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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is English or American.
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Dria f English (Rare)
Short form of Adriana.
Driana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Adriana.
Drisana f English (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?)
Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [more]
Druann f American (Rare)
Perhaps intended to be a feminine form of Andrew, produced by rearranging the syllables (i.e., An and drew; see Drew), with the spelling apparently influenced by that of Luann.
Drue m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Drew.
Druella f English, Literature
Feminine version of the masculine abbreviated form of Andrew, Drew. It is also the name of Druella Black (née Rosier) –wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black - out of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.
Dublin f & m English (Modern)
From the English name of the capital city of Ireland, which derives from Gaelic Duiḃlinn. This is not used on Irish children.
Duchess f English (American, Rare)
Old French from medieval Latin ducissa, from Latin dux, duc- (see Duke).
Dulcea f American (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps used as a Latinate form of Dulcie.
Dulie f & m English (?)
No known origin nor meaning. a person with this given name was Dulie Delic an athlete for the Geelong SC.
Dunbar m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Dunbar.
Dune m & f English
Early 17th century from Dutch duin, from Middle Dutch dūne, probably ultimately from the same Celtic base as down3.
Dust f English (Puritan)
Simply from the English word, apparently used as an English translation of Hebrew Aphrah (see Aphra) from the biblical passage: 'Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust' (Micah 1:10)... [more]
Dustee m & f English
Variant of Dusty.
Dusti f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Dusty.
Dustie m & f English
Variant of Dusty.
Dustina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dustin.
Dustine f American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dusty or Dustin, probably influenced by the sound of Justine.
Dustyn m & f English (Rare)
Variant or feminine form of Dustin.
Dwaina f English
Feminine form of Dwain.
Dwainie f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Dwayne or pet form/nickname of Dwayne.
Dwan f English (American)
From the 1976 King Kong. This is an anagram of Dawn.
Dwanise f African American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Denise influenced by Dwayne.
Dwayna f American (Rare)
Variant of Duana with the spelling of Dwayne.
Dyana f English
Variant of Diana.
Dyani f American (Modern)
Many baby name books and sites claim this name means "deer" in 'Native American', with some claiming it's Cherokee. No evidence can be found supporting this claim however and it's more likely the name is a variant of Diane or is an invented name.
Dyantha f English
Variant of Diantha.
Dyasia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Asia 1 with the prefix Dy-.
Dylana f English, Dutch
Feminine form of Dylan.
Dylanda f English
Combination of the Welsh name, Dylan, meaning “born of the ocean”, and the Latin name, Amanda, meaning “worthy of love”.
Dylanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dylan.
Dyllis f English
Variant of Dilys.
Dyna f English
Variant of Dina 2.
Dynasty f African American (Modern)
Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".
Dystiny f English
Variant of Destiny.
Eadda f American (Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the Old English element ead meaning "rich, blessed".
Eaddy f English (American, Rare, ?)
Variant of Edie, influenced by the surname Eaddy. Compare Eadie.
Eadelyn f English
Elaborated version of Eadlyn.
Eaden m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Eden.
Eadie f English
Variant of Edie.
Eadka f English (American)
Possibly an elaboration or diminutive of Eada.
Eadlin f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from an English surname that was derived from the given name Adeline.
Eanna f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a female variant of Ean or a variant of Ianna. Eanna was given to 6 girls in 2014 according to the Social Security Administration.
Earla f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl
Earldene f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl.
Earlee f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Early.
Earlena f English
Latinate form of Earline; variant of Erlena and Earleen.
Earletta f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl using the name suffix etta.
Earlette f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Earl using the name suffix ette.
Earlie m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Early and diminutive of Earline.
Earlina f English
Variant of Earline.
Earlyne f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Earline. A known bearer of this name was the American mystic and author Earlyne Chaney (1916-1997).
Earth f & m English (Rare), English (Puritan)
From the English word earth, referring to the planet, the soil, or the alchemical element. Ultimately from Old English eorthe.
Earyn f English (American)
Alternate spelling of Erin.
East m & f English
From the English word, from the Old English ēast-, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic *aust- "east; toward the sunrise". It is also used as a short form of Easton.
Eastley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Eastley.
Eastlyn f English (American, Modern, Rare), Trinidadian Creole
Combination of east and the popular name suffix lyn.
Eastyn m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Easton, sometimes used as a feminine form.
Eastynn f & m English (American)
Alternate spelling of Easton.
Eathel f English
Variant of Ethel.
Eaves f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Eaves.
Ebbye f English
Variant spelling of Ebbie.
Ebeny f English
Variant of Ebony.
Ebonie f English
Variant of Ebony.
Ebonique f African American
Variant of Ebony using the suffix -ique.
Ecko f & m English
Variant of Echo.
Eclipse f & m English (Rare)
From the English word eclipse (derived from Latin eclipsis, ultimately from the Greek verb ἐκλείπω (ekleipô) meaning "to fail", i.e. fail to appear); a solar eclipse is when the sun and moon are aligned exactly so that the moon casts a great shadow over the Earth; a lunar eclipse is when the moon is right in front of the sun, showing only a bright slither of light... [more]
Ecru f English (American, Rare)
From the English word ecru, the color of unbleached silk or linen, which is from the French écru, meaning "raw" or "unbleached".
Ecstasy f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the drug ecstasy.
Edden m & f English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Edden.... [more]
Edee f English
Possibly a diminutive of Edith
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, Swedish
Short form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example Edeltraud, Edelgard.... [more]
Edelweiss f English
The common flower name for Leontopodium alpinum, it's derived from the German elements edel "noble" and weiß "white." The name of the flower is spelled Edelweiß in German; Edelweiss is an Anglicized spelling.
Edelyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Adelyn.
Edena f American (Rare)
Feminine variant of Eden.
Edesie f Louisiana Creole
French form of Edusa via the variant Edesia.
Edessa f American (Rare)
Edessa is a city in northern Greece and the capital of the Pella regional unit, in the Central Macedonia region of Greece. It was also the capital of the defunct province of the same name. The Greek name Ἔδεσσα (Édessa) is probably of Phrygian origin... [more]
Edevie f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Of uncertain origin and meaning.... [more]
Edganora f American (Archaic), American (South, Archaic)
Perhaps a blend of Edgenie (itself possibly an anglicized form of Eugénie) and Eleanora.
Edgenie f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Meaning unknown, possibly an anglicized form of Eugénie.
Edha f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Hindi, American, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Hinduism, Sinhalese, Nepali, Telugu
MEANING - "spread, prosper,rise, grow strong, become happy". This is feminine form of Sanskrit word एध/एध्... [more]
Edi f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Eddie (Also, see Eddi)
Edin m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Eden.
Edlina f English (Rare)
Possibly either a contracted form of Edelina (compare Edeline) or an elaborated or diminutive form of Edla.
Edmondia f English (American, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from the name of the plant.
Edora f English
Variant of Eudora.
Edra f English (American, Rare)
Allegedly coined as a feminine form of Edric.
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).
Eduene f English
Meaning unknown. The name of Joan Didion's mother. Possibly from ead "rich" with a diminutive suffix.
Edwardina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Edward.
Edwardine f English, German
Feminine form of Edward.
Edwilda f English (American, Rare)
Technically, it is possible that this given name is derived from Eadwild, which is a corruption or misspelling of the Anglo-Saxon name Eadhild, but this is very unlikely, seeing as Eadwild has only been encountered once in that particular capacity so far... [more]
Edwinetta f English
Elaborated form of Edwina.
Edwinna f English (American)
Variant of Edwina possibly influenced by the ehd-WIN-uh pronunciation.
Edyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Edith, in use in the English-speaking world since the 1200s.
Effa f English
Variant of Aoife.
Effemy f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Euphemia.
Effye f English
Variant of Effie.
Eila f English, Scottish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eily.
Eilena f English (Rare)
Latinized form of Eilene.
Eileyn f American
Variant of Eileen.
Eilyn f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Eileen, using the popular name suffix lyn.
Eiria f English
Possibly a transferred use of the surname Eiria.... [more]
Eisele f English (American)
Transferred use of the German surname Eisele.
Eisha m & f English
Possibly a variant of Aisha.
Eithel f English
Variant of Ethel.
Elabel f American (Rare)
Combination of Ella 1 and the common suffix -bel.
Elah f English (Rare)
Variant of Ella 1 or Ella 2. This name was given to 33 girls born in the United States in 2015.
Elaide f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a diminutive of Adelaide.
Elana f English, Jewish
Feminine form of Elan.
Elandria f African American
Elandria seems to be an American name, more utilized by Black Americans/African-Americans. Notable individuals named Elandria are Elandria Williams, former Co-Moderator of the Unitarian Universalist Association.
Elania f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Elana or Elane.
Elaria f English, Medieval English
A medieval English form of Eulalia. ... [more]
Elayne f English
Variant of Elaine.
Elbee m & f English (American, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials LB.
Eldee f & m English (American, Rare)
Phonetic spelling of the initials LD or a form of Elda.
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.
Ele f English (Modern)
Short form of Ellen 1, Elizabeth, Helen and other similar-looking names... [more]
Eleanour f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eleanor. This name was borne by Eleanour Sophy Sinclair Rohde (1881–1950), a British gardener, garden designer, and horticultural writer.
Elease f English
Variant of Elise.
Electa f English
Taken from the word “elected” meaning "chosen". ... [more]
Eleka f American
Maybe a feminine form to Elek.
Elenah f English
Variant of Elena. This name was given to 5 girls born in the USA in 2010.
Elender f American (South)
Possibly a regional pronunciation or variant of Eleanor.
Elenna f English
Variant of Elena.
Eleph m & f Biblical (Rare, Archaic), English (Puritan)
Meaning, "the ox." A place in the lot of Benjamin not far from Jerusalem (Joshua 18:28). The name is omitted by Septuagint, unless, indeed, it is combined with that of Zelah. It may be identical with Lifta, a village W. of Jerusalem.
Elesia f English
Perhaps a variant of Alessia.
Elessia f English (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Alessia.
Eleuthera f English (Rare)
Derived from the Greek word eleutheros "free". This is the name of an island in the Bahamas which was originally named Eleutheria; eleutheria means "freedom" in Greek, while eleuthera means "free"... [more]
Eleven f & m Popular Culture, English
Old English endleofon, from the base of one + a second element (probably expressing the sense ‘left over’) occurring also in twelve; of Germanic origin and related to Dutch and German elf.
Elexa f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Elex.
Elexis f English
Variant of Alexis.
Elexus f English
Variant of Alexis.
Elfine f Literature, English (Rare)
Perhaps an invented name based on similar-sounding names such as Elvina, Elfa and Elfreda, influenced by the word elfin... [more]
Elgitha f English, Medieval English, Literature
From a medieval form of any of the Old English names Ælfgyð, Æðelgyð or Ealdgyð... [more]
Elgustus m & f English
Bandile
Eliondra f English (Modern, Rare)
The name is influenced by names like Elliana and Eleanor or other names with similar starting sounds, and names like Cassandra and Alondra or other names with similar ending sounds.
Eliorah f English
Variant of Eliora.
Eliotte f English
Variant of Elliott.
Elisé m & f French, French (African), English (Rare)
Variant of Élisée, also used for girls. It is also used in English-speaking countries as a faux-Francised variant of Elise.
Elisha f English (Rare)
Variant of Alicia, the spelling possibly based on Elisa (see also Elicia).
Éliska f Louisiana Creole
Diminutive of Élisabeth, possibly influenced by Eliška.
Elisse f English
Either a variant of Elise or Elissa 2.
Elissia f English (Rare), Maltese (Rare)
Elaborated form of Elissa 2 or Elissa 1. Also compare Elysia.
Elitha f English (Rare)
Possibly an altered form of Talitha, or a variant of Aletha. This was borne by American pioneer Elitha Cumi Donner Wilder (1832-1923), a survivor of the Donner Party.