This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the meaning contains the keyword -rose.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Heiltrud f GermanicDerived from Old High German
heil "happy, hearty, healthy" and
þruþ "strength."
Heimana f & m TahitianFrom Polynesian meaning "powerful crown moving the sky".
Heimanu f & m TahitianMeans "bird crown" or "crown of the bird"; a combination of
hei "crown" and
manu "bird".
Heini f FinnishPossibly derived from the Finnish word
heinä, "hay". Heini may also be a female variant of
Heino.
Heinoa f Tahitian, PolynesianName of Tahitian origin, composed by "hei", meaning "garland" and "noa", meaning "free. Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "garland of freedom".
Heiraaura f PolynesianPolynesian origin name, composed by "hei", meaning "garland", "rau", that means "hundred" or "leaf" and "ura", meaning "red"; hence the meaning can be interpreted as "garland of red leaves", or "garland of hundred red
flowers".
Heirava f TahitianTahitian name, meaning "precious garland" or "sparkly garland".
Heiress f English (American, Modern, Rare)From the English word
heiress, meaning "a woman who is an heir". Specifically connotes a woman who will inherit or who has inherited a large amount of wealth.
Heiðr m & f Norse Mythology, Old NorseDerived from Old Norse
heiðr "bright, clear; honour", from which
Heidi also derives. This is the name of several characters in Norse mythology: a giant, the son of
Hrímnir; another name for the seeress
Gullveig; and a name often given to witches or seeresses, possibly an epithet for "good" witches.
Heiðvík f FaroeseFaroese form of
Hedwig as well as a combination of the Old Norse name elements
heiðr "honor; bright, clear; cloudless; heath (in some cases)" and
víg "fight, battle".
Hei'ura f TahitianFrom Tahitian
hei meaning "wreath, garland of flowers" and
'ura an archaic term meaning "red".
Heiura f TahitianMeans either "crown of feathers" or "crown of fire" depending on the pronunciation.
Heiva f PolynesianName of Polynesian origin, meaning "garland" or "dancing garland".
Heivanui m & f PolynesianPolynesian name, composed by "heiva", referred to a typical local festival, celebration and "nui", meaning "great", "big".
Heiwa f & m Japanese (Rare)This name is used as 平和 which means "peace, harmony" {from 平 (hyou, byou, hei, tai.ra, -daira, hira, hira-) meaning "even, flat, peace" and 和 (o, ka, wa, nago.mu, nago.yaka, yawa.ragu, yawa.rageru) meaning "harmony, Japan, Japanese style, peace, soften."}... [
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Hejia f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 和 (hé) meaning "harmony, sum", 河 (hé) meaning "river", 荷 (hé) meaning "mint, peppermint, lotus", 合 (hé) meaning "combine", or 鹤 (hè) meaning "crane" combined with 佳 (jiā) meaning "good, auspicious, beautiful", 嘉 (jiā) meaning "fine, nice, good", or 家 (jiā) meaning "home, family"... [
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Hekigyoku f JapaneseFrom Japanese 碧玉 (hekigyoku) meaning "jasper (a precious stone)".
Hekili m & f HawaiianMeans "thunder" in Hawaiian. Apparently in the past,
Herman was sometimes used as its Anglicized form.
Hekja f Old Norse, LiteratureAppears in
Eiríks saga rauða (c. late 1100s) as the name of a Scottish bondswoman sent by Karlsefni to reconnoitre Vinland. ... [
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Hela f Popular CultureAn alternate form of
Hel. This is the form used by Marvel for their version of the Norse goddess.
Hela f Sanskrit, Indian, Hinduism, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, BengaliName: Hela हेला... [
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Helaena f LiteraturePossibly a spelling variant of
Helena. In George R. R. Martin's fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" and the television adaptation "House of the Dragon", Helaena Targaryen is the queen consort of Westeros to her brother, Aegon II, during his reign which is disputed by their older half-sister Rhaenyra.
Helaés f Arthurian Cycle, LiteratureHelaes was an orphan, the Countess of Limos, the sister of one Clapor le Riche and the niece of one Meleager le Rous, a sister or cousin of the Damoisele à la Harpe, and also unmarried and a determined lover of Sir Gawaine... [
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Helale f KurdishMeans "tulip" in Kurdish, possibly from the Turkish
lale.
Helava f Rotuman (Modern)A common name in Rotuman culture. The word
helava means "beautiful". A fitting name for an adorable child who will grow into their name. Interestingly, like most other words in the Rotuman language,
helava when added to other words will create a deeper meaning for the name.
Helbe f EstonianDerived from Estonian
helbe, the genitive case of
helve "flake" (see
Helve).
Hele f EstonianShort form of
Helena as well as a derivation from Estonian
hele ''bright, clear, light''.
Heleia f Greek MythologyFrom a Greek title of the goddess
Artemis meaning "of marshes" (which may reflect her role as a goddess of streams and marshes). It is derived from Greek ἕλειος
(heleios), from ἕλος
(helos) "marsh-meadow"... [
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Heleyne f Arthurian CycleA variation of
Viviane, the proper name of the Lady of the Lake in the Vulgate Merlin. She bears many names in the Vulgate romances.
Helfrid f Swedish, Finland SwedishThe origins of this name (first documented in 1816) are uncertain, though it could be a Swedish feminine form of
Helfried or a variant of
Hallfrid (the Norwegian form of
Hallfríðr), the initial syllable possibly influenced by
Helga (which is ultimately related to the first element in
Eloise).
Helgi f EstonianVariant of
Helga. This name is also interpreted as being derived from the genitive case of Estonian
helk “brightness”.
Heli f GujaratiGujarati name of uncertain meaning, possibly from Sanskrit हेलि
(heli) meaning "sun" (which comes from Greek ἥλιος
(helios)), or from a term of address for a female friend (perhaps related to Hindi, Marathi and Nepali सहेली
(saheli) meaning "female friend, girlfriend")... [
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Heliane f GermanFeminine form of
Helios. This name was used in the German opera "The Miracle of Heliane" in 1927. It has also been used in France.
Heliantha f Dutch (Rare)Means "sunflower" in Greek, from ‘Ηλιος (
helios) "sun" and ανθος (
anthos), "flower".
Helianthe f Dutch (Rare)Derived from
Hélianthe, the French name for
Helianthus, which is a genus of plants. It is ultimately derived from Greek
helianthos meaning "sun-flower", from Greek
helios "sun" and
anthos "flower".
Helicia f EnglishApparently from the name of a plant genus meaning "spiral-shaped" from Greek
helix (genitive
helikos; see
Helice), perhaps via Latin.
Helie f Greek MythologyOne of the Heliades, seven daughters of
Helios the sun god. When their brother
Phaethon was struck from the chariot of the sun by
Zeus, they gathered in their grief and were transformed into poplar-trees and their tears were transformed into golden amber... [
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Heliko f Ancient GreekFrom Greek ἕλιξ
(helix) meaning "twisted, curved, spiral-shaped" (genitive ἑλικός
(helikos)).
Helinä f FinnishDerives from Finnish word
helinä, which means "jingle" in Finnish. It may possibly have been used also as a variant of
Helena.... [
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Heliotrope f English (Rare)Refers to a flowering plant (Heliotropium) whose tiny flowers range from white to blue or purple, and by extension the color, a pink-purple tint, inspired by the flower. It is derived from the Ancient Greek
Ἥλιος (helios) "sun" and
τροπεῖν (tropein) "to turn", because of the belief that heliotrope flowers turned to face the direction of the sun.
Helisoa m & f MalagasyPossibly from the Malagasy
hely, a dialect form of
kely meaning "little, small", and
soa meaning "good".
Helissent f Medieval FrenchProbably from an Old French form of the Germanic name
Alahsind, which is composed of the elements
alah "temple" and
sinþs "path" (compare
Elisenda).
Heljä f FinnishVariant of
Helena and/or
Helinä. It may also be derived from a Finnish word "heleä", meaning "bright, vivid".
Helka f Hungarian MythologyThe name of a fairy from the region around Lake Balaton. The origin and meaning of her name are uncertain, theories include a diminutive of
Heléna.
Helke f GermanLow German short form of Germanic names starting in
HEL- (dervied from the name element
helm "helmet, protection").... [
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Hellanis f Ancient GreekDoric Greek variant of Ἑλληνίς
(Hellenis), an Attic Greek vocabulary word meaning "Greek woman", the feminine form of Ἕλλην
(Hellen) (see
Ellada).
Hellawes f Arthurian CycleProbably a variant of
Helewise. It occurs in Thomas Malory's 15th-century compilation of Arthurian legends 'Le Morte d'Arthur' belonging to a sorceress who creates the chapel perilous, the setting of one of the quests of Sir Lancelot, and falls in love with the knight... [
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Hellicha f Medieval DutchHellicha of Wittelsbach was Duchess consort of Bohemia from 1189 to 1198, married to Duke Conrad II.
Hellivesa f Germanic MythologyA minor Germanic goddess whose functions have been lost to time. She was worshipped in Germania Inferior, a Roman province located on the west bank of the Rhine and bordering the North Sea.
Helmburg f GermanicThe first element is derived from Old High German
helm "helmet, protection." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Helmwige f TheatreDerived from the Germanic name elements
helm "helmet" and
wig "battle". Helwige is the name of one of the valkyries in Richard Wagner's opera 'Die Walküre'.
Helpless m & f English (Puritan)Meaning, "unable to defend oneself or to act without help." Referring to the helplessness of man without God.
Helsin f LiteratureThe title figure of the children's novel 'Helsin Apelsin und der Spinner' by Stefanie Höfler.... [
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Helva f Norse MythologyHelva is a variation of
Helvi. In Norse Mythology, Helva is the daughter of Lord Nesvek and the love of Esbern Snare. Her father rejected Esbren's marriage proposal to her unless he built a church, causing him to bargain with trolls.
Helvetia f ObscureLikely taken from the name of the national personification of Switzerland. It comes from
Helvetii, the name of a Celtic tribe. A bearer of this name was Helvetia "Vet" Boswell, a member of The Boswell Sisters, a close harmony singing trio.
Hemda f Hebrew (Rare)From the Hebrew
חֶמְדָּה (Khemdah) meaning "Desire, passion, will". It was borne by Hemda Ben-Yehuda (1873–1951), the second wife of the Jewish linguist Eliezer Ben-Yehuda. The name Hemda was mostly used pre-establishment of the Israeli state and is rarely given to girls nowadays.
Hemithea f Greek MythologyMeans "demigoddess" in Greek. In Greek myth this name belonged to a goddess who was formerly the mortal woman
Molpadia. It was also borne by the sister of Tenes, locked in a chest with her brother and cast out to sea and together landing on an island where Tenes reigned as king... [
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Hemlata f Indian, Marathi, HindiPossibly derived from Sanskrit हेमलता
(hemalatā) referring to a type of unspecified plant, possibly the golden creeper (
Ernodea littoralis).