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Name
M/F
Remark
Amaryllis
f
Hephzibah
f
Iseul
f
&
m
Miriam
f
Nalini
f
Odessa
f
Shoshana
f
Simone
1
f
Vivian
m
&
f
Amaranthe
f
a-mur-AHN-thə?; variant of Amarantha, from amaranth flower, m. "unfading" in Greek
Araminta
f
a-rah-MEEN-tə; m. unknown, possibly elaborated from Greek Amynta, meaning 'defender'
Adélaïs
f
ad-əl-ICE; French form of Adelais, derived from Adalheidis, meaning "noble sort"
Aida
f
ah-EE-də; variant of Arabic Ayda, an Ethiopian princess in Verdi's eponymous opera
Aminata
f
ah-mee-NAH-tə; popular among Wolof people of Senegal, possibly from Arabic Aminah
Arantxa
f
ah-RAHN-zhah; Basque, diminutive of Arantzazu, Virgin Mary amongst the thorns
Aurelia
f
ah-RAY-lee-ah; derived from the Latin aureus, meaning "golden"
Aviva
f
ah-VEEV-ah; derived from the Hebrew Aviv, meaning "spring"
Ayame
f
ah-yaw-MAY; means "iris" in Japanese
Ankaret
f
ahn-KAH-ret; medieval English form of Angharad, meaning "more love" in Welsh
Aveline
f
AV-ə-leen; Norman French diminutive of Avila, possibly meaning "desired"
Aludra
f
aw-LOO-drə; a star, derived from the Arabic al-adhra, meaning "the maiden"
Aurembiaix
f
aw-rem-BEE-ay?; GP name, medieval Catalan, borne by 13th century Countess of Urgell
Bathsheba
f
bath-SHEE-bə; ultimate GP name & the heroine from Far from the Madding Crowd
Behati
f
bay-HAH-tee; variant of Bahati, meaning "look, good fortune" in Swahili
Beroe
f
be-RO-EE; a nymph of Beirut, famed for her beauty & beloved by Poseidon
Bélisaire
m
bel-ee-ZHAIRH; French derived from Belisarius, a Byzantine general and war hero
Corisande
f
co-ri-ZHAWN; perhaps derived from the Spanish corazón, meaning "heart"
Delphine
f
del-FEEN; French derived from the Latin Delphinus, meaning "of Delphi"
Ihintza
f
ee-HEEN-zhah; Basque, meaning "dew", related to a title of the Virgin Mary
Emmanuelle
f
ee-mahn-YOO-el, nn. Emmy or Manu; derived from Hebrew meaning "God is with us"
Ysoria
f
ee-so-ree-ah?; Medieval English, exact etymology unknown, perhaps variant of Isaura
Eliora
f
eel-ee-O-rah; feminine form of Elior, meaning "my God is my light" in Hebrew
Eréndira
f
eh-REHN-deer-a; Tarascan, a legendary princess of pre-Columbian Mexico
Eleanor
f
EL-ə-nawr; derived from Occitan Aliénor, borne by Eleanors Aquitaine and Roosevelt
Esther
f
ES-tər; possibly "star" in Persian, or derived from goddess Ishtar, borne by a biblical queen
Ianthe
f
eye-AHN-thee?; from Greek meaning "violet flower", also an oceanid in Greek mythology
Allegra
f
ə-LEG-rə; from the Italian meaning "cheerful, lively"
Emer
f
ə-mer; from the Gaelic for "swift"; I'd use it as a n.n. for Emerenzia or Émeraude
Fabienne
f
fah-BYEN; French feminine form of Fabianus, meaning "bean grower"
Fairuza
f
fair-OO-zuh; alternate transcription of Firuzeh, means "turquoise" in Persian
Faustina
f
faw-STEEN-ə; fem. form of Faustinus, derived from Latin Faustus meaning 'auspicious, lucky'
Phaedra
f
FAY-drah; from the Greek phaidros, meaning "bright"
Ferelith
f
FEHR-el-ith; anglicized form of Forbflaith, Gaelic name meaning "true sovereignty"
Fionnuala
f
FIN-yoo-lah, n.n. Nuala; Irish meaning "white-shouldered," a woman turned into a swan
Frederica
f
fred-ə-REE-kə; feminine form of Frederick meaning "peaceful ruler"
Helena
f
he-LAY-nah; Latinate form of Helen
Sunniva
f
I prefer it pronounced soon-EE-fah; Scandinavian form of the Old English meaning "sun gift"
Perdita
f
I would use the Italian p. PAIR-dee-tah; lost princess from Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale'
Aino
f
IE-no; Finnish meaning "only one," from the Finnish epic Kalevala
Ilaria
f
il-LAH-ree-ah; my favorite "I" name, derived from Latin hilaris, meaning "cheerful"
Filomena
f
Italian form of Philomena, from Greek, possibly meaning "loved", or "daughter of light"
Ismeria
f
iz-MAIR-ee-ə; from St. Ismeria, a Moorish princess who converted to Christianity
Camilla
f
kah-MIL-lah; feminine form of Roman Camillus, & legendary warrior maiden in the Aeneid
Callisto
2
f
kə-LIS-to; derived from the Greek kallistos meaning "most beautiful"
Clarimond
f
kler-i-MUND; derived from Medieval French, possibly meaning "light of the world"
Cordelia
f
kor-DEEL-ee-a; the youngest and most virtuous daughter of King Lear
Cressida
f
KRES-i-də; medieval form of Chryseis, derived from Greek chryseos, meaning "golden"
Leonora
f
lee-ah-NOR-ah; Italian short form of Eleanor
Leta
f
LEE-tuh; possibly derived from the Latin laetus, meaning "glad"
Liriope
f
li-RIE-o-pee; the name of a Greek nymph, derived from leirion meaning "daffodil"
Ligeia
f
lie-JEE-ə; a siren from Greek mythology & character in a short story by Edgar Allan Poe
Lucasta
f
LOO-cah-stah; invented by poet Richard Lovelace (1649), from lux casta, "pure light"
Lumikki
f
LOO-meek-kee, n.n. Lumi; the equivalent of Snow White in Finnish mythology
Lupine
m
&
f
loo-PIEN; one of my favorite flowers
Lorelei
f
lor-e-LIE; a siren from German mythology, from a Germanic name meaning "luring rock"
Maru
f
mah-ROO; possibly from Maria-Eugenia, one of my favorite diminutives
Magali
f
may-gah-LEE; Occitan form of Magdalene
Mélisande
f
MEL-ee-sawnd; French form of Millicent, d. Germanic Amalasuintha, m. "work" & "strong"
Melusine
f
mel-oo-seen; a water spirit from Breton mythology
Melora
f
mə-LAWR-a; prob. variant of Meliora, appears in The Adventures of Melora & Orlando
Mehitabel
f
mi-HEET-ə-bel; variant of Mehetabel, from Hebrew meaning "God makes happy"
Minerva
f
mi-NUR-və; the Roman goddess of wisdom & war, the Roman equivalent of Athena
Monserrat
f
moon-sə-RAHT, n.n. Montse; from the name of a mountain near Barcelona
Nadine
f
na-DEEN; French elaborative form of Nadia
Nereida
f
nah-RAY-dhah; from the Greek nereides meaning "nymphs, sea sprites"
Natsumi
f
nah-TSOO-mee; Japanese, from 'natsu', meaning summer + 'mi', meaning beautiful
Niloufar
f
nee-LOO-fahr, n.n. Nilou; meaning "water lily" in Persian
Neftali
m
&
f
nef-tə-LEE; Spanish form of the Hebrew Naphtali & one of the names of Pablo Neruda
Nikita
1
m
&
f
ni-KEE-tah; Russian derived from the Greek meaning "victor," also Sanskrit for "house"
Nimue
f
NIM-oo-ay, n.n. Nym; the Lady of the Lake from Arthurian legend
Noor
1
m
&
f
NOR; a variant of the Arabic Nur, meaning "light"
Ophelia
f
o-FEE-lee-yə; derived from Greek ophelos, meaning 'help', Hamlet's ill-fated lover
Ophira
f
o-FEER-ah; feminine form of Hebrew Ofir, meaning "gold"
Ottavia
f
o-TAW-vee-ah, n.n. Taavi; Italian form of Octavia, meaning "eighth"
Oreithyia
f
or-EETH-yee-a; a beautiful Athenian princess carried off by the North wind Boreas
Petra
f
PET-rə; feminine form of Peter, also the site of an ancient city in Jordan
Radhika
f
raw-dee-kah?; variant of Radha, meaning "success" in Sanskrit
Rhiannon
f
ree-AN-ən; from the old Celtic name Rigantona, meaning "great queen"
Remedios
f
reh-MEH-dyohs; Spanish, taken from a title of the Virgin Mary, "Our Lady of Remedies"
Rosamund
f
ROZ-ə-mund; I prefer to think of it as meaning "pure rose" or "rose of the world"
Sabine
f
sa-BEEN; French & German form of Sabina
Salome
f
SAH-lə-may; derived from shalom, the Hebrew word for "peace"
Savina
f
sah-VEE-nah; an Italian form of Sabina, IMO more removed from the rape associations
Sanceline
f
SAHN-sel-een; French derivative of Sancia, meaning "saintly, holy"
Sébastienne
f
se-baws-CHEE-yen; French feminine form of Sebastian, from Greek meaning "venerable"
Semiramide
f
se-mee-RAH-meed, n.n. Mira; Italian form of Semiramis, legendary queen of Assyria
Celandine
f
SEL-ən-deen or CHEL-ən-deen; derived from the Greek meaning "swallow (bird)"
Síofra
f
SHEEF-rə; means "elf, sprite" in Irish Gaelic
Scheherazade
f
sheh-hair-rah-ZAHD; the clever fictional storyteller from '1001 Nights'
Sibylla
f
si-BEL-ə; Greek & Latinate form of Sibyl
Sirocco
m
si-RO-ko; the name of a wind that blows across Africa; from the Arabic sarq meaning "east"
Soheila
f
so-HAY-lah; Persian feminine form of Suhail, also Arabic name for the 2nd brightest star
Solène
f
so-LEN; variant of Solange, derived from the Latin sollemnis, meaning "religious"
Circe
f
SUR-see; latinized from Greek p. meaning "hawk/falcon", sorceress from The Odyssey
Taisiya
f
tah-EE-see-yah; possibly Russian form of Thaïs
Tamar
f
TAH-mahr; means "palm tree" in Hebrew
Taavi
m
TAH-vee; the Finnish form of David, but I love this on a girl
Thandiwe
f
tahn-DEE-way?; n.n. Thandie, means "loved one" in the Xhosa language
Telesto
f
te-LES-to; an Oceanid from Greek mythology who personified divine blessing
Thalia
f
THAY-lee-ah; from the Greek meaning "to blossom," the muse of comedy and poetry
Theodosia
f
thee-ah-DO-shah, n.n. Theda; latinized form of the Greek meaning "giving to God"
Thula
f
THOO-lah; from Zulu meaning "peace"
Thomasina
f
tom-ə-SEE-nə; medieval feminine form of Thomas
Clio
f
Too short by itself; I like it as a n.n. for Cleodora, Cleofa, Cleome, or Cléophée
Ursulina
f
ur-soo-LEE-nə; diminutive of Ursula, also a 14th century saint
Vera
1
f
VEER-ə; means "faith" in Russian, also associated with Latin verus, meaning "true"
Vesper
m
&
f
VES-pur; Roman equivalent of Hesperos, from the Greek meaning "evening"
Vivienne
f
vi-vee-EN; French form of Viviana, derived from Latin vivus, meaning "alive"
Wilhelmina
f
wi-lehl-MEE-nah, n.n. Willa or Mina; Dutch & German feminine form of Wilhelm
Wisteria
f
WIS-tee-ree-ah; a beautiful flower name, would use only as a middle
Yaëlle
f
YIE-el; French variant of Yael
Eudora
f
yoo-DAWR-ə; derived from the Greek meaning "good gift"
Zénaïde
f
ze-na-EED; derived from Zeus, also the name of a 1st century saint & doctor
Ghislaine
f
zheez-LEN; derived from the French gisil, meaning "pledge"
Zoraida
f
zo-RIE-dah; possibly meaning "enchanting,"12th century saint & Don Quijote character
Zuleika
f
zoo-LAY-kə; "brilliant beauty" in Persian; looks kr8tiv, but has biblical & literary history