This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *ta.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Aasta f NorwegianVariant of
Åsta. A notable bearer is Aasta Hansteen (1824-1908), Norwegian painter, writer and early feminist.
Achiropita f Italian (Rare)Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary
Maria Santissima Achiropita, this name is typically and predominantly found in the province of Cosenza, in the Calabria region in Southern Italy.
Acquanetta f African American (Rare)This name was brought to some public attention by the American actress Acquanetta (1921-2004), born Mildred Davenport. Though she claimed her stage name meant "laughing water" or "deep water" in Arapaho, it appears to be an invented name, possibly an elaboration of Italian
acqua "water" using
Netta 1.
Adimata f Indian, HindiMeans "the primal mother", from
adi "primeval, first" and
mata "mother".
Adsullata f Celtic MythologyMeaning unknown, possibly British
adsiltia "she who is gazed at". This was the name of a river goddess worshipped by the Continental Celts. It may be an older form of
Esyllt.
Aeta f English (British)This name derives from the a palm tree called the Aeta Palma (Mauritia Flexuosa), discovered in British Guiana and named by a the botanist William Davis Lamb who then used the name for his daughter.
Agusta m & f IndonesianFrom the name of the month of August (
Agustus in Indonesian), usually used as a given name for a child born in August.
Aguta m & f InuitMeans "gatherer of the dead" in Inuit.
Ahladita f Sanskrit, Hindi, Hinduism, Indian, Nepali, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Punjabi, Indian (Sikh), AssameseMeans "delighted, rejoiced".
Aimata m & f TahitianCombination of Tahitian
ai "in possession of" and
mata, derived from the word
Matamua meaning "eldest sibling". This name was traditionally given to the firstborn child of a family.
Aita f EstonianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Estonian
aitama "to help" and a contraction of
Agatha. This name was borne by the protagonist of Andres Saali's novel 'Aita' (1891).
Aita f RomanshRomansh variant of
Agata, traditionally found in the Engadine valley.
Akshata f IndianMeans "virgin, whole, uninjured" in Sanskrit. A known bearer of this name is Akshata Murty (1980-), the wife of the former British prime minister Rishi Sunak.
Alanta f LithuanianDerived from Old Lithuanian
alėti "to stream merrily; to run (referring to water)". ... [
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Alfarata f Popular CultureThe name of a fictive native American girl in the song 'The Blue Juniata' by Marion Dix Sullivan (1844).
Algita f LithuanianFeminine short form of names beginning with the element
Al-, this is a derivation of
Algė. It can also be considered a feminine form of
Algis.
Alpharetta f English (American, Archaic)Derived from the name of a suburb in the American city of Atlanta, which itself is derived from
Alfarata, the name of a fictional Native American girl in the popular 19th-century parlor song "The Blue Juniata"... [
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Alpharita f CaribbeanThis name is best known for being the name of the Cuban-Jamaican singer Rita Marley (b. 1946), who was born as Alpharita Constantia Anderson. She is the widow of the Jamaican reggae singer Bob Marley (1945-1981)... [
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Amanta f ChechenDerived from Arabic أَمَان
(ʾamān) meaning "security, safety, peace".
Amathaunta f Near Eastern MythologyIn Sumerian mythology she is the goddess of the ocean, possibly related to
Poseidon. She was also worshipped by Sumerian immigrants in Egypt which lead to some believing her to be an Egyptian goddess... [
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Anata f & m AymaraMeans "carnival", "game", or "February" in Aymara.
Andarta f Celtic MythologyAndarta was a goddess worshiped in southern Gaul (in present-day southern France and in Bern, Switzerland). Her name has traditionally been translated as "Great Bear" (from Gaulish
artos "bear"), more recent analyses of the name, however, offer the translation "Well-fixed, Staying firm".
Anindita f & m Bengali, IndonesianFrom Sanskrit अनिन्दित
(anindita) meaning "irreproachable, virtuous, blameless", derived from the negative prefix अ
(a) and निन्दित
(nindita) meaning "blamed, reproached"... [
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Anshruta f IndianThis name means "unique" or "no one is like you". It can also mean "one whos fame is pearless".
Antevorta f Roman Mythology, AstronomyMeaning uncertain. This was another name for the goddess
Prorsa. It is also an alternative name for Gamma Virginis, a binary star system in the constellation of Virgo.
Aquata f Popular CultureOne of the princesses in Disney's "The Little Mermaid." The name probably comes from aqua, water.
Arasta f PersianIt means “decorated” or “adorned” in Persian/Farsi. This is how the name is pronounced in the Kabuli form of Persian/Farsi (the main standard dialect of Persian/Farsi in Afghanistan), whereas this would be pronounced as
Arasteh in the Tehrani form of Persian/Farsi (the main standard dialect of Persian/Farsi in Iran).
Arenita f Popular CultureDiminutive of Spanish
arena meaning “sand” (see
Arena). This is the name of
Sandy Cheeks in the Spanish dub of
SpongeBob SquarePants (1999-).
Arietta f Popular Culture (Rare)Either a diminutive of
Aria 1, or from the major antagonist and God-General in Tales of the Abyss. Given after the musical term for a small song, from the Italian word "arietta."
Arita f HungarianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a derivation from Greek
ἀρετή (arete) "virtue" and a feminine form of
Arétász.
Armista f English (Rare)From the word,
armistice, meaning "an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce." See also the name
Armistice.
Arnita f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of
Arnis.
Arritokieta f Basque (Rare)From the name of a sanctuary dedicated to the Virgin
Mary in the Spanish province of Gipuzkoa, meaning "the place of the protruding stones". It has been used as a nom de plume by the Basque writer Julene Azpeitia (1888-1980).
Arta f AlbanianPossibly derived from the name of the city of Arta in southwestern Greece. A city with connections to Albania and Albanians. The name of the city is popularly held to be derived from Albanian
artë "golden" (compare
ar "gold")
Arta f LatvianOf uncertain origin and meaning. Theories include a feminine form of
Artis.