This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is English or American.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Ethylene f English (Rare)Elaboration of
Ethel using the popular suffix
-ene. See also
Etheline. Unfortunately, this spelling is also the spelling of the chemical compound ethylene, a plant hormone.
Etterlene f African American (Rare)Combination of
Etter and the suffix lene. Notable bearers are American singer Etterlene DeBarge (1935-2024) and her daughter Etterlene "Bunny" DeBarge (1955-), also a singer.
Eulabee f American (?)A notable bearer of this name is Eulabee Dix Becker (1878-1961), an American painter. The meaning is unknown.
Euphonia f EnglishFrom the name of the Euphonia bird, a tanager of the genus Tanagra.
Euphoria f English (American, Modern, Rare), ObscureFrom the English word meaning "feeling of intense happiness, state of joy", originally a medical Latin term meaning "condition of feeling healthy and comfortable (especially when sick)". It comes from Greek εὐφορία
(euphoria) "power of enduring easily", from εὔφορος
(euphoros) "bearing well, able to endure, patient", ultimately from εὖ
(eu) "good, well" and φέρω
(phero) "to bear".... [
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Eureka f English (Rare)Eureka is an interjection used to celebrate a discovery or invention. It is a transliteration of an exclamation attributed to Ancient Greek mathematician and inventor
Archimedes.
Evangelise f & m African American, AfricanPossibly an invented name, a combination
Evangeline and
Elise. Another possibility is that it's taken from the British spelling of 'evangelize', which is the English word meaning "to preach the gospel".
Evella f Literature, English (American, Rare), Finnish (Modern, Rare)Created by L. Frank Baum for a princess character in his book
Ozma of Oz. In the book, Evella is the daughter of Evoldo, king of Ev. Since his children's names start with
Ev, Baum has might created the name by using the suffix
-ella or by elaborating it.
Everina f English (Rare)Meaning uncertain, perhaps a feminine form of
Everard. This was borne by Clara Everina Wollstonecraft (1765-1841), a younger sister of English philosopher Mary Wollstonecraft.
Evernia f English (American)A kind of lichen. From Greek
euernēs "sprouting well" (from
eu- "good" +
ernos "sprout") + New Latin -
ia.
Everose f EnglishCombination of English word
ever with
Rose or a combination of
Eve with
Rose, depending on the pronunciation.
Evey f EnglishVariant of
Evie. Borne by the character Evey Hammond in graphic novel, "V for Vendetta", who was portrayed by Natalie Portman in the film adaption.
Evia f American (South, Archaic)Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include a Latinization of
Evie, and elaboration of
Eva, a transferred use of the surname, an Anglicization of
Aoife and an adoption of the Greek place name (also known as
Euboea).
Evidence f & m English (Rare)This name comes from a word which can mean "a fact/observation presented in support of an assertion" or "an appearance from which inferences may be drawn." The word is derived from Old French
evidence, which originates from Late Latin
evidentia meaning "proof" (for Classical Latin, "distinction, vivid presentation, clearness,") stemming from Latin
evidens meaning "obvious, apparent."
Evolet f Popular Culture, EnglishIt has been suggested that the name was created from an elaboration of
love as a palindrome, or from the backwards spelling of
t(h)e love with the
h omitted for the sake of aesthetics, or from
evolve as an incomplete anagram... [
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Excellence m & f English (African, Rare)From the English word
excellence meaning "The quality of being excellent; brilliance" or "An excellent or valuable quality; something at which any someone excels; a virtue".... [
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Exercise f English (Puritan)Simply from the English word
exercise, occasionally used as a given name in early New England. The only biblical text upon which it can be based is I Timothy 4:7, "Exercise thyself rather unto godliness."
Exodus m & f American (Rare)Exodus is name of the second book of Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament, and the second of five books of the Jewish Torah or Pentateuch. Exodus is the name of ex-boxing world champion Mike Tyson's deceased daughter.
Ezrie f English, HebrewVariant of
Ezri which is supposedly a variant of
Ezra. According to the SSA, 5 girls were named Ezrie in 2018.
Fable m & f EnglishDerived from the word for a succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are given human qualities, and that illustrates a moral lesson.... [
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Faint-not f & m English (Puritan)Referring to Galatians 6:9, "And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not."
Fairy f EnglishFrom the English word
fairy, referring to the mythical creature, ultimately derived from the Roman mythological name
Fata, "fate". (Compare:
Fay)
Faith-my-joy f English (Puritan)Referring to the joy of faith in God. Also, derived from the Purefoy motto, 'Pure Foi ma Joi' meaning "pure faith is my joy."
Fantasy f American (Rare)Directly taken from the Engish word
fantasy, which was ultimately derived from
Old French fantasie (“fantasy”), from Latin
phantasia (“imagination”), from Ancient Greek φαντασία (
phantasía, “apparition”)... [
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Fayette m & f English (Rare), Dutch (Rare)Short form of
Lafayette, or else from a surname ultimately derived from Old French
faie "beech", which originally denoted a person who lived in or by a beech wood, or who was from any of various places in France named with the word.