This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *i.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Koai f JapaneseJapanese
小 (ko) meaning "small" and
愛 (ai) meaning "love".
Koaki f Japanese (Rare)Japanese feminine name derived from 小 (
ko) meaning "little, small", 亜 (
a) meaning "come after, next, second, Asia, sub-" and 希 (
ki) meaning "hope, pray". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kobeni m & f JapaneseFrom 小 (
ko) meaning "little, small" and 紅 (
beni) meaning "red, vermilion, crimson". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Koeri f JapaneseJapanese feminine given name derived from
小 (ko) meaning "small" and
衿 (eri) meaning "collar".
Koi f Japanese (Rare)From 恋 (
koi) meaning "romantic or passionate love, affection, to yearn for". Other kanji or kanji combinations can be used.
Koishi f JapaneseTaken from 恋 (
koishii), which means "to love" in Japanese. It is written こいし using the hiragana writing system.
Kokimi f JapaneseJapanese feminine name derived from
小 (ko) mean "small, child",
喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" and
美 (mi) meaning "beauty".
Kokomi f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 心 (
koko) meaning "heart, mind, spirit" or 湖 (
ko) meaning "lake" combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 己 (
mi) meaning "itself, oneself"... [
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Kokori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 心 (koko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 莉 (ri) meaning "white jasmine". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kokoromi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 心 (kokoro) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Komachi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 小 (
ko) meaning "small, little" and 茉 (
machi) meaning "white jasmine", 海 (
machi) meaning "ocean" or 町 (
machi) meaning "town". Other kanji combinations can be used... [
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Komaki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little, short" combined with 巻 (maki) meaning "a scroll or book". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Komugi f JapaneseAs a vocabulary word, 小麦 (
komugi) means "wheat, wheaten" in Japanese. Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Konami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 湖 (
ko) meaning "lake", 奈 (
na) meaning "Nara, apple tree, what?" or 南 (
na) meaning "south" combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful", 実 (
mi) meaning "fruit, good result, truth", or 海 (
mi) meaning "sea, ocean"... [
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Konomi f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 楽 (
konomi) meaning "music; comfort, ease" or a combination of 好 (
kono) meaning "fondness, what one likes" and 美 (
mi) meaning "beauty". Further combinations with three kanji can be 小之美 (
konomi) made of 小 (
ko) meaning "infant, baby", 之 (
no) meaning "of" and 美 (
mi) meaning "beauty" or 木乃実 (
konomi) a combination of 木 (
ko) meaning "tree, wood", 乃 (
no) meaning "of" and 実 (
mi) meaning "truth".... [
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Konori f Japanese (Rare)From Japanese 心 (
ko) meaning "spirit, heart, soul, mind", の (no), a possessive particle, combined with 利 (
ri) meaning "benefit, profit". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Korei m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 古 (ko) meaning "old" and 霊 (rei) meaning "spirit."
Ko'rpabibi f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
ko'rpa meaning "quilt" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Korravai f TamilKorravai is an ancient Hindu goddess associated with the goddess Durga. Korravai is the mother of Murugan, god of war and of Tamil Nadu, India.
Kosagi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" combined with 鷺 (sagi) meaning "heron". Other kanji or combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Kosaki f JapaneseFrom Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 心 (ko) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kosumi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear". Other combinations of kanji can form this name as well.
Kotobuki m & f Japanese (Rare)From 寿
(kotobuki) meaning "congratulations; longevity," derived, via a sound shift, from a combination of 言
(koto) meaning "word" and continuative/stem form of obsolete verb 祝く
(hoku) meaning "to pray for a good outcome" (compare
Kotohogi)... [
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Kotoi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 妃 (i) meaning "empress". Other kanji combinations are also possible.
Kotoki f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 樹 (ki) meaning "tree". Other kanji combinations are also possible.... [
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Kotomi f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 琴 (
koto) meaning "koto (a Japanese zither)" or 寿 / 壽 (
koto) both meaning "(something worthy of) congratulations, longevity" combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beauty, beautiful" or 弥 (
mi) meaning "widely, increasingly, for a long time"... [
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Kotori f JapaneseDirectly taken from Japanese 小鳥 (
kotori) meaning "small bird". It can also be formed from Japanese 琴 (
koto) meaning "harp" combined with 梨 (
ri) meaning "pear tree", 莉 (
ri) meaning "white jasmine" or 里 (
ri) meaning "village"... [
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Kotoshi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" combined with 敏 (toshi) meaning "keen, clever" (where 俊 shares a similar meaning) or 年/歳/才 (toshi) meaning "year; age", or 琴 (koto), which refers to a type of musical instrument similar to a harp, combined with 登 (shi) meaning "ascent" or 志 (shi) meaning "will, aim, goal"... [
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Kotsuki f JapaneseIn Japanese コット means "Cost" 好き means "Like" the name means コツキ "Cost Like"
Kotsumi f JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 小 (
ko) meaning "small" or 木 (
ko) meaning "wood" combined with 堤 (
tsumi) meaning "embankment" or 積 (
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Kotzuki f JapaneseFrom Japanese コ means "Ko" ツキ means "Moon" The name means "Ko Moon"
Koubai f Japanese (Rare)From the Japanese word "Koubai", probably meant to translate into "blossoming plumb tree".
Kourei f & m JapaneseA name of unspecified gender, Kourei comes from Japanese 凰 (kou), meaning "female phoenix" and 麗 (rei), meaning "beautiful, lovely".
Kouri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 高 (kou) meaning "tall, high" combined with 里 (ri) meaning "village". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kouzai m & f JapaneseJapanese 光 (kou) "light" or 幸 (kou) "happiness" combined with 在 (Zai) "evil" or "darkness".... [
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Koyomi m & f JapaneseFrom japanese 暦 (koyomi) meaning "calendar, almanac"
Koyori f JapaneseFrom Japanese 心 (
ko) meaning "spirit, heart, mind, soul" combined with 和 (
yori) meaning "peace, harmony". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Koyuki f JapaneseFrom the Japanese kanji 小 (
ko) meaning "less; little; small" combined with 雪 (
yuki) meaning "snow". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Koyuri f JapaneseFrom Japanese 小 (
ko) meaning "small, little" combined with 百合 (
yuri) meaning "lily". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Krini f GreekMeans "well, spring, fountain" in Greek. (Also compare
Pigi.) This is borne by Krini Hernández (2000-), a Mexican model of partial Greek ancestry.
Kshiti f & m BengaliFrom Sanskrit क्षिति
(kṣiti) meaning "abode, dwelling, earth".
Kuantzi f ChineseDerived from the Chinese character 款 (
kuan) meaning "money" combined with 子 (
tzi) meaning "child".
Kubai f MythologyEtymology unknown. This is the name of the Turkic goddess of childbirth and children.
Kucheli f AfricanName used by the people of northern Borno state, and Garkida area in Adamawa state. They are called the burah's and paburs.
Kui f ChineseChinese feminine meaning "sunflower", written with the Hanzi
葵 (kuí).
Kuilei f HawaiianHawaiian feminine name which can mean "the one who strings the lei" or "the one who brings or raises the child". It could also be taken from the name of some cliffs in Honolulu.
Kuini'ivai f PolynesianPolynesian origin name, probably a variation of "queenie" (queen), combined with "vai", meaning "water". Hence the meaning can be interpreted as "queen of the water".
Kukulí f QuechuaMeans "white-winged dove" in Quechua. This was the name of the title character in the Quechua-language Peruvian film 'Kukuli' (1961).
Kulaprabhavati f Khmer (Archaic, ?), SanskritMeaning uncertain, possibly deriving in part from the Sanskrit element कुल (
kula) meaning "family". Name borne by a ruling queen of Funan (present day Cambodia), who ruled from 514-517 CE.
Kumi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time" and 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kumushbibi f UzbekDerived from
kumush meaning "silver" and
bibi meaning "learned woman".
Kunai m & f JapaneseA tool and weapon used by Ninja and Samurai in Japanese history.
Kuni f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 訓 (kuni) meaning "teach, instruct" or other kanji which are pronounced the same way.
Kunimi f & m JapaneseDerived from japanese 国(kuni) meaning "country, land" and 見(mi) meaning "you see"
Kunugi f Japanese (Modern, Rare)This name comes from the word for the sawtooth oak, which is most commonly written in kanji as 櫟 (like other words for flora and fauna, however, it is usually written in katakana), though, at this time, no evidence is found for kanji usage as a first name.... [
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Kuralai f KazakhMeans "gazelle calf, fawn" in Kazakh. It was traditionally given to girls born with dark eyes resembling those of a deer.
Kurami f JapaneseFrom Japanese 鞍 (
kura) meaning "saddle" combined with 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Kurei f JapaneseFrom Japanese 紅 (kurei) meaning "crimson" or from Japanese 紅 (ku) meaning "crimson" combined with 妃 (rei) meaning "ruler's wife, queen, empress", 唯 (rei) meaning "ordinary, usual", 玲 (rei) meaning "tinkling of jade" or 麗 (rei) meaning "beautiful, lovely"... [
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Kurenai f Japanese (Rare)Means "crimson" in Japanese, originally deriving as a contraction of 呉の藍 (kure no ai), made up of 呉 (kure), referring originally to the ancient Chinese state of Wu and later China as a whole, the possessive particle の (no) and 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo." The safflower plant (or 紅花/benibana in Japanese), from which the kurenai colour dye was extracted, was brought over from China to Japan.... [
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Kuri f JapaneseComes from Japanese meaning 'Chestnut'. Can be short for the feminine name 'Sakura', meaning 'Cherry Blossom'.
Kurmi Sami f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kurmi meaning "rainbow" and
sami meaning "colour" or "fortune, good luck".
Kurniawati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
karunia meaning "blessing, grace" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Kuromi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 黒 (
kuro) meaning "black" combined with 見 (
mi) meaning "to see". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.
Kuroyuri f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 黒百合 (
kuroyuri) meaning “Black Lily”. In Hanakotoba, the Japanese language of flowers, the kuroyuri means love/curse.... [
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Kurumi f & m JapaneseDirectly taken from Japanese 胡桃 meaning "walnut". This name is mostly used for girls in Japan but occasionally given to boys as well. It is also often written in hiragana. Other kanji combinations are possible, but rather uncommon.
Kururi f JapaneseFrom 九 (
ku) meaning "nine" and 瑠璃 (
ruri) meaning "lapis lazuli". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [
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Kusami f JapaneseFrom Japanese ku (空) meaning "sky", ku (九) meaning "nine", ku (宮) meaning "palace", sa (小), meaning "small", sa (早) meaning "fast", sa (沙) meaning "sand", mi (明) meaning "light", mi (美) meaning "beautiful", and mi (妃) meaning "queen"... [
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Kushi f HindiMeans "happy" and/or "happiness" in Hindi and Sanskrit
Kusi f & m AymaraMeans "fortune, happiness, joy" in Aymara.
Kusi Kurmi f AymaraFrom the Aymara
kusi meaning "fortune, happiness" and
kurmi meaning "rainbow".
Kusumawati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
kusuma meaning "flower" (of Sanskrit origin) combined with the feminine suffix
-wati.
Kuʻulei f HawaiianMeans "my child" from Hawaiian
kuʻu "my" and
lei "wreath" (by extension "child", carried on the shoulders like a lei). This name was popular in Hawaii between 1900-1939.
Kyandi f JapaneseFrom Japanese 伽 (kya) meaning "temple" combined with 禰 (di) "one's deceased father". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [
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Kyeongmi f KoreanFrom 炅 "brilliance" or 卿 "noble" and 美 "beautiful, pretty; pleasing".
Kyi f & m BurmeseMeans "clean, clear" as well as "joyous" and "star" in Burmese.
Kyi f TibetanMeans "comfort, happiness" in Tibetan.
Kyoshi m & f Japaneseit is an alternative of Kiyoshi and means "quiet".
Kyungri f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 京 (gyeong) meaning "capital city" or 敬 (gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" and 利 (gains, advantage, profit, merit). Other hanja character combinations are possible.... [
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Labdhi f HinduismJain name meaning or signifying the presence of heavenly power.
Laeli f PolynesianThe name Laeli comes from the name for "cool, gentle breeze"
Laji m & f YiMeans "tiger origin" in Yi.
Lakambini f TagalogMeans "muse, princess" in Tagalog. It was historically used as a title for the wife of a lakan (a precolonial ruler).
Laksami f ThaiMeans "luck, fortune, beauty, grace" in Thai, derived from the name of the Hindu goddess
Lakshmi.
Laksmi f & m Indonesian, Kannada, TeluguIndonesian form of
Lakshmi, as well as an alternate Kannada and Telugu transcription. It is solely used as a feminine name in Indonesia while it is unisex in India.
Lali f HebrewMeans "for her and for me" in Hebrew, derived from לָהּ
(lah) "to her, for her" combined with לִי
(li) "to me, for me", though it may have originated as a diminutive of
Leah,
Hila and other names containing the letter
L.
Lalli f & m Haitian CreoleFrom "lalin" who mean "Moon".It is basically a feminine name which becomes used by men.
Lalzari f PashtoDerived from Pashto
lal meaning "ruby" and
zar meaning "gold".
Lamai f ThaiMeans "sweet, soft, nice" in Thai.
Lambrini f GreekFeminine form of
Lambros, meaning "bright, shining, brilliant". It is also related to the Greek word Λαμπρή (
Lambri), meaning "Easter".
Lami f HausaFrom the Hausa
Àlhàmîs meaning “Thursday”.
Lamprini f GreekFeminine form of the name
Lambros. Derived from the Greek word λάμπρος which means "bright", "brilliant", "shining", "radiant" or "illuminating" in Greek... [
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Lamyai f ThaiMeans "longan (a type of tree)" in Thai.
Lanai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and
爱 (ài) meaning "love".
Lanbi f ChineseDerived from
蘭 (lan) meaning "orchid" and
璧 (bi) meaning "jade ring".
Landi f AfrikaansShort from of
Yolandi. This name is borne by South African model Landi Swanepoel (b. 1979).
Lanhai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid; elegant, graceful" and
海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean".
Lanmei f ChineseFrom Chinese 蓝莓, 藍莓 (lánméi) meaning "blueberry" which combines 蓝, 藍 (lán) meaning "blue" with 莓 (méi) meaning "berry, strawberry", or from 兰, 蘭 (lán) meaning "orchid, elegant" or 岚, 嵐 (lán) meaning "mountain mist" combined with 梅 (méi) meaning "plum, apricot", 玫 (méi) meaning "rose, gemstone", or 美 (měi) meaning "beauty"... [
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Lanrui f ChineseFrom the Chinese
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" or
蓝 (lán) meaning "blue" and
蕤 (ruí) meaning "drooping leaves, delicate".
Lanxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
斓 (lán) meaning "multicoloured" and
曦 (xī) meaning "sunshine, sunlight, early dawn".
Lanzhi f ChineseFrom the Chinese
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid" and
智 (zhì) meaning "wisdom, knowledge, intelligence".
Larasati f Indonesian Mythology, JavaneseFrom Javanese
laras meaning "harmonious, orderly, appropriate" combined with
ati meaning "heart". This is the name of a character in Javanese wayang (shadow puppetry), portrayed as a wife of the hero
Arjuna.
Lazuli f English (Modern, Rare)From an ellipsis of
lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin
lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد
(lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".
Leegi f Estonian (Rare)Derived from Estonian
leegi, the genitive case of
leek, "flame; fire; blaze".
Leeli f LiteratureLeeli is a character from Andrew Peterson's Wingfeather Saga. In the series, she is a sweet, music- and dog-loving girl who puts aside her own desires for the good of her people.