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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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Mujdā f Arabic
Feminine form of أَمْجَد (ʾamjad) (see Amjad), itself an elative of مَجِيد Majid, feminine مَجِيدَة‎ (Majīda).... [more]
Munawara f Arabic, Urdu, Indonesian
Strictly feminine form of Munawar.
Muniba f Arabic, Pakistani, Turkish
Feminine form of Munib.
Musetta f Theatre, Italian (Tuscan)
Latinate form of Musette, which was possibly based on the dance style, popular in Paris in the 1880s, which took its name from a kind of small bagpipe. It was used by Puccini for the lover of Marcello in his opera La Bohème (1896), which was based on La Vie de Bohème (1851) by Henri Murger (who named the character Musette).... [more]
Muslima f Arabic, Bengali, Uzbek
Feminine form of Muslim, also referring to a female adherent of Islam.
Muzia f Italian
Feminine form of Muzio.
Myha f & m Arabic
in arabic means water.... [more]
Myrta f English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Spanish (Rare), Italian (Rare)
English and German cognate of Myrtle and Spanish and Italian variant of Mirta.
Nabeela f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic نبيلة (see Nabila), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Nabiha f Arabic
Feminine form of Nabih.
Nacéra f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nasira chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Nadeera f & m Arabic (Rare)
Variant of Nadira.
Nadjia f Arabic
Variant transcription of Najia.
Nafia f Arabic
Means 'Profitable' in Arabic
Nafiya f Arabic
Variant transcription of نافعة (See Nafia)
Nafiza f Arabic
Variant transcription of Nafizah.
Nagla f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian Arabic transcription of Najla.
Naglaa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Najla.
Nagwa f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Najwa.
Nahila f Arabic, Spanish
Variant transcription of Najla or Naila.
Nahla f English, Arabic (Egyptian), Indian
Means "a drink of water" in Arabic or a variant of Nala.
Naida f Filipino, Arabic
Short form of Zenaida.
Naijla f Bosnian, Arabic
Variant form of Najla or Naila.
Naima f Arabic (Maghrebi), Bengali, Uzbek, Maranao, Maguindanao, Popular Culture
Alternate transcription of Na'ima primarily used in Northern Africa as well as the Bengali, Uzbek, Maranao, and Maguindanao form of the name.... [more]
Naira f Arabic (Egyptian), Georgian
Derived from Arabic نير (nayyir) meaning "bright, luminous, brilliant".
Najia f Arabic
Feminine form of Naji.
Najiba f Arabic
Version of Najibah, which is a feminine form of Najib.
Najiha f Arabic, Malay
Feminine form of Najih.
Najila f Arabic (Egyptian)
The name Najila is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning "bright eyes". Pretty and feminine Arabic name.
Najima f Arabic
From Arabic نجمة (najima) meaning "star".
Namira f Arabic
Feminine form of Namir.
Napoleona f Medieval Italian, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Napoleone. A known bearer of this name was Elisa Baciocchi Levoy (1806–1869), a niece of the French emperor Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821)... [more]
Naseema f Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Arabic alternate transcription of Nasima as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.
Nasiba f Arabic
Feminization of Nasib.
Nasra f Arabic, Somali, Swahili
Means 'helper, support" in Arabic.
Nassera f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Nasira (chiefly Algerian).
Nassima f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Nasima chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Nassira f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Nasira (chiefly Algerian and Moroccan).
Nataledda f Sicilian
Diminutive of Natalia.
Natascia f Italian
Italian form of Natasha.
Nausica f Catalan, Italian
Catalan and Italian form of Nausicaa.
Nawfa f Arabic
The name means exalted, wise. It also means “Nova” in english.
Nayla f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Naila.
Nazara f Arabic
Feminine form of Nazar/Nazr
Nazha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi Arabic variant of Naziha.
Nazifa f Arabic
Possibly a variant form of Naziha
Nazima f Arabic, Urdu, Dhivehi
Feminine form of Nazim.
Nazzarena f Italian
Feminine form of Nazzareno.
Nedda f Sicilian, Theatre, Hungarian
Sicilian diminutive of Antonietta as well as a Sicilian form of Nella. The name was also adopted into Hungarian usage. Furthermore, this name is borne by the main female role in the opera 'Pagliacci'.
Nedia f Arabic, Indonesian
Allegedly means "morning dew" in Arabic.
Neera f Italian
Italian form of Neaira.
Neila f English (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Possibly a feminine form of Neil and Nail.
Nellida f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Nélida.
Nerea f Italian, Sicilian, Galician, Spanish
Feminine form of Nereo.
Neria f Italian
Feminine form of Nerio.
Nesma f Turkish, Arabic
Means "breeze" in Arabic.
Nesria f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Found in Tunisia.
Nevia f Italian, English (Rare), Slovene (Rare), Croatian
Italian feminine form of Nevio, also occasionally used in English and, Croatian and Slovene.
Nezha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
From Arabic نزاهة (nazaha) meaning "integrity, honesty, virtuousness" (chiefly Moroccan).
Nicandra f Italian
Italian feminine form of Greek Nikandros, mainly found in southern Italy.
Nicla f Italian
Contracted form of Nicolina and Nicoletta.
Nila f Arabic (Egyptian)
Derived from the Egyptian Arabic word نِيلَة (nilah) meaning "water hyacinth" (Indigofera genus).
Nilla f Italian (Rare), Swedish, Norwegian (Archaic), Hungarian
Truncated form of names ending in -nilla.... [more]
Nilva f Italian (Tuscan), Emilian-Romagnol
Of uncertain origin and meaning.
Nimra f Pakistani, Indian, Arabic
Variant transcription of Nimira.
Ninfodora f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Nymphodora.
Nirvana f English (Rare), Arabic (Egyptian)
Borrowed from Sanskrit निर्वाण (nirvana), meaning "blown out, extinguished" and referring to a state of paradise or heightened pleasure. Its use in the United States started sporadically in the 1970s and the rock band Nirvana (1987-1994) may have helped it to rise further in later years.
Nisma f Arabic
Means "breeze" in Arabic.
Nobilia f Italian (Rare)
From Latin nobilis - "noble","celebrated","well-known"
Noha f Arabic (Egyptian)
Egyptian transcription of Nuha 1.
Noorulzahraa f Arabic
It's a compund word of the arabic words for "light" and "flower". Therefor it means "light of the flower"
Noorunnisa f Arabic
Means "light of women" from نور (nur) meaning "light" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women"
Normanna f Italian
Feminine form of Normanno.
Nouha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Nuha 1.
Noumidia f Berber (Rare), Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
A modern coinage derived from the name of the Ancient Berber kingdom and later Roman province Numidia.... [more]
Noura f Arabic
Derived from Arabic نَوْرَة (nawra) meaning "blossom, bloom".
Nouria f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Derived from Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, glow, illumination" (chiefly Algerian).
Nouzha f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi Arabic variant of Naziha.
Novembrina f Italian
Feminine form of Novembrino.
Novenia f Italian
Feminine form of Novenio.
Nuccia f Italian
Diminutive of Mariuccia or Pinuccia.
Numeira f Arabic
Means little female leopard, a feminine dimutive of Namir
Nunziata f Sicilian, Neapolitan
Truncated form of Annunziata.
Nusayba f Arabic (Rare), Medieval Arabic
Means "appropriate, proper, fitting" in Arabic.
Ohda f Arabic
Means "responsibility, guardianship" in Arabic.
Ola f Arabic
Means "dignity", "honor", and "glory".
Oliana f Italian, Albanian
Feminine form of Uliano and Oliano.
Oliviera f Italian
Feminine form of Oliver.
Olivietta f Italian
An elaboration of Olivia.
Omaima f Arabic, Filipino, Maranao
Arabic alternate transcription of Umaima as well as the Maranao form.
Omaira f Arabic, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant transcription of Umaira. Also compare Omara, Omayra and Oumayra.... [more]
Omayra f Arabic, Spanish (Latin American)
Variant transcription of Umaira as well as a variant spelling of Omaira (in Latin America).... [more]
Ombelina f Italian (Rare)
Latinate form of Ombeline.
Ombretta f Italian, Literature
Coined as a diminutive of Italian ombra "shade; shadow", this name first came into usage after Antonio Fogazzaro used it for a character in his novel Piccolo mondo antico (The Little World of the Past in English) (1895).
Omnia f Arabic (Egyptian)
Means "wish, hope". Amani "wishes" is the Arabic plural form of the same noun and is also used as a given name.
Onaysa f Arabic
Feminine form of Onays.
Onesta f Medieval Italian, Italian
Medieval Italian name directly taken from the noun onestà "honesty" or the (feminine) adjective onesta "honest; sincere".
Onorata f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Honorata.
Onorina f Italian, Italian (Swiss), Gascon
Italian and Gascon form of Honorina (see Honorine).
Oranna f German (Rare), Italian
Name of a 6th century Irish saint buried at Berus (Saarland, Germany). The name can be interpreted as a feminine form of Oran.
Orazia f Sicilian (Rare)
Italian form of Horatia.
Orchidea f Italian (Rare)
Directly taken from Italian orchidea "orchid".
Orenzia f Italian
Feminine form of Orenzio.
Orestina f Italian (Rare), Ancient Roman
Italian feminine diminutive of Oreste. It also coincides with the feminine form of Orestinus, a Roman cognomen of the same origin.
Orfea f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Orfeo.
Orizia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Orithyia.
Ornelia f Italian
Variant of Ornella.
Orsolina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Orsola. See also its latinized form Ursulina and the Italian surname Orsolini... [more]
Orsula f Gascon (Rare), Corsican, Sicilian
Gascon, Corsican and Sicilian form of Ursula.
Orsulina f Sicilian
Diminutive of Orsula.
Ortensia f Italian, Gascon, Aragonese, Piedmontese
Italian, Piedmontese, Gascon and Aragonese form of Hortensia. Ortensia is also the Italian name of the plant Hydrangea.
Ortolana f Italian
Italian feminine form of Hortolanus.
Ostiana f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Hostianus.
Osvalda f Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese form of Oswalda.
Otella f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Otello.
Ouafa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic وفاء (see Wafa) chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Ouarda f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Warda (chiefly Algerian).
Ouardia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Ouarda (chiefly Algerian).
Oula f Arabic (Maghrebi)
It means the first or a high place depending on the way it is pronounced
Oumaima f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Umaima chiefly used in Northern Africa.
Oumayma f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Umaima (chiefly Moroccan and Tunisian).
Oumayra f Arabic, Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant transcription of Umaira as well as the Maghrebi form of Umaira.
Palazia f Italian
Italian form of Palatia.
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palmina f Italian, Swedish
Diminutive of Palma.
Pancrazia f Italian, Corsican
Italian feminine form of Pancratius and Corsican feminine form of Pancraziu.
Panfila f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Panfilo.
Panfilia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Panfilo.
Pantalea f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Pantaleo.
Parmina f Italian, Romanian
Probably derived from the name of the Italian city Parma. ... [more]
Pasitea f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Pasithea.
Pasqua f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Directly taken from Italian pasqua "Easter".
Pasquala f Italian
Feminine form of Pasquale.
Pasquarosa f Italian
Italian compound name created from Pasqua and Rosa 1.
Passitea f Italian
Italian form of Pasithea. A known bearer was the Blessed Passitea Crogi (1564-1615), a Cistercian nun of Siena who beat herself with thorns and washed the wounds with vinegar, salt and pepper.
Pazienza f Italian
Means "patience" in Italian.
Pazienzia f Italian
Italian form of Patientia.
Peppa f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Giuseppa and Giosepa.
Perfetta f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Perfectus.
Peribea f Italian (Rare), Catalan (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Catalan form of Periboea.
Perlina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Perla. In other words: you could say that this name is the Italian and Spanish cognate of Perline... [more]
Peronella f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian
Catalan form and medieval Italian variant of Petronilla. The Italian novelist Boccaccio used this name in his work 'The Decameron' (1350).
Persea f Italian
Feminine form of Perseo.
Pierangela f Italian
Feminine form of Pierangelo.
Pieranna f Italian
Combination of Piera and Anna.
Pieretta f Italian, Corsican
Diminutive of Piera.
Pierrina f Italian
The name of a genus of flowering plants, and when used as a name probably a feminine form of Pierre or Piero. This makes it a variant of Pierina, Perrine and Pierrette.
Pileria f Italian (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Maria Santissima del Pilerio whose name is derived from the Calabrian dialect word pileri (pilastro in Standard Italian) "pillar" (compare Spanish Pilar).
Pinuccia f Italian, Sardinian
Diminutive of Pina ultimately a short form of Giuseppa, Giuseppina or Filippa.
Plautilla f Late Roman, Italian
Late Latin and Italian feminine diminutive of Plautus.
Plestia f Arabic (Mashriqi, Rare)
Borne by Palestinian journalist Plestia Alaqad (2001-), whose father named her after one of the first tribes that lived in Palestine.
Polidora f Italian
Feminine form of Polidoro.
Pompea f Italian
Italian form of Pompeia.
Ponzia f Italian
Feminine form of Ponzio.
Poppea f English (Rare, Archaic), Theatre, Italian (Rare, Archaic, ?)
Variant of Poppaea. This name was used for the title character of Claudio Monteverdi's opera 'L'incoronazione di Poppea' (1642).
Porfiria f Italian (Archaic), Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Galician, Dutch (Antillean, Archaic), Portuguese (Indian, Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Porphyria (see Porfirio) as well as a variant of Porfíria used in former Portuguese India.
Porzia f Italian
Italian form of Portia.
Prassitea f Italian
Italian form of Praxithea.
Preziosa f Italian
Italian form of Precious, possibly via the Medieval Spanish name Preciosa.
Preziusa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Preziosa.
Prima f Late Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Primus (see Primo).
Primarosa f Italian (Rare)
Italian adoption of Primrose.
Primavera f Italian (Rare), Medieval Italian, Spanish (Mexican, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Derived from Vulgar Latin prīmavēra "spring". The descendant word primavera is used in Asturian, Catalan, Galician, Italian, Portuguese (and Old Portuguese), Sicilian, and Spanish.
Primetta f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Prima.
Properzia f Italian
Italian feminine form of Propertius. Properzia de' Rossi was a female marble sculptor of the Italian Renaissance.
Prosperina f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Prosper and Prospero and diminutive form of Prospera.
Provina f Italian (Archaic)
Feminine form of Provino.
Provvidenza f Italian
Italian cognate of Providence.
Prudenza f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Prudentia. See also Prudenzia. It coincides with the related Italian word prudenza meaning "prudence".
Pulchera f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Pulcheria.
Pulcheria f Late Roman, History, English, Italian, Polish, Corsican (Rare, Archaic), German (Bessarabian)
Derived from Latin pulcher "beautiful". This name was borne by Saint Pulcheria, elder sister of the Byzantine emperor Theodosius II. It was also the name of a character in 'Crime and Punishment' by Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Pullunia f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Apollonia.
Pupella f Italian (Rare, ?)
Pupella Maggio (1910-1999) was an Italian film actress. She was born Giustina Maggio. Pupella was her nickname, and it means "little doll" in Italian. She worked with Federico Fellini, the famous Italian film director.
Qadira f Arabic, Muslim
Feminine form of Qadir.
Qaisara f Arabic (?)
Possibly a feminine variant of Qaisar.
Qalea f Arabic
Means "castle" in Arabic.
Qamariyya f Arabic
From masculine قَمَرِيّ (qamariyy) or feminine قَمَرِيَّة (qamariyya), both meaning "lunar, related to the moon" in Arabic. It may therefore be seen as a strictly feminine variant of Qamar.
Qamarunnisa f Arabic
Means "moon of women" in Arabic, from قمر (qamar) meaning "moon" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women"
Qamra f Arabic (Rare), Malay (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic قَمَر (qamar) meaning "moon" (see Qamar).
Qanita f Arabic
Arabic feminine name meaning "obediant".
Qasida f Arabic
Feminine form of Qasid. Means “poem”
Qotrunnada f Indonesian, Arabic (?)
Means "dew drop", ultimately derived from Arabic قطرة (qotaraa) meaning "drop" and أندى (andaa) meaning "dew". This name is commonly used within the Indonesian Muslim community.
Quieta f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), English (Rare), German (Swiss, Rare), Caribbean (Rare)
Derived from Latin quietus, -a, -um "quiet". This was the name of a saint.
Quincetta f American (Rare), Italian (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly Italian diminutive of Quinzia. This name is also used as English feminine form of Quincy.
Quintilla f Ancient Roman, Afrikaans (Rare), Dutch (Rare), English (Rare), Italian (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Latin diminutive of Quinta, which thus makes this name the feminine equivalent of Quintillus.
Quinzia f Italian, Emilian-Romagnol
Italian and Emilian form of Quintia.
Qurra f Judeo-Arabic, Arabic
Means "comfort, consolation" in Arabic.
Raabiya f Arabic
Variant of Rabi'a or Raabi'a.
Rachela f Italian (Rare), Polish (Rare), Dutch (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare)
Italian variant of Rachele, Polish form of Rachel as well as a Latinate form of Rachel.
Radegonda f Italian, Sardinian
Italian and Sardinian form of Radegund.
Raeda f Arabic
Feminine form of Raed.
Rafa f Arabic
Means “happiness, prosperity” in Arabic.
Rafaa f Arabic
Means "kindness" or "compassion". It is derived from the Quran and is the root for one of the 99 Names of Allah: Ar-Raoof (The Compassionate).
Rafia f Arabic
Feminine form of Rafi
Rafia f Arabic, Urdu, Bengali
Feminine form of Rafi.
Rafika f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Rafiqa.
Rafka f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rafqa.
Raghda f Arabic
Means "pleasant, happy life" in Arabic.
Raha f Medieval Arabic (Moorish), Arabic
Means "comfort, rest" in Arabic.
Raheema f Arabic
Feminine form of Raheem.
Raifa f Arabic
Feminine form of Raif.
Raisha f Jewish, Arabic
From Raisa (Jewish) meaning "Rose," and from Rasha (Arabic) meaning "Young Gazelle." ... [more]
Rajaa f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic رجاء (see Raja 1).
Rakhaya f Arabic (Mashriqi)
Might be a borrowed name from Hindi, meaning “placed”.
Ramia f Arabic, Hebrew
Meaning: Sender(Arabic), God is Exalted (Hebrew)
Rania f Arabic
Variant transcription of Raniya.
Raniera f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Raniero.
Raouia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi variant of Rawiya (chiefly Tunisian and Moroccan).
Raseena f Arabic
Feminine form of Raseen.
Rasheeda f Arabic, Urdu, Indian (Muslim), Dhivehi
Arabic variant transcription of Rashida as well as the Urdu and Dhivehi form.
Rawaa f Arabic
Meaning - Wow, Amazement, Magnificent
Rawaa f Arabic
Means "aroma" in Arabic.
Rawia f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Rawiya.
Raya f Arabic
Derived either from Arabic ريا (raya) meaning "aroma, fragrance, perfume" or راية (rayah) meaning "flag, banner, ensign".
Rayana f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rayhana.
Rayfa f Arabic
The name of Arabic origin meaning "kind", "compassionate", or "softhearted".
Rayhanna f Arabic
Variant transcription of Rayhana.
Rayya f Arabic (Rare)
Means "quenched" or "fresh, good scent".
Raziedda f Sicilian
Truncated form of Graziedda.
Redenta f Italian
Italian form of Redempta.
Reema f Arabic, Urdu
Alternate transcription of Arabic ريما (see Rima), as well as the usual Urdu transcription.
Regola f Italian (Rare)
Cognate of Regula. It coincides with the regular Italian vocabulary regola "rule; norm".
Rema f Italian (Rare), English (Modern)
Italian feminine form of Remo.
Remigia f Italian, Polish
Italian feminine form of Remigio and Polish feminine form of Remigiusz.
Remina f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Rema.
Remismonda f Italian
Feminine form of Remismondo
Remola f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive form of Rema.
Renea f Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan truncated form of Irenea.
Renetta f Italian
Italian form of Reinette.
Renzia f Italian
Diminutive of Lorenza.
Restituta f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Restitutus. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr from Roman Africa.