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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Arabic or Italian; and the pattern is *a.
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Deograzia f Italian
Means "grace of God" or "gratitude, thanks to God", from Latin Deus "God" and gratia "grace".
Derfina f Sicilian
Variant of Delfina.
Derifa f Arabic
Apparently means "eloquent" and "creative"
Desolina f Italian
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include an adoption of title of the Virgin Mary La Madonna Desolata and a derivation from the Latin name Desolinus.
Despena f Italian
Italian form of Despoina.
Deudata f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Deodata.
Devuta f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Devota.
Dhahaa f Arabic
Variant transcription of Zaha.
Dhakira f Arabic
Dhakira is an arabic name, meaning memory.
Dhariya f Arabic (Rare), Russian (Rare)
Means "scattering wind" in Arabic.
Dianora f Italian, Literature, Medieval Italian
Meaning uncertain. It could be a Medieval Italian variant of Diana influenced by Teodora or Eleonora... [more]
Diba f Persian, Indian, Arabic
Means "brocade (rich colourful silk)" in Persian.
Digna f Dutch, German (Archaic), Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, Polish
Derived from Latin dignum "dignified, worthy."
Dilia f Italian
Truncated form of Edilia.
Dimetria f Sicilian
Sicilian feminine form of Demetrios.
Dinfna f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Dymphna.
Diodora f Greek (Rare), Neapolitan (Rare), Sicilian, Spanish (Rare), Polish (Archaic)
Greek feminine form of Diodoros, Spanish and Neapolitan feminine form of Diodoro, Sicilian feminine form of Diodoru and Polish feminine form of Diodor.
Diomira f Italian
Italian feminine form of Theodemar.
Diotaleva f Italian
Medieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
Diotalleva f Italian
Medieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
Diotallevia f Italian
Medieval name given to foundlings or infants with precarious health, probably at the basis of the Italian surname Diotallevi, in turn given to foundlings.
Disnomia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Dysnomia.
Ditta f Italian, Hungarian
Truncated form of Editta as well as a Hungarian short form of Edit and Judit, used as a given name in its own right.
Diviana f Italian
An ancient form of Diana.
Djameela f Arabic
Variant of Djamila.
Doa'a f Arabic
Variant transcription of Dua.
Doaa f Arabic
Variant of Dua.
Doha f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of Duha.
Dolcelina f Italian
Italian form of Douceline via its latinized form Dulcelina.
Dolcina f Italian
Italian form of Dulcina.
Dolcissima f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Latin name Dulcissima, meaning "sweetest", "very sweet" (superlative adjective from dulcis - "sweet"). Saint Dolcissima is a virgin and martyr, a patron saint of Sutri.
Dolorata f Italian
Truncated form of Addolorata.
Domizia f Italian
Italian form of Domitia.
Domiziana f Italian
Feminine form of Domiziano.
Donatilla f Late Roman, Sicilian
Diminutive of Donata. Also compare Donatella, which is basically a younger form of the name.... [more]
Donatuccia f Medieval Italian, Italian (Rare)
Medieval Italian diminutive of Donata, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Donia f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic form of Dunya.
Doralba f Italian
Combination of Dora and Alba 1, with the overall meaning of "gift of dawn" or "white gift".
Doranda f Italian (Rare)
Truncated form of Adoranda.
Doraura f Italian, Literature
Possibly a contraction of names Dora and Aura. It appears in tragicomedy "L'Armelindo" (1664) by Francesco Maria de Luco Sereni and in a novel "Il Floridoro ò vero Historia del conte di Racalmuto" (1703) by Gabriele Martiano.
Dorra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Dorra Ibrahim Zarrouk (born January 13, 1980) is a Tunisian actress living in Egypt.
Dounia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Dunia used in Morocco and Algeria.
Drusiana f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare, Archaic), Gnosticism
Feminine form of Drusianus. The tale of the resurrection of Drusiana features prominently in the Acts of John.
Duaa f Arabic
Variant of Dua.
Duccia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Duccio.
Duilia f Italian
Feminine form of Duilio.
Dumìnica f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Domenica. The name coincides with Sicilian Dumìnica "Sunday".
Dunata f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Donata.
Dunatedda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Donatella.
Dunia f Arabic, Spanish, Galician
Derived from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā) "world (the Earth, or any this-worldly habitat, excluding the next world)".
Duniya f Arabic
Variant of Dunia.
Dunnina f Sicilian
Feminine form of Dunninu.
Dunya f Arabic
Derived from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā) "world (the Earth, or any this-worldly habitat, excluding the next world)".
Durdana f & m Arabic, Urdu
Means "single pearl" in Arabic.
Duriana f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Doriana.
Durutea f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Dorotea.
Dusolina f Italian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning. Name of operatic soprano Dusolina Giannini (1902 - 1986).
Edea f Italian (Modern, Rare)
Of very uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Edelfa f Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possibly a rare variant of Adelfa. A known bearer of this name is Edelfa Chiara Masciotta (1984-), an Italian television personality and former beauty queen who won Miss Italia 2005.
Edera f Italian, Albanian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Maltese (Rare)
Means "ivy" in Italian, from Latin hedera "ivy", perhaps related to the Latin root -hendere "to grasp; to take; to cling onto".
Ederina f Italian, Albanian
Italian diminutive of Edera as well as an Albanian borrowing of this name.
Edilberta f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Edilberto. In other words, this is a Spanish and Italian cognate of Ethelberta.
Editta f Italian
Italian form of Edith.
Edmea f Italian, Maltese
Italian cognate of Edmée.
Edra f Italian, Albanian
Contracted form of Edera.
Egialea f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Aegiale.
Egidia f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Egidio and Polish feminine form of Egidiusz.
Egilda f Italian
Alternative form of Ermenegilda.
Egista f Italian
Italian feminine form of Aigisthos.
Eifa f Arabic
Means "to keep one's promise" in Arabic.
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.
Elenia f German (Modern), Italian
Elaboration of Elena influenced by Ilenia.
Eleonura f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Eleonora.
Eletta f Italian
Italian form of Electa, or directly from the Italian vocabulary word meaning "elected, chosen". It belonged to the mother of Petrarch.
Elghalia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Means "the expensive (one)" from Arabic غَالِيَّة (ḡāliyya) meaning "expensive, dear, precious". A known bearer is Elghalia Djimi (1961-), a Sahrawi human rights activist.
Elia f Italian, Albanian, Spanish
Feminine form of Elio.
Èlina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Elena.
Eliodora f Spanish, Italian
Feminine form of Eliodoro.
Elisetta f Theatre, Italian (Rare)
Contracted form of Elisabetta. It was used for one of the main characters in Cimarosa's opera Il matrimonio segreto (The Secret Marriage) which debuted in 1792.
Elisita f Spanish, Italian
Diminutive of Elisa.
Elladia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Elladio.
Elma f Italian, Catalan
Feminine form of Elmo.
Eloisia f Italian
Elaboration of Eloisa.
Elpidia f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Polish
Feminine form of Elpidius.
Eluana f Italian
Possibly an elaboration of Luana or a feminine version of Elouan.
Eluisa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Eloisa.
Elvea f Italian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Elvia.
Elya f Arabic
Variant of Alya 1.
Emerenzia f Upper German, Italian (Rare)
Italian and Upper German variant of Emerentia.
Emerenziana f Italian, Sardinian
Italian and Sardinian form of Emerentiana.
Emidia f Italian
Feminine form of Emidio.
Emmanuela f Greek (Modern, Rare), Italian (Rare), Provençal, Western African
Provençal feminine form of Emmanuèl and Italian variant of Emanuela, as well as an alternate transcription of Greek Εμμανουέλα (see Emmanouela).
Emna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Amna (chiefly Tunisian).
Ena f Italian
Short form of Maddalena.
Ennia f Italian
Feminine form of Ennio.
Enula f Italian (Rare)
Italian word for the Elecampane (Inula helenium), a widespread plant species in the sunflower family Asteraceae.
Enza f Italian, Sicilian
Originally a feminine form of Enzo, this name is also used as a diminutive of names ending in -enza, such as Vincenza, Lorenza or Fiorenza.
Epifania f Spanish (Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian (Rare), Corsican, Polish (Rare)
Spanish, Galician, Italian, Corsican and Polish feminine form of Epiphanius. A fictional bearer is Epifania Fitzfassenden, a central character in George Bernard Shaw's play 'The Millionairess' (1936).
Era f Italian
Italian form of Hera.
Eralda f Albanian, Italian
Albanian feminine form of Erald and Italian feminine form of Eraldo.
Erculina f Sicilian
Feminine form of Erculi.
Erina f Italian (Swiss), Italian
Originally a Swiss-Italian variant of Irene, its modern usage in Switzerland might be influenced by the name of the flower erinus alpinus, known in English as "fairy foxglove", "starflower" and "alpine balsam".... [more]
Erissena f Italian (Rare, Archaic), Theatre
Italian form of Eryxene. This is the name of a character in Johann Adolf Hasse's opera seria Cleofide (1731).
Ermanna f Italian
Feminine form of Ermanno.
Ernistina f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Ernestina.
Esperia f Italian (Rare), Greek (Rare, ?)
Italian form of Hesperia, as well as the modern Greek transcription. Ἑσπερία (Hesperia) meaning "land where the sun sets, western land" was an ancient Greek name for Italy.
Esraa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Isra.
Essia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic آسيا or آسية chiefly used in Northern Africa. According to the Quran, Moses was discovered by Pharaoh's wife Asiya, who raises him as her adopted son.... [more]
Esuperanzia f Italian
Italian form of Exuperantia.
Esuperia f Italian
Italian form of Exuperia.
Ettora f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Ettore.
Eudossia f Italian (Rare), Corsican (Archaic)
Italian and Corsican form of Eudoxia.
Eufemiana f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Eufemiano.
Eufrasia f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Galician (Rare), Italian
Spanish, Galician and Italian form of Euphrasia.
Euggenia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Eugenia.
Eularia f Italian (Archaic), Spanish
Some sources list this name as being a variant of Eulalia, but perhaps it is more likely that the name is a combination of two existing names. In that case, the name is either a combination of any name starting with Eu- (such as Eufemia and Eugenia) with Hilaria or Ilaria, or a combination of Eulalia with any name ending in -aria, such as Hilaria and Maria.
Euplia f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Italian (Archaic), English (Archaic)
Feminine form of Euplius, which is the latinized form of the ancient Greek name Eupleios.... [more]
Eurosia f Italian, Spanish
A famous bearer was Eurosia Fabris, also known as Mamma Rosa, who was beatified in 2005.
Eusibia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Eusebia.
Eustachia f Italian, Sicilian, Polish
Italian feminine form of Eustachio, Sicilian feminine form of Eustachiu and Polish feminine form of Eustachy and Eustachiusz.
Eustasia f Italian
Feminine form of Eustasio.
Eutimia f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Eutimio.
Evangela f Italian (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (American)
Feminine form of Evangelo (Italian) and rare Brazilian Portuguese variant spelling of Evângela.... [more]
Evangelica f Italian (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Evangelico. In the English-speaking world, this name can be a combination of Eve with Angelica as well as be a feminization of the English word evangelic, which as you can see has the same etymology as the aforementioned Evangelico... [more]
Evanna f Welsh, Irish, Scottish, English, Italian (Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Either the feminine form of Evan and a combination of Eva and Anna.... [more]
Evina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Eva and contracted form of Evelina.
Evuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Eva and Evelina.
Ezia f Italian
Feminine form of Ezio.
Ezma f Arabic
Variant of Izma.
Fabiula f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Fabiola.
Fadela f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Maghrebi variant of Fadila (chiefly Algerian).
Fadha f Somali, Arabic
Fadha is a Somali name also used by Arabs.
Fadhila f Indonesian, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic فَضِيل (faḍīl) meaning "excellent, virtuous".
Fadoua f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic فدوى (see Fadwa) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Fadwa f Arabic
Possibly derived from فَدَى (fada) meaning "to redeem, save".
Fahada f Arabic
Means "leopard" in Arabic.
Faheema f Arabic, Dhivehi
Alternate transcription of Arabic فهمة (see Fahima), as well as the Dhivehi form.
Faima f Arabic, Pakistani
Possible meaning "peacemaker".
Faïza f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Faiza influenced by French orthography.
Faliera f Italian
Feminine form of Faliero.
Fania f Medieval Italian, Italian, Yiddish
Italian short form of names that end in -fania, such as Stefania and Epifania and Yiddish variant of Fanya.
Fantesca f Italian, Theatre
From Italian fantesca - "servant-girl". This name was used in some performances of Commedia dell'Arte for a character of a servant woman.
Faouzia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Fawziyya (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan).
Fara f Arabic, Galician (Rare)
Variant transcription of Farah.
Fara f Sicilian, Neapolitan, Italian (Tuscan)
Short form of various, now obsolete, Germanic names that contained the element -fara-, for example Burgundofara. This name is predominantly found in Sicily, Naples and, to a lesser degree, Tuscany reflecting the local veneration of Saint Fara.
Farasha f Arabic
Means "butterfly" in Arabic.
Fareeda f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Farida as well as the usual Urdu form.
Farhia f Somali, Arabic
Fariha "happiness" From the Arabic word for happy
Faria f Arabic, Urdu
Means "Beautiful, kind and loving" in Arabic.
Fariza f Arabic
Means "strawberry" in Arabic, from French fraise.
Farna f Arabic
Shortened form of Farnaz.
Farra f Arabic
Variant transcription of Fara
Fatima Zohra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Fatima Zahra.
Fatina f Arabic
Variant of Fatine.
Fatma Zohra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Fatima Zahra primarily used for Algerian Arabic.
Fatna f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Fatimah chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Faura f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Meaning unknown at this point in time.
Fayyatia f Arabic
Feminine form of Fayyaz.
Febèa f Italian
Variant Italian form of Phoebe.
Fedelina f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Fedele.
Fedra f Greek, Azerbaijani, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian (Rare), Galician, Italian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Sicilian, Slovene, Spanish, Ukrainian, Theatre
Modern Greek form of Phaidra (see Phaedra) as well as the standard form in various other languages.... [more]
Felia f Italian
Truncated form of Ofelia.
Femia f Dutch, Italian (Rare)
Variant spelling of Phemia (Dutch) and short form of Eufemia (Italian).
Fenisia f Italian (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a variant of Fenicia and a variant of the Latin name Finitia.
Ferida f Bosnian, Arabic
Variant of Farida.
Ferreola f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ferreolo.
Fida f & m Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Means "redemption" in Arabic. It is typically only a masculine name in Pakistan while it is feminine in Indonesia.
Fida f Italian
Derived from Latin fidus "faithful, loyal; trusting, confident".
Fidenzia f Italian
Feminine form of Fidenzio.
Fidirica f Sicilian
Feminine form of Fidiricu.
Filadelfia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese form of Philadelphia.
Filena f Italian
Feminine form of Fileno.
Filiberta f Spanish (Mexican), Italian (Rare), Sicilian, Polish (Archaic)
Italian and Spanish feminine form of Filiberto, Sicilian feminine form of Filibertu and Polish feminine form of Filibert.
Filicia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Felicia.
Filiciana f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Feliciana.
Filicità f Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Felicitas.
Filippina f Italian, Sicilian, Banat Swabian
Italian and Sicilian feminine form of Filippo and Banatswabian form of Philippina. This is the real name of Italian-Australian singer Tina Arena.
Filomela f Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, Spanish
Serbian, Macedonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Finnish, Indonesian, Turkish, Portuguese, Breton, Italian, Catalan, Basque, Galician, and Spanish form of Philomel.
Filonilla f Italian (Archaic), Russian (Rare)
Italian and Russian form of Philonilla.
Filotea f Italian, Hungarian, Polish
Italian, Polish and Hungarian form of Philothea.
Filumena f Neapolitan, Sicilian, Sardinian, Czech (Archaic), Croatian (Archaic)
Sardinian, Sicilian and Neapolitan form of Filomena as well as an obsolete Czech and Croatian variant of Filomena.
Fiora f Italian (Rare), Corsican, Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Italian and Corsican fiore "flower".
Fiorangela f Italian (Rare)
Apparently a combination of Italian fiore "flower" and Angela.
Fiordalisa f Italian (Rare)
Derived from Italian fiordaliso "cornflower". In heraldry, however, fiordaliso is the Italian term for Fleur-de-lis; as such, Fiordalisa is also an adoption and adaption of French Fleurdelys.
Fiorenta f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Fiorente as well as a variant form of Fiorenza, which is the main Italian form of Florentia.... [more]
Fiorentina f Italian (Rare)
Italian cognate of Florentina.
Fioretta f Italian (Rare)
From Italian fiore "flower" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Fiorina f Italian
Feminine form of Fiorino.
Fiorinda f Italian (Rare)
Italian variant of Florinda.
Fiorita f Italian
Italian form of Florita.
Fiqa f Arabic
Short form of Shafiqa.
Fiurenza f Corsican, Sicilian
Corsican and Sicilian form of Florentia.
Florenza f Italian, Spanish (Archaic)
Italian variant of Fiorenza and Spanish variant of Florencia and/or Florenta.
Florida f Late Roman, Albanian, Italian (Rare), English (American), Spanish (Latin American), Louisiana Creole
Feminine form of Floridus. This is also the name of a state in the United States of America, which was originally named La Florida by the Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León (1474-1521)... [more]
Florinta f Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly simply an elaboration of Flora with the suffix -inta.
Forella f Italian
Variant of Fiorella.
Fosca f Italian, History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Fosco. Raised in a pagan family, at age 15 Saint Fosca converted to Christianity and was baptized along with her nursemaid, Saint Maura 1... [more]
Fotina f Albanian (Rare, Archaic), Italian, Russian (Archaic), Greek (Rare)
Albanian, Italian and Russian form of Photine via its latinized form Photina as well as an obsolescent Greek variant of Photine.
Francisca f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Francesca.
Fransesca f Italian
Variant of Francesca
Fravia f Sicilian
Variant of Flavia.
Fredegonda f Italian
Italian form of Fredegund.
Fredesvida f Italian
Italian form of Frideswide.
Fridolina f German (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), Romansh
Feminine form of Fridolin. This name is borne by Swedish soccer player Fridolina Rolfö (b. 1993).
Fusca f Ancient Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Fuscus. This name was borne by saint Fusca of Ravenna, an Italian child martyr from the 3rd century AD.
Futura f Italian
Derived from the Italian word futuro meaning "future".
Fuzna f Arabic
means "Winning" in Arabic
Gaitana f Sicilian
Feminine form of Gaitanu.
Gala f Italian, Popular Culture
Diminutive of Galatea. The name was popularized in Italy by Gala (born Elena Ivanovna Diakonova; 1894–1982), the wife of poet Paul Éluard and later of artist Salvador Dalí.
Gallia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gallo.
Galliana f Italian
Feminine form of Gallianus, a Late Roman elaboration of Gallus.
Gaspara f Italian, Galician (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Gaspare and Galician feminine form of Gaspar.
Gaudenzia f Italian
Italian form of Gaudentia.
Gaudiosa f Spanish (Philippines), Italian (Archaic)
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Gaudiosus.
Gavina f Italian
Feminine form of Gavino.
Gea f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Gaea.
Gelasia f Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Gelasius.
Gelsumina f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Gelsomina.
Gemima f Italian (Rare), English (Rare), Portuguese (Archaic)
Italian form of Jemima, as well as an English variant.
Geminiana f Italian
Feminine form of Geminiano.
Gemmina f Italian (Rare)
Italian diminutive of Gemma.
Genesia f Italian
Feminine form of Genesio.
Gennara f Neapolitan
Feminine form of Gennaro.
Genserica f Italian
Feminine form of Genserico.
Gentilla f Italian (Archaic), Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare), English (Archaic)
Italian variant of Gentila as well as the Dutch, English and Flemish feminine form of Gentilis, most likely via its French feminine forms Gentile and/or Gentille... [more]