This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the usage is Medieval.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Cneajna f Medieval RomanianDerived from Romanian
cneaz (ultimately from Proto-Slavic
*kъnędzь via Ukrainian and Russian
князь (knjazʹ)) "prince; ruler of a state or principality in past times". This name was borne by the daughter of
Alexandru cel Bun (
Alexander the Good in English) who eventually married
Vlad II Dracul.
Coblaith f Medieval Irish, PictishBelieved to mean "victorious sovereignty", from Old Irish
cob "victory" and
flaith "ruler, sovereign, princess". This name was relatively common in the early Irish period... [
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Confortata f Medieval ItalianMeans "comforted" in Latin. This was an augurative name given to a child born after the death of another one.
Contessina f Medieval ItalianDiminutive of
Contessa. Contessina de' Medici (1478-1515) was a daughter of the Florentine ruler Lorenzo "the Magnificent", named in honour of his paternal grandmother - Contessina de' Bardi (c.1390-1473).
Corsa f Medieval ItalianDiminutive of
Accorsa, itself derived from Latin
accursia "aided; helped". The name coincides with the Italian word
corsa "a run; a race (the competition)" as well as with
corsa, the feminine form of
corso, "Corsican; woman from Corsica".
Countess f Medieval EnglishDerived from Latin
comitissa "countess". This word, while more commonly known as a title, was also used as a personal name occasionally.
Creature f & m Medieval English (Rare, Archaic)From the English word meaning "living being", ultimately deriving from Late Latin
creatura. In the parish registers of 16th-century England this was used to refer to infants, both male and female, who survived birth only just long enough to be baptized... [
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Cwyllog f Medieval Welshwas a Christian holy woman who was active in Anglesey, Wales, in the early 6th century. The daughter, sister and niece of saints, she is said to have founded St Cwyllog's Church, Llangwyllog, in the middle of Anglesey, where a church is still dedicated to her.
Dailida f Medieval BalticRecorded in the Latgale region of modern-day Latvia in the late Middle Ages. The origin and meaning of this name are uncertain; theories include, however, a derivation from Latvian
daile "beauty" or
daiļš "beautiful, beauteous" (compare
Daila) and a derivation from Lithuanian
dailidė "carpenter".
Damroka f Medieval PolishRecorded in medieval Pomerania and Kashubia, this name is of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a Kashubian dialectical form of
Dąbrówka... [
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Daugaviete f Medieval BalticPossibly a direct adoption of Latvian
daugaviete "(woman) from the Daugava (the biggest river in Latvia)".
Dillena f Medieval WelshOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a Latinization of
Dulon and a derivation from the 'Medieval Welsh word
dillyn meaning, as an adjective, "beautiful, fine, neat, chaste", and as a noun, "a thing of beauty or elegance, ornament, precious thing, dear one, darling"'.
Disa f Swedish, Old SwedishFrom a medieval Swedish form of the Old Norse name
Dísa, a short form of other feminine names containing the element
dís "goddess". This is the name of a genus of South African orchids, which honours a heroine in Swedish legend... [
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Dobrodeia f Medieval Ukrainian, HistoryDobrodeia of Kiev (died 16 November 1131), was a Rus' princess, spouse of the Byzantine co-emperor Alexios Komnenos, and author on medicine.
Dota f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, first recorded in the 1400s.
Dótta f Old DanishPossibly an Old Danish form of
Dóttir. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Drilego f Medieval BretonOf uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from
drich "aspect; face; appearance" and "possibly a variant of
-lou, -leu "light"".
Dubheasa f Medieval IrishMeaning "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic word
dubh meaning dark or black and
eas meaning waterfall.
Dubh Essa f Medieval IrishPossibly derived from Gaelic components
dubh meaning "dark" and
eas meaning "waterfall, cascade, rapid". Its meaning could also be interpreted as "black-haired nurse" (or in Latin
nutrix nigra).
Duibheasa f Medieval IrishMeans "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic
dubh meaning "dark" or "black" and
eas meaning "waterfall".
Dula f Medieval PolishOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Proto-Slavic
*dulěti "to get fat" and Proto-Slavic
kъdulja, which denoted a kind of pear.
Durr f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)Means "pearl" in Arabic. This was the Arabic name of Onneca Fortúnez, a 9th-century Basque princess who married into the Muslim Umayyad dynasty.
Dusca f Medieval CzechOf unknown meaning. The
-ca ending indicates that this may be a Slavic diminutive of some unidentified name.
Dutberta f Medieval FrenchThe first element of of this name is uncertain origin. It may possibly be either from Old High German
toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German
*dodh meaning "judgement" together with Old High German
beraht and Old Saxon
berht from Proto-Germanic
*berhtaz meaning "bright".... [
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Duva f Medieval EnglishFrom *
Dufe meaning "dove", derived from either Old English *
dūfe "dove" or its Old Norse cognate
dúfa, perhaps developing from a byname.
Dwynwen f Welsh, Medieval WelshPossibly from the name of the Celtic god of love,
Dwyn combined with the Welsh element
gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh
dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [
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Dyddgu f Medieval WelshDerived from the Welsh elements
dydd "day" and
cu "beloved, dear". This name was used by the 14th-century lyric poet Dafydd ap Gwilym for the subject of nine of his love poems, an unattainable, aristocratic, dark-haired woman whose character contrasts that of his other love, the blonde
Morfudd.
Edeline f Medieval French, Anglo-Norman, French, Haitian CreoleOld French variant of
Adelina. It was borne by Edeline Thwenge, a 14th-century heiress of Ripley Castle in North Yorkshire, England. The Edeline Islands of Western Australia are named for Lady Edeline Sackville-West (1870-1918), the wife of Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland.
Edunxe f Medieval Basque (Archaic)Ancient Basque female name recorded on a Roman era tombstone (centuries I - III) in the Occitanian commune of Sent-Gaudenç.
Egidiola f Medieval ItalianVariant of
Gigliola. Egidiola Gonzaga (1325-1377) was lady of Milan by marriage to Matteo II Visconti, lord of Milan, between 1349 and 1355.
Eilo f & m Medieval Spanish, Medieval BasqueMedieval Spanish and Basque name of uncertain meaning and origin. Very common name during the middle ages, specially in the Álava province of the Basque country. In other regions of Spain it has been found mainly as a female name, probably a contraction of
Eulalia or
Eloísa... [
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Elbira f Medieval Basque, BasqueBasque form of
Elvira. Elbira Zipitria Irastorza (1906–1982) was an innovative Spanish-Basque educator who pioneered home schools as a means of reviving use of the Basque language at a time when it was prohibited.
Elisanna f Medieval FrenchOf uncertain origin and meaning. A current theory considers the name a Romance construction made by truncating
Elizabeth arbitrarily to Elis-, and then augmenting with an arbitrary ending.