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.
Roca f GalicianGalician feminine form of
Rocco (compare Catalan
Roc). This name coincides with Galician
roca "rock".
Salamanca f LiteratureSalamanca Tree Hiddle is the main character of the novel "Walk Two Moons". It was made up by her parents, who based it upon the word
Seneca, as a refrence to the Native American tribe which her great-great grandmother belonged to.
Sança f ProvençalProvençal form of
Sancha. This was the native name of Sanchia of Provence (c. 1228-1261), third daughter of Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence and a daughter-in-law of John, King of England; she was described as being "of incomparable beauty".
Sancho Abarca f Spanish (European, Rare)From Spanish
Virgen de Sancho Abarca ("Virgin of Sancho Abarca"), an obscure title of the Virgin
Mary venerated in the town of Tauste (Spain). This Marian devotion stems from a wooden sculpture of Mary found in the 16th century in the castle ruins of Navarrese king Sancho II of Pamplona, also known as
Sancho Abarca.
Scheauca f Medieval RomanianDerived from the archaic Romanian word
şcheau which used to mean "Bulgarian", in certain cases "Serb" and later on "Slav" in general.
Serenica f Popular CultureInvented as a combination of
Serena and
Veronica for the game
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age (2017), where the name is given to an ancestor of a pair of twins with the aforementioned names, who together are said to be her reincarnation.
Tainca f ManchuOf uncertain origin, this was the name of a consort of
Nurhaci. Due to the similarity of her name with that of
Daiyinzha, the two have often been confused.
Tedesca f Medieval ItalianDerived from Proto-Germanic
*þiudiskaz "of the people, popular, vernacular". It coincides with the modern Italian adjective
tedesca, the feminine form of
tedesco, "German".
Tinica f SloveneDiminutive of
Tina, occasionally used as a given name in its own right.
Tocca f GaulishDerived from Gaulish
tocca, itself of uncertain origin and meaning. The meaning "hat" has been suggested.
Ubaldesca f Medieval ItalianFeminine form of
Ubaldo. Saint Ubaldesca Taccini (1136–1205) was an Italian Roman Catholic nun and member of the Order of Saint John. Among the miracles attributed to her the most famous is the ability to turn water from the water well in the Church of the Santo Sepolcro in Pisa into wine... [
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Unica f Popular CultureThis was the pseudonym of German writer and painter Unica Zürn (1916-1970), who was born Nora Berta Ruth Zürn.... [
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Veruca f Literature, Popular CultureCreated by Roald Dahl for a character in his book
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, published in 1964. He based the name on the Italian and Latin word
verruca, meaning "wart", used in English to refer to the plantar wart.
Xica f BrazilianVariant of Chica. This name is known for the character Xica da Silva, which was based on Francisca da Silva de Oliveira(Widely known as Chica da Silva), an African slave who gained a lot of power after marring a rich and powerful man.
Yunalesca f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)Lady Yunalesca is a non-player character and antagonist from Final Fantasy X, who also appears in Final Fantasy X-2. She was the first summoner to defeat Sin and bring forth the Calm. According to the game's lore, Summoner
Yuna was named after Yunalesca.... [
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Yvanca f Dutch (Rare)Variant spelling of
Ivanka. In some cases, the name might be a combination of
Yvonne or
Yvette with
Bianca, as these names used to be very popular in the Netherlands (the former primarily in the 1960s and the latter two chiefly in the 1970s).
Zelica f LiteratureUsed by Thomas Moore in his poem 'Lalla Rookh' (1817), where it belongs to the tragic heroine of the first tale that the poet Feramorz sings to Lalla. In the tale, Zelica and Azim are young lovers who live in the province of Khorassan.
Zocueca f Spanish (European, Rare)From the Spanish title of the Virgin Mary,
La Virgen de Zocueca, meaning "The Virgin of Zocueca," venerated at the sanctuary in Guarromán in the Andalusian province of Jaén in southern Spain.