This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ca.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aica f ItalianFrom the Germanic element
ag, possibly meaning "edge" or "sharp".
Alphecca f AstronomyThis is the traditional name of the star Alpha Coronae Australis. The name Alfecca, Alphecca or Alphekka is Arabic, short for نير الفكّة
nayyir al-fakka "the bright (star) of the broken (ring of stars)".
Ansotica f Illyrian MythologyAnsotica was a Liburnian goddess who was worshipped in what is now Croatia. Seeing as she was equated with the Roman goddess
Venus, it has been speculated that she might have been a goddess of love... [
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Antarctica f EnglishThe name Antarctica is the romanised version of the Greek compound word
ἀνταρκτική (antarktiké), feminine of
ἀνταρκτικός (antarktikós), meaning "opposite to the Arctic ", "opposite to the north".
Aoctleitoca m & f NahuatlPossibly means "nameless" in Nahuatl, from
aoctle "nothing, no more, nothing more" and
itoca "name".
Avianca f VariousThis name first occurred in the United States Social Security Administration's public name dataset in 1990, when it was given to 18 girls born in the U.S., following the widespread media coverage of the Avianca Flight 203 bombing on November 27, 1989... [
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Barca f Galician (Rare)Derived from Galician word
barca meaning "barge, small boat". This is a the name or a title of the Virgin Mary (
Virxe da Barca, "Virgin of Barca") native to the town of Muxía, Galicia.
Basilica f GreekGiven name from the Spanish and Italian word "basilica", derived from Ancient Greek "βασιλική στοά": a large oblong building in Roman architecture used as a public forum or town hall, sometimes also a church or court building... [
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Birca f KurdishPossibly from the Kurdish
birc meaning "tower".
Botánica f SpanishFrom the Spanish word botánica which translates to “botany” or “plant store”.
Boudiaca f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
boudi- "victory; advantage, profit; loot".
Božica f Slovak, SloveneSlovak and Slovene diminutive of
Božidara and Slovene diminutive of
Božislava. While the Slovak name is not used as a given name in its own right, the Slovene name is.
Breaca f Medieval Cornish (Latinized)Latinized form of
Breage, from Cornish
bregh "brave". The 5th-century Cornish saint Breage is also known as Breaca or Bray. Breage is also probably the source of the medieval Cornish name
Braya.... [
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Cà m & f VietnameseMeans "the eldest; the first" in a northern Vietnamese dialect.
Carrasca f Spanish (European, Rare)Means "holm oak" in Spanish (species Quercus ilex). It is taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Nuestra Señora de la Carrasca meaning "Our Lady of the Holm Oak". She is the patron saint of the municipality of Villahermosa, in the province of Ciudad Real, Spain.... [
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Celica f English (Rare)Derived from Latin
caelicus, meaning "heavenly, celestial". It jumped in popularity after the Japanese car company Toyota used it for one of their vehicles in 1970.
Chiruca f GalicianDiminutive of
Mercedes. This is the name of one of the main characters in the play 'Chiruca' (1941) by Adolfo Torrado.
Chubasca f ChamorroChamorro name from the Spanish word
chubasco meaning "downpour", itself from Latin
pluvia "rain".
Cireșica f RomanianDerived from Romanian
cireșică, the diminutive of
cireașă, "cherry".
Cisca f DutchDutch short form of
Francisca. A known bearer of this name is Cisca Dresselhuys, a Dutch journalist and feminist.
Corceca f Arthurian CycleCorceca is an old woman in Book 1 of "The Faerie Queene". She practices Catholic rituals and prays the rosary.
Cozca f & m NahuatlDerived from Nahuatl
cozcatl "jewel, necklace".
Dareca f Arthurian CycleThe sister of St. Patrick in Jocelyn’s Life of St. Patrick. She was said to have been Patrick’s youngest sister and to have had seventeen sons.... [
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Decca f EnglishLikely a variant of
Deca, influenced by the famous record label Decca Records, founded in 1929 in England. Could also be a variable for any name containing the element -
dec/k-.
Demonica f African American (Rare)Combination of the popular name prefix
de and
Monica. It can be spelled
DeMonica or
Demonica. A known bearer is American musician DeMonica Santiago, a member of the late 1980s/early 1990s R&B group The Good Girls.
Domiduca f Roman MythologyFeminine form of
Domiducus. In Roman mythology, the goddess Domiduca protected children on the way back to their parents' home. She and her male counterpart Domiducus were also deities of marriage who accompanied the bridal procession as the newlywed couple arrived to their new home together on the wedding night... [
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Dusca f Medieval CzechOf unknown meaning. The
-ca ending indicates that this may be a Slavic diminutive of some unidentified name.
Egipcíaca f History (Ecclesiastical, Hispanicized)From Latin
Aegyptiaca meaning "Egyptian woman" or "woman from Egypt". Saint Mary of Egypt (c. 344-c. 421), a patron saint of penitents, is known as Maria Aegyptiaca in Latin and María Egipcíaca in Spanish.
Fantesca f Italian, TheatreFrom Italian
fantesca - "servant-girl". This name was used in some performances of Commedia dell'Arte for a character of a servant woman.