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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the name does not appear on the United States popularity list ranked < 200; and the name appears on the United States popularity list for years < 1935.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ceola f American (South, ?)
Perhaps a blend of Celia and Viola. This is an old Southern name, using the (then-)popular ola suffix sound also found in such names as Leola, Theola and Neola.
Ceola f Irish (Modern)
This is a modern Irish name, directly taken from Irish ceol meaning "music, singing".
Ceylon m & f English
From the historical name of the British crown colony (present-day Sri Lanka). Ceylon was translated as such into English from Ceilão, the name the Portuguese Empire used for the island, which had been derived from Sanskrit Siṃhaladvīpaḥ... [more]
Champ m & f American
From the English word champion, meaning "winner".
Chancy m & f English
Possibly either a diminutive (in the case of the masculine use) or an inteded feminine form (in the case of the feminine use) of Chance or a variant of Chauncy.
Chaney m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Chaney.
Chanie f Jewish
Diminutive of Chana.
Channie f English
Unknown, possibly a female variant of Channing.
Charlsie f English
It may perhaps be a diminutive form of Charlotte that spun off as an independent name or an attempt to feminize Charles.... [more]
Chessie f English
Diminutive of Francesca.
Chestina f English
Could be the feminine form of Chester.
Christ m & f Dutch, Flemish, Danish (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Short form of given names that contain the Greek adjective χριστός (christos) meaning "anointed", such as Christiaan, Christian, Christine and Christoffel.... [more]
Cilla f Hungarian, German
Hungarian form of Zillah as well as a Hungarian borrowing of German Cilla, itself a variant of Zilla.
Cilla f English
Short form of Priscilla.
Clarabelle f English
Variant of Claribel. This is the name of Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks' cartoon character Clarabelle Cow.
Cläre f German (Rare)
German spelling of French Claire.
Cleda f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Cleta.
Clell m & f American
Possible nickname from the surname McClelland. Famous bearers include a male actor on Gun Smoke and a cowboy in a PBS commercial.
Clella f American
Feminine of Clelland or Clellan or due to the comparative rarity of the male names, perhaps a rhyming form of Ella 1.
Clémente f French (Rare)
Feminine version of Clément.
Clemie f & m American
Variant of Clemmie.
Clemma f English
Diminutive of Clementine or Clementia.
Clemmie f English
Diminutive of Clementine or Clemence.
Cleola f Greek Mythology (Latinized), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Latinized form of Kleola. In Greek mythology, Cleola is the name of a daughter of Dias, son of Pelops... [more]
Cleora f English
Possibly an elaboration of Cleo or Clara.
Cleta f English (American, Rare), Catalan (Rare)
English feminine form of Cletus and Catalan short form of Anacleta.
Cleta f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
In Greek mythology, Cleta was one of the Charites or Graces.
Clevie m & f English
Diminutive of Cleveland, Cleve, or Cleva.
Cliffie m & f English (American)
A Dimunitive Form of Clifford, Clifton, Clifette, and Cliftona and also a variant of Cliffy and Cliff.
Cloè f Catalan
Catalan form of Chloe.
Clora f Italian
Variant of Clori.
Clora f English (Rare), American (South)
Possibly a short form of Clorinda or a variant of Clara influenced by Cora.
Clyda f English
Feminine form of Clyde.
Clydie f English (American)
Feminine form of Clyde.
Clytie f English, Greek Mythology (Latinized), Literature
Latinized form of Klytië. It was used by British author Joseph Hatton for the heroine of his novel 'Clytie' (1874), and borne by Australian opera singer Clytie Hine (1887–1983); it was also the birth name of Australian ceramic artist Klytie Pate (1912-2010)... [more]
Coletta f Italian (Rare), English (Rare)
Truncated form of Nicoletta as well as a variant of Colette.
Coley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Coley. Diminutive of names such as Nicole and Cole.
Collie f & m English
Diminutive of Colette or Colleen.
Collier m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Collier.
Columbia f Judeo-Anglo-Norman (Latinized)
Judeo-Anglo-Norman form of Colombe.
Columbia m & f Spanish, English, Italian
The name Colombia comes from the name of Christopher Columbus (Spanish: Cristóbal Colón). It was conceived by the revolutionary Francisco de Miranda as a reference to all the New World, but especially to those territories and colonies under Spanish and Portuguese rule... [more]
Concepcion f Various
Variant of Concepción used outside of Spanish-speaking countries.
Corda f English
Either a diminutive of Cordelia or from the Latin corda meaning "hearts."
Cordia f Ancient Roman, English (Rare)
Feminine form of Cordius. In the English-speaking world, this name can sometimes be a short form of Cordelia... [more]
Cordie f English
Diminutive of Cordelia.
Corean f English
Possibly a combination of names like Corry and Anne 1 or an elaboratization of Corinne.
Corene f English, Walloon
Walloon form and English variant of Corinne.
Creola f English (Rare)
Perhaps an invented name, based on the English word Creole, or on similar-sounding names such as Leola.
Crete f Greek Mythology
A mythological name of unknown meaning, possibly deriving from the Luvian *kursatta, meaning "island of silver" or "island of cutting." The name of several characters from Greek mythology including a daughter of Hesperus, the mother of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a granddaughter of Deucalion.... [more]
Crissie f English
Diminutive of Cristina, Cristine, and other names with a similar sound.
Cuba f Roman Mythology
Goddess who helped the child transition from cradle to bed.
Cuba f English (American, Rare)
Derived from the place name Cuba, which refers to an island and country in the Caribbean Sea. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Daisey f English
Variant of Daisy.
Daisye f English
Variant of Daisy.
Darline f English, French (Modern), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare), Haitian Creole, Dutch (Antillean), Flemish
French and Flemish borrowing of Darlene, as well as an English variant.
Deane m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Dean.
DeEtta f English (American)
Combination of the popular name prefix de and Etta.
Delila f Biblical German, Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Bosnian, Hungarian (Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Dutch, Hungarian, Bosnian and German form and English variant of Delilah.
Délina f Walloon
Walloon form of Delina.
Delina f Dutch
Contracted form of Deliana.
Delina f English (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Spanish (Latin American), Romani
English truncated form of Adeline and Sicilian truncated form of Adelina. This name was borne by Delina Filkins, the first person verified to reach the age of 113, in 1928.
Delina f Albanian, Theatre
Derived from Albanian delinj, a particle indicating a high degree of the characteristic quality of the following noun. Delina (1964) is a ballet composed by Çesk Zadeja.
Dellar f American
Variant of Della derived from colloquial pronunciation.
Delle f Sami
Sami short form of Adele.
Delle f Hebrew
Name of Constellation of Aquarius
Delle f English
Diminutive of Adele, Delilah, Delia 1, and other names with a del sound.
Dellie f English
Diminutive of Della.
Delois f English
Transferred use of the surname Delois or combination of popular prefix De- with the name Lois 1.
Delpha f English (American, Rare)
Possibly originated as a short form of Philadelphia or Delphine.
Delsie f English (Rare)
Likely a variant of Dulcie influenced by Elsie.
Dempsey m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Dempsey.
Dena f Chinese
From the Chinese 德 (dé) meaning "heart, mind, morals, ethics, virtue" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Denís m & f Galician, Gascon, Spanish
Galician, Spanish and Gascon form of Denis. In Spanish it is sometimes used for women too as variant of Denise, reflecting the French pronunciation.
Dennie m & f English
Variant and feminine form of Denny.
Dessa f Obscure
Diminutive of Odessa, Desiree or other names containing des.
Dian f English
Variant of Diane.
Dicie f American (South, Archaic)
Diminutive of names such as Diana, Eurydice, Ludicia and Theodosia... [more]
Dimple f English (Rare), Indian
From the English word dimple, likely of Germanic origin; related to German Tümpel "pond".
Dino f Japanese
From Japanese 椿 (di) meaning "camellia flower" combined with 乃 (no), a possessive particle. Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Dino m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Shermadin for men, whilst for women it is a short form of Diana, Dinara, Eldino and perhaps also Denola.
Dola f & m Indian
Derived from Sanskrit dola "swinging, oscillating".
Dollye f English
Variant of Dolly.
Dona f Slovene (Rare)
Short form of Donata.
Dona f Kashubian
Diminutive of Aldona.
Dona f Judeo-Spanish, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Italian
Derived from Italian donna or Spanish doña, both meaning "lady".
Dona f Kongo
Princess/ Queen
Donia f American (South, Archaic)
Short form of names ending in -donia, such as Aldonia, Fredonia, and Caledonia.
Donia f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic form of Dunya.
Donie f American
Variant of Donnie or a diminutive of Donna.
Dorathy f English
Variant of Dorothy.
Dorene f English
Variant of Doreen.
Doretha f English
Likely a variant of Doretta.
Dorla f English (Modern)
A combination of Dora and Darla.
Dorotha f English
Variant of Dorothy.
Doshia f English (American)
Possibly a diminutive of Theodosia. (Cf. Docia.)
Doshie f American
Diminutive of Theodosia.
Dossie f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Dorothy, Eudoxia, Theodosia, and other names with a similar sound.
Dovė f Lithuanian
Short form of feminine names that start with Dov-, such as Dovainė, Dovilė and Dovydė.
Dovie f American (South)
Diminutive of Deborah, or sometimes simply from the English word dove. (See also Dove.)
Earlie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Early and diminutive of Earline.
Eathel f English
Variant of Ethel.
Éda f Hungarian
Short form of various Germanic names beginning with the element adel- or edel-.
Eda f Slovene
Short form of Edita, Edvarda and Edvina.
Eda f Latvian (Rare)
Originally a short form of names beginning with the element Ed- (including, but not limited to, Edīte), this name has been used in its own right from the early 1600s onwards.
Eda f Estonian
Originally a short form of Hedda and Hedvig, now used as a given name in its own right.
Edie f Tatar
Tatar form of Hadiyya.
Edla f Yiddish
A contracted form of the Yiddish Edel "noble."
Edra f English (American, Rare)
Allegedly coined as a feminine form of Edric.
Edra f Italian, Albanian
Contracted form of Edera.
Edrie f English
Possibly a diminutive of Edris.
Edris f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edric. This was the birth name of Anglo-Irish ballet dancer Ninette de Valois (1898-2001).
Edyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Edith, in use in the English-speaking world since the 1200s.
Effa f English
Variant of Aoife.
Eithel f English
Variant of Ethel.
Ela f Slovak
Originally a diminutive of Helena and Eleonóra, now used as a given name in its own right.
Ela f Sanskrit, Indian
Derived from Sanskrit एला (elaa) which means "the earth; cardamom".
Ela f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Elizabeth via Elżbieta.
Elayne f English
Variant of Elaine.
Elba f Italian
Directly taken from the name of the island of Elba. The island's modern name has developped from Medieval Italian Helba and Ilba and is ultimately derived from Latin Ilva.
Elda f Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish (Rare)
Short form of names containing the element eld, from Old Norse eldr, "fire".
Eldora f English (American, Rare), Romani (Archaic)
Perhaps a combination of Elnora and Dora. This is the name of a small former mining town in Boulder County, Colorado, United States, which was originally named El Dorado.
Éléanore f Norman
Norman form of Eleanor.
Elease f English
Variant of Elise.
Electa f English
Taken from the word “elected” meaning "chosen". ... [more]
Eléónora f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Eleanor.
Elfie f German
Variant of Elfi.
Élia f French
French form of Aelia.
Elía m & f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Elia.
Elia f Italian, Albanian, Spanish
Feminine form of Elio.
Elia f Bulgarian
Variant transliteration of Елиа (see Eliya).
Elia f East Frisian
Variant of Ele 3.
Élida f Spanish, Galician
Allegedly derived from Élide, which is the Spanish name for the historic region of Elis, located in Greece.
Elida f Norwegian, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Finnish (Rare), Faroese
Variant of Ellida, a feminine form of Elliði.
Elie f Medieval English
Diminutive of Ellen 1.
Élige f French (Rare)
French form of Eligia.
Elinor f Hebrew
Combination of the names Eli 2 and Nor 1 which is used sometimes as variant of Or , also Hebrew version of the name Eleanor .
Élisa f French, Corsican
French form of Elisa, also used in Corsica.
Elísa f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elisa.
Elisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Elis.
Elisabeð f Anglo-Saxon
Old English form of Elizabeth, from Biblical Latin Elisabeth.
Elisha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia, the spelling possibly based on Elisa (see also Elicia).
Elizah f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Eliza sometimes used as a masculine name.
Elizbeth f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Elizabeth.
Eʹll f Sami (Skolt)
Skolt Sami form of Elli 2.
Ellamae f English, Popular Culture
Combination of Ella 1 and Mae.
Eller m & f English
A short form of Ellery or Eleanor.
Ellison f Scots
Scots form of Alison.
Ellison m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Ellison.
Elma f Italian, Catalan
Feminine form of Elmo.
Elma f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alma 1.
Elmina f Dutch, German
Short form of Wilhelmina.
Elmyra f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Elmira 1. Elmyra Duff is a character from the cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures.
Elna f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elisabeth and Helena.
Elna f Catalan (Modern)
Popularized Catalan name that refers to the northern Catalan city of Elna. At the end of the Spanish Civil War, a Maternity Hospital was set up in Elna, run by a Swiss nurse - Elisabeth Eidenbenz - who looked after pregnant women from the Republican refugee camps who were fleeing Franco's fascist troops... [more]
Elois f English
Variant of Eloise.
Eloïsa f Catalan
Catalan variant of Eloísa.
Elsá f Sami
Sami form of Elsa.
Elta f American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Alta.
Elvera f English, Dutch
Variant of Elvira. It was most notably borne by American dancer Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), the mother of actor Sammy Davis Jr.
Elvia f Albanian
Feminine form of Elvi.
Elvie f English
Diminutive of Elvira, Elvina, Elva, and other names beginning with Elv.
Elvirä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Elvira.
Elwanda f English (American)
Meaning unknown.
Elża f Kashubian
Kashubian diminutive of Elżbiéta.
Elzada f Kyrgyz
Means "child of the nation", derived from Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" combined with Persian زاده (zâde) meaning "offspring".
Elzada f English (American, Rare)
Meaning uncertain. This was borne by American botanist Elzada Clover (1897-1980).
Elzie f & m English
A diminutive of Elizabeth or Eliezer or any name starting with 'El'.
Elzie m & f Hebrew
Diminutive form of Eliezer meaning "God helps".
Elzy f & m American
Variant of Elzie. Diminutive of names containing Elz or Els or similar sounds.
Éma f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Emma.
Ema m & f Efik
Ema f Hebrew (Modern)
Modern name derived from the word ima which means "mother" in Hebrew.
Emà f Occitan
Occitan variant of Emma.
Emaline f English
Variant of Emmaline.
Émelia f Louisiana Creole
Louisiana Creole cognate of Emelia and Emelie (via Emélie).
Emélia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Emmelia.
Emelía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Emelia.
Émelie f French
Cognate of Emelie.
Emilé f Jèrriais
Jèrriais form of Emily.
Emilė f Lithuanian
Variant form of Emilija.
Emmer f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Emma reflecting the Appalachian accent.
Emmý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Emmy.
Ena f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (e) meaning "love, affection", 依 (e) meaning "reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to", 衣 (e) meaning "garment, clothes, dressing", 映 (e) meaning "reflect, reflection, projection", 栄 (e) meaning "flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor", 永 (e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 瑛 (e) meaning "sparkle of jewelry, crystal", 英 (e) meaning "excellent, fine", 詠 (e) meaning "recitation, poem, song, composing", 榎 (e) meaning "lotus tree, nettle tree, hackberry", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness", 慧 (e) meaning "wise", 江 (e) meaning "creek, inlet, bay", 枝 (e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh" or 惠 (e) meaning "blessing, grace, favor, kindness" combined with 夏 (na) meaning "summer", 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens", 奈 (na), a phonetic character, 那 (na) meaning "what", 南 (na) meaning "south", 凪 (na) meaning "lull, calm", 名 (na) meaning "name", 生 (na) meaning "life, genuine, birth" or 和 (na) meaning "harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan"... [more]
Ena f Indian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Gujarati, Hinduism, Marathi, Punjabi, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Sinhalese, Nepali, Kannada
MEANING - Gazelle (a species of Asian antelope ), shining, variegated... [more]
Ena f Estonian
Variant of Ene.
Ena f Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish (Rare), Icelandic (Rare), Faroese (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Scandinavian borrowing of Eithne, a feminine form of Enar and a short form of names ending in -ena.
Ena f Italian
Short form of Maddalena.
Énola f French
French form of Enola.
Enóla f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic adoption of Enola.
Eppie f Scots
Diminutive of Elspeth.
Epsie f English
Diminutive of Hepzibah.
Era f Italian
Italian form of Hera.
Era f Greek (Rare)
Alternate transcription of Greek Ήρα (see Ira 1). It may also be used as a short form of Irini.
Erie f & m English (American, Rare)
Possibly a transferred use of the name of Lake Erie or of the famous Erie Canal. In rare use in the US from the late 1800s to the 1910s and again briefly in the 1960s and 1970s.
Erie f Japanese
From Japanese 絵 (e) meaning "picture", 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 恵 (e) meaning "favour". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Eriş m & f Turkish
Means "access" in Turkish.
Erla f English (Rare), Icelandic, Faroese, Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Estonian (Rare)
Scandinavian feminine form of Jarl (compare Erle), and an English feminine form of Earl... [more]
Erlinda f Albanian
Feminine form of Erlind.
Ermina f Slovene
Variant of Hermina.
Ermina f English (Rare)
Possibly an elaboration of Erma.
Ermiñe f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Herminia and Herminie.
Erna f Silesian
Short form of Ernestyna.
Essa f Old Irish
Means "nurse" in Gaelic.
Essex m & f English, English (Puritan)
From the place name Essex, or a transferred use of the surname (see Essex)... [more]
Esta f Faroese, Estonian
Faeroese and Estonian variant of Ester. As an Estonian name, since the 19th century Esta has been associated with Estonia, the Latin name of the country.
Estel m & f Literature
Estel is the Sindarin word for 'hope'. This name was given to the character Aragorn in Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' when he lived with the Elves in Rivendell and Imladris.
Estel m & f English
Transferred use of the surname.
Estèla f Provençal
Provençal form of Estelle.
Estell f English
Variant of Estelle.
Estèr f Jèrriais, Provençal, Gascon
Jèrriais, Provençal and Gascon form of Esther.
Etha f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare, Archaic)
Dutch short form of Margaretha as well as an English short form of Ethel and in some cases also a variant spelling of Etta.... [more]
Ethelene f English (American)
Elaboration of Ethel using the common name suffix lene. Also compare Ethelyn.
Ether f American
Name used in reference to the discovery of the element ether.
Ethie f American
Diminutive of Ethel, Etheline, or similar names. It is sometimes given as a full name.
Ethyle f English
Variant of Ethel.
Etter f American (Archaic)
Variant of Esther derived from colloquial pronunciation.
Eùgeniô f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Eugenia.
Eulah f English
Variant of Eula.