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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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Glàvca f Emilian-Romagnol
Emilian form of Glauca.
Gleda f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Gledi.
Gledia f Albanian
Feminine form of Gledi.
Gledisa f Albanian
Feminine form of Gledis.
Glencora f English (Modern, Rare), Literature, Popular Culture
Said to mean "heart of the glen" from English glen and Latin cor "heart"; it may be an altered form of Glendora, influenced by Cora... [more]
Glendia f English (Rare)
Elaboration of Glenda.
Glendora f Welsh
Presumably a feminine form of Glendower.
Glenita f English (Modern)
Feminine form of Glenn.
Glennita f English (American)
Combination of the name Glenn with the originally Spanish female diminutive ending -ITA.... [more]
Gleva f Catalan (Rare)
Means "clod" (a word referring to a lump of earth or clay) in Catalan. It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Mare de Déu de la Gleva meaning "Mother of God of the Clod". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Vic, in Barcelona, Spain... [more]
Glicéria f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Gliceria f Italian (Rare), Polish (Archaic), Spanish (Latin American), Galician
Italian, Galician, Polish and Spanish form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Glicerija f Croatian (Archaic), Slovene (Archaic)
Croatian and Slovene form of Glykeria via its latinized form Glyceria.
Glikeria f Georgian (Archaic), Russian
Georgian form of Glykeria and Russian variant transcription of Glikeriya.... [more]
Glikerija f Lithuanian (Rare), Serbian (Archaic)
Lithuanian and Serbian form of Glykeria.
Glimina f Arabic (Maghrebi, Rare), Dutch (Rare)
Meaning unknown. The best known bearer of this name is the Dutch politician Glimina Chakor (b. 1976), who is of Moroccan descent.
Glissandra f English (Rare)
Mostly likely a combination of "Gliss" and "Sandra".
Glita f Latvian (Rare)
Derived from Latvian glīts "pretty, good-looking, beautiful; neat."
Glitonea f Arthurian Cycle
A sister of Morgan, and thus co-ruler of an Otherworld kingdom that is usually identified with Avalon.
Glóa f Old Norse, Faroese (Rare), Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Old Norse glóa "to glow, shine, glitter".
Glòria f Catalan
Catalan form of Gloria.
Gloría f Icelandic (Modern)
Icelandic form of Gloria.
Glorianna f English, German (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of the name Gloriana, an elaboration of Gloria or a combination of Gloria and Anna.
Gloriosa f Spanish
"Gloriosa" means glorious in Spanish. Most often used in Spain, or mexico where Spanish is originated.
Glorita f Spanish
Diminutive of Gloria.
Gloriya f Russian (Rare)
Russian form of Gloria
Glorja f Albanian
Variant of Gloria.
Glorvina f Literature
Invented by the Irish writer Lady Morgan for a character in her novel 'The Wild Irish Girl' (1806), possibly blending glory and a name such as Malvina (though Gloria was not yet in use at the beginning of the 19th century)... [more]
Glycéria f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian variant spelling of Glicéria.
Glykera f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek adjective γλυκερός (glykeros) meaning "sweet". This is the name of a character from the comedy Perikeiromene (c. 314 BC) by the Greek playwright Menander, as well as the name of a former love of the Greek painter Pausias (4th century BC), of whom he had made a portrait.
Glykinna f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek γλυκύς (glykys) "sweet taste".
Glynda f English
Variant of Glenda (presumably influenced by Lynn).
Glyrna f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Means "eye". This is the name of a sorceress in Norse mythology.
Gná f Norse Mythology, Old Norse
In Norse mythology, Gná is a goddess who runs errands in other worlds for the goddess Frigg and rides the flying, sea-treading horse Hófvarpnir ("hoof-thrower")... [more]
Gnaea f Late Roman
Feminization of Gnaeus.
Gnésa f Kashubian
Diminutive of Agnés and Agnésa.
Gnesa f Sicilian
Truncated form of Agnesa.
Gnieszka f Polish
Diminutive of Agnieszka.
Gobelina f Dutch
Feminine form of Gobelinus.
Goca f Croatian, Serbian
Short form of Gordana.
Goda f Medieval English
Latinized form of Gode.
Godbalda f Medieval French
Feminine form of Godbald
Godeberta f Dutch (Rare), History (Ecclesiastical)
Feminine form of Godebert. Saint Godeberta (c. 640—June 11, c. 700) was a Frankish saint. She was born at Boves, near Amiens, to a noble family that was associated with the court of Clovis II... [more]
Godefrida f Dutch
Feminine form of Godefridus.
Godelena f Medieval English
Likely a Latinized version of the Germanic name Goda 1.
Godesa f Medieval English
From Godeza, the feminine form of the Germanic name Godizo, itself a diminutive of names beginning with the Old German element got meaning "god" or guot meaning "good".
Godesia f German (Modern, Rare)
Godesia is the official title of princess carnival in Bonn-Bad Godesberg. It is derived from the place name Godesberg (first mentioned as Woudensberg "Wotan's mountain").... [more]
Godfrida f Dutch
Feminine form of Godfried.
Godfrieda f Dutch
Variant spelling of Godfrida.
Godlanda f Frankish
Derived from Old High German, Old Dutch got or Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old English god meaning "god, deity" combined with Old High German lant or Old Saxon land meaning "land".
Godzimira f Polish
Feminine form of Godzimir.
Godzisława f Polish
Feminine form of Godzisław.
Goga f Croatian, Serbian
Pet form of Gordana.
Gogona f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from Georgian გოგონა (gogona) meaning "little girl", which consists of the Georgian noun გოგო (gogo) meaning "girl" and the Georgian diminutive suffix -ონა (-ona).
Gogutsa f Georgian (Rare)
Means "little girl" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun გოგო (gogo) meaning "girl" combined with the Georgian diminutive suffix -უცა (-utsa).
Goiswintha f Germanic, History
Derived from Gothic gavi "region, district" or Gothic gauja "inhabitant" combined with Gothic svinths (swind in Old High German) "strength." Goiswintha was the wife of Athanagild, a 6th-century king of the Visigoths.
Goja f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.
Gojarta f Albanian (Rare)
Derived from Albanian gojartë, a poetic term meaning "golden-tongued, eloquent".
Gojka f Slovene
Feminine form of Gojko.
Gokka f Karachay-Balkar
Means "pattern, decoration, flower" in Karachay-Balkar.
Gola f Cherokee
Means "winter" in Cherokee.
Goldina f Yiddish
Variant of Golda.
Goldiva f Anglo-Saxon (Latinized), Medieval English
Latinized form of *Goldgifu, an unrecorded Old English name meaning "gold gift" from the elements gold and giefu "gift".
G'oliba f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek g'olib meaning "winner, victor".
Golla f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old Norse Gulla.
Gollá f Sami
From Sami gollas meaning "golden".
Golsira f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Gulsira.
Golubitsa f Russian
Means "pigeon" in Russian.
Gölzada f Tatar
Tatar form of Gulzada.
Gonaria f Sardinian
Feminine form of Gonario.
Gonda f Dutch, Limburgish
Dutch and Limburgish short form of Aldegonda and Hildegonda.
Gontia f Celtic Mythology
The name of an obscure Celtic goddess, the tutelary deity of the river Günz, possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *kom-dati "confluence, river mouth", or related to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- "to pour".
Gonzala f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gonzalo.
Goratsiya f Russian
Feminine form of Goratsiy.
Gordiana f Italian, Polish (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Gordiano and Polish feminine form of Gordian.
Gorgonia f Late Greek, History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines)
Feminine form of Gorgonios. This was the name of a daughter of Saints Gregory the Elder and Nonna, also venerated as a saint.
Gorgyra f Greek Mythology
From the Greek word γόργυρα (gorgyra) which referred to an underground sewer or drain, also used as a dungeon. Gorgyra, also called Orphne, was a nymph goddess of the Underworld (Hades) and the wife of the potamos (river-god) Acheron in Greek mythology... [more]
Goriana f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Горяна (see Goryana).
Gorislava f Croatian, Russian
Feminine form of Gorislav.
Gormelia f Scottish (Archaic)
Latinate form of Gormal. This became the usual form of the name in the 19th century, along with Gormilia and Gormula.
Gormla f Irish (Anglicized)
Modern anglicized form of Gormlaith
Gorria f Medieval Basque
Derived from a medieval Basque word meaning "red".
Gortra f Faroese
Faroese form of Gertrude.
Goryana f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Goryan.
Goryanka f Bulgarian
Diminutive of Goryana.
Gòrzëmira f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Gniewomira.
Goşa f Karachay-Balkar
Means "lady, mistress" in Karachay-Balkar.
Gosca f Russian
Variant of Gosta.
Goscha f Russian (Rare)
Diminutive of Gosta.
Gościsława f Polish
Feminine form of Gościsław.
Goscja f Russian
Variant of Gosta.
Goshamida f Circassian (Rare)
Of unknown meaning.
Gośka f Polish
Diminutive of Małgorzata.
Gosława f Polish
Feminine form of Gosław.
Gospodinka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Gospodin.
Gosta f Russian
Feminine form of Gost.
Gostanza f Aragonese
Aragonese form of Constantia.
Gostiata f Medieval Russian
Most likely derived form the Russian гостья (gostya) meaning "guest". Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.
Gostimira f Russian
Meaning "guest of peace and earth". Combined with gost "guest" and miru "peace, world".
Gòsza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Małgorzata via Małgòsza and Małgòszka.
Gothia f Baltic Mythology
Lithuanian goddess of cattle, recorded by 17th-century historian and ethnographer Matthäus Prätorius in his work Deliciae Prussica (published in 1703).... [more]
Gotholia f Hebrew (Hellenized), Biblical Greek
Greek form of Athaliah, as it first appeared in the Septuagint.
Götilda f Swedish (Archaic)
Younger form of Gauthildr via the variant Giöthilda.
Gottfrida f Swedish (Rare)
Feminine form of Gottfrid.
Gottfrieda f German
Feminine form of Gottfried.
Gottoleva f German (Bessarabian)
Bessarabian German form of Godeliva.
Goulvena f Breton
Variant of Goulwena.
Goulwena f Breton
Feminine form of Goulwen.
Ġovanna f Maltese
Maltese form of Joanna.
Goya f Spanish
Spanish diminutive of Gregoria.... [more]
Go'zalposhsha f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek go'zal meaning "beautiful" and poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Graceanna f English (American, Rare)
Combination of Grace and Anna. This name was borne by American ornithologist Graceanna Lewis (1821-1912), who was also known as a social reformer active in the anti-slavery, temperance and women's suffrage movements.
Gracelia f Indonesian
A name possibly with the combination of Grace and the suffix lia.
Grácia f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Gratia.
Gràcia f Catalan, Gascon
Catalan and Gascon form of Gracia.
Graçia f Medieval Spanish
Medieval Spanish form of Grace.
Graciána f Hungarian
Hungarian form of Gratiana.
Graciella f Portuguese (Brazilian), Hungarian
Portuguese variant and Hungarian form of Graciela.
Gracija f Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Macedonian
Serbian, Croatian, and Slovene form of Gratia.
Gracijela f Croatian, Serbian, Slovene
Croatian, Serbian and Slovene form of Graciela.
Gracilla f English
Derived from Grace
Gracita f Spanish
Diminutive of Engracia.
Grada f Dutch
Contracted form of Gerarda. Also compare the masculine equivalent Gradus.
Gradina f Dutch (Rare)
Contracted form of Gerardina. Also compare the related name Grada.
Gradzia f Polish
Diminutive of Grażyna.
Graná f Romani (Caló)
Caló form of Pepa.
Granida f Theatre
Granida is the eponymous character of the successful 17th-century play "Granida" by Dutch playwright Pieter Cornelisz.
Grasia f Polish
Diminutive of Grażyna.
Gràssia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Grazia.
Grassina f English (Rare)
Rare English name. May be a feminine variant of Gratian from the Roman Gratianus, meaning "grace" from the Latin gratus.... [more]
Grata f History (Ecclesiastical), Late Roman
Feminine form of Gratus. A famous bearer of this name was Justa Grata Honoria (5th century), the sister of the Western Roman emperor Valentinian III. It was also borne by Saint Grata of Bergamo, an early 4th-century martyr.
Grațiana f Romanian
Feminine form of Grațian.
Grațiela f Romanian
Romanian form of Graciela.
Gratsiela f Bulgarian
Bulgarian form of Graciela and Graziella.
Gràtzia f Sardinian
Sardinian form of Grazia. Gràtzia Deledda (also known as Gràssia) was a Sardinian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926.
Gratziedda f Sardinian
Diminutive of Gràtzia.
Graża f Polish
Diminutive of Grażyna.
Graziedda f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Graziella.
Graziela f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), Romanian
Portuguese form of Graciela and Romanian variant of Grațiela.
Grażina f Kashubian
Kashubian form of Grażyna.
Graziosa f Judeo-Italian, Corsican
Derived from Italian graziosa, the feminine form of the adjective grazioso, "gracious; pretty".
Graziuccia f Italian
Diminutive of Grazia occasionally used as an independent name.
Grażka f Polish
Diminutive of Grażyna.
Gražvyda f Lithuanian
Feminine form of Gražvydas.
Grażynka f Polish
Diminutive of Grażyna.
Grazzia f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Grazia.
Grazziella f Sicilian
Sicilian variant of Graziella.
Grazzja f Maltese (Rare)
Directly taken from Maltese grazzja "grace" as well as the Maltese form of Gratia.
Greata f Romansh
Romansh form of Greta, traditionally found in Central Grisons.
Greca f Italian (Rare)
Italian feminine form of Graecus. This was the name of a 4th-century saint who was martyred under Diocletian.
Grecia f Medieval English
Of uncertain origin and meaning. Current theories, however, derive this name from Old French gris "gray", which was generally rendered as grece; greyce in Medieval English. Early on the name became popularly associated with Latin gratia (compare Grace).
Grecia f Spanish (Latin American)
From Spanish Grecia meaning "Greece". This is borne by Grecia Colmenares (1962-), a Venezuelan actress.
Greeta f Estonian (Rare), Finnish (Rare)
Estonian variant of Greete and Finnish variant of Greta.
Greetta f Finnish
Finnish variant of Greta.
Greisa f Albanian (Modern)
Albanian borrowing of Grace.
Grekina f Russian
Variant of Grekyna.
Grekinia f Russian
Variant of Grekyna.
Grekyna f Russian
Feminine form of Grek.
Gresa f Albanian
Variant of Gresë.
Gresilda f Medieval English
Late medieval English variant of Griselda.
Grēta f Medieval Baltic
Medieval Latvian adoption of Greta.
Gretha f Dutch
Short form of Margaretha. In other words, one could say that this is a variant form of Greta.
Gretica f Slovene
Diminutive of Greta, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Gretika f Old Swedish
Diminutive of Greta.
Gretna f American (Rare)
From the name of Gretna Green, a Scottish village formerly famous as the place to which runaway English couples went to be married under Scottish law. Use of Gretna as a first name (a rare occurrence) presumably recalls such a marital trip, but may also be an elaboration of Greta.
Grettina f Romansh
Diminutive of Gretta, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Greysia f Indonesian (Rare)
Indonesian form of Gracia or Gratia.... [more]
Griada f Sicilian
Sicilian short form of Margherita.
Grieta f Latvian, Dutch
Short form of Margrieta.
Grigoria f Greek
Modern Greek transcription of Gregoria.
Gríma m & f Old Norse, Icelandic (Rare), Literature
Old Norse name, both feminine and masculine, either a feminine form or variant of Grímr. As a modern Icelandic name, it is strictly feminine.... [more]
Grimanesa f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Canarian), Medieval Portuguese, Literature
Borne by an illegitimate granddaughter of Bartolomé Herrero, the first colonial alcalde of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife (who had been appointed to the position in 1501 by the conquistador Alonso Fernández de Lugo), in whose case it possibly meant "forced" from Guanche *gərma-ənsa, literally "forced to spend the night"... [more]
Grimberta f Germanic
Feminine form of Grimbert.
Grimonia f Medieval Irish
The daughter of a pagan chieftain in 4th century Ireland. She converted to Christianity when she was aged about 12 and dedicated her life to Christ. When she reached the age to marry, her father wanted her to wed one of the noblest and wealthiest chiefs in Ireland... [more]
Grisel·la f Catalan
Catalan form of Griselda or Grisella
Gritta f German
Elaboration of Gritt.
Grīva f Medieval Baltic
Derived from Latvian grīva "estuary". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.
Grizabella f Theatre
From the musical Cats
Grizelda f American (South, Rare), Hungarian (Rare), Afrikaans (Rare), Kashubian
Hungarian and Kashubian form and English and Afrikaans variant of Griselda. The English usage may have been influenced by Grizel.
Grizetta f Irish (Rare, Archaic), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare, Archaic)
Apparently a Northern Irish variant of Griselda. A Grizetta Gowdy Knox (born circa 1800) died in County Down, Northern Ireland in 1866.... [more]
Grizka f Kashubian
Diminutive of Grizelda.
Groa f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Gróa.
Grozdanka f Bulgarian
Feminine form of Grozdan.
Grunja f Russian (Germanized)
German transcription of Grunya.
Gryfina f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish variant of Agrypina. Gryfina (c. 1248 – between 1305 and 1309) was a Princess of Kraków by her marriage to Leszek II the Black; she later became a nun and abbess.
Gryjta f Silesian
Silesian short form of Małgorzata via German Grete.
Gryjtka f Silesian
Diminutive of Gryjta.
Grýla f Norse Mythology
Grýla is a mythic giantess who comes down from the mountains at Christmas to eat all the bad children.
Gryzelda f Polish
Polish form of Griselda.
Gúa f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Perhaps derived from Old Norse guðr "god".
Guacimara f Spanish (Canarian)
This name may come from the Guanche masculine agent noun *wazimar meaning "strong, sturdy, powerful, able". It was used by the Canarian historian, doctor and poet Antonio de Viana (1578-1650?) in his epic poem Antigüedades de las Islas Afortunadas (published in 1604), referring to the daughter of the king (mencey) of Anaga (on the island of Tenerife) who was assumed to go by this name, although her historical existence is not attested.
Guacolda f Mapuche
From Mapudungún wa-kelü, meaning "corn-coloured". Guacolda (?–1557) was the wife of the Mapuche leader Lautaro. Her name was possibly in reference to her hair colour, which was supposedly blonde.
Guada f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe.
Gualteria f Galician
Feminine form of Gualterio.
Guanghua f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Guangna f Chinese
From Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and 娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Guangxia f Chinese
From the Chinese 光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant" and 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".
Guanhumara f Welsh Mythology
Latin form of Guinevere found in some manuscripts of Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'Historia Regum Britanniae'.
Guardacisima f Obscure (Rare, Archaic)
Guardacisima Pyono-Villarta was a woman who died on March 17, 1946, in Naga, Cebu, Philippines at the age of 41.
Guayanfanta f Guanche
From Guanche *wayya-n-fanṭaz, meaning "proud" (literally "spirit of vanity").
Guayarmina f Guanche, Spanish (Canarian)
Derived from Guanche *wayya-har-mənda (mutated to wayya-ar-mənna), literally meaning "guard, reserve, protection until prolonged drought", also figuratively referring to the Canopus star... [more]
Gubaida f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Ubaida
Gubena f Afro-American (Slavery-era)
English corruption of Abena. This was used by early slaves in the American south. Attested in the 1730's in South Carolina.
Guccia f Medieval Italian
Feminine form of Guccio.
Gucia f Polish
Diminuitve of Gustawa.