This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the ending sequence is a.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Glæma f FaroeseDirectly taken from Faroese
glæma "ray of light".
Glaukothea f Ancient GreekDerived from Greek γλαυκός
(glaukos) meaning "gleaming, blue-grey" and θεά
(thea) "goddess". This name was borne by the mother of the 4th-century BC Greek statesman
Aeschines.
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... [
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Glitonea f Arthurian CycleA sister of Morgan, and thus co-ruler of an Otherworld kingdom that is usually identified with Avalon.
Gloriosa f Spanish"Gloriosa" means glorious in Spanish. Most often used in Spain, or mexico where Spanish is originated.
Glorvina f LiteratureInvented 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)... [
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Glykera f Ancient GreekDerived 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.
Gná f Norse Mythology, Old NorseIn 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")... [
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Godesa f Medieval EnglishFrom
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").... [
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Godlanda f FrankishDerived 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".
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, HistoryDerived 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.
G'oliba f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
g'olib meaning "winner, victor".
Gollá f SamiFrom Sami
gollas meaning "golden".
Gontia f Celtic MythologyThe 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".
Gorgyra f Greek MythologyFrom 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... [
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Gostiata f Medieval RussianMost likely derived form the Russian
гостья (gostya) meaning "guest". Found in the Novgorod Birch-Bark Letters.
Gostimira f RussianMeaning "guest of peace and earth". Combined with
gost "guest" and
miru "peace, world".
Gothia f Baltic MythologyLithuanian goddess of cattle, recorded by 17th-century historian and ethnographer Matthäus Prätorius in his work
Deliciae Prussica (published in 1703).... [
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Go'zalposhsha f UzbekDerived 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.
Granida f TheatreGranida is the eponymous character of the successful 17th-century play "Granida" by Dutch playwright Pieter Cornelisz.
Grata f History (Ecclesiastical), Late RomanFeminine 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.
Gràtzia f SardinianSardinian form of
Grazia. Gràtzia Deledda (also known as Gràssia) was a Sardinian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926.
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 EnglishOf 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).
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.
Grimanesa f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Canarian), Medieval Portuguese, LiteratureBorne 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"... [
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Grimonia f Medieval IrishThe 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... [
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Grīva f Medieval BalticDerived from Latvian
grīva "estuary". This name was recorded in Latvia in the late Middle Ages.
Gryfina f Medieval PolishMedieval 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.
Grýla f Norse MythologyGrýla is a mythic giantess who comes down from the mountains at Christmas to eat all the bad children.
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 MapucheFrom 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.
Guanghua f ChineseFrom Chinese
光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and
花 (huā) meaning "flower".
Guangna f ChineseFrom Chinese
光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and
娜 (nà) meaning "elegant, graceful".
Guangxia f ChineseFrom the Chinese
光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant" and
霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds".