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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is a.
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Secundina f Spanish, Galician
Spanish and Galician feminine form of Secundinus.
Seda f Chechen
Means "star" in Chechen.
Seda m & f Khmer
Means "eggfruit" in Khmer.
Sedania f Medieval English (Latinized)
Latinized form of Sedany, itself a variant of Sidony.
Sedea f Faroese (Archaic), East Frisian (Archaic)
East Frisian short form of names containing the element side "custom, habit; manner". This name also saw some usage on the Faroe Islands.
Sedona f English (American)
In the United States, this name is usually given in honour of the city of Sedona in Arizona. The city itself had been named after Sedona Arabella Schnebly (née Miller), who was the wife of Theodore Carlton Schnebly, the city's first postmaster... [more]
Sedonia f American
Possibly an elaboration of Sedona.
Sedrida f History (Ecclesiastical)
Catalan and Spanish form of Sæthryth.
Sedulia f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of Sedulius. Sedulia was the mother of Saint Maura of Troyes.
Sędzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Sędzisław.
Sedzukiya f Japanese
From Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star", 月 (dzuki) meaning "moon" combined with 夜 (ya) meaning "night". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seeda f Thai
Alternate transcription of Sida.
Seena f English (Rare)
In the case of Danish-American silent film actress Seena Owen (1894-1966), it was an Anglicized form of Signe, her birth name. It could also be a short form of Thomasina and other names featuring this sound.
Seeria f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Sêria.
Seersha f Irish (Anglicized, Rare)
Anglicized version of the Irish name Saoirse.
Sefa f Galician
Diminutive of Xosefa.
Sefa f Old Norse
Old Norse feminine form of Sefi and Siafi meaning "calm, quiet, relaxed".
Sefania m & f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish form of Zephaniah.
Sefanja m & f Swedish (Rare), Afrikaans, Dutch, Dutch (Surinamese)
Swedish, Afrikaans and Dutch form of Zephaniah.
Sefeniya f Kongo
God has hidden
Şefika f Turkish
Turkish form of Shafiqa.
Šefika f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šefik.
Sefina f Czech, Romansh
Truncated form of Josefína and Josefina.
Şefiqa f Crimean Tatar
Crimean Tatar form of Shafiqa.
Šefka f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šefik.
Šefketa f Bosnian, Macedonian
Possibly a variant of Šefka.
Séfora f Spanish
Spanish form of Zipporah.
Sèfora f Catalan
Catalan form of Zipporah.
Sefora f Italian (Rare), Maltese (Rare), Polish
Italian and Polish form of Zipporah.
Sefriana f Occitan
Feminine form of Sefrian.
Seftia f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Seftiya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Seftya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Segolena f Gascon, Polish (Archaic)
Gascon and Polish cognate of Ségolène.
Seguina f Medieval Occitan
Feminine form of Segui.
Segula f Jewish, Northern African
Hebrew word name, it has several meanings.... [more]
Šeherezada f Croatian (Rare), Serbian (Rare), Bosnian (Rare), Slovene (Rare)
Croatian, Bosnian, Slovene and Serbian form of Shahrazad.
Şehla f Ottoman Turkish
Likely derives from Ottoman Turkish shehla meaning "bluish or light eyes".
Şehlâ f Turkish
dark blue or hazel eyes.
Seia m & f Japanese
From Japanese 井 (sei) meaning "well, well crib, town, community", 成 (sei) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach", 星 (sei) meaning "star", 聖 (sei) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest", 青 (sei) meaning "blue, green" or 彗 (sei) meaning "comet" combined with 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 空 (a) meaning "sky", 彩 (a) meaning "colour", 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection" or 天 (a) meaning "heavens, sky, imperial"... [more]
Seiha m & f Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer សីហា (see Seyha).
Seihia f Tiv
The name Originates from Tiv and it means "Peaceful Bird" or "One of a kind"
Seila f Latvian (Rare)
OF unknown origin and meaning.
Seila f Spanish (European, Modern)
Spanish variant of Sheila, reflecting the Spanish pronunciation of the English spelling.
Seima m & f Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (sei) meaning "clear up", 星 (sei) meaning "star" or 世 (sei) meaning "generations" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 磨 (ma) meaning "polish"... [more]
Šeina f Lithuanian (Archaic)
A Lithuanian form of the Yiddish Shayna, a notable bearer was Polish-Lithuanian artist, Šeina Efron (1909-1983)
Seina f Japanese
From 成 (sei) meaning "to become" or 栖 (sei) meaning "nest" combined with 奈 (na) meaning "what". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Seira f Japanese
From Japanese 世 (sei) meaning "generation, world, society" or 勢 (sei) meaning "energy, power, force, vigour" combined with 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort, music" or 羅 (ra) meaning "thin silk, silk gauze, lightweight fabric or clothing, Latin"... [more]
Seita f Sami, Finnish (Rare)
Derived from Sami siei'di meaning "holy stone", "special site where thanks and offerings are given to the spirits", via Proto-Sami *siejtē and Old Norse seiðr, both from Proto-Germanic *saidaz "magic, charm".
Seiya m & f Japanese (Latinized, ?), Japanese
Means "Sincere one." It is the name of Sailor Star Fighter in the Sailor Moon anime.... [more]
Seiza f Japanese
From Japanese 星座 (seiza) meaning "constellation".
Seja f German (Modern, Rare)
The given name of the German-Australian musician Seja Vogel.
Sejayda f African American
Combinations of the name Selena and Jayda.
Seka f Serbian
Taken from the nickname, which originated as a pet form of the word sestra meaning ''sister''.
Sekka f Japanese
From Japanese 雪花 (sekka) meaning "snowflake". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Sekkura f Kabyle
Possibly means "partridge" in Kabyle.
Sekleta f Ukrainian
Ukrainian form of Syncletica. Sekleta Lymerykha is a character in comedy film "Chasing Two Hares" based on a play by Mykhailo Starytsky.
Sekoa f Japanese
From Japanese 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred", 香 (ko) meaning "fragrance" combined with 愛 (a) meaning "love, affection". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sekundia f German (Bessarabian)
Possibly an elaborated form of Sekunda.
Sekundila f German (Bessarabian)
Bessarabian German form of Secundilla.
Sekundina f Basque
Basque form of Secundina.
Sela f Tongan
Tongan form of Sarah.
Selbea f Romani (Archaic)
Romani form of Sylvia.
Selbmá f Sami
Sami form of Selma.
Selda f English (Rare), German (Rare), Yiddish (Rare)
English and German variant of Zelda 2, the short form of Griselda, as well as a variant of Zelda 1, the feminine form of Selig, occasionally found among Yiddish speakers in German-speaking areas.
Selema f Mordvin
Means "elm" in Erzya.
Séléna f French
French form of Selena.
Selenda f English (American, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Selena or Celinda.
Selenia f Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Italian, Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Selene. In Italy, this form is prevalent in the region of Lombardy.
Selestra f Literature
Invented by Alexandra Christo for a witch in her book Princess of Souls, released in 2022.
Selevia f Obscure
Possibly an invented name inspired by Selena.
Selfira f Tatar (Germanized)
Germanised form of Zelfira.
Selga f Latvian
Derived from Latvian selga "deep sea; open sea".
Sėlija f Baltic Mythology, Lithuanian
In Lithuanian mythology, this is the name of one of the daughters of Saulė.
Selioma f Medieval English
Etymology uncertain, although it is likely a form of Salome. It is attested in 16th Century England.
Selja f Finnish, Norwegian, Icelandic
Variant of Celia. It also means "elder (plant)" in Finnish.
Selka f Yiddish
Possibly a Polish Yiddish diminutive of Selda, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Sella f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sälla as well as a Norwegian diminutive of Cecilia.
Sella f African, Southern African, Eastern African, Indonesian
Meaning unknown. It may be a loan word from Arabic صَلَّى‎ (ṣallā), meaning "to pray, to bless," or Arabic سَلَّى‎ (sallā), meaning "to amuse, entertain, comfort." It may also be a variation of Selah.
Selnia f English
Used by Selnia Flameheart in the manga Ladies vs butlers
Selva f Turkish
Turkish spelling of the Arabic name Salwa. This name is popular in Arabic-speaking countries. It's uncommon in non-Arabic-speaking countries.
Selva f Spanish (Latin American), Catalan (Rare)
Means "rainforest" in Spanish and Catalan.
Selwa f Muslim
Means “solace”.
Selwina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Selwyn.
Selyavira f Kazakh (Rare)
Kazakh feminine given name of unknown meaning. It might possibly be an invented name, either from scratch or by combining two existing given names (in which case one of those names is probably Elvira).
Semena f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of both Seme and Semeno.
Semenica f Medieval Romanian
Possibly derived from Romanian semen "fellow human being" (compare Surata).
Semera f Medieval Basque
Variant of Semena, recorded in the 12th century.
Semestra f Greek Mythology
Semestra or Semystra was a nymph, in Greek mythology.... [more]
Semila f Medieval, Medieval English
A rare medieval name of uncertain origin.
Semira f Amharic, Turkish, Bosnian
Feminine form of Semir.
Semira f Italian
Short form and diminutive of Semiramide.
Semira f Hebrew
Means "highest heaven" in Hebrew.
Semiramida f Polish
Polish form of Semiramis.
Semka f Bosnian, Serbian
Diminutive derivative of Simeuna.
Semla f Etruscan Mythology
Etruscan form of Semele.
Semperbella f Ancient Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Latin semper meaning "always" and from Latin bella meaning "beautiful, charming, pleasant".
Semperbona f Ancient Roman, Italian (Archaic)
Derived from Latin semper meaning "always" and Latin bona meaning "good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".
Semrana f Obscure
Probably an elaboration of Semra.
Şemsa f Turkish
Derived from the Turkish word şems meaning "sun", itself derived from the Arabic شمس (see Shams).
Šemsa f Bosnian
Feminine form of Šemso.
Šemsida f Bosnian
Variant form of Šemsudina.
Semystra f Greek Mythology
Semystra or Semestra was a nymph, in Greek mythology.... [more]
Sena f & m Ewe
Means "destiny gives" in Ewe.
Sena f Indian, Hinduism
Means "army; missile, dart" in Sanskrit.... [more]
Sena f English (American, Archaic)
Originally a short form of names containing the element -sen-, such as Selina, Serena and Asenath, this name was also used as a given name in its own right.
Sena m & f Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current" or 聖 (se) meaning "holy, sacred" or 星 (se) meaning "star, celestial body, one of the Twenty-Eight Mansions in the Chinese system of constellations" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" or 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree, what, Nara (city)" or 那 (na) meaning "what, which"... [more]
Sena f Slovene
Short form of Senija.
Sena f Korean
From Sino-Korean 世 "generation" and 奈 "apple tree", 娜 "elegant, graceful, delicate".
Sena f Croatian
Diminutive of Srebrenka.
Senada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Senad.
Senaida f Bosnian (Rare)
Feminine form of Senad.
Senana f Medieval Welsh
Meaning unknown. This was the name of a wife of Gruffudd ap Llywelyn, the firstborn son of Llywelyn the Great.
Senara f Cornish
From the name of the patron saint of Zennor, a village in Cornwall, which is of obscure origin. Conceivably it may be derived from the Breton name Azenor or the old Celtic Senovara... [more]
Senara f Sinhalese
Frequently used in Sri Lanka as a female given name, a cursory search of social media confirms this fact. Turning to Sanskrit, it looks like the “Sena” part of the name could mean either: "army, missile or dart" with “nara” meaning “human, man”... [more]
Senatla f Tswana
Means "hard worker" in Setswana.
Sendija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian borrowing of Sandy.
Sendra f Jewish, Hebrew, Yiddish
Feminine form of Sender, possibly making it the Yiddish form of Sandra, Alexandra, or Aleksandra.
Sendra m & f Malagasy
Means "accidental, by chance" in Malagasy.
Senegarda f Medieval Occitan
Possibly from Old Occitan sener "sir" and garda "to maintain".
Senezha f Mordvin
Means "dark blue" in Erzya.
Senhorinha f Portuguese (Brazilian), Portuguese (African, Rare)
Diminutive of Portuguese senhora "mistress, lady".
Senía f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Senia.
Senia f English (American)
Elaboration of Sena.
Senica m & f English (American, Rare)
Variant and feminine form of Seneca.
Senifa f Tongan
Tongan equivalent of Jennifer.
Senija f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Saniyya.
Senika f English (American, Rare)
Feminine variant of Seneca.
Senikka f American (Rare)
Possibly a rare feminine form of Seneca or a variant of Sinikka.
Senja f Indonesian
Means "evening" in Indonesian, from Sanskrit संध्या (saṃdhyā), meaning "evening, twilight".
Senjora f Judeo-Spanish
Derived from Spanish señora, meaning "lady".
Senka f & m Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (sen) meaning "deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", 千 (sen) meaning "thousand", 扇 (sen) meaning "fan, folding fan" or 泉 (sen) meaning "spring, fountain" combined with 花 (ka) or 華 (ka) both meaning "flower", 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance", 果 (ka) meaning "fruit, reward, carry out, achieve, complete, end, finish, succeed", 架 (ka) meaning "erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct", 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulations, joy", 叶 (ka) meaning "grant, answer", 歌 (ka) meaning "song, sing" or 下 (ka) meaning "below, down, descend, give, low, inferior"... [more]
Senna f English (Rare), Literature, Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Derived from the plant named Senna. The name is a variant of the Arabic name Sana, which means "brilliance, radiance, splendour."... [more]
Senna f Japanese
From Japanese 茜 (sen) meaning "madder, deep red, dye from the rubia plant", 仙 (sen) meaning "immortal, transcendent, celestial being, fairy", or 扇 (sen) meaning "fan, folding fan" combined with 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens" or 奈 (na) meaning "Nara, what?, apple tree"... [more]
Senna f Chinese
From the Chinese 森 (sēn) meaning "forest" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Sennehilda f Old High German, Medieval, Medieval German
Old High German sin "sense; meaning; opinion" + Old High German hiltja "battle".
Senora f English (American, Rare)
From Spanish señora meaning "lady, Mrs".
Senorina f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Mexican, Rare)
Of uncertain meaning, perhaps from Proto-Celtic *senos meaning "old". This was the name of a 10th-century Galician saint.
Senovara f Old Celtic (Latinized)
Romanized Celtic name, in which the first element is ultimately from the Indo-European root *sen meaning "old" (the second element, uaro, is uncertain, possibly meaning "war"). It was found scratched onto a metal "curse tablet" (c.2nd-century) at the temple of Sulis Minerva at Bath (Somerset, South West England)... [more]
Sensora m & f Japanese
alternative reading of Senku.
Sentha f Obscure
Rare form of Senta
Sentia f Roman Mythology
In Roman mythology, Sentia is the goddess of child development and the bringer of awareness into young children. The English word "sentient" meaning "able to perceive or feel things", is derived from her name.
Senuna f Celtic Mythology
A Celtic goddess worshipped in Roman Britain. Her name is possibly related to the Proto-Celtic 'seno' meaning "old". Some academics have associated the name to the ancient river Senua that was once located in southern Britain, which may have also been known as Alde, from the Anglo-Saxon 'ald' meaning old... [more]
Senya m & f Russian, Ukrainian
Russian and Ukrainian short form of Arsen and Arseniy, and other names containing ‘sen’. As a feminine diminutive, it is mostly for Kseniya.
Senya f Japanese
Means "many nights" in Japanese. From 千 (sen) "one thousand" and 夜 (ya) "night, evening".
Senyora f Popular Culture
Filipinized form of the Spanish word señora meaning "lady." Senyora Santibañez is a snobbish and stereotypically arrogant plantation owner depicting the main antagonist in the Mexican telenovela Marimar and actor Chantal Andere.
Senza f Romansh
Short form of Cresenza, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Seoda f Irish (Modern)
Directly taken from Irish seoda meaning "jewels". This is a modern Irish name.
Seol-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 雪 (seol) meaning "snow" combined with 娥 (a) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja combinations can also form this name.
Seon-a f Korean
From Sino-Korean 宣 "declare, announce, proclaim" and 兒 "child". A famous bearer is South Korean actress Kim Sun-a (1975-).
Seong-ja f Korean
From Sino-Korean 成 (seong) meaning "turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach" or 聖 (seong) meaning "holy, saint, sage, master, priest" combined with 子 (ja) meaning "child". Other hanja combinations are possible.... [more]
Seora f Korean
Variation of Korean Sora and So-Ra.
Seouera f Ancient Roman (Hellenized)
Hellenized form of Severa. Also compare the names Silvanus and Silouanos, which show that the letter -v- was usually hellenized to -ou- by the ancient Greeks.
Sepa f Tongan
Short for Patisepa, Tongan form of Patricia.
Sepa f Romansh
Feminine form of Sep.
Sepfora f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Zipporah.
Sepha f Dutch (Rare)
Short form of Josepha and Josephina.
Sephira f English
Variant of Saphira.
Sepia f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
From the color/photographic technique and/or the genus of cuttlefish. The word sepia is the Latinized form of the Greek σηπία, sēpía, cuttlefish.
Seppa f Romansh
Variant of Sepa.
Septia f & m Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for someone born in September.
Septiana f Indonesian
From the name of the month of September, usually used as a given name for a girl born in September.
Septíma f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Septima.
Septiya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Septuagesima f Indonesian
From the name of the 9th sunday before easter. The name of the sunday is derivded from the Latin word for "70th".
Septya f & m Indonesian
Variant of Septia.
Sepulveda f & m Spanish
Derived from the name of the Sepulveda valley in the mountains of Segovia. It is possibly derived from Spanish sepultar "to bury".
Sequana f Old Celtic (Latinized), Celtic Mythology
Latinized form of the Gaulish (Celtic) name Sicauna, which is argued to mean "sacred river" or "the fast flowing one". This was the name of the Gallo-Roman goddess of the River Seine.
Se-ra f Korean
From Sino-Korean 世 (se) meaning "world" and 路 (ra) meaning "road, route".
Sera f Polish
Short form of Serena.
Sera f Turkish
It means greenhouse.
Sera f Japanese
From 世 (se) meaning "world" and 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Serafëna f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Seraphina.
Seraffina f Corsican
Corsican form of Seraphina.
Serafiina f Finnish
Finnish form of Seraphina.
Sérafka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Serafëna.
Seraina f Romansh
Romansh form of Serena, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Seraphia f Swedish (Rare), Late Roman
Variant of Serapia. Saint Seraphia (or Serapia) was a 2nd-century Syrian martyr.
Seraphiella f Judeo-Christian-Islamic Legend
Feminine form of Serafiel
Seraphika f German (Silesian, Archaic)
Silesian German diminutive of Seraphia.
Séraphîta f Literature
Séraphîta is possibly a variant of Seraphina. Séraphîta is the heroine of Honoré de Balzac's 1837 novel called 'Séraphîta', which explores themes of androgyny... [more]
Seraphita f Literature
Unaccented form of Séraphîta
Serapia f Late Roman, Italian
Feminine form of Serapion.
Serbia f Various (Rare)
After the country Serbia.
Sereana f Fijian
Means "song" in Fijian.
Sereba m & f Akan
Means "silver" in Akan.
Seregmaa f Buryat
From the Buryat сэрэг (sereg) meaning "army" and the Mongolian feminine suffix -маа (-maa).
Sereia f Portuguese (Brazilian)
The Portuguese word for mermaid. Found in use in Brazil as a given name but also well represented as a nickname.
Sereina f Romansh
Variant of Seraina, traditionally found in the Surselva region.
Serena f Japanese
From Japanese 芹 (se) meaning "water dropwort (Oenanthe javanica)", 怜 (re) meaning "actor", and 菜 (na) meaning "vegetables, greens". Other kanji combinations are possible as well.
Serenella f Italian
Diminutive of Serena. It also coincides with one of the Italian words for "lilac".
Serenica f Popular Culture
Invented as a combination of Serena and Veronica for the game Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017), where the name is given to an ancestor of a pair of twins with the aforementioned names, who together are said to be her reincarnation.
Serenita f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Serena.
Serenola f Literature
This was used as a Welsh translation of Stellaluna (for a 2000 Welsh adaptation of the children's book 'Stellaluna'). It is derived in part from Welsh seren "star" (cf... [more]
Sereta f Kurdish
Means "elite" in Kurdish.
Sergeja f Slovene
Feminine form of Sergej.
Sergiana f Brazilian
Possibly a combination of Sergia and Ana or a Brazilian feminine form of Sérgio.
Sergija f Slovene
Variant of Sergeja.
Sêria f Greenlandic
Greenlandic form of Seria.
Sericea f English (American)
The name of a plant.
Šerida f Sumerian Mythology
The Sumerian name of the dawn goddess Aya. While the etymology is uncertain, one suggested root is the Akkadian šērtum, meaning "morning".