Feminine Submitted Names

Ellody f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Élodie.

Elloise f English (Rare)
Variant of Eloise.

Ellona f English (Rare), Jewish
Variant of Elona.

Elloner f American (South)
American English regional name (Appalachian) influenced by Eleanor.

Ellora f English, French (Modern)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. It might be a variant of Elora or an adoption of the name of the Ellora Caves of India, an ancient network of caverns containing hieroglyphic writings archeologists still have not deciphered the meaning of.

Ellorie f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellory m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellery.

Ellot f Medieval English
Diminutive of Ellen 1.

Ellouisa f English (British, Rare), South African (Rare)
Variant of Elouisa.

Ellouise f English
Variant of Elouise.

Ellowen f English (British, Rare)
Variant of Elowen.

Ellowyn f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elowen.

Ells f & m English
Short form of Ella, Elliott or other names containing Ell.

Ellsie f English (American, Rare)

Ellu f Estonian
Variant of Elli 2 and Elle.

Ellwyn f & m English
Variant of Elwyn.

Ellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elly.

Ellyana f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1

Ellyanna f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eliana 1.

Ellybeth f Obscure

Ellyce f English (American, Rare)

Ellye f American (Rare)

Ellyn f English (Rare), Medieval English
Variant of Ellen 1 which originated in the 15th century.

Ellyner f Medieval English
Variant of Ellynor.

Ellynn f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellen 1.

Ellynne f English (Modern)
Variant of Ellen 1.

Ellynor f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Eleanor.

Ellyot m & f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elliot.

Ellyott f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elliott.

Ellys f & m English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Ellis.

Ellyse f English (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Ellysia f English
Variant of Elysia.

Ellyssa f American (Rare)
Variant of Alyssa.

Ellyzabeth f English
Variant of Elizabeth incorporating the diminutive Elly.

Ellyze f Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Elise.

Elma f Italian, Catalan
Feminine form of Elmo.

Elma f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Alma 1.

Elma f Bosnian, Albanian

Elmara f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Elmarie f Afrikaans, English (Rare)
Perhaps a contraction of Elma and Marie.

Elmasia f Greek (Rare)
Used to be shared among Greek women in Anatolia, the Greek version of the Turkish name Elmas, ultimately of Persian origin.

Elmaz f & m Arabic
Variant transcription of ألماس (see Almas.

Elme f Estonian
Variant of Elma.

Elmede f Livonian (Rare), Medieval Baltic (Rare)
Derived from Livonian elmed, the plural form of elm "pearl".

Elmedina f Bosnian, Albanian, Kosovar
Variant of Almedina.

Elmena f English

Elmeria f English

Elmerine f English (American, Rare)
Feminine form of Elmer.

Elmerita f English
Meaning unknown. Perhaps a feminine form of Elmer or, although unlikely, a form of Elma

Elmeskhan f Circassian (Rare)
Meaning unknown. A known bearer was Elmeskhan Khagundokova (1898-1985), a Circassian legionary commander and brigadier general.

Elmi f Estonian
Variant of Elme.

Elmi f Finnish
Variant of Elma.

Elmiina f Finnish
Short form of Vilhelmiina.

Elmiine f Estonian (Archaic)
Estonian form of Elmine.

Elmina f Dutch, German
Short form of Wilhelmina.

Elmindreda f Literature
The name of a character from the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan.

Elminia f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Elmina.

Elmira f Iranian

Elmira f Albanian

Elmire f French (Rare), French (Belgian, Rare)
French form of Elmira 1.

Elmyra f English (Rare), Popular Culture
Variant of Elmira 1. Elmyra Duff is a character from the cartoon Tiny Toon Adventures.

Elna f Afrikaans
Contraction of Elisabeth and Helena.

Elna f Catalan (Modern)
Popularized Catalan name that refers to the northern Catalan city of Elna. At the end of the Spanish Civil War, a Maternity Hospital was set up in Elna, run by a Swiss nurse - Elisabeth Eidenbenz - who looked after pregnant women from the Republican refugee camps who were fleeing Franco's fascist troops... [more]

Elnara f Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Crimean Tatar
From Turkic el meaning "people, country, nation" and Persian انار (anâr) meaning "pomegranate".

Elnarə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Elnara.

Elnaz f Persian, Azerbaijani
From Turkic el meaning "country, society" combined with Persian ناز (nāz) meaning "delight, comfort, coquetry, affectation".

Elner f Medieval English
Variant of Elnor.

Elnera f English (Rare, Archaic), Filipino

Elnice f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Contracted form of Elenice.

Elnith f English (British, Rare, Archaic)

Elnor f English (Rare)
Contracted form of Eleanor.

Elnore f English (Rare), Medieval English
Contracted form of Eleanor.

Elnoz f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and noz meaning "flirtiousness", "whim", "tenderness" or "fondness".

Elnura f Kyrgyz, Kazakh
From the Turkic word el meaning "country, society" and Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light".

Elnurə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Elnur.

Elnuri f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and nur meaning "ray, beam, light".

Elo m & f Finnish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "life" (a poetic expression) and "crop, corn" (a dated expression) in Finnish. It may also be a variant of Elof, Elodia or Eloise.

Elo f Spanish
Diminutive of Eloisa.

Elo f Esan
Means "face, eye" in Esan.

Éloa f French, Literature
French form of Eloah... [more]

Eloá f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese (Brazilian) form of Eloah.

Eloah m & f Theology, Portuguese (Brazilian)
A variant of Elah or a singular form of Elohim, typically occurring only in poetry and prose. This unusual singular form of Elohim is used in six places for heathen deities (cf... [more]

Éloane f French (Modern)
Feminine form of Eloan.

Eloane f French (Belgian, Rare)
Feminine form of Eloan.

Elochukwu m & f Igbo
"elo" means plan while "chukwu" means God. "Elochukwu" means the plan of God or God's plan.

Elodéa f French (Rare)
Cognate of Elodea.

Elodea f English (American, Rare, Archaic), French (Acadian, Rare, Archaic)
Derived from Elodea, a genus of several underwater freshwater perennials, often called the waterweeds, which was first described as a genus in 1803. The name itself is a New Latin coinage, ultimately derived from Ancient Greek ἕλος (hélos) “marsh-meadow".

Elódia f Portuguese
Portuguese form of Elodia

Elòdia f Catalan
Catalan form of Elodia.

Élodine f French (African, Rare)
Elaboration of Élodie.

Elodise f Obscure
Possibly a combination of Elodie and Eloïse.

Elody f English (Rare), French (Modern, Rare), Italian (Modern, Rare)
Modern variant of Élodie.

Eloghosa m & f Edo
Possibly means "it's not hard for God" in Edo. It could be the older name of Benin City, the capital of Edo State in Nigeria.

Eloheinu f & m Biblical Hebrew
Means "Our God" in Hebrew.

Eloida f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)

Eloídia f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)

Eloika f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Eloise.

Eloína f Spanish, Asturian
Feminine form of Eloy.

Eloina f Catalan, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Eloi and Elói.

Eloïne f French (Modern, Rare), French (Belgian, Modern, Rare)
Feminine form of Éloi.

Eloine f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Eloina.

Elois f English
Variant of Eloise.

Eloïsa f Catalan
Catalan variant of Eloísa.

Eloïse f Guernésiais, French (Belgian)
Guernésiais form of Eloise and French variant of Éloïse.

Eloisia f Italian
Elaboration of Eloisa.

Eloisy f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eloise reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation.

Eloīza f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Eloise.

Eloiza f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Heloísa.

Eloiza f Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare), Polish, Albanian, Italian (Rare)
Form of Eloise in several languages, also a variant of Polish Heloiza and Italian Eloisa.

Eloize f Brazilian (Modern)
Variant of Eloise.

Elona f French, Lithuanian, Various, Jewish (?)
Variant of Alona.

Elonda f English
The name might have been inspired by other names ending in the -onda sound such as Shonda and Wanda.

Elonga f Lingala
Means "victory" in Lingala.

Elonique f Dutch (Rare)

Elonora f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Eleanora.

Elophia f Romani

Elor m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the names El and Or means "God of light" in Hebrew, also variant of names like Elior and Orel.

Elorah f Obscure

Eloralyn f English (American)
A combination of the name Elora with the name Lynn.

Eloree f English (American, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)

Eloren f Brazilian

Elori m & f Brazilian (Rare)

Eloria f Basque
Variant of Elorria.

Elorie f Basque (Gallicized)
Gallicized form of Eloria.

Elorri f Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.

Elorria f Basque
Derived from Basque elorri "hawthorn". In Basque folklore, the hawthorn has been considered a sacred plant.

Eloudio f Provençal
Provençal form of Élodie.

Elouera f English (Australian)
An Aboriginal name meaning "a pleasant place"

Elouisa f English (Rare), English (British, Rare)
Variant of Elouise.

Elovie f English

Elovisa f English (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Eloisa or Lovisa.

Elowenn f Cornish (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Elowen.

Elowyn f Cornish
Variant of Elowen.

Elowynn f Obscure
Variant of Elowen.

Eloxochitl m & f Nahuatl, Mexican (Rare)
Means "magnolia" in Nahuatl.

Eloyse f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eloise.

Eloyze f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Eloise.

Elpedia f Filipino
Filipino form of Elpidia.

Elphaba f Literature
Created by author Gregory Maguire for the central character in his fantasy novel 'Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West' (1995). It was formed from L-F-B, the initials of L. Frank Baum, author of 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' (1900).

Elphège f Norman
Norman feminine name of unknown etymology, perhaps related to Alphege (Old English in origin).

Elphia f English (American, Archaic)

Elphie f Literature
Elphie is a pet form of the name Elphaba and German feminine names beginning with Elf-, for example Elfrida.

Elphira f American (Rare)

Elpi f Greek
Short form of Elpiniki.

Elpide f Georgian (Rare)
Georgian form of Elpida and/or Elpidia.

Elpidia f Greek, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Theatre
Feminine form of Elpidius. Borne by the protagonist of 'L’Elpidia, ovvero Li rivali generosi' by Georg Friedrich Händel.

Elpidice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
From Greek ἐλπίς (elpis) "hope" and δίκη (dike) "justice".

Elpie m & f Filipino (Rare)
DIminutive of Elpidio or Elpidia.

Elpinice f Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Latinized form of Elpinike.

Elpinike f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek ἐλπίς (elpis) meaning "hope" and νίκη (nike) meaning "victory".

Elpiniki f Greek
Modern Greek form of Elpinike.

Elpinoe f Ancient Greek
From the word ελπίδα meaning hope and νόημα meaning meaning

Elraine f English (Rare)
Possibly derived from the surname Mcelraine.

Elreza f Afrikaans

Elrie f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Ellory

Elrien f Afrikaans

Elrike f German
Variation of Elrik.

Elrose f English (Modern, Rare), South African (Rare)

Elsá f Sami
Sami form of Elsa.

Elsabe f Afrikaans
Afrikaans variation of Elizabeth.

Elsabel f English
Combination of Elsa and the common suffix -bel.

Elsabena f German (Rare, Archaic), Dutch (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Ilsabe.

Elsabet f Amharic
Amharic form of Elizabeth.

Elsabritt f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsebritt.

Elsadora f English (Rare)

Elsah f English (Rare)
Variation of Elsa.

Elsalill f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elselill.

Elsaline f English (Rare)

Elsamira f Obscure
Combination of Elsa and Mira 2.

Elsba f Faroese
Contracted form of Elsuba, itself the Faroese form of Elsebe. .

Elsbet f Swedish (Rare), Faroese
Contracted form of Elisabet.

Elsbrit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsbritt.

Elsbritt f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsebritt.

Elschbieta f German (Silesian, Archaic)
Germanized borrowing of Elżbieta.

Elsebe f Low German (Archaic), Medieval Baltic, Medieval Scandinavian, Old Norwegian, Norwegian (Rare)
Low German variant of Elsabe, recorded between the 15th and 18th centuries, which was also used in 15th-century Latvia and in Medieval Norway.

Elsebet f Old Danish, Danish (Rare)
Short form of Elisabet.

Elsébeth f Hungarian (Archaic)

Elsebethe f Medieval German
Medieval German variant of Elisabeth.

Elsebrit f Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elsebritt.

Elsebritt f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Elsa and Britt.

Elseby f Swedish (Archaic), Old Swedish
Variant of Elzeby.

Elsee f Obscure

Elsegod f German (Rare, ?)

Elselijn f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of Else with the Dutch name suffix -lijn (which is more or less comparable to the English name suffix -lyn).

Elselill f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Combination of Else and lilla "little".

Elselina f Dutch
Derived from the feminine Else and the popular feminine name ending -lina.

Elseline f Danish (Rare)

Elseliv f Swedish (Archaic)
Either a variant of the Old Swedish Elisiv or a combination of Elsa and Liv 1.

Elsemere f Popular Culture, American
Transferred use of the surname Elsemere.

Elsemiek f Dutch (Rare)
Variant form of Elsemieke.

Elsemieke f Dutch (Rare)
Combination of the names Else and Mieke. Also compare Ellemieke.... [more]

Elsena f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Elsina.

Elsette f Afrikaans (Rare)
Variant of Elzette.

Elsey f English (Rare)
Variant of Elsie.

Elsha f Indonesian (Rare)

Elshaday f & m African, Indonesian (Rare)
Variant of El Shaddai.

El Shaddai m & f Various (Rare), Theology
Derived from the Hebrew phrase אֵל שַׁדַּי (El Shaday) meaning "God Almighty".

Elsia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Elsie.

Elsiana f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian), Italian (Rare)

Elsianna f American (South, Rare)

Elsie f Scots
Diminutive of Ellison.

Elsieanne f English (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Elsie and Anne.

Elsiemae f English (British)
Combination of Elsie and Mae.

Elsika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Elsa.

Elsimae f English (Rare)
Combination of Elsie and Mae.

Elsimira f Spanish
Variant of Elsamira.

Elsina f Dutch (Rare), English (American, Rare), Afrikaans
Dutch diminutive of Elisabeth as well as a feminine form of Ale 2.

Elsine f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Archaic)
Variant of Elsina.

Elsinia f English
Rare name of unknown origin but some historical usage

Elsinora f Obscure
Possibly a variant of Elsinore or combination of Elsie and Nora 1.

Elsinore f English (American, Rare)
From the name of Hamlet's castle, which is an anglicized form of Helsingør, a Danish place name meaning "neck, narrow strait" (see Elsinore)... [more]

Elsita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elsa. Also compare Elsy.

Elska f Low German (Rare)
Low German diminutive of Elisabeth.

Elskea f East Frisian
19th-century East Frisian elaboration of Elske, itself an East Frisian diminutive of Elsa and Else.

Elspa f Scots (Archaic)
Variant of Elspeth via the other variant forms Elspath and Elspat.

Elspaith f Scots (Archaic), Medieval Scottish
Medieval Scots variant of Elspeth.

Elspat f Scottish (Archaic), Folklore
Medieval variant of Elspeth. This name is notably borne by the protagonist of the Child ballad "Lady Elspat", about a lady who falls in love with a page named Sweet William, only for the two to be imprisoned by the former's mother.

Elspie f Scottish
Diminutive of Elspeth

Elspit f Scottish
Scottish form of Elizabeth

Elssá f Sami
Sami form of Elsa.

Elsslin f Medieval German
Archaic diminutive of Elisabeth.

Elsu f Finnish
Finnish diminutive of Elsa.

Elsuba f Faroese
Faroese form of Elsebe.

Elsubet f Faroese
Faroese form of Elsebet.

Elsüer f Karachay-Balkar
From the Turkic name element el meaning "land, country" and the Karachay-Balkar meaning сюер (süer) meaning "will love".

Elsuluv f Uzbek
From the Uzbek el meaning "people, nation, country" and sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".

Elswith f English (Rare)
Derived from the Old English name Ealhswiþ.

Elswyth f English (Rare)
Variant of Elswith. It was borne by American romance novelist Elswyth Thane (1900-1984), original name Helen Ricker.

Elsye f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Elsie.

Elta f American (Rare)
Perhaps a variant of Alta.

Eltanin f & m Astronomy
Derived from Arabic Al Ras al Tinnin, meaning "the dragon's head". This is one of the traditional names of the star Gamma Draconis in the constellation Draco.

Eltje f & m West Frisian

Eltona f Albanian
Feminine form of Elton.

Eltonet f Obscure
Perhaps a variant of Eltonette.

Eltonette f Obscure
Feminization of Elton.

Elts f Estonian (Rare)

Elu f Indigenous American
Means "a woman full of grace; beautiful; fair" in Zuni, spoken in New Mexico and Arizona.

Elua f & m Hawaiian (?)
Means "two, second" in Hawaiian.

Eluana f Italian
Possibly an elaboration of Luana or a feminine version of Elouan.

Eluara f Brazilian (Rare)
Elaborated form of Luara, which is an elaborated form of Laura.

Eluid m & f English (African, ?)
Of uncertain etymology.

Eluisa f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Eloisa.

Elula f Jewish, Hebrew
Feminine form of Elul.

Eluna f Filipino (Rare)

Elunia f Polish (Rare)
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Elur m & f Basque (Modern)
From Basque elur meaning "snow".

Elurra f Basque (Rare)
Derived from Basque elur "snow".

Elusia f Polish
Diminutive of Elżbieta.

Eluška f Slovak
Diminutive of Ella.

Elva f Slovene, Spanish
Short form of Elvira.

Elva f English (American, Archaic)

Elva f Latvian

Elva f Albanian

Elvabel f Obscure
Elaboration of Elva.

Elvaira f Romani
Romani corruption of Elvira.

Elvaline f American
Elaboration of Elva.

Elvana f Albanian
Albanian form of Elvan.

Elvarah f Romani (Archaic)

Elve f Estonian, Sami
Sami form and Estonian variant of Elvi.

Elvea f Italian (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Elvia.

Elvedina f Bosnian
Feminine form of Elvedin.

Elvena f English (Archaic)
Variant spelling of Alvina.

Elvera f English, Dutch
Variant of Elvira. It was most notably borne by American dancer Elvera Sanchez (1905-2000), the mother of actor Sammy Davis Jr.

Elvessa f English (Rare)

Elvetia f German (Swiss, Rare, Archaic)
Cognate of Elvezia.

Elvezia f Italian (Rare), Italian (Swiss)
Feminine form of Elvezio.

Elvi f Indonesian

Elvia f Albanian
Feminine form of Elvi.

Elvianna f English (Australian)
A compound of Elvira with Anna, or a feminisation of Elvin 1.

Elvica f Slovene
Diminutive of Elvira.

Elvida f Norwegian (Rare)
Norwegian combination of Ella 2 and viðr "forest, wood, tree".

Elvidis f Medieval French
Medieval French form of Eloise.

Elvie f English
Diminutive of Elvira, Elvina, Elva, and other names beginning with Elv.

Elvija f Croatian
Croatian form of Elvia.

Elvika f American

Elvina f Swedish, Norwegian (Rare), Danish (Rare), Faroese
Feminine form of Elvin.

Elvine f Norwegian, Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Elvina.

Elvíra f Czech, Slovak, Icelandic (Rare)
Form of Elvira.

Elvirä f Tatar, Bashkir
Tatar and Bashkir form of Elvira.

Elvirah f English (African, Rare), English (American, Archaic), Romani (Archaic)
Variant of Elvira.

Elvirawati f Indonesian
From the given name Elvira combined with the feminine suffix -wati meaning "woman".

Elvirinha f Portuguese
Diminutive of Elvira.

Elvisa f Slovene
Feminine form of Elvis.

Elvita f Latvian (Rare)

Elvryn f Spanish (Philippines)

Elvy f Romani (Archaic)

Elvý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Elvy.

Elvyra f Lithuanian, Medieval Spanish
Lithuanian form of Elvira, as well as a medieval Spanish variant.

Elwanda f English (American)
Meaning unknown.

Elwina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Elwin.

Elwing f Literature
Means "foam of stars" or "star-spray" from Sindarin êl "star" and gwing "foam, spindrift, spume, (flying) spray blown off wave-tops". In 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954) J. R. R. Tolkien, Elwing was a daughter of Dior, named for the waterfall of Lanthir Lamath in Ossiriand; she was also the mother of Elrond and grandmother of Arwen.

Elwircia f Polish
Diminutive of Elwira.

Elwirka f Polish
Diminutive of Elwira.

Elwiruś f & m Polish
Diminutive of Elwira, or potentially its rare masculine form - Elwir.

Elwy f & m Welsh
It derives from the river Elwy in Wales, which name is from the welsh "elw", meaning "river" or "water".

Elwydd f Welsh
Meaning uncertain, possibly related to a place name. Other suggested origins include elwydd/eilwydd, meaning "love tryst, meeting", or "beatic presence" from an invented word comprised of el "much" and gwydd "presence".

Elya f Russian
Short form of Eleonora, Elena and other names with a similar sound.

Elya f Arabic
Variant of Alya 1.

Elya f & m Hebrew (Rare)
Variant of Eliya.

Elyabel f Arthurian Cycle
A medieval form of Elizabeth used in the 13th-century Prose Tristan and its adaptations, where it belongs to the mother of Tristan.