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.
Portland f English (Rare)Meaning, "land surrounding the water" and used in reference to the place of Portland, Oregon which itself is named after Portland, Maine, which is thusly named after the Isle of Portland, England. This name was borne by comedienne, actress, and dancer, Portland Hoffa.
Prairie f American (Rare)From the English word for a flat treeless grassland, taken from French
prairie "meadow". This was used by Thomas Pynchon for a character in his novel 'Vineland' (1990).
Prathia f African AmericanThe Rev. Dr. Prathia Hall, a theologian and ethicist, was active in SNCC and a prominent civil rights movement speaker—she was said to have influenced Dr. King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech, having used the phrase repeatedly in a speech he heard in 1962.
Prayer f & m EnglishMiddle English from Old French
preiere, based on Latin
precarius ‘obtained by entreaty,’ from
prex, prec- prayer.’
Preshea f EnglishA notable fictional bearer of this name is Preshea Villentia, née Buss from Gail Carriger’s Finishing School book series. A notable bearer of a variant of this name is gospel singer Preashea Hilliard.
Pride f English (Puritan, Modern)From late Old English
prȳde ‘excessive self-esteem’, variant of
prȳtu, prȳte, from
prūd. Referring to "pride cometh before the fall."
Ptarmigan f English (Rare)This name comes from a small genus of birds in the grouse subfamily, whose genus name is Lagopus. The name is derived from Scottish Gaelic
tàrmachan, which is of unknown origin, and the
Pt- spelling was adopted as early as the 1680s through a mistaken Greek construction, which may be based on the Greek word
pteron meaning "wing."
Public-universal-friend m & f English (Puritan)Name of 1700s Quaker preacher, originally known as Jemima Wilkinson they changed it after they suffered a severe illness. They claimed to have died and been reanimated as a genderless evangelist.
Purifie m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "to make ceremonially clean." Referring to being purified from sin through Christ's death and resurrection.
Purity f English (Rare)Middle English from Old French
purete, later assimilated to late Latin
puritas, from Latin
purus ‘pure’. From the English word purity, which means "freedom from immorality."
Purpose f EnglishMiddle English from Old French
porpos, from the verb
porposer, variant of
proposer. Meaning, "the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists."
Quartz m & f English (Rare)Derived from Middle High German
twarc, probably from a West Slavic source (compare Czech
tvrdy and Polish
twardy, both coming from Old Church Slavonic
tvrudu meaning "hard," which is derived from Proto-Slavic
*tvrd- and then a Proto-Indo-European root
*(s)twer- meaning "to grasp, hold, hard.")... [
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Quetcy f American (Hispanic, Rare)Borne by Quetcy Alma Martínez De Jesús (1956-), a Puerto Rican child singer of the 1960s and 1970s who was based in New York City. Her name may be a derivative of
Quetzalli.
Quintessa f English (Rare)Variant of
Quintella inspired by
quintessence or "the fifth element" (also known as
aether), the material that fills the region of the universe beyond the terrestrial sphere according to Medieval cosmology (which itself was derived from the theories of Plato and Aristotle).
Quintessence f English (Rare)This name comes from the word that can mean "a thing that is the most perfect example of its type" or, in its literal sense, "fifth essence." The word is derived from Middle French
quinte essence, which is, ultimately originated from Medieval Latin
quinta essentia, a combination of Latin
quinta, the feminine equivalent of
quintus meaning "five," and
essentia meaning "essence."
Quorra f Popular Culture, EnglishVariant of
Cora. It is the name of several characters in popular culture, including a protagonist in the films 'TRON' and 'TRON Legacy', and a figure in 'Star Trek'.
Raamla f African AmericanIn the case of American television writer Raamla Mohamed she was named after a little girl who had the same name her mom later added an extra a so her name could be pronounced correctly
Rabekkah f English (Rare)A spelling of
Rebecca which seems to have been used in the 1600s and 1700s, and was apparently revived in the late 1990s.
Radiance f & m EnglishFrom Latin
radiare +
-ance. From the English word, defined as "the light or heat as emitted or reflected by something" or "great happiness", occasionally used as a given name.
Rai m & f Japanese, English (American), German, Portuguese, SpanishRai is a masculine name of Japanese origin, commonly derived from
Raiden meaning "trust" and "lightning" or "thunder." It is also a Spanish, Portuguese, and German nickname derived from
Raimundo, which means "counsel" and "protection." In most languages it is a masculine only name but in English it became more Gender Neutral and in German it has became more female but some males still have the name... [
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Ramah f English (Rare)Ramah in Benjamin was a city of ancient Israel. It was located near Gibeon and Mizpah to the West, Gibeah to the South, and Geba to the East. It is identified with modern Er-Ram, about 8 km north of Jerusalem.