This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *e* and *t* and *h* and *a* and *n*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Nightmare m & f Popular CultureFrom the English word
nightmare referring to a bad dream seen in the mind while sleeping. This is the name of a character in
Marvel Comics.
Nightshade f & m English (Rare)From the common name for plants in the Solanaceae, especially
Atropa belladonna, a highly toxic perennial also known as deadly nightshade and belladonna. Ultimately from Old English
niht "night" and
sceadu "shadow, shade".
Nikte-ha f Yucatec MayaFrom the Mayan elements
nik meaning "flower" and
ha meaning "water". This also refers to a specific type of waterlily,
Nymphaea.
Nükhetseza f Ottoman TurkishFrom Ottoman Turkish
nükhet meaning "scent, fragrance" (of Arabic origin) and
seza meaning "worthy, fitting" (of Persian origin).
Oenanthe f Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of
Oinanthe. A known bearer of this name was the Egyptian Greek noblewoman Oenanthe of Egypt (3rd century BC), who was a prominent member of the Ptolemaic court.
Oinanthe f Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek noun οἰνάνθη
(oinanthe) meaning "inflorescence of the grapevine" as well as "vine" and "dropwort".... [
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Parthenice f Greek (Rare)Derived from Greek
parthenikos, meaning "of a maiden" or "for a maiden". This is the botanical name for a genus in the daisy family.
Penthea f TheatreFeminine form of
Pentheus. This was used (perhaps invented) by John Ford for a character in his tragic play 'The Broken Heart' (1633).
Penthesilea f Greek MythologyIn Greek mythology, Penthesilea was an Amazonian queen, daughter of Ares and Otrera, and sister of Hippolyta, Antiope and Melanippe. She led her troops to the Trojan War in support of King Priamos.... [
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Permanthoula f GreekFrom the ancient greek name Permanthea, derived from the greek word
anthos meaning "flower, blossom".
Petratishkovna f Popular CultureFull name of the character Tish from the early 2000s show The Weekenders. It was said to mean "girl with one nose", but the elements of the name could come from other names such as Petra (meaning of "stone") or Tish (from Letitia, meaning of "joy, happiness")... [
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Phaenarete f Ancient Greek (Latinized)Latinized form of the Greek name Φαιναρέτη
(Phainarete) meaning "she who brings virtue to light", derived from the Greek verb φαίνω
(phaino) meaning "to shine" as well as "to show, to appear" combined with the Greek noun ἀρετὴ
(arete) meaning "virtue, excellence"... [
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Phetmany f LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ມະນີ
(many) meaning "gem, jewel".
Phetsamone f & m LaoFrom Lao ເພັດ
(phet) meaning "diamond" and ສມອນ
(samone) meaning "war, battle" or "beloved, wife, pretty girl".
Phonepaseuth m & f LaoFrom Lao ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing" and ປະເສີດ
(paseuth) meaning "excellent, precious, superb".
Phra Mae Thorani f Far Eastern MythologyThai chthonic earth goddess. Her name is derived from
พระ (phra), an honorific title,
แม่ (mae) meaning "mother" and the Pali word
dhāraṇī meaning "ground, earth".
Phrangphet m & f ThaiEtymology uncertain, however the first name element may be from
พร่าง (phrang) meaning "sparkling, glittering".
Rathlean f Arthurian CycleOf uncertain derivation. This name belonged to a character in the Irish Arthurian romance
Céilidhe Iosgaide Léithe (
The Visit of Iosgaid Liath or
Visit of the Grey-Hammed Lady)... [
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Rhiainfellt f Medieval WelshDerived from Welsh
rhiain "maiden" (originally "queen" from Celtic *
r-
gan-) and
mellt "lightning". Rhiainfellt or Rhieinfellt was the name of a great-granddaughter of Urien Rheged who became the wife of the 7th-century Anglo-Saxon king Oswy of Northumbria.
Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk f ObscureThe only person with that name is Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenk Koyaanisquatsiuth Williams (1984-)who was born with the first name Rhoshandiatellyneshiaunneveshenkescianneshaimondrischlyndasaccarnaerenquellenendrasamecashaunettethalemeicoleshiwhalhinive'onchellecaundenesheaalausondrilynnejeanetrimyranaekuesaundrilynnezekeriakenvaunetradevonneyavondalatarneskcaevontaepreonkeinesceellaviavelzadawnefriendsettajessicannelesciajoyvaelloydietteyvettesparklenesceaundrieaquenttaekatilyaevea'shauwneoraliaevaekizzieshiyjuanewandalecciannereneitheliapreciousnesceverroneccaloveliatyronevekacarrionnehenriettaescecleonpatrarutheliacharsalynnmeokcamonaeloiesalynnecsiannemerciadellesciaustillaparissalondonveshadenequamonecaalexetiozetiaquaniaenglaundneshiafrancethosharomeshaunnehawaineakowethauandavernellchishankcarlinaaddoneillesciachristondrafawndrealaotrelleoctavionnemiariasarahtashabnequckagailenaxeteshiataharadaponsadeloriakoentescacraigneckadellanierstellavonnemyiatangoneshiadianacorvettinagodtawndrashirlenescekilokoneyasharrontannamyantoniaaquinettesequioadaurilessiaquatandamerceddiamaebellecescajamesauwnneltomecapolotyoajohnyaetheodoradilcyana.
Rychentha f Dutch (Rare)Probably a variant spelling of
Rychenda. This is the name of the daughter of a young couple that I know; the mother is Dutch and the father is of Dutch-Malaysian descent... [
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Saengthian f & m ThaiFrom Thai แสง
(saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and เทียน
(thian) meaning "candle".
Saengthong f & m ThaiFrom Thai แสง
(saeng) meaning "light, ray, beam" and ทอง
(thong) meaning "gold".
Saikhantsetseg f MongolianMeans "beautiful flower" in Mongolian, from сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome" and цэцэг
(tsetseg) meaning "flower".
Saraneth f LiteratureSaraneth is the sixth of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Saraneth is the Binder, the bell that forces complience from the listener.
Satanduhepa f Hittite, HurrianMeaning unknown, although the second element of the name (hepa) likely derives from the Hurrian sun goddess
Ḫepat. Name borne by a Hittite queen (1390 BC-1365 BC)... [
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Shanakdakhete f MeroiticMeaning uncertain. Name borne by a Nubian queen of Kush, who ruled from 170 to 150 BCE. She is the earliest known female ruler of Kush, and is said to have ruled without a king.
Shanakdakheto f HistoryEtymology unknown. This was the name of a queen regnant of the Kingdom of Kush.
Shayantanee f HindiThe name Shayantanee has a Sanskrit-Bengali origin. The name has quite a few meanings-... [
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Shinetuyaa f MongolianMeans "new light" in Mongolian, from шинэ
(shine) meaning "new" and туяа
(tuya) meaning "ray, beam (of light)".
Sithathoriunet f Ancient EgyptianAncient Egyptian feminine name meaning “daughter of
Hathor of Dendera". Dendera is a small, historic town in Egypt known to the Ancient Egyptians as
Iunet.
Snæfríðr f Old NorseDerived from the Old Norse elements
snær meaning "snow" and
fríðr meaning "beautiful, fair". According to medieval tradition, this was the name of a wife of the Norwegian king Harald Fairhair.
Snehalata f IndianMeans "love vine" in Chhattisgarhi, language spoken in India.
Sreyneath f KhmerFrom Khmer ស្រី
(srey) meaning "woman, lady" and នាថ
(neath) meaning "helpful, supportive" or "chief, head".
Stæinfríðr f Old NorseAncient Scandinavian with the combination of
steinn "stone" and
fríðr "beautiful, good, alive, peaceful, safe".
Stæinhildr f Old NorseDerived from the Germanic name elements
steinn "stone" and
hildr "battle, fight".
Stephanetta f Afrikaans (Rare)Feminine form of
Stephan. Stephanetta Johanna Paulina (Nettie) Bredell (1877-1920) was a granddaughter of Paul Kruger (Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger), President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 1900.
Sutherland m & f Scottish (Rare), English (Rare)Scottish regional name that described a person who came from the former county by this name, which got its name from Old Norse suðroen "southern" and land "land". It was called the South Land because it was south of Scandinavia and south of the Norse colonies of Orkney and Shetland Islands.
Svæinhæiðr f Old NorseAncient Scandinavian with the combination of
sveinn "young man, boy" and
heiðr "honour".
Tanche f History (Ecclesiastical)Saint Tanche is a local Christian saint from Troyes, France. She was killed while defending her virginity when attacked by a servant. She is considered to be a martyr. Her cultus dates from the early 7th century and her feast day is celebrated October 10.
Taté-iyòhiwin f SiouxMeans "Every Wind" or "Reaches for the Wind" in Dakota. This was the name adopted by Ellen Simmons, the mother of Dakota musician, activist and writer Zitkála-Šá (legal name Gertrude Simmons Bonnin).
Techan m & f NahuatlMeans "dwelling place, someone’s house" in Nahuatl, from the possessive prefix
te- and
chantli "house". Alternately, the first element may derive from
tetl "stone".
Techna f English (American, Rare)This name is most likely a play-on-words of the English word “technology”. It was used on the television show “Winx Club” for one of the six main characters.
Tegshbayan m & f MongolianDerived from the Mongolian
тэгш (tegsh) meaning "even, flat, smooth" and
баян (bayan) meaning "rich".
Tegshbuyan m & f MongolianDerived from the Mongolian
тэгш (tegsh) meaning "even, flat, smooth" and
буян (buyan) meaning "good luck, fortune".
Tegshsaikhan m & f MongolianDerived from the Mongolian
тэгш (tegsh) meaning "even, flat, smooth" and
сайхан (saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Tehani f Tahitian, Hawaiian, LiteratureDerived from Tahitian
te meaning "the" and
hani meaning "darling". This was used for a character in the novel
Mutiny on the Bounty (1932) by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall... [
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Tekahionwake f MohawkMeans "Double life". This is the Mohawk name of Canadian writer and performer Pauline Johnson (1861-1913).
Tentkheta f Ancient EgyptianPossibly meaning "she from the land of the Hittites". This name was borne by the Great Royal Wife of Amasis II.
Terhenetär f Finnish MythologyA character in the Finnish epic the 'Kalevala,' who was a forest sprite. The name itself means "mist." The short (and common) form of this name is
Terhi.
Tevahine f TahitianFrom the Tahitian
te meaning "the" and
vahine meaning "woman".
Thavone m & f LaoMeans "firm, strong, lasting, enduring" in Lao.
Thenia f English (American, Archaic)Meaning unknown, possibly a shortened form of
Parthenia. This name was borne by a daughter of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings who died in infancy. She was possibly named after one of Sally's sisters, Thenia Hemings (1767-1795).
Theonika f Ancient GreekDerived from Greek
theios meaning "divine" or
theos meaning "god" and
nike meaning "victory".
Theophanu f GreekVariant of
Theophania. Theophanu (c. 955 – June 15, 991) was the niece of the Byzantine Emperor John I Tzimiskes. By her marriage with Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, she was Empress consort of the Holy Roman Empire and held regency as Empress dowager upon her husband's death in 983.
Theoxena f Ancient GreekFeminine form of
Theoxenos. This name was borne by several Greek noblewomen, one of which was a stepdaughter of Ptolemy I Soter of Egypt.
Theraephone f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Θηραιφόνη
(Theraiphone), which probably means "slayer of wild beasts" from Greek θήρ
(ther) "a wild beast, beast of prey" or θήρα
(thera) meaning "the hunting of wild beasts, the chase", which is ultimately derived from θηράω
(therao) "to hunt, to chase", combined with φόνος
(phonos) "murder, slaughter"... [
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Thesan f Etruscan MythologyIn Etruscan mythology, Thesan was the Etruscan goddess of the dawn, divination and childbirth (as well as a love-goddess) and was associated with the generation of life. Her name is derived from Etruscan
thesan "divination".
Thessalonike f Ancient GreekMeans "victory in Thessaly" from Greek Θεσσαλός
(Thessalos) "Thessalian" and νίκη
(nike) "victory". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Macedonian princess, the daughter of king Philip II by his Thessalian wife or concubine, Nicesipolis, and as such a half-sister of Alexander the Great... [
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Thiphaine f FrenchFrench cognate of
Tiffany which had fallen out of usage after the Middle Ages and was rediscovered in the 1970s. The fact that in modern times this name is most commonly used in Brittany has led folk etymology to believe that this was a Breton name.
Thipphaphone f LaoFrom Lao ທິບ
(thip) meaning "heaven, sky" and ພອນ
(phone) meaning "blessing".
Thusnelda f Old Norse (Latinized), Germanic, History, German (Rare)From the name
Tussinhilda, originally an Old Norse name of which the second element is derived from Old Norse
hildr "battle". The etymology of the first element has two possibilities. The first is that it is derived from Old Norse
Þurs "giant" (as in, a giant, not an adjective illustrating something big), which would mean that the entire name's meaning is roughly "battle with a giant"... [
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Thymiane f French (Rare), LiteratureGallicized form of
Thymian. This name was coined for the protagonist in the French translation -
Journal d'une fille perdue - of Margarete Böhme's 1905 novel
Tagebuch einer Verlorenen.
Tianchen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
恬 (tián) meaning "quiet, calm, peaceful" and
晨 (chén) meaning "early morning, daybreak".
Tiancheng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
甜 (tián) meaning "sweet, sweetness" and
晟 (chéng) meaning "clear, bright, splendour".
Tianzhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
天 (tiān) meaning "sky, heaven, celestial" and
珍 (zhēn) meaning "precious, valuable, rare".