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Tünzalə f Azerbaijani
Derived from Arabic نَزَلَ (nazala) meaning "to descend (from above), to come down".

Tuula f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Tûla.

Twilla f English (American, Rare)
Variant of Twila.

Tyela f American (Modern, Rare)

Tyla f Yiddish
Variant of Tylla.

Tylla f Yiddish
Polish Yiddish variant of Tilla.

Tylla f Turkmen
Means "gold" in Turkmen.

Tzahala f Hebrew (Modern)
Means "happiness, revelry, merriment" in Hebrew.

Tzamila f Greek
Greek form of Jamila.

Udbala f Odia
Means "strong" in Odia.

Udela f Low German, German (Modern, Rare)
Udela is a variant of the given name Odilia. It was borne by the first recorded prioress of the Hohenholte monastry in 1230

Uella f English (Rare)

Ugla f Icelandic (Modern)
Directly taken from Old Norse ugla "owl".

Uindilla f Gaulish
Derived from Gaulish uindos "white".

Ujala f Pakistani, Urdu (?), Hindi (?)
From Urdu اجالا (ujālā) or Hindi उजाला (ujālā) meaning "light", ultimately from Sanskrit.

Ujjwala f Indian
Variant of Ujjal.

Ūla f Lithuanian
Derived from Ūla, which is the name of a river in Dzūkija National Park (located near the villages of Marcinkonys and Merkinė) in southern Lithuania. In turn, the river derives its name from the Baltic root aul-, which comes from Proto-Indo-European *aulo-s or *h₂eulos meaning "tube, pipe"... [more]

Ulbala f Kazakh
From Kazakh ұл (ūl) meaning "son, boy" and бала (bala) meaning "child". This name was given to girls whose parents hoped their next child would be a boy.

Ülla f Estonian
Feminine form of Üllo.

Ulla f Galician (Rare)
Transferred use of the name of the Galician river Ulla, itself from the Proto-Indo-European root *uei- meaning "to twist" after the meandring character of the river.

Ullá f Sami
Sami form of Ulla.

Ullabella f Swedish (Rare)
Combination of Ulla and Bella.

Ultasila f Berber
Means "of the plains" in Tamazight.

Umkokola f English

Unella f Literature, Popular Culture
Unella is a Septa of the Faith of the Seven and a devoted follower of the High Sparrow from Game Of Thrones.

Unezila f Arabic
Alternate spelling of Unzila

Unhcegila f Sioux
From Lakota mythology; a serpentine creature responsible for several unexplained disappearances and deaths. The female equivalent of Unktehi.

Unkalla f Aymara
Means "wild duck" in Aymara.

Unzila f Arabic
Means “Sent down,” figuratively means “sent down from God.” Related to Anzala.

Uorschla f Romansh
Romansh form of Ursula, traditionally found in the Engadine valley in southeast Switzerland.

Upala f Indian
Meaning, "gemstone; stone." See also Opula.

Urgulanilla f Ancient Roman
Diminutive of Urgulania. This name was borne by Plautia Urgulanilla, the first wife of Roman emperor Claudius.

Uriela f Hebrew, Italian
Feminine form of Uriel.

Uriella f Hebrew
Feminine form of Uriel.

Urilla f American (Rare)
Extremely rare feminine variant of Uri and contracted form of Uriella.

Urpila f Aymara
Means "dove" in Aymara.

Ursala f Eastern African
Ugandan variant of Ursula.

Urschla f Romansh
Romansh form of Ursula, traditionally found in central Grisons and in the Surselva region.

Ursela f English (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursella.

Urshilla f Indian (Rare)

Ursilla f Swedish (Archaic), Cornish (Archaic)
Variant of Ursula.

Ursla f English (American, Rare), Romansh (Archaic)
Contracted form of Ursula.

Úrsola f Medieval Catalan
a variant of Ursola

Ursola f Medieval Catalan, Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Ursula.

Úrsúla f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ursula.

Ùrsula f Sicilian, Sardinian
Sicilian and Sardinian form of Ursula.

Uršuľa f Slovak
Slovak form of Ursula.

Urtsula f Basque
Basque form of Ursula.

Urzila f South African
Variant of Ursula.

Urzula f Latvian (Rare), Hungarian
Latvian form of Ursula and Hungarian variant of Orsolya via German Ursula.

Uschla f German
Hypocoristic form of Ursula.

Usiamila f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Wszemiła.

Ùssula f Sardinian
Sassarese and Gallurese form of Ursula.

Uwaila f & m Edo, Western African
Means "prosperity is never late" in Edo/Bini, from uwa (wealth/prosperity) and ila (has no delay)

Vahinala m & f Malagasy
From the name of a plant native to Madagascar, ultimately from the Malagasy vahiny meaning "stranger" and ala meaning "forest".

Vahla f American (Rare)

Vaila f Scottish, Norwegian (Rare)
Taken from the name of a small island off the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is a traditional Shetlandic girls' name.

Vala f Icelandic, Swedish (Rare), Danish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Short form of names containing the Old Norse name element valr- "the slain (in Valhalla)" as well as a direct adoption of Swedish vala (or völva) "fortune teller; prophet" (ultimately from Old Norse vǫlva).

Vala f Albanian
Derived from Albanian valë "wave".

Valla f American (Rare)

Vanilla f English (Rare)
From the English word vanilla referring to "the fruit or bean of the vanilla plant, or the extract made from it, or the distinctive fragrant flavour/flavor characteristic of vanilla extract"... [more]

Vanxhela f Albanian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vanxhel.

Varronilla f Late Roman
Feminine diminutive of Varronius. This was the name of a Vestal Virgin.

Varvaroula f Greek (Rare)
Greek diminutive of Varvara.

Vəsilə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Vasila.

Vasila f Tatar (Rare)
Derived from Arabic وَسِيلَة (wasīla) meaning "means, medium, method".

Vasilla f Greek (Archaic)

Vasoula f Greek
Diminutive of Vasiliki (formed of Vaso 2 and the Greek feminine diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula)).

Vathsala f Kannada

Vaula f Finnish (Rare)
Vaula is both a flower/flowering plant genus ("Asarina" in Latin) and in old Finnish language a little wooden ring that kept a bunch of silver birch branches together in a sauna.

Vayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements vay and la.

Veela f Finnish

Veikla f Latvian
Derived from Latvian veikls "dexterous, skillful, able; agile".

Vela f Etruscan

Vella f American, English
Diminutive of Velvet.

Vella f Finnish, Estonian
Short form of Vellamo.

Vella f Ukrainian (Modern, Rare)
Form of Bella.

Vendla f Swedish, Finland Swedish
Contracted form of Vendela.

Venlá f Sami
Sami form of Venla.

Vennila f Tamil (Rare)
Said to mean "white moon" in Tamil.... [more]

Veola f English (American)
Variant of Viola.

Verdella f African American
While its precise origin is uncertain, it may be related to names like Verdell, which derives from the French "vert" or Latin "viridis," meaning "green." The "-ella" suffix suggests a feminine elaboration, following a pattern common in African American naming traditions of the early 20th century.... [more]

Verla f American (South, Rare)
Possibly feminine of Verl.

Verola f American (Rare, Archaic)

Vesla f Norwegian (Rare)
Directly taken from Norwegian vesle "little".

Vessela f Bulgarian
Variant transcription of Весела (see Vesela).

Veula f American (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Beulah.

Viergela f Haitian Creole
Derived from French vierge "virgin" combined with Haitian Creole la "there; here", this name has the intended meaning "the Virgin (Mary) is here".

Vijila f Malayalam

Vila f Serbian (Rare), Russian (Archaic)
Means "fairy" in Serbian.

Villa f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Willa.

Villa f Spanish (European)
Means "small town" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary Nuestra Señora de la Villa meaning "Our Lady of the Small Town". She is venerated in the city of Martos, located in the province of Jaén, Spain.

Vimla f Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Feminine form of Vimal.

Vineela f Telugu

Vinvela f Breton

Víóla f Icelandic (Modern), Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Viola.

Viorella f Obscure
Variant of Viorela.

Virella f American (Rare, Archaic), Caribbean (Rare, Archaic)

Viriola f Eastern African (Rare), Ancient Roman (?)
Attia Viriola was a client of the ancient Roman lawyer and statesman Pliny the Younger (61-113), whose legal case he described in his Epistles.

Virvla f Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from the Swedish word virvla "to swirl; to whirl".

Vishpala f Hinduism
From viś "settlement, village" and bala "strong", "protecting the settlement" or "strong settlement". It's the name of a famous warrior queen in the Rigveda according to Griffith, a famous indologist... [more]

Visola f Uzbek
Means "lovers' union" in Uzbek.

Visolela f & m Central African
From a proverb, meaning "good judgement". Origin is from the Ovimbundu of Angola. Ovisolela violomupa; vi pungula viopongala. English: Longing are Waterfalls; those you pick over are of the drying trays.

Vitala f Italian (Rare)
Feminine form of Vitale.

Vitangela f Italian
Combination of Vita 1 and Angela.

Viula f Finnish
Finnish variant of Viola.

Vivella f Italian (Rare)
Diminutive of Viva.

Viyola f Belarusian
Belarusian form of Viola.

Vola f Russian
a derivative of the Russian Volodya. Means "possessor of peace."

Vola m & f Malagasy
Means "silver" or "money" in Malagasy.

Volla f Germanic Mythology
Southern Germanic form of Fulla. In Germanic mythology, Volla is the sister of the goddess Frija (as opposed to Fulla, who is Frigg's handmaid).

Vorella f American

Voršila f Czech
Variant of Uršula.

Vortella f American (South, Rare)

Vutshila m & f Tsonga
Means "art" in Xitsonga.

Vyjayanthimala f Indian (Rare), Tamil (Rare)
Derived from Sanskrit वैजयन्ती (vaijayantī) meaning "banner, flag" combined with माला (mālā) meaning "garland, wreath". A known bearer is Vyjayanthimala Bali (1936-), a Tamil Indian actress and dancer.

Vyla f English (Modern, Rare)
Probably an invented name based on the sound of names such as Isla, Lyla, Myla, Nyla, Kyla, etc, though it is possibly also viewed as a contracted variant of Viola.

Waasila f South African
Probably derived from Arabic وَسِيلَة (wasīla) "means, medium; tool, instrument; measure, step provision".

Waela f Arabic
Possibly the female version of the name Wael or an alternative transcription of the name Walah.

Waiola f Hawaiian
Derived from Hawaiian wai "(fresh) water" and ola "life". It is sometimes Anglicized as Viola.

Wala f Polish
Diminutive form of Walentyna or Waleria.

Wanala f Indigenous Australian
Wanala is a name meaning “Autumn”.

Wandła f Vilamovian
Vilamovian form of Wanda.

Wanzella f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Warszula f Polish (Archaic)
Archaic form of Urszula.

Waseela f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيلة (see Wasila).

Wasila f Arabic
Means "means, medium, instrument, agent" in Arabic (used in the sense of any action or deed that brings one closer to God).

Wassila f Arabic
Alternate transcription of Arabic وسيلة (see Wasila).

Waylla f Quechua
Means "plain, prairie" in Quechua.

Wela f Cebuano
Diminutive form of Manuela or Roela.

Wencesla f Spanish (Archaic)
Variant of Wenceslada.

Wendela f Dutch, German (Rare)
Feminine form of Wendel.

Wendla f German (Rare), Theatre
Contracted form of Wendela. This was used by German dramatist Frank Wedekind for the heroine of his play 'Spring Awakening' (1891).

Wendula f German (Rare), Prague German
German feminine form of Wendel as well as a borrowing of of Vendula.

Wervilla f Medieval Welsh
Anglicized form of Gwerfyl.

Więcemiła f Polish
Feminine form of Więcemił.

Wilella f English (American, Rare)

Windola f American (South, Rare, Archaic)

Winola f English (American, Rare), English (Canadian, Rare)
Probably after Lake Winola in Pennsylvania.

Wirszula f Medieval Polish
Medieval variant of Urszula.

Wisła f Polish

Witla f Yiddish (?)
Presumably a (Polish?) Yiddish name, found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.

Władmiła f Slavic

Worschila f German (Rare, Archaic), German (Silesian)
German spelling of Voršila, a Czech form of Ursula.

Worsila f Silesian
Cognate of Ursula.

Woršula f Sorbian, Literature
A form of Ursula found in Sorbian literature.

Wszemiła f Polish
Feminine form of Wszemił.

Wuraola f Yoruba
Means "gold of wealth" or "shining treasure of wealth" in Yoruba.

Wuršula f Sorbian (Archaic)
Archaic Sorbian form of Ursula, recorded in the 17th century.

Wurtila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Not available.

Wyla f English (American, Rare)
Perhaps a feminine variant of Wiley or an invented name based on the sound of Twyla.

Wylla f & m English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
In the United States, this name is a variant spelling of the feminine name Willa.... [more]

Wyola f Medieval Hungarian, Medieval Ukrainian
Medieval Hungarian and Medieval Ukrainian cognate of Viola.

Xə-bla f Abkhaz
Means "golden eye" in Abkhaz.

Xaila f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xayla.

Xalila f Uzbek
Uzbek form of Khalilah.

Xäliulla m & f Tatar

Xandrella f Obscure

Xanthoula f Greek
Diminutive of Xanthippi and Xanthi.

Xəyalə f Azerbaijani
Feminine form of Xəyal.

Xayla f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Xeila f Galician (Modern)
Galician borrowing of Sheila.

Xhamila f Albanian
Albanian form of Jamilah

Xhanela f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly an Albanian borrowing of Janelle.

Xhela f Albanian (Rare)
Possibly a short form of Anxhela.

Xhensila f Albanian

Xhiliola f Albanian
Variant of Xhiljola.

Xhiljola f Albanian
Albanian borrowing of Gigliola.

Xhisela f Albanian (Rare)
Albanian form of Giselle.

Xhoela f Albanian (Modern)
Feminine form of Xhoel.

Xhonela f Albanian (Rare)

Xila f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Xyla.

Xiola f English (Australian, Rare)

Xisela f Galician
Galician form of Gisela.

Xola f English
Variant of Zola 1.

Xola m & f Xhosa
Means "be at peace" or "to forgive" in Xhosa.

Xuela f Literature
Named after the fictional character Xuela Claudette Richardson in the novel, "The Autobiography of My Mother", by Jamaica Kincaid. ... [more]

Xureila f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Possible variant of Zuriela.

Xyla f English (American, Modern), Filipino
Possibly an invented name, perhaps based on Greek ξύλον (xylon) meaning "wood", a word used in the New Testament to mean "the Cross".... [more]

Xylla f Popular Culture

Yaela f Hebrew
Variant of Yael.

Yaguilla f English

Yahela f Hebrew
Derived from a verb from the Bible “YAHEL”, meaning “to shine and carry light, to create a halo”.

Yala f & m Aymara
Means "friend" in Aymara.

Yalila f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Rare)
Spanish variant of Jalila.

Yallola f Uzbek
Potentially derived from Uzbek yallo meaning "merry-making".

Yämilä f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Jamila.

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)

Yanela f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yanella.

Yanella f South American, Spanish (Latin American)
Possibly a variant of Gianella or Janella, mainly used in South America. Also compare Yanel, Yaneli and Yanelis.

Yaniela f Spanish (Caribbean, Rare)
Feminine form of Yaniel.

Yanilla f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Jamila.

Yarela f Spanish (Latin American)
Elaboration of Yara 2.

Yballa f Guanche
Variant of Iballa.

Yecla f Spanish (Rare)
From the Spanish city (region Murcia) with the same name.

Yeela f Hebrew (Modern)

Yela f German (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Jela.

Yella f German (Rare)
Variant of Jella.

Ye-seul-a f Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Ye-seul and the first syllable of Areum.

Yiannoula f Greek
Variant transcription of Γιαννούλα (see Giannoula).

Yiorgoula f Greek (Rare)
Variant transcription of Γιωργούλα (see Giorgoula).

Yioula f Greek (Cypriot)
Variant transcription of Γιούλα (see Gioula).

Yisraela f Hebrew (Rare)
Female varriant of Yisrael

Yla f Filipino

Ylla f Literature
This name was used in Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicals, a collection of short sci-fi stories about Earth's relationship with Mars.

Yoela f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yoel.

Yoella f Hebrew
Feminine form of Yoel.

Yola f Spanish, English, Dutch
Short form of Yolanda and some of its variants (such as Yolande and Yolanthe).... [more]

Yola f English
Possibly a phonetic spelling of the Welsh name Iola, which is pronounced "YO-lah".

Yola f Greek

Youla f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Γιούλα (see Gioula).

Ypola f Medieval Catalan

Yrla f Swedish (Modern, Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of Swedish yra and virvla, both meaning "to whirl". The name was invented by Swedish screenwriter Christina Herrström for a character in the TV series 'Ebba och Didrik' (1990).

Ysabela f Filipino (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Isabela.

Ysabella f Spanish
Variant of Isabella.

Ysella f Cornish
Derived from Cornish ysel "modest". This is a recently coined Cornish name.

Ysobella f Obscure
Variant of Isabella.

Yula f English (Rare)
Variant of Eula or a feminine form of Yul and Yule (the latter of the two, as evidence shows, was used as a given name in the Middle Ages).... [more]

Yula f Hebrew (?), Jewish

Yula f Korean

Yvla f Obscure

Yzabela f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Isabela.

Yzabella f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Isabella.

Zabela f Armenian
Variant of Zabel.

Zabella f Ligurian
Ligurian form of Isabel.

Zabella f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Sabella. (See also Zabela).

Zacharoula f Greek
Greek feminine form of Zacharias.

Zaela f English (Rare)
Variant of Zayla.

Zafeiroula f Greek
Feminine form of Zafeiris, using the diminutive suffix -ούλα (-oula).

Zaghlula f Arabic
Feminine form of Zaghlul.

Zaharoula f Greek
Variant transcription of Zacharoula.

Zaila f English (Rare), Jamaican Patois
Variant of Zayla.

Zakayla f African American (Rare)
Elaboration of Kayla.

Zakila f English

Zakyla f English (Rare)
Combination of the prefix Za- and Kyla.

Zala f Pashto
Means "shininess" in Pashto.

Zambila f Romanian (Rare)
Derived from Romanian zambilă meaning "hyacinth".

Zarabella f Obscure
A combination of the name Zara 1 with the popular name suffix bella, likely inspired by Isabella... [more]

Zarahemla f Mormon
According to The Book of Mormon, Zarahemla was a city in ancient America, named after a man who was an ancestor of the prophet Ammon and a descendant of Mulek... [more]

Zarella f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), French (Rare, Archaic)

Zarla f Obscure

Zayla f English (Modern), African American (Modern)
Possibly an invented name formed using the phonetic elements zay and la, and sharing a sound with other popular names such as Kayla... [more]

Zebula f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Zebulon.

Zeela f Jewish

Zefla f Silesian
Diminutive of Józefa.

Zeila f African American
Derived from Seylac, also called Zeila, town and port, extreme northwest Somalia, on the Gulf of Aden. Seylac also falls under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Somaliland (a self-declared independent state without international recognition that falls within the recognized borders of Somalia).

Zela f English (Rare), Greek (?)
Possibly an English variant of Zelia, Zella or Zelah. This is also said to be a Greek name, in which case it might be a diminutive of Zinovia; compare Zelina.

Zeola f English (American, Rare)
Likely an invented name, based off rhyming names such as Leola.

Zepla f Romansh
Romansh form of Sibilla.

Zerla f Yiddish
Variant of Zaerle.

Zetilla f African American (Rare, Archaic)

Zezolla f Literature
Meaning unknown. This is the name of the main character of the fairy tale Cenerentola, an early version of Cinderella written by Giambattista Basile.

Zhala f Azerbaijani (Rare), Kurdish (Rare)
Kurdish form of Zhaleh and Azerbaijani variant transcription of Jalə.

Zhala f Persian
Kabuli dialectal variant of Jaleh or Zhaleh. This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli dialect of Persian spoken in Afghanistan, as opposed to the Tehrani dialect spoken in Iran.

Zhamila f Kazakh
Kazakh form of Jamila.

Zheela f Persian
Means "hail" (as in round, falling ice) in Persian.

Zhila f Persian
Variant of Jila.

Zila f Hebrew
Alternative spelling of Tsila.

Zilá f Biblical Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Zillah.

Zilla f Yiddish, German (Rare), Biblical German
German form of Zillah.

Zilola f Uzbek, Tajik, Kyrgyz
Variant of Zilol.

Zimbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zinbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Zimbula.

Ziola m & f Ijaw
Means "the last born" in Ijaw.

Ziperela f & m Ijaw
Means "born to meet wealth" in Ijaw.

Zissoula f Greek (Rare)
Feminine form of Zissis.

Zitella f Italian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Zita 1. Nowadays this is a word for 'spinster' and no longer a name.

Zoëlla f French (Archaic), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoella.

Zoella f English (Rare), Italian (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Feminine form of Zoellus.

Zoïla f French (Rare), French (Quebec, Rare)
French form of Zoila.

Zomilla f Hungarian
Of unknown origin and meaning.

Zsella f Hungarian
Variant of Zella, meaning "to pledge".

Zuila f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Zula m & f Tigrinya
Means "brilliant" in Tigrinya.... [more]

Zumbula f Judeo-Spanish
Variant of Sumbula.

Zuriela f Spanish (Latin American), American
Feminine form of Zuriel.

Zyla f English (Modern)
Variant of Xyla, or simply a combination of the popular phonetic elements zy and la.

Zylla f American (Rare, Archaic)
Variant of Zillah.

Zysla f Yiddish
Polish-Yiddish variant of Zisel.

Żywila f Polish, Literature
Coined by Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz for the titular character of one of his early works. It is uncertain where he found the inspiration for this name. One theory derives this name from Lithuanian žygiuoti "to move; to march" and viltis "hope", while other scholars believe this name to be a much-mangled form of Zizili, the name of an obscure fertility goddess of whom nothing else is known; should the name indeed be derived from Zizili, then its meaning would be lost... [more]