Feminine Submitted Names

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Sesselja f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Cecilia.
Sessile f English
English cognate of Cécile, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."
Sessily f English (Modern)
Variant of Cecily, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."
Sessott f Manx
Derived from Cissot, itself an archaic English diminutive of Cicely.
Sesta f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Sest.
Sestilia f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Sextilia.
Šéstotó'á'e f Cheyenne
Means "Pine Woman" in Cheyenne.
Sestrid f Old Swedish
Old Swedish variant of Estrid.
Setara f Dari Persian
Dari Persian form of Setareh.
Setayesh  f Persian
From Persian setayesh meaning "the praise, the worship".
Setefilla f Spanish
From the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Setefilla and Nuestra Señora de Setefilla, meaning "The Virgin of Setefilla" and "Our Lady of Setefilla," venerated at the hermitage in Lora del Río in the Andalusian province of Seville... [more]
Setembrina f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin september "September".
Setenay f Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
West Circassian (Adyghe) form of Satanaya.
Seteney f Caucasian Mythology
East Circassian (Kabardian) form of Satanaya.
Setepenre f Ancient Egyptian
Means "Chosen of Re" in Egyptian. This was the name of the sixth and youngest daughter of Pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti.
Sethanie f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably created as a feminine form of Seth 1, could also be a blend of Seth with either Stephanie or Bethanie.... [more]
Sethe f Literature
Created by Toni Morrison for her Pulitzer prize-winning novel "Beloved." Sethe is the mother of the title character, whom she murders out of an extreme act of love: she would rather kill her child than give it up to the hands of slavery.... [more]
Sethekele f Ndebele
"We visited"
Sethra f Etruscan
Feminine form of Sethre.
Setia f & m Indonesian
Means "Truth, faithfulness."
Setiawati f Indonesian
Means "faithful woman", derived from Indonesian setia meaning "loyal, faithful" combined with the feminine suffix -wati.
Sètima f Emilian-Romagnol
Feminine form of Setim.
Setoka f Japanese (Modern, Rare)
The name of a seedless and highly sweet Japanese tangor (written in hiragana), which was first registered in 1998.... [more]
Setshego f Tswana
Means "laughter" in Setswana.
Setshwano f Tswana
Means "resemblance" in Setswana.
Setsu m & f Japanese
From Japanese 節 (setsu) meaning "section, period, verse, melody", though it is often written せつ using the hiragana writing system. It can also come from せ (se) meaning "world" combined with 津 (tsu), a place name, such as Tsu city in Mie prefecture... [more]
Setsuka f Japanese
Japanese for "Snow Flower". Made popular by Setsuka of the Soul Calibur series.
Setsukei f Japanese
Setsu(説) means theory and Kei(敬) means respect. the name was Borne from Setsukei Makunokoji from an upcoming Danganronpa fangan, Danganronpa Twin fates
Setsuna f & m Japanese (Modern), Popular Culture
From Japanese 刹那 (setsuna) meaning "a moment, an instant". It can also be given as a combination of 刹 (setsu) meaning "temple" or 雪 (setsu) meaning "snow" combined with Japanese 那 (na) a phonetic kanji or 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens"... [more]
Setsura f Japanese
雪麗 literally means "snow resplendence"
Settela f Romani
Meaning uncertain. A famous bearer of this given name was Settela Steinbach (1934-1944), a Dutch Sinti girl who lost her life in the Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. She posthumously became an icon of the Holocaust, due to her brief appearance in a video of the transit camp Westerbork, which had been made by fellow Holocaust victim Rudolf Breslauer (1903-1944 or 1945).
Settimia f Italian
Italian form of Septimia.
Setyaningsih f Indonesian
Combination of Indonesian setia meaning "faithful, loyal, true" (of Sanskrit origin) and the given name Ningsih.
Seukja f Korean
From 碩 "great, eminent; large, big" and 子 (ja) meaning "child".
Seulbi f Korean
Means "drizzling" in Korean.
Seulgi f & m Korean (Modern)
From native Korean 슬기 (seulgi) meaning "wisdom, intelligence." It can also be written with hanja, combining a seul hanja, like 璱 meaning "blue jewel" or 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument, with a gi hanja, such as 基 meaning "foundation, base," 起 meaning "rise, stand up; go up; begin," 璣 meaning "jewel; star" or 伎 meaning "talent, skill, gift."
Seul-Ki f & m Korean (Modern)
Variant transcription of Seulgi.
Seumasina f Scottish Gaelic (Archaic)
Feminine form of Seumas, anglicized as Jamesina.
Seung-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 雅 "elegant, graceful, refined".
Seung-hui f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung), and 熙 "bright, splendid, glorious", 喜 "like, love, enjoy; joyful thing", 希 "rare; hope, expect, strive for" or 姬 "beauty; imperial concubine" (hui).
Seung-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 升 "arise, go up; advance" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness".
Seung-hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" and 炫 "shine, glitter; show off, flaunt".
Seung-ri f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 勝利 "victory".
Seung-wan m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 承 "inherit, receive; succeed" or 勝 "victory; excel, be better than" (seung) and 完 "complete, finish, settle; whole" or 玩 "play with, joke, enjoy" (wan).
Seung-yeon f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 升 "arise, go up; hoist; advance", 丞 "assist, aid, rescue" or 昇 "rise, ascent; peaceful; peace" (seung), and 淵 "gulf, abyss, deep", 涓 "brook, stream; select; pure" or 延 "delay, postpone, defer" (yeon).
Seurina f Gascon
Feminine form of Seurin.
Seurine f Gascon
Feminine form of Seurin.
Seval f Turkish
Form the turkish words sev= love or like and al = grap/pick up.
Sevana f Armenian (Rare)
Feminine form of Sevan.
Sevasti f Greek
Means "respected" in Greek. Also compare the related name Sebastian. A known bearer of this name was Sevasti Kallisperi (1858-1953), the first Greek woman to attain a university degree.
Sevastiana f Bulgarian (Rare), Romanian (Rare), Russian, Greek (Rare), Greek (Cypriot, Rare)
Bulgarian, Romanian and Russian form of Sebastiana and modern Greek spelling of Sebastiana.... [more]
Sevastiani f Greek
Modern Greek variant of Sevastiana.
Sevastyana f Russian
Russian variant spelling of Sevastiana (which is spelled as Севастиана in Russian).
Sevcan f Turkish
A combination of sev which means "love" and can which means "soul, life".
Sevdalina f Turkish
From Turkish sevda meaning "love".
Sevdia f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian noun სევდა (sevda) meaning "melancholy, sorrow". It ultimately comes from the Arabic noun سَوْدَاء (sawda) meaning "black bile" as well as "melancholy, sadness, gloom"... [more]
Sevdije f Kosovar
Albanian form of Sevdiye.
Sevdo f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Sevda.
Sève f Breton
Allegedly from Breton seu "beautiful". She was a Breton saint of the 6th century, a sister of the renowned Saint Tugdual (one of the seven founder saints of Brittany). A commune in Brittany is named for her.
Severa f Ancient Roman, Late Greek, Italian, Russian (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese, Sardinian, Galician
Feminine form of Severus. This name was borne by Aquilia Severa, the second and fourth wife of the Roman emperor Elagabalus (3rd century AD).
Sévériane f French (Rare), French (African, Rare)
French form of Severiana. Also compare Sévérienne, which is a bit more common and also better documented.
Severien m & f Dutch (Rare), Flemish (Rare)
Dutch form of Severinus for men and Dutch variant of Severine and/or Séverine for women... [more]
Severiina f Finnish
Feminine form of Severi.
Severija f Lithuanian
Lithuanian feminine form of Severus.
Severilla f Ancient Roman
Diminutive of Severa, as it contains the Latin feminine diminutive suffix -illa.
Severn f English, English (Canadian)
English form of Habren, the original Welsh name of the longest river in Great Britain, which is of unknown meaning (perhaps "boundary"). Its use as a given name may be inspired by the name Sabrina, which was the Roman name of the river... [more]
Sevestre f Medieval French
Medieval French feminine form of Sylvester.
Sevgili f Uzbek
Means "beloved, loveable" in Uzbek.
Sevi f Greek
Diminutive of Sevasti, Sevastiani or Efsevia.
Sevi m & f Cornish
Means "strawberries" in Cornish.
Seviaryna f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Severina.
Seviko m & f Georgian (Rare)
Diminutive of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.
Sevilen f Turkish
Means "beloved, loved, darling" in Turkish.
Sevilla f Spanish (Philippines, Rare), English (Rare), Indonesian (Rare)
Derived from the Spanish name for the city of Seville, in Spain (see Sevilla).
Şevîn f Kurdish
Means "night-grazing" in Kurdish.
Sevin f Ottoman Turkish
Sevin is Kurdish and Turkish for "lovely", "love her", or "rejoice". It is from Ottoman Turkey, but since the Persians or Iranians use it a lot too, it is written in Arabic characters as well.
Sevinar f Uzbek
Derived from sevin meaning "to be delighted".
Sevinch f Uzbek
Means "delight" in Uzbek.
Sevira f Greek, Russian (Rare)
Modern Greek form of Severa and Russian feminine form of Sevir.
Sevita f Indian
Indian name meaning "cherished." Not a form of Savita, an unrelated name.
Şevkefza f Ottoman Turkish
From Ottoman Turkish شوق (şevk) meaning "desire, yearning, ardor, eagerness" and Persian افزا (afza), the present stem of افزودن (afzudan) meaning "to increase, to add".
Sevo m & f Georgian (Rare)
Short form of Sevasti, Sevdia, Severian, Severiane, Severine and perhaps also Evsevi.
Sewelo f Tswana
Means "rare" in Setswana.
Sewenna f Medieval English
Latinized form of Sæwynn.
Sewera f Polish
Polish form of Severa.
Sewerëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Severina.
Sewka f Polish
Diminutive form of Seweryna.
Sexburga f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), History (Ecclesiastical)
Latinized form of Seaxburg. Saint Sexburga of Ely was a queen as well as an abbess and is a saint of the Christian Church. She was married to King Eorcenberht of Kent.
Sexta f Late Roman
Feminine form of Sextus.
Sextans m & f Astronomy
Sextans is one of the constellations introduced by the Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. It represents the astronomical sextant. Hevelius named the constellation after the sextant he used to measure star positions... [more]
Sextilia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sextilius. Sextilia was one of the Vestal Virgins.
Seya f Indian
Variant of Chhaya.
Seyäbikä f Bashkir
From Bashkir сейә (seyä) meaning "cherry" and feminine name element бикә (bikä).
Seyana f Muslim
Feminine form of Seyan.
Şeyda f Turkish
Crazy in love, very passionate, in love.
Seyda f Kurdish
Kurdish form of Sevda.
Se-Yeong f & m Korean
Means “Enlightening the world” In Korean. This name was used by Park Se-Yeong, A Korean Actress. Or Lee Se-young, a Korean american NFL coach.
Seyha m & f Khmer
Means "August" in Khmer.
Seyhan m & f Turkish
The river poured into the bay of Iskenderun by splitting the Adana oven.
Seynab f Somali
Somali form of Zaynab.
Se-Young m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Se-Yeong.
Seyoung m & f Korean
Alternate transcription of Se-Young.
Seyyide f Turkish
Turkish form of the name Sayyid... [more]
Seza f Breton
Short form of Frañseza.
Sezai f Turkish
It appears to mean: "One who is appropriate, suitable, seemly.", "One who is well-proportioned.", or "One who is intuitive (esp. Sezal)."
Sezaig f Breton
Diminutive of Seza.
Sezen f & m Turkish
Means "sensing, one who senses" in Turkish.
Sezgi f & m Turkish
Means "perception, feeling, instinct" in Turkish.
Sezin f Turkish
Means "feeling" in Turkish.
Sfia f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare)
Alternate transcription of Safiyyah chiefly used in Northern Africa. A known bearer is Sfia Bouarfa (1950-), a Moroccan-Belgian politician.
Sgàthach f Folklore
Scottish Gaelic form of Scáthach.
Sgnuon f Khmer
Means "to care for, take good care of" or "deserving of care, love" in Khmer.
Sgula f Hebrew
Means "talisman, virtue, treasure" in Hebrew.
Sha f Korean
Means "girl" in Korean.
Shaadiyya f Somali
Somali form of Shadya.
Shaalah f Arabic
Means "bonfire, one who kindles fire" in Arabic.
Sha-amun-en-su f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "The fertile fields of Amun".
Shaan m & f Indian (Sikh)
Means "dignity, dignified".... [more]
Shaan m & f Arabic
Means "purpose, honour, dignity, rank" in Arabic.
Shaarii f Japanese
From Japanese 沙 (shaa) meaning "sand" combined with 理 (ri) meaning "reason, logic". Other kanji combinations are possible.... [more]
Shaazan f Mongolian
Means "porcelain" in Mongolian.
Shababah f Arabic
From the name of a kind of flute.
Shabahang f Persian
Means "nightingale", or literally "night melody", in Persian, this is also the Persian name for the brightest star in the southern constellation, known as Canopus in English, or alternatively the name of the star Sirius.
Shabaneh f Persian, Dari Persian
Dari Persian and Persian form of Shabana. Possibly means "nightly" in Persian.
Shabat f Hebrew (Rare)
This is the Hebrew name for Saturday, the most holy day in the Jewish week.
Shabibah f Arabic
Means "youth" in Arabic.
Shabina f Indian (Rare), Arabic
As an Arabic name, means "beautiful young woman".
Shabnur f Bengali
Shabnur is a name of a Bangladeshi cinema superstar and it is a meaning of just become an overnight superstar.
Shabtit f Ancient Hebrew
The feminine form of the name Shabbatai, likely invented in post-Biblical times
Sha'Carri f African American (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Shakari, or perhaps a combination of the popular phonetic prefix sha and the name Carrie... [more]
Shachaf m & f Hebrew
Variant of Shahaf.
Shacharit f Hebrew (Rare)
Shacharit is the Morning Prayer in Judaism, the central prayer in the three daily prayers. Also feminine form of Shachar.
Shachi f Hinduism, Sanskrit
Means "glow; flame" in Sanskrit. Shachi is the Queen consort of Indra. She is the goddess of beauty, jealousy and rage. She is one of the seven Matrikas (mother goddesses). Shachi is described as beautiful and having the most beautiful eyes... [more]
Shada f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Shatha.
Shade m & f English
From the English word shade or transferred use of the surname Shade, which may be a topographic name for someone who lived near a boundary (from the Old English scead "boundary") or a nickname for a thin man, (from the Middle English schade, "shadow", "wraith") or an Americanized spelling of the German and Dutch surname Schade.
Shadein f Shona, Chewa
Means "child of God" in Shona and Chewa.
Shaden f & m English
Variant of Shayden.
Shadia f Arabic
Variant transcription of Shadiya.
Shadije f Albanian
Albanian form of Şadiye.
Shadman f & m Muslim
Means “happy”, “joyous”, or "jubilant".
Shadow m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shadow or simply from the English word shadow.
Shadri m & f Sanskrit, Indian, Hindi, Hinduism, Bengali, Marathi, Nepali, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati
MEANING (as masuline ) - cloud, elephant... [more]
Shaeanne f English
Combination of Shae and Anne 1.
Shael f & m Hebrew
means "to enquire with honorable intention"
Shafa f & m Azerbaijani
Variant transcription of Şəfa.
Shafa f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Safaa or Safaa'.
Shafaat m & f Urdu
Derived from Arabic شفاعة (shafa'ah) meaning "intercession".
Shafagh f Persian Mythology
Means "twilight" in Persian.
Shafariyanti f Indonesian
From Safar صفر (Safar)), the second month of the Islamic calendar. The month derives its name from the Arabic adjective صفر (safr) meaning "void, empty, vacant".... [more]
Shafawu f African
Am a Ghanaian and from the northern region of Ghana.
Shafeefah f Arabic
Feminine form of Shafeef.
Shafiaa f Arabic
Variant transcription of Shafiyya.
Shafilea f Punjabi, Pakistani
Borne by Shafilea Ahmed (1986-2003), a British-Pakistani girl who was murdered by her parents in a suspected honour killing at age 17.
Shafiqah f Arabic, Malay
Arabic alternate transcription of Shafiqa as well as the Malay form.
Shafiqua f Arabic, Caribbean
Variant transcription of شفيقة (see Shafiqa).
Shafiyah f Malay, Indonesian
Either means "forgiveness" from Arabic صَفْح (ṣafḥ) meaning "pardon, forgiveness, amnesty" or "healer, curer" from شَفَى (šafā) "to heal, to cure". It can also be considered a form of the name Safiyyah.
Shafiyya f Arabic
Means "healer" in Arabic.
Shafqat m & f Urdu
Means "compassion" in Urdu, ultimately derived (via Persian) from Arabic شفقة (shafaqah).
Shafurah f Arabic
Arabic form of Zipporah.
Shaghab f History, Medieval Arabic
The name of the mother of the eighteenth Abbasid Caliph al-Muqtadir, meaning "turbulent".
Shaghayegh f Persian
Means "poppy" in Persian.
Shaghf m & f Arabic
Means "strongly passionate, strong enthusiasm, having ardent passion" in Arabic.
Shaghik f Armenian
From the Armenian շաղ (šał) meaning "dew".
Shagufta f Indian (Muslim), Urdu
Derived from Persian شگفت (šegeft) meaning "surprise, wonder, amazement".
Shagun m & f Hindi
Shagun derived from the word "Shaguna" (शगुन) which translates to the English word "Omen".
Shahad f Arabic (Modern)
It is an old Arabic name, yet still very modern.Easy to pronounce by anyone. ... [more]
Shahada m & f Arabic
Means "testimony, attestation" or "shahada (Islamic faith in Allah and Muhammed), martyrdom".
Shahaf m & f Hebrew
Means "seagull" in Hebrew.
Shahbaa f Arabic
Means "gray" in Arabic.
Shahdokht f Persian
Means "princess, daughter of the king" in Persian.
Shaheedha f Dhivehi
Dhivehi feminine form of Shahid.
Shahida f Arabic, Urdu
Arabic variant transcription of Shahidah as well as the Pakistani form.
Shahidah f Arabic, Malay
Feminine form of Shahid.
Shahidat f Chechen
Chechen feminine form of Shahid.
Shahina f Arabic
Possibly a feminine form of Shahin.
Shahinez f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Variant of Chahinez, the usual Maghrebi form of Shahnaz.
Shahla f Persian, Urdu
Means "dark blue (eyes)" or "dark red (eyes)" in Persian.
Shahlo f Uzbek, Tajik
Means "large, bright eyes", derived from Persian شهلا (šahlâ) meaning "blue-eyed" (see Shahla).
Shahmah f Arabic
Feminine form of Shahm.
Shahodat f Uzbek, Tajik
Derived from Arabic شَهَادَة (šahāda) meaning "testimony, witness", referring to the declaration of faith (Shahada) in Islamic tradition. It may also be considered of Persian origin, derived from شاه (šâh) meaning "king" and داد (dâd) meaning "justice, equality" or "gift".
Shahrbanoo f Persian
Means "lady of the land" from Persian شهر (šahr) meaning "land, country" and بانو (bânu) meaning "lady". In Persian legend, Shahrbanoo (or Shahrbanu) was the daughter of Yazdegerd III (r... [more]
Shahrbanou f Persian
Alternate transcription of Shahrbanoo.
Shahrbanu f Persian
Alternate transcription of Shahrbanoo.
Shahshini f Indian
Of Indian Descent and means moon.
Shahshini f Tamil
Means moon, my sources say that the village I found the name in, said it is unlucky.
Shahzia f Arabic
Possibly means "fragrance".
Shai m & f Egyptian Mythology
Means "(that which is) ordained". In the Ancient Egyptian mythology Shai was the deification of the concept of fate and determinate the span of men's lives as such would sometimes be considered female (in which case he would sometimes be called Shait).
Shaia f Hebrew, English (Modern), Arabic
A modern English feminine variant of the Hebrew masculine name Shai.
Shaiah f & m Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai and the letters יה (ya) which are part of the name of God.
Shai-El m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare), Hebrew
Hebrew combination of Shai - "gift" and El - "God". When combined, it takes up the meaning of "Gift of God" or "Gift from God". Alternate spelling of Shaiel... [more]
Shaiel m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai "gift" and El "Lord"
Shaila f Indian (Muslim)
Indian name meaning mountain. It is also seen used in Pakistan.
Shaila f Spanish (Modern)
Spanish variant of Sheila or Shyla.
Shaileen f English (American, Rare)
Either a variant of Shaylene or a combination of the phonetic element sha and Aileen.
Shailene f English (American, Modern)
Combination of Shai and the popular suffix -lene. This name is borne by American actress Shailene Woodley.
Shailey f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee. Sometimes used as a Diminutive of Shailene.
Shaili f Hebrew
Combination of Shai and Li 2; means "gift for me" from Hebrew שַׁי (shai) meaning "gift" and לִי (li) meaning "to me, for me".
Shaili f Indian, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati
Derived from Sanskrit शैली (śailī) meaning "style, method, way".
Shailiha f Literature
Possibly derived from the word shilhi which means "weapon, armor." This is the name of the female Chosen One in Robert Newcomb's Chronicles of Blood and Stone.
Shaindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.
Shaine f Yiddish
Variant of Shayna.
Shaior m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Shai, means "gift". And the name Or, means "light".
Shaira f Arabic, Bengali, Uzbek, Kyrgyz
Feminine form of Shair.
Shaira f Filipino
Meaning uncertain.
Shairi f African
Means "song" in Swahili.
Shaista f Urdu
Means "civilised, courteous, polite" in Urdu, ultimately from Persian شایسته‎ (shayesteh).
Shait f Egyptian Mythology
The feminine form of Shai (the Egyptian god).
Shaivya m & f Hindi
King of kings/ worshipper of Lord Shiva (Hindu god).
Shajaa f Arabic
Means "brave" in Arabic.
Shajarah f Arabic
Feminine form of Shajar.
Shajia f Urdu (Rare), Bengali (Rare)
Possibly from Arabic شَجَاعَة (šajāʿa) meaning "courage, bravery".
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