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Demelza f English (British, Rare)
From a Cornish place name meaning "fort of Maeldaf". It has been used as a given name since the middle of the 20th century. It was popularized in the 1970s by a character from the British television series Poldark, which was set in Cornwall.

Esmée f English (British), Dutch
Feminine form of Esmé.

Esmee f English (British), Dutch
Feminine form of Esmé.

Fleur f French, Dutch, English (British)
Means "flower" in French. Saint Fleur of Issendolus (Flor in Gascon) was a 14th-century nun from Maurs, France. This was also the name of a character in John Galsworthy's novels The Forsyte Saga (1922).

Gaynor f English (British), Welsh
Medieval form of Guinevere.

Gemma f Italian, Catalan, English (British), Dutch
Medieval Italian nickname meaning "gem, precious stone". It was borne by the wife of the 13th-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri.

Gwendoline f Welsh, English (British), French
Variant of Gwendolen.

Imogen f English (British)
The name of the daughter of King Cymbeline in the play Cymbeline (1609) by William Shakespeare. He based her on a legendary character named Innogen, but it was printed incorrectly and never emended. Innogen is probably derived from Gaelic inghean meaning "maiden". As a given name it is chiefly British and Australian.

Jacquetta f English (British)
Feminine diminutive of Jacques.

Jacqui f English (British)
Short form of Jacqueline.

Jemma f English (British)
Variant of Gemma.

Maisy f English (British)
Variant of Maisie.

Nichola f English (British)
Chiefly British feminine form of Nicholas.

Philippa f English (British), German
Latinate feminine form of Philip. As an English name, it is chiefly British.

Romilly m & f English (British, Rare)
From an English surname that was derived from the name of various Norman towns, themselves from the given name Romilius.

Tamsin f English (British)
Contracted form of Thomasina. It was traditionally used in Cornwall.

Tamsyn f English (British)
Variant of Tamsin.