This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is ****.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Courtenay f & m English (Rare)From the French place name
Courtenay (originally a derivative of the personal name
Curtenus, itself derived from Latin
curtus meaning "short").... [
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Coventina f Celtic MythologyCoventina was a Romano-British goddess of wells and springs. She is known from multiple inscriptions at one site in Northumberland county of England, an area surrounding a wellspring near Carrawburgh on Hadrian's Wall... [
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Cozca f & m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
cozcatl "jewel, necklace".
Cozcamichiuhtecatl m & f NahuatlMeaning uncertain, possibly derived from Nahuatl
cozcamecatl "string of beads used for counting" and
michiuautli "fish-amaranth".
Cranaë f Greek MythologyMeans "stony" in Greek. It is the name of an island off the coast of Gytheio, where Paris of Troy and Helen spent their first night together in Greek mythology.
Cranto f Greek MythologyPossibly a feminine form of
Crantor "sovereign, ruler; one who accompanies", ultimately from κραίνω
(kraino) "to accomplish, perform, fulfil". This was the name of one of the Nereids in Greek mythology.
Crasa f Dutch (Rare)The name of the Dutch
reiziger (traveller) Crasa Wagner who identified the girl depicted in a film sequence from the Westerbork transit camp as
Settela Steinbach.
Creature f & m Medieval English (Rare, Archaic)From the English word meaning "living being", ultimately deriving from Late Latin
creatura. In the parish registers of 16th-century England this was used to refer to infants, both male and female, who survived birth only just long enough to be baptized... [
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Credence m & f English (Modern, Rare)From the English word meaning "acceptance of a reason or belief as true". The name may have been popularized by Credence Barebone, a character in the 'Fantastic Beasts' films who was played by Ezra Miller.
Creedence f & m English (American, Modern, Rare)Variant of
Credence. This spelling is likely influenced by the American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, with the word Creedence being named after Tom Fogerty's friend Credence Newball, influenced by the English word
creed "that which is believed".
Creena f ManxDerived from Manx
creeney "wise, shrewed, common sense", intended as a Manx equivalent of
Sophia.
Creirwy f Welsh, Welsh MythologyMeans "token of the egg", and in effect "mundane egg", from Welsh
creir "a token, jewel, sacred object" and
wy "egg". In the Mabinogion, a collection of tales from Welsh myth, she was a daughter of
Ceridwen and one of the three most beautiful maids of the Isle of Britain... [
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Cremorna f LiteratureCremorna Garden is the former stage name of Mrs. Rosanna Wrayburn, a retired Victorian-era stage performer, in the 1930 novel
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers. It is based on the name of Cremorne Gardens, which were popular pleasure gardens in London during the mid-19th century (from 1845 until the gardens closed in 1877), named for Thomas Dawson, 1st Viscount Cremorne (1725-1813; see the Irish place name
Cremorne).
Crete f Greek MythologyA mythological name of unknown meaning, possibly deriving from the Luvian
*kursatta, meaning "island of silver" or "island of cutting." The name of several characters from Greek mythology including a daughter of Hesperus, the mother of Pasiphae, the wife of Minos, and a granddaughter of Deucalion.... [
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Crimefighter f ObscureFrom Middle English
cryme, crime, from Old French
crime, crimne, from Latin
crīmen combined with Middle English
fightere, fyghtor, feghtere, feghtare, fiȝtare, fiȝtere, from Old English
feohtere.
Crimson f & m English (Modern, Rare)From the English word for the purplish-red color. It originally meant the color of the kermes dye produced from a scale insect, Kermes vermilio, but the name is now sometimes also used as a generic term for slightly bluish-red colors that are between red and rose.... [
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Críonna f Irish (Modern)This is a modern Irish name which is directly derived from Irish
críonna meaning "wise".
Cristín f IrishIrish form of
Christine which was "brought into Scotland by Queen Margaret, and into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans."
Cristíona f IrishIrish form of
Christina, which was "brought into Scotland by Queen Margaret, and into Ireland by the Anglo-Normans."
Crow m & f English (Rare)Derived from the small black bird. All in all, crows represent death, danger, misfortune, and illness but also rebirth, self-reflection, intelligence, and loyalty, and as such can be both good and bad omens, depending on the culture and beliefs.
Cruces f Spanish (European, Rare)Plural form of
Cruz, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary
La Virgen de las Cruces and
Nuestra Señora de las Cruces, meaning "The Virgin of the Crosses" and "Our Lady of the Crosses" respectively... [
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Crucificia f Late Roman, Italian, SpanishEarliest known usage stemmed from the mid 4th century in Rome, following the rule of Constantine. The meaning of the name is "Crucifixion."
Crucis f & m VariousMeans "of the cross" in Latin (the genitive form of
Crux), referring to the cross of the crucifixion. This is used as the second part of compound religious or monastic names, such as
Maria Crucis ("Mary of the (Holy) Cross") and
Johannes Crucis ("John of the Cross").... [
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Cruzamanthe f French (Rare, Archaic)Extremely rare name which was likely inspired by the novel
Cruzamante ou la Sainte Amante de la Croix by Marie Françoise Loquet, published in 1786.
Crysia f Ancient GreekThe name Crysia or Chrysia, Χρυσια in Greek comes from the Greek word for "gold", Χρυσεος. It means as much as "the golden one" or figuratively "the anointed". The name is related to
Chryssa although the later has a slightly different etymological root.
Csinszka f HungarianA pet name created by Endre Ady, for his wife Berta Boncza, from the word 'csacsi' meaning "small donkey".
Ctesylla f Greek Mythology (Latinized)Latinized form of Greek Κτήσυλλα
(Ktesylla), derived from Greek κτῆσις
(ktesis) meaning "acquisition, possession, property", which is ultimately derived from Greek κτάομαι
(ktaomai) meaning "to acquire, to procure for oneself" as well as "to possess"... [
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Cuadros f Spanish (European, Rare)From the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de Cuadros (Our Lady of Cuadros), native to the town of Bedmar y Garcíez in the province of Jaén, Spain. The name ultimately comes from the river next to its Marian sanctuary, river Cuadros (meaning "squares").
Cuauhcoatl m & f NahuatlMeans "eagle serpent" or "wooden snake" in Nahuatl, derived from either
cuauhtli "eagle" or
cuahuitl "tree, wood" and
cōātl "snake".
Cuauhquen m & f NahuatlMeans "eagle garment", from Nahuatl
cuauhtli "eagle" and
quemitl "garments, clothing; ritual vestments".
Cuauhtlapetz f NahuatlMeaning uncertain. Possibly derived from
cuauhtli "eagle" or
cuahuitl "tree, wood" combined with
tlapetzolli "burnished, polished", which stems from
petztli "pyrite; something smooth or shiny".
Cuauhtli m & f NahuatlMeans "eagle; fifteenth day-sign of the tonalpohualli" in Nahuatl.
Cuauhxilotl m & f NahuatlFrom Nahuatl
cuauhxilotl which has two seperate meanings; the first refers to a tropical tree that bears cucumber-like fruit (also called the
cuajilote), derived from
cuahuitl "tree, wood" and
xilotl "green ear of maize, young corncob"; the second refers to the chest and back feathers of the golden eagle, derived from
cuauhtli "eagle" and
xilotl.
Cuba f English (American, Rare)Derived from the place name
Cuba, which refers to an island and country in the Caribbean Sea. It rose in popularity in the United States in 1898, when Spain lost the colony of Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
Cueva f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish word
cueva meaning "cave", itself from the title of
Mary Virgen de la Cueva ("Our Lady of the Cave"), belonging to the town of Esparragosa de Lares (Badajoz, Spain).
Cueva Santa f Spanish (Rare)Means "holy cave" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de la Cueva Santa and
Nuestra Señora de la Cueva Santa, meaning "The Virgin of the Holy Cave" and "Our Lady of the Holy Cave" respectively.... [
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Cui f ChineseMeans "green, blue, emerald" in Chinese.
Cuichang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and
嫦 (cháng), the name of a moon goddess.
Cuie f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and
娥 (é) meaning "be beautiful; good".
Cuifen f ChineseFrom Chinese 粹
(cuì) meaning "pure, unadulterated, essence" or 翠
(cuì) meaning "green jade, kingfisher, bluish green" combined with 芬
(fēn) meaning "fragrance, aroma, perfume"... [
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Cui-hua f ChineseFrom the elements 粹
cui ("pure") and 华
hua ("magnificent, splendid, Chinese"). Other character combinations are also possible.
Cuili f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and
莉 (lì) meaning "white jasmine".
Cuiliang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and
亮 (liàng) meaning "bright, brilliant, radiant, enlightened".
Cuilin f ChineseFrom the Chinese
粹 (cuì) meaning "pure, the best" and
粼 (lín) meaning "clear".
Cuiling f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "kingfisher, green" and
铃 (líng) meaning "bell".
Cuiluan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
翠 (cuì) meaning "green, kingfisher" and
鸾 (luán), a mythological bird or
銮 (luán) meaning "bells".