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Noorunnisa f Arabic
Means "light of women" from نور (nur) meaning "light" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women"

Norbibi f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Norbibish f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and bibish meaning "lady".

Norbonu f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Nordis f Norwegian
Late 19th century combination of the Old Norse name elements norðr "north" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister".

Norika f Japanese
From Japanese 季 (nori) meaning "seasons", 紀 (nori) meaning "chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period", 規 (nori) meaning "standard, measure", 慶 (nori) meaning "jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy", 矩 (nori) meaning "ruler", 敬 (nori) meaning "awe, respect, honor, revere", 憲 (nori) meaning "constitution, law", 孝 (nori) meaning "filial piety", 識 (nori) meaning "discriminating, know, write", 昇 (nori) meaning "rise up", 慎 (nori) meaning "humility, be careful, discreet, prudent", 仙 (nori) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", 稚 (nori) meaning "immature, young", 典 (nori) meaning "code, ceremony, law, rule", 徳 (nori) meaning "benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect", 乃 (no), a possessive particle, 風 (nori) meaning "wind, air, style, manner", 法 (nori) meaning "method, law, rule, principle, model, system", 野 (no) meaning "plains, field, rustic, civilian life", 誉 (nori) meaning "reputation, praise, honor, glory", 理 (nori) meaning "reason, logic", 緑 (nori) meaning "green" or 倫 (nori) meaning "ethics, companion", 利 (ri) meaning "profit, advantage, benefit", 梨 (ri) meaning "pear" or 里 (ri) meaning "village" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) meaning "flower", 佳 (ka) meaning "excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled", 加 (ka) meaning "add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada", 夏 (ka) meaning "summer", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 可 (ka) meaning "can, passable, mustn't, should not, do not" or 芳 (ka) meaning "perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant"... [more]

Norqiz f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and qiz meaning "girl".

Norsanam f Uzbek
Derived from nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.

Norxonim f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nor which can mean "camel", "birthmark", "pomegranate" or "fire" and xonim meaning "lady".

Nosil f Garo
From the Garo word নো (no) meaning "younger sister" and সিল্ (sil) meaning "pretty".

Nothando f Zulu
Means "mother of love" in Zulu.

Nottung m Old Norwegian
Possibly means "descendant of Nótt" (a combination of the given name Nótt and Old Norse ungr "young" (compare Sveinung))... [more]

Novel m & f English (Rare)
From the English word novel, a type of literature.... [more]

November f & m English (Rare)
From the Latin word novem, meaning "nine". November was the ninth month of the Roman calendar before January and February were added around 713 BC. It is now the eleventh month of the year.... [more]

Novius m Ancient Roman
Oscan praenomen as well as a Roman nomen gentile. The latter is derived from the Oscan praenomen, but is often mistakenly thought to come from the Latin adjective novus meaning "new, fresh, young".... [more]

Novvotbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek novvot meaning "rock sugar" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Nozbibi f Uzbek
Derived noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Nozbuvish f Uzbek
Derived noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness" and buvish meaning "lady".

Nozibusiso f Zulu
Means "mother of blessings" in Zulu.

Nozikbibi f Uzbek
Derived from nozik meaning "fine, delicate" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Ntombenhle f Ndebele
Means "beautiful girl" in Ndebele.

Ntombhekya f South African, Xhosa
Means "girl of the house" in Xhosa, from ntombi "girl" and khaya "home, household".

Ntombifikile f Xhosa
Means "a girl has arrived" in Xhosa.

Ntombikayise f Zulu
Means "father's girl" in Zulu.

Ntombiyesizwe f Zulu
Means "girl of the earth" in Zulu.

Ntombiyezulu f Zulu
"girl of heaven" in Zulu

Ntombizanele f African, Zulu
Means "enough girls" in Zulu, from ntombi meaning "lady".

Ntomboxolo f Xhosa
Means "girl of peace" in Xhosa.

Ntsoaki f Sotho
Means "girl amongst boys" in Sotho, often given to a daughter with many brothers.

Ntswaki f Sotho
Means "girl amongst boys" or "girl with many brothers" in Sotho.

Ntxawm f Hmong
Means "youngest daughter" in Hmong.

Nu f Burmese
Means "soft, delicate, tender, youthful" in Burmese.

Nữ f Vietnamese
Means "girl" in Vietnamese.... [more]

Nua f Ogoni
Means "second daughter" in Khana,... [more]

Nüba f Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From a combination of the characters 女 (nü, meaning “female, woman”) and 魃 (ba, meaning “drought spirit”). This is the name of a mythological figure mentioned in the Shanhaijing (山海经), or Classic of Mountains and Seas... [more]

Nubao f Chinese
From the Chinese 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and 宝 (bǎo) meaning "treasure, jewel; precious, rare".

Nube f South American
Means "cloud" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Nube and Nuestra Señora de la Nube, meaning "The Virgin of the Cloud" and "Our Lady of the Cloud" respectively.... [more]

Nǚhái f Chinese
From Chinese 女孩 (Nǚhái) meaning "girl"

Nukagpiaraĸ m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "boy" or a combination of Nukagpiaĸ and suffix -raq "young animal".

Nukartaava m & f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "his/her new little brother/sister" (see also Nuka).

Nukartâva f & m Greenlandic
Greenlandic name meaning "his/her new little brother/sister". Combination of Nukartâĸ and suffix -a, possessive-genitive marker.

Nuliarpak m & f Greenlandic
Means "real wife" in Greenlandic.

Numatsku m Nganasan
Means "young" in Nganasan.

Numees f Algonquin
Means "sister" in Algonquin.

Numidius m Late Roman, Popular Culture
Of very uncertain and unclear origin and meaning. It may be a corruption of Ummidius in the first place.... [more]

Numing f Chinese
From the Chinese 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and 茗 (míng) meaning "tea".

Numo f Chinese
From the Chinese 女 (nǚ) meaning "woman, girl" and 茉 (mò) meaning "white jasmine".

Nun-baršegunu f Sumerian Mythology
Means "lady whose body is the flecked barley", deriving from the Sumerian elements 𒊺 se ("barley, grain") and gùnu ("dappled, spotted, speckled"). This was an alternative name of the Sumerian deity Nisaba, the goddess of grain and writing, that was used specifically in relation to her capacity as an agricultural goddess.

Núneth f Literature
Means "Woman of the West" in Sindarin.

Nuowa f Chinese
From the Chinese 诺 (nuò) meaning "promise, approve" and 娃 (wá) meaning "doll, pretty girl".

Nūrātūnn f Balochi
Derived from nūr meaning "light" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Nurbanu f Turkish
Combination of Arabic nur meaning "light" and Persian banu meaning "lady". See also Nur and Banu.

Nurbibi f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Nurbika f Chechen
From Arabic نُور (nūr) meaning "light, illumination" combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, girl, mistress".

Nurbonu f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Nurjas m Kazakh
From нұр (nur) meaning "light" combined with жас (jas) meaning "young"

Nurqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and qiz meaning "girl".

Nursadaf f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek nur meaning "divine light" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Nuying f Far Eastern Mythology
Means "maiden bloom". In Chinese folk religion, she and her twin sister, Ehuang, are goddesses or spirits of the Xiang River.

Nwaanyiabia f Igbo
Means "a woman has come" in Igbo.

Nwoye m African
Very uncommon, but mostly used by the Igbo people. Means "boy born on Orie" to the Igbo people. A less popular meaning it's thought to have is: "His mother's pride"

Nyabeel f Nuer
Means "girl of the corn" in Nuer.

Nyamihanda f Kiga
Means "mother of paths" in Rukiga.

Nyanjúra f Kiga
Means "mother of rain" in Rukiga.

Nyinakwezi f Kiga
Means "mother of the moon" in Rukiga.

Nympheros m Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek νύμφη (nymphe) "bride" and ἔρως (eros) "love".

Nymphodorus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Νυμφόδωρος (Nymphodoros), derived from νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife" and δωρον (doron) "gift".

Nymphodotus m Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek name Νυμφοδοτος (Nymphodotos), derived from νυμφη (nymphe) "bride, young wife" and δοτος (dotos) "given".

Nýr m Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "new; young". This is the name of a dwarf (also called Nár) in Norse mythology.

Obabaamwewe-giizhigokwe f Ojibwe
Means "Woman of the Sound (that the stars make) Rushing Through the Sky", deriving from the Ojibwe elements babaam ("place to place"), wewe ("makes a repeated sound"), giizhig ("sky"), and ikwe ("woman)... [more]

Ochmaa f Mongolian
Means "flame woman, sparkling lady" in Mongolian, from оч (och) meaning "sparkle, flame" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Ocotlán f & m Spanish (Mexican)
From the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Ocotlán meaning "Our Lady of Ocotlán" (see Ocotlán), the Virgin of Ocotlán being the patron saint of Tlaxcala and the neighbouring state of Puebla.

Od Ana f Mythology
Turkic and Mongolian goddess of fire and marriage, derived from od meaning "fire" and ana meaning "mother".

Oddlaug f Old Norse, Norwegian, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse oddr "spur, point of a weapon" and laug possibly meaning "betrothed woman".

Odmaa f Mongolian
Means "star woman" in Mongolian, from од (od) meaning "star" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Ofiyatbibi f Uzbek
Derived from ofiyat meaning "health" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Óg m Old Irish
Means "young" or "youth, young man, warrior".

Ógán m Old Irish
Means "youth, young man, warrior", derived from óg "young" combined with a diminutive suffix.

O'g'lon m Uzbek
Means "brave young man" in Uzbek, also an epithet denoting royal lineage or being a descendant of Genghis Khan.

Ȯh-tsévatóéhné'e f Cheyenne
Means "Dusty Walking Woman" in Cheyenne.

Okhin f Mongolian
Means "daughter, girl" in Mongolian.

Okhindüü f Mongolian
Means "younger daughter" in Mongolian.

O'kȯhoméhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Coyote Woman" in Cheyenne.

Oltinbibi f Uzbek
Derived from oltin meaning "gold" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Oltinbuvish f Uzbek
Derived from oltin meaning "gold" and buvish meaning "lady".

Ömmöxayat f Bashkir
From the Arabic أم (umm) meaning "mother" and حياة (hayat) meaning "life".

Omonbibi f Uzbek
Derived from omon meaning "safe, healthy" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Omonbonu f Uzbek
Derived from omon meaning "safe, healthy" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Onabaxt f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ona meaning "mother" or a term of respect for women, and baxt meaning "happiness" or "luck, good fortune".

Onabibi f Uzbek
Derived from ona meaning "mother" or a term of respect for women, and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Onagul f Uzbek
Derived from ona meaning "mother" or a term of respect for women, and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Onajon f Uzbek
Derived from ona meaning "mother" or a term of respect for women, and jon meaning "soul, spirit".

Onanong f Thai
From Thai อร (on) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and อนงค์ (anong) meaning "beautiful woman".

Onaqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ona meaning "mother" or a term of respect for women, and qiz meaning "girl".

Onazar f Uzbek
Derived from ona meaning "mother" or a term of respect for women, and zar meaning "gold, wealth".

Onchira f Thai
From Thai อร (on) meaning "maiden, woman" or "beautiful, lovely" and จิร (chira) meaning "long lasting, long time".

Onsiri f Thai
From Thai อร (on) meaning "maiden, woman" or "beautiful, lovely" and ศิริ (siri) meaning "glory, splendour" or สิริ (siri) meaning "fortune, prosperity, grace".

Onsuda f Thai
From Thai อร (on) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".

Onwara f Thai
Means "great woman, noble woman" in Thai.

O'Peqtaw-Metamoh f Menominee
Means "flying eagle woman" in Menominee.

Oqbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Oqmoya f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and moya meaning "female camel".

Oqqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oq meaning "white", "grey", "silver" or "clear" and qiz meaning "girl".

Orathai f Thai
Means "beautiful woman, young girl, maiden" in Thai.

Orawan f Thai
From Thai อร (on) meaning "maiden, damsel, beautiful, lovely" and วรรณ (wan) meaning "colour, tint".

Orazbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oraz meaning "beauty" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Orchena f Guanche
From Guanche *oršena, meaning "young woman". This was the name of Tenesoya's maid.

Orodueyna f Medieval Jewish, Medieval Spanish
Medieval Judeo-Spanish feminine name from oro meaning "gold" and dueyna meaning "lady".

O'rozbeka f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek o'roz meaning "hope" and beka meaning "wife".

Ortiqbibi f Uzbek
Derived from ortiq meaning "superior" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Ortiqbuvish f Uzbek
Derived from ortiq meaning "superior" and buvish meaning "lady".

Osame m & f Japanese
From Japanese 治 (osame) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 修 (osame) meaning "discipline, study" or from Japanese 治 (osa) meaning "govern, regulate, administer" or 長 (osa) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 女 (me) meaning "female, woman, wife" (for females)... [more]

Ósk f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, directly from Old Norse ósk meaning "wish". This is related to Óski, one of the names of the Norse god Odin, and is found in ósk-mær or "wish-maiden", a common epithet of the Valkyries.

Osmo m Finnish
From a poetic term meaning "fiancé" or "young man", called both osmo and osma in Finnish.

Ošüdə̑r f Mari
Means "white daughter" in Mari.

Otashbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek otash meaning "fire, flames" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Otá'taveenóvá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Blue Feather Woman" in Cheyenne.

Ot Ene f Mythology
Altai, Kyrgyz and Turkmen form of Od Ana, derived from ot meaning "fire" and ene meaning "mother".

Otin f Uzbek
Uzbek feminine name meaning "female teacher", "a woman who reads mystic poetry at traditional gatherings", "an educated woman", or refering to an epithet for distinguished women.

Otoha f Japanese
Japanese feminine name which can have several kanji meanings: 乙羽, "maiden, feathers"; 乙葉, "maiden, leaf"; 音羽, "sound, feathers" or 音葉, "sound, leaf".

Otohime f Japanese Mythology
Means "luminous jewel" or "youngest princess". She was a goddess is Japanese mythology, also known as Toyotama-Hime.... [more]

Otrude f Medieval French
Derived from Old High German ōt meaning "wealth, riches" and Proto-Germanic *þrūþ meaning "strength" or *trut meaning "maiden".

Oxomoco f & m Aztec and Toltec Mythology
An Aztec deity, goddess of night, astrology, and the calendar. She and her husband, Cipactonal, were known as the first human couple. Possibly of Huastec origin, from uxum "woman" and ocox "first".

Oybarno f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and barno meaning "youthful, beautiful".

Oybibi f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Oybonu f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Oygulbonu f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon", gul meaning "rose, flower", and bonu meaning "lady (title)".

Oyimbibi f Uzbek
Derived from oyim, a title used for aristocratic women, and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Oyimqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oyim, a title used for aristocratic women, and qiz meaning "girl".

Oyinbodei f Ijaw
OYINBODEI is an ijaw tribe name of west africa meaning "OUR MOTHER HAS RETURNED" A name given to children believed to have #REINCARNITATED

Oysadaf f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek oy meaning "moon" and sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".

Oysanam f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", also an Uyghur classical music genre.

Oyto'ti f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and to'ti meaning "parrot" or "pretty woman".

Oyuumaa f Mongolian
Means "turquoise woman" in Mongolian, from оюу (oyuu) meaning "turquoise" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).

Oyxonim f Uzbek
Derived from oy meaning "moon" and xonim meaning "lady".

Ozhaguscodaywayquay f Ojibwe
Means "woman of the green glade", or "green prairie woman", deriving in part from the Ojibwe element ikwe ("woman").

Paata m Georgian
Derived from the Georgian adjective პატარა (patara) meaning "little, small" as well as "young" (sometimes in reference to a child). Also compare the Georgian adjective პაწაწინა (patsatsina) meaning "wee, tiny".... [more]

Pȧhávééná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Good Feathers Woman" in Cheyenne.

Pȧhávėhá'e f Cheyenne
Means "Good Woman" in Cheyenne.

Pȧháveméóná'e f Cheyenne
Means "Good Trail Woman" in Cheyenne.

Pálmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic name of uncertain derivation, possibly a feminine form of Pálmi using the Old Norse suffix ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune"... [more]

Pandrosus f Greek Mythology
Derived from πᾰν- (pan-) meaning "all" and δρόσος (drósos) meaning "dew, pure water" or "young of animals".

Panigsiaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "step daughter, foster daughter" in Greenlandic.

Panik f Greenlandic (?)
Means "daughter" in Greenlandic.

Panisuaĸ f Greenlandic
Means "only daughter" in Greenlandic.

Pardabuvish f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek parda meaning "screen, curtain" and buvish meaning "lady".

Paribanou f Folklore
Composed of Persian پری‎ (pari) "fairy" and بانو‎ (bânu) "lady". This is the name of a female genie in the 'Arabian Nights' fairy tale 'The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou'.

Parthavi f Hinduism
Means "Daughter of the Earth"

Parthena f English (Rare), Ancient Greek, Greek
Derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, virgin".

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.

Parthenopaios m Greek Mythology
The first element of this name is derived from Greek παρθένος (parthenos) meaning "maiden, girl, virgin". The second element is probably derived from Greek παῖς (pais) "child", which would give the name as a whole the meaning of "child of a virgin"... [more]

Pastorella f Literature
From Italian pastorella meaning "little shepherdess" or "young shepherdess". Alternatively it could be a feminine diminutive of Pastor. Edmund Spenser used this name for a minor character in his epic poem 'The Faerie Queene' (1590-1596); Pastorella is raised by shepherds, but in the last Canto of Book 6 she is revealed to be the daughter of Sir Bellamoure and Lady Claribell.

Pavia f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English name of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories include a derivation from Old French pavie "peach" and a derivation from Old French Pavie "woman from Pavia", a historic city in Italy... [more]

Peishu f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Peiyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 沛 (pèi) meaning "abundant, full" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Pëllumbesha f Albanian
Derived from Albanian pëllumbeshë "dove, pigeon; (endearing) child, daughter".

Peña f Spanish
Means "rock" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de la Peña and Nuestra Señora de la Peña, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock" and "Our Lady of the Rock" respectively.

Peñafrancia f Filipino
Taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia/Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia and La Virgen de la Peña de Francia, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock of France" and "Our Lady of the Rock of France" respectively, venerated in Naga City though originating from the image enshrined in Salamanca, Spain.

Peñarroya f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñarroya, meaning "Our Lady of Peñarroya."... [more]

Pe'pe'ā'e f Cheyenne
Means "Disorderly Woman", often used in the sense of a humorous nickname.

Pere-ere f Ijaw
Means "rich woman" in Ijaw.

Perna f Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Greek
Derived from Greek pernas "to pass", this name was historically given to a girl with older sisters whose parents desperately hoped for a son. They "were literally praying for the curse of daughters to pass".

Persenet f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "a sister comes forth".

Persinna f History, Literature
Possibly derived from Greek Περσίς (Persis) meaning "Persian woman" or περσέα (persea), the Greek name for a type of tree (species Mimusops kummel)... [more]

Petratishkovna f Popular Culture
Full 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")... [more]

Phajathoibi f Manipuri
Means "beautiful and loved daughter" in Meitei.

Phanida f Thai
Means "young woman, girl" in Thai.

Phathu f Thai (Rare)
Means "bride, woman, wife" in Thai.

Phazabi f Manipuri
Means "beautiful daughter" in Meitei.

Phetsamone f & m Lao
From Lao ເພັດ (phet) meaning "diamond" and ສມອນ (samone) meaning "war, battle" or "beloved, wife, pretty girl".

Phonsuda f Thai
From Thai พร (phon) meaning "blessing" and สุดา (suda) meaning "woman, lady, daughter".

Phra Mae Thorani f Far Eastern Mythology
Thai 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".

Piama f Coptic, Late Greek
Piama often links to Pia, a name whose meaning is Lover, Beloved or from Latin origins meaning “pious” or “reverent” Breaking apart the last key phrase of Piama to -ama could also be in relation to Ama, a feminine name of mixed origins... [more]

Piedras Albas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "white stones" in Spanish (the second word only used as a Latinism or in a poetic/literary sense, in place of blanca), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedras Albas and Nuestra Señora de Piedras Albas, meaning "The Virgin of White Stones" and "Our Lady of White Stones" respectively.... [more]

Piedrasantas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "holy stones" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedrasantas and Nuestra Señora de Piedrasantas, meaning "The Virgin of Holy Stones" and "Our Lady of Holy Stones" respectively.... [more]

Pinaere f Ijaw
PINAERE an ijaw tribe name of west Africa meaning "LIGHT SKINNED WOMAN" Pina

Pinikir f Near Eastern Mythology, Elamite Mythology
This was the name of the most important goddess in Elamite religion. It is uncertain what the meaning of her name was in the Elamite language. Pinikir started out as the mother-goddess (in which capacity she was also the goddess of love and fertility), making her rank above all Elamite gods - even the male ones... [more]

Pinito f Spanish (Canarian)
Diminutive of Pino (itself from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora del Pino meaning "Our Lady of the Pine", the patron saint of Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands)... [more]

Pino f Spanish (Canarian)
Means "pine tree" in Spanish. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Pino, meaning "Our Lady of the Pine". This is an epithet of the Virgin Mary in her role as the patroness of the island of Gran Canaria, Spain.

Piyanut f Thai
From Thai ปิย (piya) meaning "dear, beloved" and อนุช (anuch) meaning "(younger) sister".

Pleiades m & f Greek Mythology, Astronomy
Name of a star cluster, likely meaning "to sail", from the ancient Greek 'plein'. Also used in Greek mythology, the Pleiades were the seven daughters of Pleione and Atlas, thus meaning "daughters of Pleione".

Ploumisti f Greek (Modern, Rare)
Used in the eastern region of Macedonia, Greece. It comes from the ancient Greek word πλουμίον (ploumíon) or the Latin word pluma, which means "painted or embroidered decorative design, flower, ornament"... [more]

Plúr na mBan f Irish Mythology
Means "the flower of women", deriving from the Anglo-Norman element flur ("flower, blossom"), and the Irish element na mban ("of the women"). Name borne by the daughter of Oisín and Niamh in the Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

Poemu f & m Japanese
From Japanese 詩 (poemu, poe) meaning "poetry, poem", 保 (po) meaning "protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support", 星 (po) meaning "star", 歩 (po) meaning "walk", 帆 (po) meaning "sail", 穂 (po) meaning "grain" or 母 (po) meaning "mother", 笑 (e) meaning "laugh", 絵 (e) meaning "picture, drawing, painting, sketch", 影 (e) meaning "shadow, silhouette, phantom" or 恵 (e) meaning "favor, blessing, grace, kindness" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" or 笑 (emu) meaning "laugh"... [more]

Poeuv m & f Khmer
Means "youngest, young one" in Khmer.

Poludnitsa f Slavic Mythology
The name of a supernatural creature in Eastern European mythology, known in English as "Lady Midday" or the "Noon Witch". Her name is probably derived from the proto-Slavic *polъ meaning "half" and dьnь meaning "day", therefore "midday", and the related terms in the various Slavic languages... [more]

Powamana f Lunda
Means "beautiful woman" in Lunda.

Prado f & m Spanish, Filipino (Rare)
Means "meadow" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Prado and Nuestra Señora del Prado, meaning "The Virgin of the Meadow" and "Our Lady of the Meadow."... [more]

Prayusha f Nepali
Means “beautiful girl” or “dusk” in Nepali.

Prazeres f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from Portuguese prazeres, the plural form of prazer "pleasure", this name is used in reference to the title of the Virgin Mary Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ("Our Lady of Pleasures")... [more]

Priyanut f Thai
From Thai ปรียา (priya) meaning "darling, beloved" and อนุช (anuch) meaning "(younger) sister".

Prodigios f & m Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Means "prodigies" in Spanish, taken from the Mexican titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Prodigios and Nuestra Señora de los Prodigios, meaning "The Virgin of the Prodigies" and "Our Lady of the Prodigies" respectively.... [more]

Pucel m Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Masculine form of Pucella, ultimately derived from Old French pucel "young, unmarried man".

Pucella f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Middle French pucelle, ultimately from Old French and Anglo-Norman pucele "a girl, a maiden; a virgin".

Pueblito f & m Spanish (Mexican)
Means "little town, small village" in Spanish, a diminutive of pueblo meaning "town, village; people." It is taken from the Mexican titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Pueblito and Nuestra Señora del Pueblito, meaning "The Virgin of the Little Town" and "Our Lady of the Little Town" respectively.... [more]

Pukhutsya f Nenets
Means "old woman" in Nenets.

Pultzelina f Medieval Jewish, Jewish (Archaic)
Derived from Old French pulcella, pucelle "maid, young woman".

Puspawati f Indonesian, Malay
Derived from Indonesian puspa meaning "flower" combined with the suffix -wati meaning "woman" (see Wati).

Putroë f Indonesian, Acehnese
Means "daughter" in Acehnese.

Puy f Basque, Aragonese, Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Puy meaning "Our Lady of Puy". In Auvergnat French, Puy means "promontory, hill". A legend tells that the image of the Virgin Mary was found at the top of a hill.

Qamarunnisa f Arabic
Means "moon of women" in Arabic, from قمر (qamar) meaning "moon" and نساء (nisa) meaning "women"

Qaraqız f Karachay-Balkar
Means "black girl" in Karachay-Balkar.

Qianghong f Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" or 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 虹 (hóng) meaning "rainbow", 红 (hóng) meaning "red", 泓 (hóng) meaning "clear, deep pool of water", or 鸿 (hóng) meaning "wild swan, vast".

Qiangjia f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, good, excellent, auspicious".

Qiangjie f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 洁 (jié) meaning "clean, pure, purify".

Qiangning f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 宁 (níng) meaning "peaceful, calm".

Qiangqiang f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady".

Qiangqing f Chinese
From the Chinese 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 晴 (qíng) meaning "fine weather".

Qiangshu f Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" and 姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".

Qiangying f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 蔷 (qiáng) meaning "rose" or 嫱 (qiáng) meaning "lady" and 英 (yīng) meaning "hero, brave" or "flower, petal, leaf", 瑛 (yīng) meaning "luster of crystals", 莺 (yīng) meaning "oriole, green finch" or 潆 (yíng) meaning "tiny stream, swirl around".

Qiannan f Chinese
From the Chinese 倩 (qiàn) meaning "beautiful, lovely" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".

Qianyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and 瑗 (yuàn) meaning "jade ring", 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 园 (yuán) meaning "garden, park, orchard".

Qingfeng m & f Chinese
From Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young", 卿 (qīng) meaning "minister, noble, officer", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean" or 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" combined with 峰 (fēng) meaning "summit, peak, top" or 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, style"... [more]

Qinghua m & f Chinese
From Chinese 清 (qīng) meaning "clear, pure, clean", 庆 (qìng) meaning "congratulate, celebrate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" combined with 华 (huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese" or 骅 (huá) meaning "chesnut horse, fine horse"... [more]

Qingli f Chinese
From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" and 鹂 (lí) meaning "oriole", 丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful", or 莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".

Qingnan f Chinese
From the Chinese 庆 (qìng) meaning "celebrate, congratulate" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".

Qingshuang f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, black; young", 清 (qīng) meaning "clean, pure, clean, peaceful" or 晴 (qíng)... [more]

Qingtai m Chinese
From Chinese 晴 (qíng) meaning "clear weather, sunny", 清 (qīng) meaning "clear; clean", 情 (qíng) meaning "feeling, emotion, love, affection, sentiment", 輕 (qīng) meaning "gentle, soft; light", or 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green; young" combined with 太 (tài) meaning "big, thick"... [more]

Qingyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 青 (qīng) meaning "blue, green, young" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman".

Qiniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 祺 (qí) meaning "good luck" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Qinyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" or 钦 (qīn) meaning "respect, admire, respectful" and 媛 (yuàn) meaning "beauty, beautiful woman" or 苑 (yuàn) meaning "pasture, park, garden".

Qionglin f Chinese
From the Chinese 琼 (qióng) meaning "jade, rare, precious" and 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn".

Qizbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qiz meaning "girl" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Qizoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qiz meaning "girl" and oy meaning "moon".

Qızqayıt f Azerbaijani
From 'qız' meaning "girl" and 'qayıtmaq' meaning "return." Qızqayıt Salman qızı Həsənova is a well-known bearer.

Qızxanım f Azerbaijani
From 'qız' meaning "girl, daughter" and 'xanım' meaning "madam, wife."

Qobilbibi f Uzbek
Derived from qobil meaning "able, gifted" or "obedient" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Qolbanat f Bashkir
From Bashkir ҡол (qol) meaning "obedient, docile" and банат (banat) meaning "girl".

Qoraqiz f Uzbek
Derived from qora meaning "black" and qiz meaning "girl".

Qorbibi f Uzbek
Derived from qor meaning "snow" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Qo'zibuvish f Uzbek
Derived from qo'zi meaning "lamb" and buvish meaning "lady".

Quanmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 泉 (quán) meaning "spring, fountain, wealth" and 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".

Quauhtlapochin m Nahuatl
Possibly means "young eagle", derived from Nahuatl cuauhtli "eagle" and -poch "young". Alternately, the second element may derive from poctli "smoke, fumes, vapour".

Quena f Medieval English, English (Modern, Rare)
Derived from Old English cwén "woman", this name was originally a diminutive of names containing said element.... [more]

Quilla f Inca Mythology (Hispanicized)
Hispanicized form of Killa. In Inca mythology Mama Quilla or Mama Killa was the goddess of the moon, worshipped in particular by women and often represented by a disc made of either gold or silver... [more]

Qumriqiz f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek qumri meaning "turtledove" and qiz meaning "girl".

Qutlibibi f Uzbek
Derived from qutli meaning "blessed, full of blessings" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Rəfiqə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Rafiqa. This also coincides with the Azerbaijani word for "female friend, girlfriend", itself of Arabic origin.

Raisha f Jewish, Arabic
From Raisa (Jewish) meaning "Rose," and from Rasha (Arabic) meaning "Young Gazelle." ... [more]

Rajabbibi f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek rajab, the seventh month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Rajini f Sanskrit
MEANING - "shining, splendid, beautiful lady". It is derived from Sanskrit word, male name Raajin / Rajin / राजिन्... [more]

Rana Niejta f Sami Mythology
Derived from rana meaning "green, green fields" and niejta meaning "girl, daughter". This is the Sami goddess of spring and fertility.

Randalín f Norse Mythology
In the Saga of Ragnar Lothbrók, his second wife Áslaug changes her name to Randalín when she goes to avenge the lives of her stepsons.... [more]

Rannvør f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements rann "house" and vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth".

Raoniu f Chinese
From the Chinese 娆 (ráo) meaning "graceful, charming" and 妞 (niū) meaning "girl".

Rara f Japanese
From Japanese 歌 (ra) meaning "song, poetry" combined with 姫 (ra) meaning "a noblewoman, a lady, a princess". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Raya f Hebrew
Means "wife" / "beloved" in Hebrew.

Recuerdo f Spanish (Rare)
Means "remembrance, memory" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Recuerdo and Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, meaning "The Virgin of the Remembrance" and "Our Lady of the Remembrance" respectively.

Refugio m & f Spanish (Mexican)
Means "refuge, shelter" in Spanish. As a feminine name, it is often part of the compound name María del Refugio, from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora del Refugio (de los Pecadores) meaning "Our Lady, Refuge (of Sinners)".

Reniala f Malagasy
Means "baobab tree" in Malagasy, ultimately from reny meaning "mother" and ala meaning "forest".

Renmei f Chinese
From the Chinese 仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness" and 美 (měi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 妹 (mèi) meaning "younger sister".

Reposo f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rest" in Spanish. It is taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Reposo and Nuestra Señora del Reposo, meaning "The Virgin of the Rest" and "Our Lady of the Rest", respectively... [more]

Retno f Javanese
Derived from Javanese retna meaning "diamond" or "daughter", ultimately from Sanskrit रत्न (ratna).

Revati f Indian
"Constellation" "Balarama's wife"

Reyndís f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ragndis as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements reynir "rowan (tree)" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Rhiainfellt f Medieval Welsh
Derived 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.

Rhiann f Welsh (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Although Rhiann is first and foremost a short form of the name Rhiannon, it is sometimes associated with Welsh rhiain "maiden".

Rhianwen f Welsh
Combination of Welsh rhiain "maiden" (compare Rhian) and gwen "white; fair; blessed".

Rhion m & f Welsh
As a masculine name, this is a modern Welsh form of Ryan, or a masculine form of Rhian, coined from Welsh rhi "leader".... [more]

Rícmæg f Anglo-Saxon
Uncertain meaning. The first element may be from Old English rice "power, rule", and the second may be from mægden "maiden" or from mæg meaning "kinsman, relative" or "power, might" from Old Germanic mageną (compare Isemay, Sedemai, Idmæg)... [more]

Riera f Catalan (Rare)
Means "torrent" in Catalan, taken from the Catalan title of the Virgin Mary, Mare de Déu de la Riera, meaning "Mother of God of the Torrent," venerated at the hermitage in the Baix Camp municipality of Les Borges del Camp.

Rigmár f Old Danish
Old Danish form of Ricmot. The last element of the name has later sometimes been associated with Old Danish már "girl, virgin".

Rinor m Albanian
Derived from Albanian rinor "youthful".

Rinta m Japanese
From Japanese 倫 (rin) meaning "ethics", 林 (rin) meaning "woods" or 麟 (rin) meaning "Female Chinese Unicorn" combined with 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big". Other combinations of kanji characters are possible.

Rockingham m Literature
The name of character Rockingham Napier in, “Excellent Women,” by Barbara Pym.

Roro Kidul f Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, Folklore, Indonesian Mythology
From the name of the goddess Nyi Roro Kidul. Her name could mean "beautiful girl" (if the name is written as L/Rara Kidul) or "the sick one" (if the name is written as L/Roro Kidul). The term Nyi or Nyai is used as a term for a woman that is older than the caller... [more]

Rozhanitsa f Slavic Mythology
Allegedly means "woman giving birth" from Proto-Slavic *roditi "to give birth, to bear (fruit)". This is the name of an obscure Russian goddess who has a feast day in late December. She is a winter goddess and is usually depicted wearing antlers.

Ruanai f Chinese
From the Chinese 阮 (ruǎn), an ancient musical instrument, and 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".

Ruiai f Chinese
From the Chinese 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 瑷 (ài) meaning "fine quality jade" or 嫒 (ài) meaning "daughter".

Ruilin m & f Chinese
From Chinese 芮 (ruì) meaning "small, tiny" or 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" combined with 麟 (lín) meaning "female unicorn" or 林 (lín) meaning "forest"... [more]

Ruinan f Chinese
From the Chinese 蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" or 睿 (ruì) meaning "shrewd, astute, clever" and 囡 (nān) meaning "daughter".

Rupasi f Telugu
Meaning "Very Beautiful Lady".

Saaryn m Yakut
Means "one with a developed lower body, 'Don Juan', a favorite of women".

Səbinə f Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic صَبِيَّة (ṣabiyya) meaning "girl, young woman".

Šābuhrduxtag f Old Persian
Means "daughter of Shapur" in Middle Persian.

Saby f Muslim
This name means “A lovely young lady”.

Sadap f Turkmen
Means "mother-of-pearl" in Turkmen, derived from Arabic صَدَف (ṣadaf) meaning "shell, seashell, pearl".

Safarbibi f Uzbek
Derived from safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Saffronia f English
Variant spelling of Sophronia. It could also possibly be a more feminine and elaborate version of Saffron. This name is mentioned in the Nina Simone song, “Four Women”.

Safrahanəm f Abkhaz
Derived from Safra and the Turkic word hanım meaning "lady, mistress".

Saghir m Arabic, Urdu
Means "small, young" in Arabic.

Šähärbanïw f Bashkir
From Persian شهر (shahr) meaning "city" and بانو (banu) meaning "lady".

Šala f Near Eastern Mythology
The name of the consort of Adad, often considered to be a minor goddess of non-Mesopotamian origin, potentially related to crop fertility. The etymology of her name is unknown, but may be from the Hurrian šāla meaning "daughter".

Salaneide f Sami Mythology
Derived from sala meaning "sun" and neida meaning "daughter, girl". This is the name of the Sami solar goddess.

Saleta f Galician
Galician form of French Salette, taken from the French title of the Virgin Mary Notre-Dame de La Salette meaning "Our Lady of La Salette"... [more]

Saloloneeta m Cherokee
Means "young squirrel" in Cherokee.

Samaritana f Medieval Latin
From Latin Samaritana meaning "Samaritan, woman from Samaria".

Sameiro f Portuguese
From the Portuguese title of the Virgin Mary, Nossa Senhora do Sameiro, meaning "Our Lady of Sameiro," venerated at the sanctuary in Espinho in the municipality of Braga in northern Portugal.

Şamqız f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and къыз (qız) meaning "girl".

Šamsātūnn f Balochi
Derived from šams meaning "sun" and (h)ātūnn meaning "lady".

Šämsibanat f Bashkir
From Arabic شَمس (shams) meaning "sun" and Bashkir банат (banat) meaning "girl".

Sam-sun f Korean
From Sino-Korean 三 "three" and 顺 "obey, submit to, go along with". It is also translated as "third daughter".

Śana f Tocharian
Means "woman" in Tocharian.

Sanamgul f Uzbek
Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Sanamoy f Uzbek
Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and oy meaning "moon".

Sangyemo f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Combination of Sangye and Tibetan མོ (mo) meaning "female, woman".

Sapangâraĸ f Greenlandic
Greenlandic name with the combination of Sapangaĸ and suffix -raq meaning "young animal".

Sáráhkká f Sami, Sami Mythology
Combination of the male name Sárra and the word áhkká "wife, woman, mother". Sáráhkká is the goddess of childbirth in Sami mythology.

Saribibi f Uzbek
Derived from sari meaning "yellow" or "fine, best" and bibi meaning "learned woman".

Sarighani f Filipino, Tagalog
A contraction of the Tagalog phrase 'sariwang bighani' meaning "fresh charm" or "youthful charm".