Feminine Submitted Names

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Alaz m & f Turkish
Means "flame" in Turkish
Alazebath f English (Rare, Archaic)
Of uncertain origin, possibly a variant of Elizabeth.
Alazimo f & m Ijaw
Means "born into royalty" in Ijaw.
Alba f Medieval Romanian
Derived from Romanian albă, the feminine form of the adjective alb "white; (figuratively) clean, pure, immaculate".
Albachiara f Italian
Combination of Alba 1 and Chiara. Use of this name is most likely influenced by the song 'Albachiara' by Vasco Rossi.
Albaldah m & f Astronomy
This is the official name of the star Pi Saggitarii. Albaldah was the traditional name of a star system. It comes from the Arabic بلدة bálda "the town".
Albali m & f Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Epsilon Aquarii. It comes from Arabic البالع (albāli‘), meaning "the swallower".
Albania f English
From the name of the country in the Balkans, as well as various other places, perhaps ultimately from a pre-Indo-European word *alb meaning "hill" or from the Indo-European root *alb "white" (see Albus).... [more]
Albanie f French (Archaic)
Feminine form of Alban.
Albantine f Obscure
Feminine form of Alban.
Albarka f Hausa
Feminine form of Barak 2.
Al Basty f Caucasian Mythology
A spirit in Caucasian mythology who is seen as being a personification of guilt, associated with punishing crimes which have gone unpunished.
Albe f German (East Prussian), Estonian
East Prussian German variant of Alba, as well as a short form of Albine.
Albegund f Germanic
Derived from Old High German alb (which comes from Old Norse âlfr) "elf" combined with Old High German gund "war."
Albelinda f Medieval
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a transcription variation of Alpelindis, itself a variation of the Germanic female name Alflind, from alf meaning "elf, spirit" and lind meaning "soft, tender".
Alberada f Germanic
Feminine form of Alberad.
Alberia f Medieval English
Derived from the Old German names Alberga and Albergia which ultimately derive from the name Ethelburga.
Alberie f German
Possibly a feminine variation of Albero.
Albèrta f Gascon, Jèrriais
Gascon form of Alberte 2 and Jèrriais feminine form of Albèrt.
Albertha f English
Variant of Alberta.
Albertien f Dutch
Dutch form of Albertine.
Albertīne f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Albertine.
Albertuccia f Medieval Italian
Medieval Italian diminutive of Alberta, as -uccia is an Italian feminine diminutive suffix.
Albertyna f Polish
Polish form of Albertina.
Albi f & m Arabic
Means "my heart" in Arabic.
Albia f Basque, Spanish (Latin American)
Taken from the name of a grotto in the Aralar Range in the Basque Mountains where a dolmen was discovered in 1915, as well as from the name of a suburb of Bilbao where Sabino Arana Goiri was born. Goiri was a writer, creator of the Basque flag, founder of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and is generally considered "the father of Basque nationalism".
Albiana f Albanian
Feminine form of Albian.
Albiartsina f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Albertina.
Albiera f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Albiero, itself a variant of Alberico.
Albika f Chechen (Rare)
Means "the lady", derived from the Arabic definite article ال (al) combined with Turkic bika meaning "lady, mistress, woman" (a feminine form of the Turkish military title beg meaning "chieftain, master").
Albīna f Latvian
Latvian variant of Albina.
Albinä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Albina.
Albinca f Slovene
Originally a diminutive of Albina, now used as a given name in its own right.
Albiñe f Basque (Modern, Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Spanish Albina and French Albine.
Albinia f Ancient Roman, English
Feminine form of Albinius and Albin. It was introduced to Britain in the 17th century, and was frequently used by members of the aristocratic Cecil family.
Albínka f Czech
Diminutive of Albína, not used as a given name in its own right.
Albiona f Albanian
Feminine form of Albion.
Albira f Basque (Rare)
Younger form of Elbira.
Álbma f Sami
Northern Sami variant of Alma.
Alborada f Spanish (Rare)
From alborada meaning "dawn", which in turn comes from Latin albus meaning "white".
Albray f Medieval English
Vernacular form of Albreda.
Albrea f Medieval English (Latinized)
Feminization of both Albericus and, in early medieval times, of Alfred.
Albreda f Medieval German, Medieval English
Medieval German feminine form of Alberich.
Albrun f Germanic
Combination of Old High German alb "elf; supernatural being" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *albh- "to shine; gleam") and run "secret lore" (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rûno- "secret; magic; murmur; session").
Albulena f Albanian
Of uncertain origin. This is a commemorative name paying homage to the Battle of Albulena (1457) fought between Albanian forces led by Skanderbeg and an Ottoman army under Isak bey Evrenoz and Skanderbeg's nephew, Hamza Kastrioti... [more]
Albunea f Roman Mythology
Possibly derived from Latin albus meaning "white". In Roman mythology Albunea was a nymph who dwelt at a sulfuric spring or fountain near the town of Tibur (modern Tivoli)... [more]
Albuzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Albina.
Alča f Czech
Diminutive of Alena 1, not used as a given name in its own right.
Alcántara f Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Given in honour of the 16th-century Spanish saint and mystic Peter of Alcántara (1499-1562). The place name Alcántara is itself from Arabic القنطرة (al-Qanṭarah) meaning "the bridge".
Alcathoe f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Ἀλκαθόη (Alkathoê), which is derived from Greek αλκη (alke) "strength" and θοός (thoos) "swift, nimble"... [more]
Alcea f Italian
Feminine form of Alceo.
Alcena f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Alcina.
Alceste f & m French, Italian
French and Italian masculine and feminine form of Alcestis.
Alcesti f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Alcestis.
Alchemy f & m English
From the English word "alchemy" referring to "the causing of any sort of mysterious sudden transmutation" or "the ancient search for a universal panacea, and of the philosopher's stone, that eventually developed into chemistry".
Alchiba f & m Astronomy
This is the name of the star Alpha Corvi in the Corvus constellation. It bore the traditional names Al Chiba (Arabic ألخبا al-xibā meaning "tent") and Al Minliar, al Ghurab (Arabic منقار الغراب al-manxar al-ghurab) or Minkar al Ghurab.
Alchira f Uzbek
Means "rosy-cheeked," and is a very popular name for girls in Uzbekistan.
Alcia f Polish
Diminutive of Alicja
Alcibie f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Greek Αλκιβίη (Alkibie) which was derived from ἀλκή (alke) meaning "defense, defensive strength, valour" and βία (bia) "bodily strength, force, act of violence" (compare Alcibiades)... [more]
Alçiçek f Turkish
Means "scarlet flower" in Turkish.
Alcidìa f Provençal, Niçard
Niçard feminine form of Alcide.
Alcidiane f Literature
Perhaps derived from Alcide. Jean-Baptiste Lully used it for one of the title characters in his 'Ballet d'Alcidiane et Polexandre' (1658), which was based on the 1636 French novel 'Polexandre' by Marin le Roy de Gomberville (where it belongs to a princess of the Isle inaccessible).
Alcidice f Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Ἀλκιδίκη (Alkidike), which is derived from Greek αλκη (alke) "strength" combined with Greek δικη (dike) meaning "justice, judgement" as well as "custom, usage"... [more]
Alcimede f Greek Mythology
Meaning "mighty cunning." The mother of Jason.
Alcina f Theatre
Latinized form of a Greek name, of which the original spelling was possibly Alkyna or Alsyne. The name is said to mean "strong-willed, opiniated", but it is doubtful whether this is truly correct... [more]
Alcinda f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Alcione.
Alcínia f Portuguese (African)
Portuguese elaboration of Alcina.
Alcíone f Spanish (Rare), Catalan (Rare)
Spanish and Catalan form of Alcyone.
Alcione f Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian
Portuguese and Italian form of Alcyone. This name is borne by Brazilian samba singer Alcione Dias Nazareth.
Alcipa f Catalan (Rare)
Catalan form of Alkippe.
Alcira f Galician
Galician form of Alzira.
Alcithoe f Greek Mythology
Derived from αλκη (alke) meaning "strength" and θοός (thoos) meaning "swift, nimble".
Alçıu f Karachay-Balkar
Means "beginning" in Karachay-Balkar.
Alda f Basque
From the name of a town in the Basque region of Spain.
Alda f Alanic, History, Georgian (Rare)
This name was most notably borne by the Alan princess Alda of Alania (11th century), who was the second wife of king Giorgi I of Georgia.... [more]
Alda f Lithuanian
Most likely a contracted form of Aldona.
Alda f Estonian (Rare)
Short form of Miralda.
Aldaana f Yakut
From the name of the Aldan River that flows through Yakutia.
Aldar m & f Mongolian
Means "glory, fame" in Mongolian.
Aldarbadrakh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and бадрах (badrakh) meaning "thrive, grow" or "blaze, shine".
Aldarmaa f Mongolian
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and the feminine suffix маа (maa).
Aldarnemekh m & f Mongolian (Rare)
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and нэмэх (nemekh) meaning "to add, to increase; to enhance".
Aldart m & f Mongolian
Means "celebrated, glorious, famous" in Mongolian.
Aldarzhargal m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian алдар (aldar) meaning "fame, glory" and жаргал (jargal) meaning "happiness, blessing"
Áldáska f Hungarian (Rare)
Derived from Hungarian áldás "blessing".
Alde f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of the Alanic name Alda. A known bearer of this name was the Georgian artist Alde Kakabadze (1932-2016).
Alde m & f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch short form of Germanic given names that begin with the element ald meaning "old" as well as (via metathesis) the element adal meaning "noble". Also compare Aldo and Alda 1.
Aldea f Hungarian
Variant of Alda 1.
Aldégonda f French (Quebec, Rare)
French Canadian form of Aldegonda.
Aldégonde f French (Quebec)
Québécois form of Aldegonde and variant of Aldégonda.
Aldegondis f Dutch
Dutch form of Aldegundis.
Aldenora f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Aldenira influenced by Nora 1.
Alderamin m & f Astronomy
This is the name of the star Alpha Cephei in the constellation Cepheus. It bore the traditional name Alderamin, a contraction of the Arabic phrase الذراع اليمين al-dhirā‘ al-yamīn, meaning "the right arm".
Alderica f Italian
Feminine form of Alderico.
Aldessa f Medieval French, Medieval German
Recorded in Switzerland in the 15th century.
Aldeva f Medieval English
From the Old English name Ealdgifu.
Aldey f Icelandic
Derived from the Icelandic elements alda "heavy swelling wave, a roller" and ey "island".
Aldhibah f Astronomy
This is the traditional name of the star Zeta Draconis in the Draco constellation. Zeta Draconis has the old Arabic name الذئب al-dhiʼb "the wolf", given in its feminine form Al Dhiʼbah (ذئبة)
Aldhild f Anglo-Saxon
Form of Ealdhild found in the Phillimore translation of Domesday Book.
Aldijana f Slovene, Bosnian (Rare)
Slovene elaboration of Alda 1.
Aldine f & m English
Either a short form of Geraldine or a variant of Alden
Aldir m & f Filipino
Meaning “smart but timid”
Aldís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Old Norse name, derived from *alu "protection, fortune" and dís "goddess", or possibly a variant of Alfdís.
Aldjya f Kabyle
Means "doll" in Kabyle.
Aldka f Kashubian
Diminutive of names ending in -alda, such as Rómùalda.
Aldonia f American (South, Rare)
Either a truncated form of Caledonia or, more likely, an elaboration of Aldona.
Aldonie f American (South, Archaic)
Probably a variant of Aldonia.
Aldontza f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of unknown meaning. It was recorded in 1175.
Aldora f Greenlandic
Feminine form of Aldor.
Aldornia f American (South, Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps derived from the Old English aldor, a form of ealdor meaning "elder, parent, head of family, chief, lord; author, source; age, old age" with the name suffix -nia to feminize the name.... [more]
Aldusa f Medieval English, Anglo-Norman (?)
Latinized form (strictly feminine) of Aldus. It was recorded in Yorkshire in 1219.
Aldutė f Lithuanian
Diminutive of Alda 1.
Alduzza f Sicilian
Diminutive of Alda 1.
Aldwif f Medieval English
Derived from Old English ealdwif "old woman".
Aldynay f Tuvan
From Tuvan алдын (aldyn) meaning "golden" and ай (ay) meaning "moon".
Ale m & f Hawaiian
Diminutive of Alepeleke, Alekona and names containing that sound.
Ale f East Frisian (Archaic)
Short form of Alegonda, recorded between the 1300s and 1700s.
Álea f Hungarian
Hypocoristic of Eulália.
Alea f Manx (Archaic)
Variant of Ally.
Alea f North Frisian
Originally a short form of names containing the element adal- (compare Adelheid), now used as a given name in its own right.
Alea f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare)
Of debated origin and meaning. Theories include an adoption of an obsolete German diminutive of Eulalia and an elaboration of the obsolete East Frisian name Ale.
Alealani f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Means "the sweet voice of the heavens", from the Hawaiian 'ale'a, meaning "sweet voiced" and lani, meaning "heaven, sky, royal, majesty".
Aleandra f Italian (Tuscan)
Tuscan variant of Leandra.
Alearda f Italian
Feminine form of Aleardo.
Aleca f American
Diminutive of Alexandra.
Alectra f English (Modern)
Possibly a modern combination of the male name Alec and the female name Electra.
Alectrona f Greek Mythology
An early goddess who was a daughter of the sun. It is speculated by some that she was possibly a goddess of the morning, or of man's waking sense, which causes him to wake up in the morning; the Doric form of her name is akin to the Greek word for "rooster" (Alectrona, the feminine genitive of Αλεκτορ, Alektor, the Greek word for "rooster"), while the Greek form Electryone is akin to the word for "amber" (Ἠλέκτρα, Elektra), as in the amber color of sunrise (as opposed to sunset, implied by Helios being her father); naturally, either of which would be an appropriate name for a solar goddess.
Alecyn f Obscure
Variant of Alison.
Aledra f English
Possibly a variant of Aludra or a diminutive of Alexandra
Alee f English (Rare)
Variant of Alea or Allie, or a combination of a- and the name suffix -lee.
Aleecia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleen f English
Variant of Aline.
Aleene f English
Variant of Aline.
Aleera f Popular Culture
The name of a character in the Van Helsing franchise.
Aleesia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleesya f English (Modern)
Preppy variant of the name Alicia.
Alef m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Alef is the first letter of the Hebrew Alphabet. ... [more]
Aleferna f Low German (Archaic)
Aleferna was Prioress of the Hohenholte monastery in Northern Germany (attested 1237–1240). The name is only partially explained ALA means "all", but the FERNA part is obscure. ... [more]
Aleftina f Latvian (Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Alevtina.
Alegia f Basque (Rare)
From the name of a town in the Basque region of Spain.
Alegna f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Angela (English) or Ángela (Spanish) spelled backwards (compare Spanish Legna).
Alegreza f Medieval Italian
Derived from Italian allegrezza "joy".
Alegría f Spanish, Galician (Rare)
Derived from Spanish and Galician alegría "joy, happiness", taken from the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Alegría, meaning "Our Lady of Joy".
Álehtta f Sami
Sami form of Aletta.
Álehttá f Sami
Sami form of Aletta.
Aleicia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Aleigh f English (Rare)
Combination of a- and the name suffix -leigh.
Aleighah f Obscure
Variant of Aaliyah.
Aleishia f English
Variant of Alicia.
Alèissa f Occitan
Feminine form of Alèissi.
Aleixa f Galician
Feminine form of Aleixo.
Aleixandra f Aragonese
Feminine form of Aleixandre.
Aleja f Spanish
Diminutive of Alejandra. It might also be the feminine form of Alejo.
Alejandrina f Spanish
Spanish form of Alexandrina.
Alejandrita f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
From Spanish alejandrita, referring to the alexandrite, a form of chrysoberyl.
Alejehen m & f Bandial
Means "the one who trivialises things" in Bandial.
Alejna f Bosnian
Bosnian form of the Turkish name Aleyna.
Alek f Eastern African, Dinka
Means "black-and-white cow" in Dinka.... [more]
Alek m & f Serbian
Shortened form of the Serbian names Aleksandar (M) and Aleksandra (F) which derive the Greek name Ἀλέξανδρος (Alexandros), which meant "defending men" from Greek ἀλέξω (alexo) meaning "to defend, help" and ἀνήρ (aner) meaning "man" (genitive ἀνδρός).
Aleĸa f Greenlandic
Means "older sister (of a boy)" in Greenlandic.
Aleka f Low German (Rare), Old Swedish, Swedish (Archaic)
Originally a Low German diminutive of names containing the element adal, particularly Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.
Aleka f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Alice.
Aleĸatsiaĸ f & m Greenlandic
Means "beautiful, precious older sister of a boy" in Greenlandic, from a combination of Aleĸa and the suffix -tsiaq "beautiful, precious".
Aleke f Low German (Rare)
Originally a diminutive of names containing the element adal, particularly Adelheid, now used as a given name in its own right.
Alekea f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Althea.
Alekisa f Samoan
Samoan borrowing of Alexa.
Alekisanitulia f Tongan
Feminine form of Alekisanita.
Alekona f Hawaiian (?), American (Modern, Rare)
Hypothetical Hawaiian form of Alison.
Alekona f & m Hawaiian (Rare)
Hawaiian form of Alison and Alton.
Aleksa f Polish, Slovene, Bulgarian
Polish, Slovene and Bulgarian short form of Aleksandra as well as a Polish feminine form of Aleksy.
Aleksandrija f Serbian, Macedonian
Serbian and Macedonian form of Alexandria.
Aleksė f Lithuanian
Short form of Aleksandra.
Alekseja f Slovene
Feminine form of Aleksej.
Aleksiina f Finnish
Feminine form of Aleksi.
Aleksiya f Bulgarian, Russian
Feminine form of Aleksiy. Or, in other words, this is the Bulgarian and Russian form of Alexia.
Aleksja f Polish
Feminine form of Aleksy.
Alemande f Judeo-French, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old French alemande, the feminine form of the adjective alemant "German". This name might originally have been given to someone of German ancestry or to someone whose ancestors came from the town of Allemagne in Normandy (present-day Fleury-sur-Orne).
Alemandine f Arthurian Romance
Possibly from Old French alemandine, the name of a gem of a deep red colour (and the source of English almandine); this word was a corruption of Latin alabandicus "Alabandic (stone)", the name applied by Pliny the Elder to a variety of carbuncle worked at the city of Alabanda in Asia Minor (see Alabandus)... [more]
Alemania f American, American (Hispanic)
Alemania is an alternate Latin name for Germany (and the Spanish name of the country).... [more]
Alemke f West Frisian (Rare)
Strictly feminine form of Alem (Frisian), where the Frisian diminutive suffix -ke has been added to the name.
Alemona f Roman Mythology
Roman birth deity that feeds the embryo or generally nourished growth in utero.
Alemonia f Roman Mythology
Perhaps related to Greek ἀλήμων (ălēmon) "a wanderer, rover". In Roman mythology, Alemona or Alemonia was a minor, tutelary goddess of the fetus, the entity responsible for feeding the unborn child (i.e., nourishing growth in utero).
Alemşah f & m Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish alem meaning "world, universe" combined with şah meaning "shah, king".