This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the length is 4 or 5.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Dorj m & f MongolianMeans "diamond, vajra" in Mongolian, ultimately from Tibetan རྡོ་རྗེ
(rdo rje) (see
Dorji).
Doro f GermanDiminutive of
Dorothea, typically used as a nickname, not as a given name in its own right. It is used as a stage name by the German hard-rock singer
Dorothee Pesch.
Dosma f BatakFrom Toba Batak
dos meaning "same, similar, in kind" and the suffix
-ma indicating emphasis.
Dota f Medieval BasqueMedieval Basque name of uncertain origin and meaning, first recorded in the 1400s.
Dotan m & f Hebrew (Rare)The Bible tells us that Joseph found his brothers in a place named Dotan, which is possibly means "pit" or "hole" in Hebrew.
Dótta f Old DanishPossibly an Old Danish form of
Dóttir. The name appears in the epic work 'Heimskringla' written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson.
Douja f ArabicSometimes used as a nickname for “Khadija”. Meaning: “the darkness of night”
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.
Dree f & m English, AmericanDree Hemingway is Mariel Hemingway's daughter. (Born Dree Crisman.)
Drema f EnglishEither a variant of
Dreama, or from the Slavic surname derived from Proto-Slavic
*drěmati "to sleep, nap, doze".
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.
Drǫfn f Norse MythologyMeans "wave, billow" in Old Norse. In Norse mythology, Drǫfn was the daughter of
Ægir and
Rán. She was sometimes referred to as
Bára, also meaning "wave, billow".
Drós f FaroeseDerived from Old Norse
drós meaning "woman".
Droso f Greek (Rare, ?)From the Greek word δρόσος
(drosos) meaning "dew". This is a rather uncommon name, mostly heard in rural areas.
Drótt f Icelandic (Rare), Old NorsePossibly from Old Norse
drótt which meant "household, a people" and "the host of the king's men, body-guard of a king".
Duab m & f HmongMay mean either "shadow" or "sunbeam, ray".
Dubhe f AstronomyDerived from Arabic دُبّ
(dubb) meaning "bear", taken from the phrase ظهر الدب الاكبر
(ẓahr ad-dubb al-ʾakbar) meaning "the back of the greater bear". This is one of the traditional names for the star Alpha Ursae Majoris, in the constellation Ursa Major.
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".
Dugui f & m MongolianMeans "circle, wheel; round, circular" in Mongolian, given to a child with a round face.
Dukpa m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan འབྲུག་པ
('brug-pa) meaning "Bhutanese (person)", also referring to a school of Tibetan Buddhism (the Drukpa Kagyu).
Dúkũ m & f AkanMeans "eleventh born" in Akan.
Dula f Medieval PolishOf 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.
Dulie f & m English (?)No known origin nor meaning. a person with this given name was Dulie Delic an athlete for the Geelong SC.
Duma f BatakMeans "prosperous, rich" in Toba Batak.
Dúna f Icelandic (Rare)Derived from Icelandic
dún meaning "down (of the eider duck), eiderdown" (from Old Norse
dūnn).
Duna f Spanish, CatalanPossibly derived from the Spanish and Catalan word
duna, meaning "dune". Alternatively, it could be a variant of
Dunia or a form of
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Dunai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
惇 (dūn) meaning "be kind, cordial, sincere" and
霭 (ǎi) meaning "cloudy sky, haze, calm".
Dune m & f EnglishEarly 17th century from Dutch
duin, from Middle Dutch
dūne, probably ultimately from the same Celtic base as
down3.
Dung f & m VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 容
(dung) meaning "appearance, form" or 庸
(dung) meaning "use, employ".
Dưỡng m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 養 (
dưỡng) meaning "to nurture, foster, raise".
Duoyi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朵 (duǒ) meaning "cluster of flowers" and
熠 (yì) meaning "bright and sparkling".
Durna f AzerbaijaniDerived from Azerbaijani
durna "crane (bird)", ultimately from Proto-Turkic
*durunja. The crane is sometimes seen as a symbol of peace.
Durr f Medieval Arabic (Moorish)Means "pearl" in Arabic. This was the Arabic name of Onneca Fortúnez, a 9th-century Basque princess who married into the Muslim Umayyad dynasty.
Dusca f Medieval CzechOf unknown meaning. The
-ca ending indicates that this may be a Slavic diminutive of some unidentified name.
Dust f English (Puritan)Simply from the English word, apparently used as an English translation of Hebrew
Aphrah (see
Aphra) from the biblical passage: 'Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust' (Micah 1:10)... [
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Duva f Medieval EnglishFrom *
Dufe meaning "dove", derived from either Old English *
dūfe "dove" or its Old Norse cognate
dúfa, perhaps developing from a byname.
Duwa m & f ShanWhile 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.
Duyên f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 緣
(duyên) meaning "grace, charm" or "fate".
Duyệt m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 閱
(duyệt) meaning "inspect, examine, review" or 悅
(duyệt) meaning "joy, pleased".
Dyani f American (Modern)Many baby name books and sites claim this name means "deer" in 'Native American', with some claiming it's Cherokee. No evidence can be found supporting this claim however and it's more likely the name is a variant of
Diane or is an invented name.
Dyela f Haitian CreoleDerived from Haitian Creole
dye "god" and
la "there; here" with the intended meaning of "God is here".
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... [
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Dyrim f LiteratureDyrim is the fourth of the seven bells used by necromancers and the Abhorsen in Garth Nix's Old Kingdom trilogy. Dyrim is the Speaker, the bell that grants or removes the power of speech to the listener.
Dysis f Greek MythologyMeans "sunset" in Greek. She was the eleventh of the twelve Horae, goddesses of the hours, who presided over the hour of sunset.
Éada f Irish (Modern)A modern Irish name, most like influenced by the more frequently used Irish name
Éadaoin, which derives from Irish
éad (coming from Old Irish
ét) meaning "jealousy, passion"... [
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Eadaz f LiteratureEadaz is the name of one of the main characters in Samantha Shannon's book "The Priory of the Orange Tree".... [
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Eain f BurmeseMeans "house, home, dwelling" in Burmese.
Éala f Irish (Modern)This is a modern Irish name that has most likely been influenced by the Irish word
eala meaning "swan". However, contrarily to the Irish word for "swan", which is spelled without the fada, the fada has been added to the name to get the desired pronounciation of
EH-la whereas the word
eala is pronounced
AL-la... [
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Ealga f Irish (Rare)Means "noble, brave", taken from the Irish
Inis Ealga "Noble Isle", which was a poetic name for Ireland.
East m & f EnglishFrom the English word, from the Old English
ēast-, ultimately from the Proto-Germanic
*aust- "east; toward the sunrise". It is also used as a short form of
Easton.
Ebäk f BashkirMeans "delicate fabric, silk" in Bashkir.
Ebbe m & f East FrisianDiminutive of
Eberhard or as a feminine name of [Eberhardine and other names beginning with the Germanic element ebur meaning "wild boar".
Ebing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful, good" and
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Ebiye m & f IjawMeans "a good thing" in Ijaw.
Ecem f Turkish (Modern)Means "my queen" or "my beautiful woman" in Turkish, from Turkish
ece meaning "queen" or "beautiful woman" combined with the Turkish possessive adjective of
m.
Ecija f Croatian, SloveneCroatian and Slovene female form of
Ezio. Notable bearer is Croatian actress Ecija Ojdanić (born 1974).
Ecru f English (American, Rare)From the English word
ecru, the color of unbleached silk or linen, which is from the French
écru, meaning "raw" or "unbleached".
Edae f Crimean TatarMeans "as beautiful as the moon" from Crimean Tatar
ay meaning "moon".
Edebe f AfricanThe name originates from Sudan, in the concrete tribe of Gurfan meaning the first, princess.
Edel f German, German (Austrian), Danish, English, Finnish, Greenlandic, Icelandic (Rare), Norwegian, Sami, SwedishShort form of names that begin with or end in the element "Edel-" meaning "noble", for example
Edeltraud,
Edelgard.... [
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Edem f GreekUsed as a Greek variant of Eden in the New English Translation of the Septuagint. Genesis 4:16.
Edem m & f EfikMeans "last" or "God has delivered me" in Efik.
Edén m & f SpanishDerived from
Edén, the Spanish name for the Garden of
Eden.
Eden f JapaneseFrom Japanese 楽 (eden) meaning "music". Other kanji or kanji combinations can also form this name.
Edet m & f EfikMeans "market" in Efik and is given to babies born on market day.
Edha f Sanskrit, Indian, Tamil, Hindi, American, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati, Marathi, Hinduism, Sinhalese, Nepali, TeluguMEANING - "spread, prosper,rise, grow strong, become happy". This is feminine form of Sanskrit word एध/एध्... [
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