This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *s* or v*.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Grayse f Manx (Modern)Derived from Manx
grayse "grace; virtue; charisma" and used as a Manx equivalent of English
Grace.
Grimanesa f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Canarian), Medieval Portuguese, LiteratureBorne by an illegitimate granddaughter of Bartolomé Herrero, the first colonial
alcalde of the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife on the island of Tenerife (who had been appointed to the position in 1501 by the conquistador Alonso Fernández de Lugo), in whose case it possibly meant "forced" from Guanche *
gərma-ənsa, literally "forced to spend the night"... [
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Grisélidis f TheatreFrench form of
Griselda used by Jules Massenet in his opera 'Grisélidis' (1901). This was borne by Grisélidis Réal (1929-2005), a writer and sex worker from Switzerland.
Grisial m & f WelshDirectly taken from Welsh
grisial "crystal". This name has been in use since the late 19th century.
Grusche f TheatreOne of the main female characters in Bertolt Brecht's play
Der kaukasische Kreidekreis.
Guangshan f ChineseFrom Chinese
光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant, shine" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Guangshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
光 (guāng) meaning "light, brilliant; shine" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Guanshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
莞 (guǎn) meaning "smiling" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Guansu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
鹳 (guàn) meaning "crane, stork" and
夙 (sù) meaning "early morning, dawn".
Guasche f Caucasian Mythology, CircassianDerived from Circassian гуащэ
(g°āš̍ă) meaning "lady, princess". In Circassian mythology, Guasche (or Gwasche) is a protectress and patroness goddess.
Guishan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Guishu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
贵 (guì) meaning "expensive, valuable" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Guishuang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost".
Guisong f ChineseFrom the Chinese
桂 (guì) meaning "laurel, cassia" and
凇 (sōng) meaning "dewdrop, icicle".
Gulaisha f Kazakh (Rare)Means "alive flower" from Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" combined with Arabic عَاشَ
(ʿāša) meaning "to live, to be alive" or the given name
Aisha (of the same etymology).
Gulasal f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
asal meaning "honey".
Gulasar f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
asar meaning "work of art".
Gulasir f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
asir meaning "somebody in love".
Gulasma f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
asma meaning "black grape".
Gulasor f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
gula meaning "rose" and
sor meaning "red".
Gulbarshyn f KazakhDerived from Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" and барша
(barsha) "fabric, brocade, cloth" (both of Persian origin).
Gulbo'ston f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
bo'ston meaning "vibrant garden".
Guldoston f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
doston meaning "epic poem" or "story, adventure".
Gülefşan f Ottoman Turkish, Turkish (Rare)Means "one who scatters roses", from Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower, rose" and افشان
(afshān), the present stem of افشاندن
(afshāndan) meaning "to scatter, disperse".
Gulfairus f KazakhMeas "turquoise rose" in Kazakh, from
гүл (
gul) meaning "flower, rose" (see
gol) and
файрус (
fairus) meaning "turquoise" (of Arabic origin)
Gulisvardi f Georgian (Rare)Means "rose of the heart" in Georgian. It is derived from Georgian გულის
(gulis), the genitive of the noun გული
(guli) meaning "heart", combined with the Georgian noun ვარდი
(vardi) meaning "rose", which is ultimately of Iranian origin.
Gulldis f Norwegian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)A late 19th/early 20th century combination of Old Norse name elements
guð "god" and
dís "goddess", though the first element could also be derived from Norwegian and Archaic Swedish
gull "gold".
Gulmaysa f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
maysa meaning "sprouts, new growth of plants".
Gülmisal f TurkishDerives from Turkish
gül meaning "rose" combined with
misal meaning "example".
Gulmushkin f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
mushk meaning "musk".
Gulnafis f KazakhFrom гүл (
gul) meaning "rose, flower" combined with Arabic نفيس (
nafis) meaning "precious, valuable".
Gulnafisa f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
nafis(a) meaning "fine".
Gulnasab f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
nasab meaning "origin, roots".
Gulnîsan f KurdishFrom the Kurdish
gul meaning "rose" and
nîsan meaning "April".
Gulnishon f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
nishon meaning "mark, sign".
Gulposhsha f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
poshsha, an endearing term for a girl or woman.
Gulravshan f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
gul meaning "rose, flower" and
ravshan meaning "bright, sharp, keen, clear".
Gulruxsor f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
ruxsor meaning "face, appearance".
Gulsabo f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sabo meaning "morning breeze".
Gulsaboh f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
saboh meaning "dawn", and figuratively "hope, bright spot".
Gulsadaf f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sadaf meaning "mother-of-pearl".
Gulsafar f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
safar meaning "trip, journey".
Gulsafo f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
safo meaning "limpid, clear" or "enjoyment, delight".
Gülşah f TurkishMeans "king of roses" from Turkish
gül meaning "rose" and
şah "king, shah".
Gulsahar f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sahar meaning "pre-dawn, first light".
Gulsahro f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sahro meaning "desert".
Gulsamo f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
samo meaning "sky, heavens".
Gulsanam f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sanam meaning "idol, beautiful woman".
Gulsapsar f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sapsar meaning "iris" or "violet (colour)".
Gulsara f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sara meaning "best".
Gulsarvar f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sarvar meaning "leader".
Gulsevar f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sevar meaning "loving, lover".
Gulsezim f KazakhFrom Kazakh гүл
(gul) meaning "flower" (of Persian origin) and сезім
(sezim) meaning "sensitive, sense, feeling".
Gulshahar f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
shahar meaning "city, large town".
Gulshahnoz f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
shahnoz, the name of a classic Uzbek melody.
Gulshakar f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
shakar meaning "sugar, sweet".
Gulshandeep m & f PunjabiMeans "lamp of the rose garden", derived from Persian گلشن
(golshan) "rose garden" and Sanskrit दीप
(dipa) "lamp, light".
Gulsharaf f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sharaf meaning "honour, glory".
Gulshat f KazakhDerived from Persian گل
(gol) meaning "flower, rose" and شاد
(shad) meaning "happy, glad".
Gulshaydo f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
shaydo meaning "madly in love".
Gulshirin f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
shirin meaning "sweet, pleasant".
Gulshona f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
shona meaning "comb" or "bud of a cotton plant".
Gulshoyon f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
shoyon meaning "worthy".
Gulsim f KazakhMeans "silver flower" from Kazakh гүл
(gül) meaning "flower" and Persian سیم
(sim) meaning "silver".
Gulsimo f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
simo meaning "appearance, image".
Gulşîn f KurdishDerived from Kurdish
gula meaning "rose" and
şin meaning "blue".
Gulsira f BashkirFrom
гөл (
gul) meaning "flower, rose" combined with Persian
سره (
sireh) meaning "pure, select"
Gülşirin f TurkmenFrom
gül meaning "flower, rose" (from Persian
گل (
gol) ) and
şirin meaning
sweet (from Persian
شیرین (
shirin))
Gulsoat f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
soat meaning "time, watch, clock".
Gulsovur f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sovur meaning "to scatter, to sow".
Gulsoz f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
soz meaning "musical instrument".
Gulsuluv f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Gulsuman f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
suman meaning "jasmine".
Gulsunda f GeorgianThe first element of this name consists of Georgian გულს
(guls), which is the dative singular of the Georgian noun გული
(guli) meaning "heart".... [
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Gulsurur f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
surur meaning "joy".
Gultovus f UzbekDerived from
gul meaning "flower, rose" and
tovus meaning "peacock".
Gülüş f Azerbaijani, TurkishMeans "laugh, smile" in Azerbaijani and Turkish. In addition to being an independent name, it is also used as a diminutive of names beginning with the element
gül meaning "flower, rose" (from Persian
gol), such as
Gülay or
Gülnarə.
Gulvardisa f Georgian (Archaic)Means "heart of the rose" in Georgian. It is derived from the Georgian noun გული
(guli) meaning "heart" combined with Georgian ვარდის
(vardis), which is the genitive of the noun ვარდი
(vardi) meaning "rose".
Gunndís f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
gunnr "battle; fight" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Günseli f TurkishMeans "stream of sun", from Turkish
gün meaning "sun, day" combined with Turkish "
sel" meaning "flood, stream".
Guoshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Guoshu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle".
Guosnė f LithuanianFrom Lithuanian 'gúosti,' meaning "to soothe, sympathize," and the suffix -nė.
Guostė f LithuanianDerived from the Lithuanian verb
guosti meaning "to comfort, to console". Also compare the related verb
guostis meaning "to complain" as well as "to console oneself".... [
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Guosu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
国 (guó) meaning "country, nation" and
素 (sù) meaning "white silk".
Gurbaksh m & f Indian (Sikh)Derived from Sanskrit गुरु
(guru) meaning "teacher, sage" combined with Persian بخشش
(bakhshesh) meaning "gift, donation, mercy, generosity".
Gurbansoltan f TurkmenFrom Arabic
قربان (
qurban) meaning "sacrifice" and
soltun, meaning "ruler, sultan, king"
Gursimran f & m Indian (Sikh)From Sanskrit गुरु
(guru) meaning "teacher, guru" combined with Punjabi ਸਿਮਰਨ
(simran) meaning "continuous remembrance" (of Sanskrit origin).
Guseul f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 구슬
(guseul) meaning "(glass) bead, marble, pearl, precious gem." It can also be written with hanja, combining a
gu hanja, e.g. 具 meaning "preparation," with a
seul hanja, e.g. 瑟, referring to the pipa instrument.
Gusten m & f SwedishCombination of Old Swedish
gudh "god" and
stēn "stone". This is the modern form of the Old Swedish name
Gudhsten, ultimately derived from Old Norse
Guðstæinn. It's also a diminutive of
Gustav and
Gustava.
Gvantsa f Svan, GeorgianDerived from the Svan word გუანც
(guanc), which literally means "wren" but means "mischievous, restless, wild" in a figurative sense.... [
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Gwang-suk f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 光 (
gwang) meaning "light" and 琡 (
suk) meaning "jade".
Gyaltsen m & f TibetanFrom Tibetan རྒྱལ་མཚན
(rgyal-mtshan) meaning "banner of victory", derived from རྒྱལ
(rgyal) meaning "to win, to become victorious" and མཚན
(mtshan) meaning "mark, sign".
Gyeong-Seon m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 敬
(gyeong) meaning "respect, honour", 慶
(gyeong) meaning "congratulate, celebrate, celebration" or 炅
(gyeong) meaning "brilliance" combined with 善
(seon) meaning "good, virtuous", 先
(seon) meaning "first, former, previous" or 宣
(seon) meaning "declare, announce"... [
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Gyeong-sun f & m KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 敬 (
gyeong) meaning "respect, honour" or 景 (
gyeong) meaning "scenery, view" combined with 純 (
sun) meaning "pure, innocence" or 順 (
sun) meaning "obediance"... [
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Haankhes f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
ḥꜣ-ꜥnḫ-s meaning "may she live", derived from
ḥꜣ "if only, would that" and
ankh "life; to live", as well as
s, which may be phonetic, or may be a short form of
snb "health".
Habrosyne f Ancient GreekDerived from Greek αβρος
(habros) "delicate, refined" and συνη
(syne) "joined with, perceived with".
Hachishakusama f Japanese MythologyMs. Eight Feet Tall (八尺様, Hachishaku-sama, also informally called Hasshakusama) is a type of main Japanese spirit (Yokai) that takes the form of an impossibly tall female specter often said to have a deep, masculine or feminine voice in which she repeats the interjection "Po" ぽ repeatedly, and a habit of preying on children, usually ones who are nine to eleven years old.
Hadis f PersianDerived from Arabic حَدِيث
(ḥadīṯ) meaning "story, tale" or "hadith", referring to records of the sayings and actions of the Islamic Prophet
Muhammad.
Hadise f TurkishFrom Arabic حادثة (
ḥādiṯa) meaning "event, incident, occurence", or حديث (
ḥadīṯ), meaning "story, tale" or "hadith", referring to records of the sayings and actions of the Islamic Prophet
Muhammad... [
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Haetsal f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)From native Korean 햇살
(haetsal) meaning "sunbeam, sunray, sunshine," from a combination of 해
(hae) meaning "sun" and 살
(sal) meaning "arrow" with the genitive infix ㅅ
(-s-).
Hafrós f IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
haf "sea, ocean" and
rós "rose".
Haishu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
海 (hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" and
姝 (shū) meaning "beautiful girl".
Haisley f English (Modern)Probably a blend of
Hayley and
Paisley. It is pronounced identically to
Haseley, an English surname that was originally derived from place names meaning "hazel tree clearing", from a combination of Old English
hæsel and
leah.
Hajasoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
haja meaning "respect, honour" and
soa meaning "good".
Haldis f Norwegian, FaroeseFrom the Old Norse name
Halldís, which was composed of the elements
hallr "rock" (compare
Haldor) and
dís "goddess".
Halosydne f Greek MythologyMeans "sea-fed" or "sea-born" from Greek ἅλς
(halos) "sea" and ὑδνέω
(hydneo) "to nourish". This was an epithet of the Greek goddess
Amphitrite.
Halsey m & f EnglishTransferred use of the surname
Halsey. The name is probably given in honour of the American war hero Admiral William "Bull" Halsey, Jr... [
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Hamadryas f Greek MythologyDerived from Greek ἅμα
(háma) meaning "together" and δρῦς
(drys) meaning "tree; oak". This was the name of the mother of the hamadryads in Greek mythology, a kind of nymph bonded to a specific tree.
Hamisoa m & f MalagasyFrom the Malagasy
hamy meaning "sweetness" and
soa meaning "good".
Hams f ArabicFrom Arabic همس (
hams) meaning "whisper".
Hamsika f IndianMeans "Beautiful Swan". A bearer of this name is Hamsika Iyer, an Indian singer based in Mumbai.