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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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Dosma f Batak
From Toba Batak dos meaning "same, similar, in kind" and the suffix -ma indicating emphasis.
Dostana f Serbian (Rare), Croatian (Rare)
Derived from the word for "enough" (dosta). Given to a child whose parents wish for that child to be their last, as there are already too many children in the family.
Dota f German (Modern, Rare)
German short form of the name Dorothea.
Dota f Medieval Basque
Medieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, first recorded in the 1400s.
Dótta f Old Danish
Possibly an Old Danish form of Dóttir. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Douaa f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Alternate transcription of Arabic دعاء (see Dua) chiefly used in North Africa.
Doubča f Czech
Diminutive form of Doubravka.
Doubra m & f Ijaw
Means "will" or "desire" in Ijaw.
Douja f Arabic
Sometimes used as a nickname for “Khadija”. Meaning: “the darkness of night”
Doukissa f Greek
Means "duchess" in Greek.
Doula f Greek (Rare)
Perhaps originally a short form of Spyridoula, Theodoula or another name ending in doula. This was borne by Doula Mouriki (1934-1991), a Greek art historian and Byzantinologist.
Dounia f Arabic (Maghrebi)
Maghrebi transcription of Dunia used in Morocco and Algeria.
Dousonna f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish dous- "forearm". The (additional) meaning "hand" has been suggested.
Dova f Yiddish, Hebrew
Feminine form of Dov.
Dova f Shona
Meaning "dew".
Dovima f Popular Culture (Rare)
Nom de plume adopted by American supermodel Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba. The name is a portmanteau of the first two letters of Juba's three given first names, and was the first single name ever used by a model.
Doxa f Ancient Greek, Greek
From Greek δόξα (doxa) meaning "glory, renown, honour". It is also used in modern Greek as a short form of Evdoxia.
Doxoula f Greek
Diminutive of Doxa.
Doyduuna f Yakut (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Doyduuna f Yakut
Feminine form of Doydu.
Doyinsola f Yoruba
Means "my wealth is sweet" in Yoruba.
Dracaena f English (Rare)
From the name of a genus of about forty species of trees and succulent shrubs, which is the Latinized form of Greek δράκαινα (drakaina) meaning "she-dragon", the feminine form of δράκων (drakon) - compare Drakon... [more]
Draganka f Czech
Diminutive form of Drahomila.
Draginja f Serbian
Variant of Dragana.
Dragomila f Slovene
Feminine form of Dragomil.
Dragotina f Slovene
Feminine form of Dragotin.
Dragpa m & f Tibetan
Means "reputed" in Tibetan.
Drăguța f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian drăguță, the feminine form of the adjective drăguț, "cute, precious".
Drahomila f Czech, Slovak
Czech and Slovak feminine form of Drahomil (cf. Dragomil, Dragomila).
Drahuška f Czech
Diminutive form of Drahoslava.
Drauma f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse draumr meaning "dream".
Dráža f Czech
Diminutive of Drahoslava.
Dražana f Croatian
A female form of Dražen.
Dražena f Croatian, Serbian
A female form of Dražen.
Drella m & f Popular Culture
A nickname for Andy Warhol used by his friends, a combination of Dracula and Cinderella.
Drema f English
Either a variant of Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic *drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".
Drena f Croatian
Feminine form of Dren.
Drenka f Croatian, Serbian
Feminine form of Dren.
Dreya f English (Rare)
Short form of Andrea 2.
Dria f English (Rare)
Short form of Adriana.
Driada f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly from Albanian driadë "dryad".
Driana f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Possibly a truncated from of Adriana.
Drica f Portuguese, Galician
Hypocoristic of Adriana.
Drífa f Old Norse, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Old Norse name meaning "fall of snow, snowdrift". In Norse mythology, Drífa was a daughter of king Snær. She had two sisters, Mjǫll and Fǫnn and one brother, Þorri.
Drilona f Albanian
Feminine form of Drilon.
Drina f Albanian
Feminine form of Drin.
Drina f Serbian (Rare)
The name of the river that flows between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose name is derived from the Latin name of the river (Latin: Drinus) which in turn is derived from Greek (Ancient Greek: Dreinos), used as a feminine name.
Drinora f Albanian
It derives from the name of the river Drin in Albania; the name Drin derives from the greek "drynus", meaning "river".
Drisana f English (Rare), Indian (Rare, Expatriate, ?)
Meaning uncertain, though popularly claimed to mean "daughter of the sun" in Sanskrit. Supposedly it occurs in Hindu mythology as a name (perhaps a title or epithet) of the Dānava demon Virochana (a son of Prahlāda and father of Bali)... [more]
Driva f Swedish (Rare)
Swedish form of Drífa.
Drogomira f Polish
Feminine form of Drogomir.
Drogosława f Polish
Feminine form of Drogosław.
Drolma f Tibetan
Alternate transcription of Tibetan སྒྲོལ་མ (see Dolma).
Drömma f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
From Swedish drömma "to dream".
Dronma f Tibetan
Means "light, lamp", also an honorific title.
Drora f Hebrew
Feminine form of Dror.
Drosera f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek δρόσος (drosos) meaning "dew, dewdrops". This was the name of a naiad in Greek myth.
Drosma f Latvian
Derived from Latvian drosme "courage, bravery".
Drosoula f Greek
Diminutive of Droso.
Drua f Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Gaulish druto "strong, vigorous".
Druantia f Popular Culture, Celtic Mythology
Hypothetic old Celtic form of the name of a river in the south of France commonly known as the Durance, which is of unknown meaning. An Indo-European root meaning "to flow" has been suggested. According to Robert Graves in 'The White Goddess' (1948), it is derived from the Indo-European root *deru meaning "oak" (as are the words druid and dryad) and probably also belonged to a Gallic tree goddess, which he identifies as "Queen of the Druids" and "Mother of the Tree Calendar"... [more]
Druda f Judeo-Catalan (Rare, Archaic), Medieval Jewish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory, however, suggests a coinage as a feminine form of the Catalan masculine name Trud.
Druella f English, Literature
Feminine version of the masculine abbreviated form of Andrew, Drew. It is also the name of Druella Black (née Rosier) –wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black - out of the Harry Potter series of books by J.K. Rowling.
Drusiana f Ancient Roman, Italian (Rare, Archaic), Gnosticism
Feminine form of Drusianus. The tale of the resurrection of Drusiana features prominently in the Acts of John.
Drużyjanna f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish form of Druzjanna.
Druzylla f Polish
Polish form of Drusilla.
Drvaspa f Persian Mythology
The name of a Zoroastrian goddess whose name means "with solid horses". Her role in ancient religion is unknown.
Dryllina f Old Swedish (Rare)
Obscure Old Swedish name of unknown origin.
Dschamila f German
German transcription of Jamila.
Dshamilja f Literature
A German transcription of the name of the title heroine in Chinghiz Aitmatov's novella 'Jamila'.
Dsinara f Belarusian
Variant transliteration of Дзінара (see Dzinara).
Dszamila f Hungarian
Hungarian phonetic transcription of Jamila
Dúa f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Dua.
Dua f Albanian
Derived from Albanian dua "I want; I love".
Duangnapa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Duangnapha.
Duangnapha f Thai
From Thai ดวง (duang), a poetic prefix, and นภา (napha) meaning "sky".
Duangta f Thai
Means "eye" in Thai.
Dubheasa f Medieval Irish
Meaning "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic word dubh meaning dark or black and eas meaning waterfall.
Dubh Essa f Medieval Irish
Possibly derived from Gaelic components dubh meaning "dark" and eas meaning "waterfall, cascade, rapid". Its meaning could also be interpreted as "black-haired nurse" (or in Latin nutrix nigra).
Dubra f Galician (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the river Dubra in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, itself from Proto-Celtic dubros "water".
Dubraska f Spanish (Caribbean)
Likely an alteration of Dubravka with influence from other -ska names, e.g. Katiuska. It is most often used in Venezuela.
Dubrowka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Dąbrówka.
Duccia f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Duccio.
Dudana f Georgian (Rare)
Meaning uncertain. Georgian sources state that the name is of Kartvelian origin, but neglect to provide its meaning. Perhaps it is related to the Mingrelian noun დუდი (dudi) meaning "head", or to the Georgian name Dudukhana... [more]
Dudukhana f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Georgian adjective დუდუხა (dudukha) meaning "plump" (in reference to girls and women). Also compare the related Georgian adjective დუდრუქანა (dudrukana) meaning "plump, stout" (also in reference to girls and women).... [more]
Duela f Popular Culture
Duela Dent is the Joker's daughter in DC comics.
Duellona f Roman Mythology
Older form of Bellona, derived from Early Latin duellum "war".
Duessa f Literature
This name was used by the 16th-century poet Edmund Spenser, who perhaps intended it to mean "second", "disunity" or "duplicitous" from Latin duo "two" combined with the feminine suffix essa... [more]
Dueynna f Judeo-Spanish
Means "lady, mistress" in Judeo-Spanish, ultimately from Latin domina, meaning "mistress".
Dúfa f Norse Mythology, Icelandic
Means "pitching wave" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Dúfa was one of nine daughters of Ægir and Rán.
Duibheasa f Medieval Irish
Means "dark waterfall" from the Gaelic dubh meaning "dark" or "black" and eas meaning "waterfall".
Duilia f Italian
Feminine form of Duilio.
Dūja f Latvian (Rare, Archaic)
Directly taken from Latvian dūja "dove".
Đuka m & f Croatian, Serbian
Diminutive/nickname for Đuro or Đurđa.
Dukpa m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
From Tibetan འབྲུག་པ ('brug-pa) meaning "Bhutanese (person)", also referring to a school of Tibetan Buddhism (the Drukpa Kagyu).
Dula f Medieval Polish
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Proto-Slavic *dulěti "to get fat" and Proto-Slavic kъdulja, which denoted a kind of pear.
Dula f Ancient Greek
Short form of Theodula.
Dulá f Sami
Sami form of Tuula.
Dulcea f American (Rare, Archaic)
Perhaps used as a Latinate form of Dulcie.
Dulcia f Spanish, Judeo-Catalan (Latinized), Gascon
Latinized form of Dulcie, used particularly in Iberian countries. As a Jewish name, Dulcia was occasionally used as a translation of Naomi 1 in former times.
Dulcieta f Judeo-Provençal
Derived from Latin dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dulcina f Late Roman, Spanish
Feminine form of Dulcinus.
Dulcineea f Romanian (Rare)
Romanian form of Dulcinea. It coincides with the archaic Romanian word dulcinee "girlfriend, sweetheart" (ultimately from Romanian dulce "sweet")... [more]
Dulcinia f Portuguese (Rare)
Most likely an elaborated form of Dulce
Dulcisima f Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish dulcísima meaning "sweetest".
Dulcynea f Literature
Polish form of Dulcinea.
Duleima f Medieval Mongolian
Of uncertain etymology, this was the personal name of one of the wives of Hooge.
Dulia f Asturian, Galician
Short form of Odulia.
Đulieta f Croatian
Croatian form of Juliette or Giulietta.
Đulijeta f Croatian
Croatian form of Juliette or Giulietta.
Dulma f Buryat
Buryat form of Dolma.
Dulsona f Judeo-Provençal
Derived from Latin dulcis "sweet; (figuratively, of persons) friendly, charming, kind, dear, pleasant, agreeable" combined with a diminutive suffix.
Dulza f Aragonese (Archaic)
Aragonese form of Dulce.
Dulzura f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Means "sweetness" in Spanish.
Duma f Batak
Means "prosperous, rich" in Toba Batak.
Dumengia f Romansh
Feminine form of Dumeng. The name coincides with Romansh dumengia "Sunday".
Dumenia f Romansh
Romansh form of Domenica, traditionally used in the Surselva region of Switzerland.
Dumenica f Corsican
Feminine form of Dumenicu. The name coincides with Corsican dumenica "Sunday".
Dumina f Romansh
Variant of Dumenia, traditionally found in central Grisons.
Dumìnica f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Domenica. The name coincides with Sicilian Dumìnica "Sunday".
Duminka f Maltese (Rare)
Feminine form of Duminku.
Dumisa m & f Tumbuka
Means "praise, worship" or "thank you" in Tumbuka.
Dumitrana f Romanian
Feminine form of Dumitru.
Dúna f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Icelandic dún meaning "down (of the eider duck), eiderdown" (from Old Norse dūnn).
Duna f Spanish, Catalan
Possibly derived from the Spanish and Catalan word duna, meaning "dune". Alternatively, it could be a variant of Dunia or a form of Dunya... [more]
Dunata f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Donata.
Dunatedda f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Donatella.
Dunea f Moldovan (Rare)
Moldovan form of Dunya.
Dunia f & m Arabic, Swahili, Spanish, Galician
Derived from Arabic دُنْيَا (dunyā) "world (the Earth, or any this-worldly habitat, excluding the next world)".
Duniya f Arabic
Variant of Dunia.
Dunnina f Sicilian
Feminine form of Dunninu.
Dunnonia f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish dunno- "brown".
Dünýä f Turkmen
Turkmen form of Dunya.
Dünya f Turkish, Azerbaijani
Turkish form of Dunia.
Duojá f Sami
Meaning unknown.
Duongdara f Khmer
Means "star" or "beautiful girl" in Khmer.
Duová f Sami
Sami form of Tove and Tuovi.
Durama m & f Garo, Far Eastern Mythology
Durama is a deity from Garo Mythology, whose name means ‘the grand and majestic mother’ in the Garo language.
Durancina f Medieval Occitan, Gascon (Archaic)
Medieval Gascon feminine form of Duran.
Duransa f Gascon
Feminine form of Duran and Durans.
Dürdanə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Durdana.
Durdana f & m Arabic, Urdu
Means "single pearl" in Arabic.
Đurđevka f Serbian
Derived from Serbo-Croatian ђурђевак (đurđevak) meaning "lily of the valley (species Convallaria majalis)" (compare Đurđica). It is also the Serbian word for St... [more]
Duriana f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Doriana.
Durilda f Medieval English
Medieval English variant of Thorild.
Durita f Faroese
Faroese form of Dorita, itself a Scandinavian variant of Dorete (or Dorit 2).
Durna f Azerbaijani
Derived from Azerbaijani durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic *durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.
Durpaşa f Ottoman Turkish
From Arabic durr meaning "pearls" combined with Turkish paşa "pasha".
Duruta f Faroese
Variant of Durita.
Durutea f Sicilian
Sicilian form of Dorotea.
Durvalina f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Feminine form of Durvalino, mainly used in Brazil and the Azores.
Duša f Croatian, Slovene, Serbian
Derived from Slavic dusha meaning "soul, spirit".
Duša f Slovak
Diminutive of Dušana, not used as a given name in its own right.
Dusánka f Hungarian (Rare)
Hungarian form of Dušanka.
Dusca f Medieval Czech
Of unknown meaning. The -ca ending indicates that this may be a Slavic diminutive of some unidentified name.
Duscha f Romansh (Archaic)
Variant of Ursula, traditionally found in the Surselva region, as well as a feminine form of Dusch.
Dusita f Thai
Feminine form of Dusit. This is also the Thai name for the utricularia delphinioides, a type of plant.
Duška f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Feminine form of Duško.
Dusolina f Italian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning. Name of operatic soprano Dusolina Giannini (1902 - 1986).
Đustina f Bosnian (Archaic)
Variant transcription of Djustina.
Dustina f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dustin.
Dusya f Russian, Ukrainian
Diminutive of Yevdokiya.
Dutberta f Frankish (Latinized)
The first element of this name is uncertain; it may possibly be either from Old High German toto meaning "sponsor, godparent" or Old High German *dodh meaning "judgement". The second element is Old Frankish or Old Saxon berht, Old High German beraht meaning "bright" (Proto-Germanic *berhtaz)... [more]
Duva f Medieval English
From *Dufe meaning "dove", derived from either Old English *dūfe "dove" or its Old Norse cognate dúfa, perhaps developing from a byname.
Duvessa f Theatre, Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of the Gaelic name Dubh Essa, used by M. J. Molloy in his comic play The Wooing of Duvessa (1964).
Duwa m & f Shan
While its exact meaning is debated, it is believed to be connected to the Shan word for 'two' or 'twin'. This connection might suggest a meaning related to duality, balance, or partnership.
Duya f Kalmyk
Means "gracious" in Kalmyk.
Dvēsma f Medieval Baltic
Possibly derived from Latvian dvesma "scent; fragrance; flavor".
Dvosha f Jewish
Diminutive of Dvora.
Dwaina f English
Feminine form of Dwain.
Dwayna f American (Rare)
Variant of Duana with the spelling of Dwayne.
Dwojra f Yiddish (Polonized)
Allegedly a Polish form of Dvora.
Dwora f Jewish (Polonized)
Polonized spelling of Dvorah.
Dwura f Assyrian
Assyrian form of Deborah. It also means "bee" in Assyrian.
Dya f African, Mbama
Variant of Dia.
Dyaisha f African American
African-American combination of Dyana and Aisha. A known bearer of this name is the American basketball player Dyaisha Fair (2001-).
Dyana f English
Variant of Diana.
Dyantha f English
Variant of Diantha.
Dyarikta f Nanai
Means "hawthorn" in Nanai.
Dyasia f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Asia 1 with the prefix Dy-.
Dycha f Yiddish
This is a Yiddish version of the name Judith.
Dyela f Haitian Creole
Derived from Haitian Creole dye "god" and la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "God is here".
Dyhia f Berber
Variant of Dihya.
Dyjana f Belarusian
Belarusian Latin spelling of Dyyana.
Dylana f English, Dutch
Feminine form of Dylan.
Dylanda f English
Combination of the Welsh name, Dylan, meaning “born of the ocean”, and the Latin name, Amanda, meaning “worthy of love”.
Dymfna f Polish (Rare)
Polish form of Dymphna.
Dymphina f Dutch
Dutch extended form or variant of Dymphna.
Dyna f English
Variant of Dina 2.
Dyra f Swedish (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse element dýr "deer; wild animal" (though it is also associated with dýrr "dear; expensive"), perhaps via the Old Swedish (masculine) name Dyre or an Old Norse name such as Dýrhildr or Dýrfinna... [more]
Dýrfinna f Old Norse, Icelandic
Derived from Old Icelandic dýr "deer" or dýrr "dear, precious" combined with finnr "Sámi, Laplander" (feminine finna).
Dysia f Polish
Diminutive of Edyta.
Dysnomia f Greek Mythology
Derived from Greek dys "bad, wrong, difficult" and Greek nomos "custom, tradition, moral law". In Greek mythology, Dysnomia is the personification of lawlessness.
Dyta f Polish
Diminutive of Judyta.
Dytka f Polish
Diminutive of Judyta via Judytka.
Dyyana f Belarusian
Variant of Dziyana, used to indicate that the name was borrowed from other languages (e.x. this variant is used for the goddess Diana).
Dyzia f Polish
Diminutive of Dioniza.
Dzakia f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zakiyya.
Dzakiya f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zakiyya.
Dzakiyya f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Zakiyya.
Dżamila f Polish
Polish form of Jamila.
Džejna f Bosnian
Short form of Džejlana.
Dželila f Bosnian (Rare)
Bosnian form of Jalila.
Džemala f Bosnian
Female form of Džemal.
Džemila f Bosnian
Bosnian form of Jamila.
Džemma f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Gemma.
Dženana f Bosnian
Feminine form of Dženan.
Dženeta f Bosnian
Feminine form of Dženet.
Dženija f Latvian (Modern, Rare)
Latvian adaptation of Jenny.
Dzera f Digor Ossetian, Ossetian
Means "bird of prey" in Ossetian. It is also a diminutive of Dzerassa.
Dzerassa f Ossetian Mythology, Ossetian
Possibly means "golden-haired, shining", perhaps related to Persian زر (zar) meaning "gold". In Ossetian mythology Dzerassa is the daughter of the sea god Donbettyr.
Dževada f Bosnian
Feminine form of Dževad.
Dzhenneta f Turkmen
Most likely a Turkmen form of Jeanette.
Dzhessika f Russian (Rare), Bulgarian (Rare)
Russian and Bulgarian borrowing of Jessica, reflecting the English pronunciation