ODILIA   f   History
Feminine form of ODO... [more]

POCAHONTAS   f   History, Native American
Means "she is playful" in Algonquin... [more]

ROXELANA   f   History
From a Turkish nickname meaning "Russian"... [more]

THECLA   f   History
English form of THEKLA