This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the language is West Germanic; and the length is 4.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Jynx m & f EnglishLatinized form of
Iynx, or directly from the English word meaning “wryneck” (a bird used in witchcraft and divination).
Kass m & f English (Rare)Variant of
Cass, though it may also be from a East German surname
Kass derived from Czech
kos "blackbird".
Kilu f German (Modern, Rare)Derived from the Swahili word
kilulu "little pearl" (
ki- is a diminutive prefix in Swahili, and
lulu means "pearl").... [
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Lale f GermanThe name was popularized by the German singer and actress Lale Andersen, whose real name was Liese-Lotte Helene Berta Bunnenberg.
Leaf m & f EnglishEither from the surname or from the English word
leaf.
Lené f AfrikaansI've heard a suggestion that the meaning of the name might be "pool" or another body of water of some kind, but this is difficult to confirm as there is no reference to a language from which it originates, or it could be the short form of
Magdalene or
Helene with an acute on the last e, a popular stylisation among Afrikaans people.
Lida f Danish (Rare), Dutch, Finnish (Rare), Georgian, Norwegian (Rare), Russian, Swedish (Rare), UkrainianShort form of
Alida,
Dalida,
Lidia,
Lidiya and other feminine names that contain
-lid-.
Loie f English (American)In the case of American actress and dancer Loie Fuller (1862-1928) and American painter Loie Hollowell (1983-).
Lous f & m Dutch (Rare)Variant spelling of
Loes, which better reflects the origin of the name (
Louise) and also makes the name more recognizable and thus easy to pronounce for French speakers (which
Loes would not have been)... [
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Loxi f English (American, Rare), LiteraturePerhaps originally a diminutive of some name. This was used by Thelma Strabel for the heroine of her novel 'Reap the Wild Wind' (1940), about the wreckers in and around Key West, Florida in the 1840s, which Cecil B. DeMille adapted into a popular film starring Paulette Goddard and John Wayne (1942).
Lufu f Anglo-SaxonDerived from Old English
lufu meaning "love, affection, desire". It is a feminine equivalent of
Lufa.
Maus m & f Dutch (Rare)Contracted form of names that are derived from the Latin adjective
maurus meaning "dark-skinned, Moorish", such as
Mauritia (feminine),
Maurits (masculine) and
Maurice (technically unisex in the Netherlands).... [
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Meda f EnglishA short form of names ending in -meda such as Andromeda.
Meek f & m English (Puritan)Meaning, "quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive." Referring to Matthew 5:5.
Mena f Irish, EnglishCommon diminutive of Philomena, derived from ancient Greek/Roman sources originally and means 'friend of strength' or 'loved strongly'. Mena is the most common nickname for Philomena and it sometimes used as a forename itself.
Mina f YiddishDerived from Old High German
minne "love".
Moll f EnglishDiminutive of
Molly. Daniel Defoe used this name for the heroine of his 1722 novel "The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders".
Mūna f LombardicMūna means moon. It’s also known to mean prideful.
Nini f & m EnglishDiminutive of names beginning with or containing the sound N. It is also a short form or diminutive of the Scottish name
Ninian.
Nion m & f EnglishPossibly from the Irish name of the fifth letter of the Ogham alphabet, an Early Medieval alphabet used to write the early Irish language and later the Old Irish language.
Noes f DutchDutch (usually informal rather than official) short form of names containing
-nous- and
-noes-, such as
Anouschka (and its many variant spellings, such as
Anoeska) and
Manouschka (and its many variant spellings, such as
Manoeska).
Noks f Dutch (Rare)Short form of
Arnolda and related names, such as
Arnoldina. The name might possibly be of West Frisian origin, as the one Dutch bearer of the name (a woman) that I had come across, had a surname that is most prevalent in the Dutch province of Friesland... [
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Nuit f English (British), Egyptian MythologyNuit is the Ancient Egyptian goddess of the heavens, with her name meaning "sky." Originally she was only the goddess of the night sky, but gradually she came to represent the sky in general. Nuit also protects people in the afterlife... [
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Nyri f English (Rare)Anglicization of
Nairi, derived from the Assyrian name for a confederation of tribes in the Armenian Highlands.
Obey m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "behave in accordance with (a general principle, natural law, etc.)." Referring to fearing and obeying God.
Odée f Flemish (Rare)Comes from "ode", which means « song » in greek. Today this name has disappeared from France and remains very rare in flemish. The name is better known as a surname or
Odéa.
Oele m & f West Frisian (Rare)West Frisian short form of Germanic given names that contain the element
od (or
aud) meaning "wealth, fortune, property" or the element
odal meaning "heritage, fatherland".
Okka f East FrisianShortened form of dithematic names starting with the name element
od "heritage, wealth".
Okke m & f East FrisianShortened form of dithematic names starting with the name element
od "heritage, wealth".
Olda f West Frisian (Rare)West Frisian name, it is a strictly feminine form of
Olde. In other words, you could say that this name is the West Frisian cognate of
Alda 1.
Opha f EnglishDiminutive of
Ophelia. Opha May Johnson (1878–1955) was the first woman to have enlist in the United States Marine Corps.
Orma f African American, EnglishAllegedly from a Kenyan word meaning "free men." The Orma people live in Eastern Kenya along the lower Tana River. However, this name may be a feminine form of
Ormond.
Otti f GermanShort or familiar form and common nickname for
Ottilie. Rarely used as an official given name.