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Octavia f English, Spanish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Octavius. Octavia was the wife of Mark Antony and the sister of the Roman emperor Augustus. In 19th-century England it was sometimes given to the eighth-born child.

Ofelia f Spanish, Italian
Spanish and Italian form of Ophelia.

Olimpia f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, Polish (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Form of Olympias in several languages.

Olinda f Literature, Portuguese, Spanish (Latin American)
The name of a princess of Norway in the medieval Spanish tale of the knight Amadis of Gaul. It is perhaps related to Greek ὀλύνθη (olynthe) meaning "wild fig tree" (similar to Olindo). Olinda is also the name of a Brazilian city.

Oliva f Late Roman, Spanish, Italian
Late Latin name meaning "olive". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint from Brescia.

Olivia f English, Italian, Spanish, French, German, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
This name was used in this spelling by William Shakespeare for a character in his comedy Twelfth Night (1602). This was a rare name in Shakespeare's time that may have been based on Oliva or Oliver, or directly on the Latin word oliva meaning "olive". In the play Olivia is a noblewoman wooed by Duke Orsino. Instead she falls in love with his messenger Cesario, who is actually Viola in disguise.... [more]

Oriana f Italian, Spanish
Possibly derived from Latin aurum "gold" or from its derivatives, Spanish oro or French or. In medieval legend Oriana was the daughter of a king of England who married the knight Amadis.

Orquídea f Spanish, Portuguese
Means "orchid" in Spanish and Portuguese, from Latin orchis, Greek ὄρχις (orchis).

Otilia f Romanian, Spanish
Romanian and Spanish form of Odilia.

Ovidia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Rare), Romanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Ovidius (see Ovid).

Pacífica f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Pacificus.

Palmira f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Feminine form of Palmiro.

Paquita f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.

Patricia f English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch, Late Roman
Feminine form of Patricius (see Patrick). In medieval England this spelling appears in Latin documents, but this form was probably not used as the actual name until the 18th century, in Scotland.

Patrocinia f Spanish (Latin American)
Strictly feminine variant of Patrocinio.

Paulina f Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Lithuanian, English, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Paulinus (see Paulino).

Pepita f Spanish
Spanish feminine diminutive of Joseph.

Perlita f Spanish
Diminutive of Perla.

Petronila f Spanish
Spanish form of Petronilla.

Pía f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Pius.

Plácida f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish feminine form of Placidus (see Placido).

Porfiria f Spanish
Feminine form of Porfirio.

Primitiva f Spanish, Late Roman
Feminine form of Primitivus. Saint Primitiva was an early martyr from Rome.

Priscila f Portuguese, Spanish
Portuguese and Spanish form of Priscilla.

Prudencia f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Prudentius.

Quiteria f Spanish (Rare), Late Roman
Meaning uncertain, possibly a form of Kythereia. Saint Quiteria was a semi-legendary 2nd-century Iberian martyr.

Raimunda f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Raymond.

Regina f English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Lithuanian, Estonian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Means "queen" in Latin (or Italian). It was in use as a Christian name from early times, and was borne by a 2nd-century saint. In England it was used during the Middle Ages in honour of the Virgin Mary, and it was later revived in the 19th century. A city in Canada bears this name, in honour of Queen Victoria.

Reina 1 f Spanish
Means "queen" in Spanish.

Ricarda f German, Spanish, Portuguese
German, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Richard.

Rita f Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, English, German, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian
Short form of Margherita and other names ending in rita. Saint Rita (born Margherita Lotti) was a 15th-century nun from Cascia, Italy. Another famous bearer was the American actress Rita Hayworth (1918-1987).

Robertina f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of Roberto.

Rogelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.

Rosalía f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Rosalia.

Rosalina f Portuguese, Spanish
Latinate form of Rosaline.

Rosalinda f Spanish, Italian
Latinate form of Rosalind.

Rosa María f Spanish
Combination of Rosa 1 and María.

Rosita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Rosa 1.

Rufina f Russian, Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Rufinus. Rufina and Secunda were sister saints who were martyred in Rome in the 3rd century.

Sabina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovene, Russian, Croatian, Swedish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sabinus, a Roman cognomen meaning "a Sabine" in Latin. The Sabines were an ancient people who lived in central Italy, their lands eventually taken over by the Romans after several wars. According to legend, the Romans abducted several Sabine women during a raid, and when the men came to rescue them, the women were able to make peace between the two groups. This name was borne by several early saints.

Sabrina f English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Latinized form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the River Severn. According to Geoffrey of Monmouth, Sabrina was the name of a princess who was drowned in the Severn. Supposedly the river was named for her, but it is more likely that her name was actually derived from that of the river, which is of unknown meaning. She appears as a water nymph in John Milton's masque Comus (1634).... [more]

Sarita 1 f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Sara.

Saturnina f Ancient Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Saturninus. This was the name of a legendary saint who was supposedly martyred in northern France.

Sebastiana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Sebastianus (see Sebastian).

Serafina f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Seraphina.

Silvia f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, German, Dutch, English, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Feminine form of Silvius. Rhea Silvia was the mother of Romulus and Remus, the founders of Rome. This was also the name of a 6th-century saint, the mother of the pope Gregory the Great. It has been a common name in Italy since the Middle Ages. It was introduced to England by Shakespeare, who used it for a character in his play The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1594). It is now more commonly spelled Sylvia in the English-speaking world.

Silvina f Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Silvinus.

Sira f Spanish, Italian (Rare)
Spanish and Italian feminine form of Syrus.

Sixta f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Sixtus.

Sofía f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician form of Sophia.

Sonia f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Polish
Variant of Sonya.

Susanita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Susana.

Tania f English, Italian, Spanish
Variant of Tanya.

Tatiana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, French, Slovak, Polish, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German, Dutch, Greek, Georgian, English, Russian, Bulgarian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman name Tatianus, a derivative of the Roman name Tatius. This was the name of a 3rd-century saint who was martyred in Rome under the emperor Alexander Severus. She was especially venerated in Orthodox Christianity, and the name has been common in Russia (as Татьяна) and Eastern Europe. It was not regularly used in the English-speaking world until the 1980s.

Teodolinda f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Rare)
Italian, Spanish and Portuguese form of Theodelinda (see Dietlinde).

Teófila f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Theophilus.

Teresita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Teresa. It is most common in the Philippines and Latin America.

Triana f Spanish (Modern)
From the name of a neighbourhood in the city of Seville, of uncertain meaning.

Valentina f Italian, Russian, Lithuanian, German, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian, Romanian, Spanish, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valentinus (see Valentine 1). A famous bearer is the Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova (1937-), who in 1963 became the first woman to visit space.

Valeria f Italian, Spanish, Romanian, German, Russian, Ukrainian, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerius. This was the name of a 2nd-century Roman saint and martyr.

Valeriana f Spanish, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Valerianus (see Valerian).

Varinia f Ancient Roman, Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Varinius.

Verónica f Spanish, Galician, Portuguese (European)
Spanish, Galician and European Portuguese form of Veronica.

Vicenta f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Vincent.

Victoria f English, Spanish, Romanian, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, French, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Means "victory" in Latin, being borne by the Roman goddess of victory. It is also a feminine form of Victorius. This name was borne by a 4th-century saint and martyr from North Africa.... [more]

Victoriana f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Victorianus.

Vilma f Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, German, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Hungarian, Czech, Slovak, Croatian
Form of Wilma in several languages.

Violeta f Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Albanian, Lithuanian
Form of Violet in several languages.

Virginia f English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Greek, Ancient Roman
Feminine form of the Roman family name Verginius or Virginius, which is of unknown meaning, but long associated with Latin virgo "maid, virgin". According to a legend, it was the name of a Roman woman killed by her father so as to save her from the clutches of a crooked official.... [more]

Viviana f Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Late Roman
Feminine form of Vivianus (see Vivian). Saint Viviana (also known as Bibiana) was a Roman saint and martyr of the 4th century.

Wilma f German, Dutch, English, Swedish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Spanish (Latin American)
Short form of Wilhelmina. German settlers introduced it to America in the 19th century.

Xenia f Greek, Spanish, Ancient Greek
Means "hospitality" in Greek, a derivative of ξένος (xenos) meaning "foreigner, guest". This was the name of a 5th-century saint who is venerated in the Eastern Church.

Ximena f Spanish
Feminine form of Ximeno. This was the name of the wife of El Cid.

Xiomara f Spanish
Possibly a Spanish form of Guiomar.

Yadira f Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
Meaning unknown, possibly derived from an Arabic name. It has been used in Mexico since at least the 1940s, perhaps inspired by the Colombian actress Yadira Jiménez (1928-?), who performed in Mexican films beginning in 1946.

Yaiza f Spanish
From the name of a town in the Canary Islands, Spain. It was used by the novelist Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa for the main character in his Ocean trilogy of books (beginning 1984).

Yamila f Spanish (Latin American)
Form of Jamila used especially in Latin America.

Yanira f Spanish
Spanish form of Ianeira.

Yaritza f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaborated form of Yara 1 or Yara 2 (using the same suffix as Maritza).

Yasmina f Arabic, Spanish (Modern), French (Modern)
Variant of Yasmin.

Yesenia f Spanish (Latin American)
From Jessenia, the genus name of a variety of palm trees found in South America. As a given name, it was popularized by the writer Yolanda Vargas Dulché in the 1970 Mexican telenovela Yesenia and the 1971 film adaptation.

Yésica f Spanish
Spanish form of Jessica.

Yessenia f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yesenia.

Yéssica f Spanish
Spanish form of Jessica.

Ylenia f Italian, Spanish (Modern)
Variant of Ilenia.

Zaida f Arabic (Rare), Spanish
Feminine form of Zayd. This was the name of a Muslim princess who took refuge at the court of (and perhaps married) Alfonso VI of León and Castile in the 11th century.

Zaira f Italian, Spanish
Italian and Spanish form of Zaïre. It was used by Vincenzo Bellini for the heroine of his opera Zaira (1829), which was based on Voltaire's 1732 play Zaïre.

Zoila f Spanish
Spanish feminine form of Zoilus.

Zoraida f Spanish
Perhaps means "enchanting" or "dawn" in Arabic. This was the name of a minor 12th-century Spanish saint, a convert from Islam. The name was used by Cervantes for a character in his novel Don Quixote (1606), in which Zoraida is a beautiful Moorish woman of Algiers who converts to Christianity and elopes with a Spanish officer.

Zuleima f Spanish
Variant of Zulema.