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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the pattern is *y.
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Cymry f English
Means ''Welsh'', plural of Cymro ''Welshman''.
Daday f Filipino
Diminutive of Candida, Leonarda and other names ending in da.
Daely f English (American, Rare)
May be a variant of Daley.
Daevy f Khmer
Means "angel" in Khmer.
Dagmoy f Faroese
Older Faroese form of Dagmar.
Daily f Estonian (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Daile and Ly.
Daisey f English
Variant of Daisy.
Daisymay f English (Rare)
Combination of Daisy and May.
Dalary f American (Hispanic, Modern)
Meaning uncertain, perhaps an elaboration of Dalia 1. This was used by Mexican-American singer Larry Hernandez for his second daughter born 2013... [more]
Dalbaray f Yakut
From an alternative Sakha word for "skylark".
Daley f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dalr "dale, valley" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dalğınay f Azerbaijani
Means "pensive moon" in Azerbaijani.
Dally f Scots
Scots form of Dolly.
Danvy f Vietnamese
Unknown. Notable individuals with this name include Danvy Pham and Danvy Le.
Daphy f English
Diminutive of Daphne.
Daray f Celtic, Irish
Means "dark"
Darisay f Ilocano, Filipino, Maranao
From Ilocano darisay meaning "of good quality, pure, clear" and from Maranao darisay meaning "greatness".
Darraty f Manx (Archaic)
Dialectal form of Dorothy.
Dary m & f English
Diminutive of names beginning with Dar.
Dashay f & m African American (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the phonetic elements da and shay. It can be spelled Dashay or with a capitalized third letter as DaShay.
Dassy f English (Modern, Rare)
Rare English Diminutive of Hadassah
Davlatoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davlat meaning "country" or "wealth, fortune, happiness" and oy meaning "moon".
Davronoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek davron meaning "ages, epochs" and oy meaning "moon".
Davy f & m Khmer
Day f & m English
From the Old English dæġ, from the Proto-Germanic dagaz, from the Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- meaning 'to burn'.
Daylily f English (American)
From a type of flower. A lily that bears large yellow, red, or orange flowers, each flower lasting only one day.
Dayssy f Obscure
Variant of Daisy.
Deasy f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.
Debbey f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Deborah.
Deby f English
Variant of Debbie.
Delainey f English, English (American)
Variant of Delaney. Delainey was given to 93 girls in 2010 according to the SSA.
Delancey f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Delancey.
Delancy f English
Variant of Delancey.
Delby m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Delby.
Delivery m & f English (Puritan)
Referring to being delivered from evil.
Delmy f & m Spanish (Latin American), Central American
Shortened form of Delmira and (sometimes) Delmiro. It is mostly used in the Central American countries of Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala, where usage is almost always feminine.
Delphy f English
Variant of Delphi.
Dely f Filipino
Diminutive of Adelaida, Adelina, and other names containing -del-.
Democracy m & f English
From the English word democracy, from French démocratie, via late Latin from Greek dēmokratia, from dēmos ‘the people’ + -kratia ‘power, rule’.
Dempsey m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Dempsey.
Demy f & m Dutch
Diminutive of Demetria or Demetrius.
Denaley f English
Variant of Denali.
Denaly f English
Variant of Denali.
Depy f Greek
Variant transcription of Ντέπυ (see Ntepy).
Dercy f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Darcy or a diminutive of Dolores. A famous bearer was Brazilian actress Dercy Gonçalves (1907-2008), whose given name was Dolores.
Deshay m & f African American (Rare)
A combination of the name suffix De- and Shay 1.
Dessy f English
Variant of Dessie.
Destinay f English
Variant of Destiny.
Destiney f English
Variant of Destiny.
Destry m & f Popular Culture, English
English form of Destrier, a French surname derived from the Anglo-Norman word destrer meaning "warhorse". This name was popularized by the western novel 'Destry Rides Again' (1930, by Max Brand) and two subsequent identically-named film adaptations (1932 and 1939).
Desy f Indonesian
Variant of Desi.
Devery m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Devery. A bearer of this name was Devery Freeman (1913-2005), an American screenwriter who also authored the novel "Father Sky: A Novel", upon which the 1981 film "Taps" was based.
Dey f English (Rare)
Dey Young is an American actress and sculptor. She is the sister of Leigh Taylor-Young.
Dоğanay f Azerbaijani
Means "rising moon" in Azerbaijani.
Diany f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Brazilian variant of Diane, reflecting their pronunciation.
Dicey f American (South, Archaic)
Variant of Dicie. This name was borne by Laodicea "Dicey" Langston (1766-1837), a South Carolina woman who acted as a spy for the Patriots during the American Revolution... [more]
Diddy m & f Hebrew (Rare)
Diminutive of Yedidiya or Jedidiah (for boys) and Adi 1 (for girls, and sometimes for boys).
Dieufely f Haitian Creole (Rare)
Derived from French dieu "god" in combination with Haitian Creole fè "to make" and li "she; her", this name has the intended meaning of "God made her".
Dihy f Malagasy
Means "dance" in Malagasy.
Dilcey f American (South, Archaic), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
Possibly a variant of Dulcie or Dilly. Margaret Mitchell used this name in her historical novel Gone with the Wind (1936), where it belongs to a slave on Scarlett O'Hara's plantation.
Dimby m & f Malagasy
Means "successor" in Malagasy.
Dimity f English (Australian, Rare)
The name given to a type of lightweight sheer cotton fabric used for bed upholstery and curtains, used as a female given name mainly in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Dimmey f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements dimma "darkness" or dimmr "dark" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Diny f Dutch
Diminutive form of Dina 1 or Dina 2.
Diosmary f Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Josmary apparently influenced by Spanish Dios "God". It was used for a character in the Venezuelan telenovela 'Toda una dama' (2007-2008).
Disney f & m English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of a surname Disney.
Ditty f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
Diminutive of Diede (Dutch) and Edith (Dutch and English). Also compare Didi, Ditte and Dietje.
Divinity f African American (Modern)
Middle English from Old French divinite, from Latin divinitas, from divinus ‘belonging to a deity.’
Dоnmuşay f Azerbaijani
From the Turkish dоnmuş meaning "frozen" and ay meaning "moon".
Docey f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of vernacular form of Docia.
Dody f English (American)
Diminutive of Dolores. Could also probably be a variant of Dodie.
Dolley f English
Variant of Dolly.
Dolunay m & f Turkish
Means "full moon" in Turkish.
Dorathy f English
Variant of Dorothy.
Doray f Filipino
Diminutive of Dolores, Isadora and Teodora.
Dorethy f Medieval Irish
Variant of Dorothy, recorded in late medieval Ireland on women born into English and Anglo-Norman families.
Dorry f English
Variant of Dory.
Doryty f Cornish
Cornish form of Dorothy.
Dotschy f Romani
The name of the Jazz singer and Sinti activist Dotschy Reinhardt.
Dotsy f English
Variant of Dotsie.
Douangchay m & f Lao
From Lao ດວງ (douang) meaning "star, circle, sphere" and ໃຈ (chay) meaning "mind, heart".
Dovesary f Literature
The name of one of the main characters in Tamora Pierce's books Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen.
Draumey f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Old Norse draumr "dream" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Dray m & f English
Variant of Dre.
Dricky f Afrikaans
Diminutive of Hendrika.
Durjonoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek dur meaning "pearl, jewel", jon meaning "soul" and oy meaning "moon".
Dyddanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Possibly derived from Welsh diddanwch meaning "delight".
Dymphy f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch diminutive of Dymphna and Dymphina.
Dynasty f African American (Modern)
Possibly inspired by the popular '80s soap opera of the same name. The name derives from the English word dynasty, which is ultimately derived from Greek dunasteia meaning "power, dominion".
Dystiny f English
Variant of Destiny.
Eaddy f English (American, Rare, ?)
Variant of Edie, influenced by the surname Eaddy. Compare Eadie.
Eastley m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Eastley.
Ebeny f English
Variant of Ebony.
Eberly f Obscure
Transferred use of the surname Eberly. According to the SSA, 5 females were named Eberly in 2017.
Ebonney f Icelandic
Variant of Ebony.
Ecstasy f English (American, Rare)
Taken directly from the drug ecstasy.
Edeeney f Manx (Modern, Rare)
Modern coinage, intended as a Manx form of Edwina.
Effemy f English (Rare), Medieval English
Medieval English vernacular form of Euphemia.
Effy m & f Hebrew
Diminutive for names that starting with "Ef" like Efraim and Efrat
Ehsonoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ehson meaning "good work, good deed" or "present, gift" and oy meaning "moon".
Eiley f Scots
Variant of Eily.
Eilley f Scottish (Archaic, ?)
In the case of the Scottish-born American frontier figure Eilley Bowers (c.1827-1903), it was presumably an anglicized form of Eilidh.
Eily f Scots
Scots form of Eilidh.
Eirny f Old Swedish
Old Swedish form of Eirný.
Eirný f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eir "protection; peace; calm; help; mercy; benignity" and ný "new moon, waxing moon" or nýr "new; young; fresh".
Eiry f Welsh
Older form of Eira 1.
Eisley f Popular Culture
Possibly popularized by the town Mos Eisley on the planet Tatooine in the 'Star Wars' universe.
Eiðný f Icelandic (Rare)
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eiðr "oath" and nýr "new; young; fresh" or ný "new moon; waxing moon".
Ejebay f Turkmen
Feom eje meaning "lady, mother" and baý meaning "rich, wealthy"
Eldey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements eldr "fire" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Elinoy f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the name Eli 2 means "My God", and the name Noy means "beauty".
Eljay m & f English
Phonetic spelling of the initials LJ.
Ellamy f English (Rare, ?)
Transferred use of the surname Ellamy.
Ellany f English (?)
From the surname Ellany.
Ellarudy f English
Combination of Ella 2 and Rudy.
Ellerly f & m English
Transferred use of the surname Ellerly.
Elley f Icelandic (Modern)
Combination of Ell-, a new name element taken from names like Ella 2, Ellen 1, Elin and the like, and the Old Norse name element ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Elliemay f English
Combination of Ellie and May.
Ellody f English (Rare)
Anglicized form of Élodie.
Ellory m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Ellery.
Ellý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Elly.
Eloisy f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Eloise reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation.
Elvý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Elvy.
Elzy f & m American
Variant of Elzie. Diminutive of names containing Elz or Els or similar sounds.
Emary f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Emery.
Emayatzy f Obscure
In the case of American actress Emayatzy Corinealdi (1980-) her name was invented by her Panamanian-born father as a combination of Emma, the name of her maternal grandmother, with Yatzy, allegedly the name of a princess from Panama (perhaps a misunderstanding of Anayansi).
Embrey f & m English (Modern)
Variant of Embry.
Embry m & f Literature, English (Modern, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Embry. It was used by Stephenie Meyer for a character in her 'Twilight' series of books.
Emeney f English (Archaic), Medieval English
Medieval and early English variant of the medieval feminine given name Ismenia, of obscure origins (though some Celtic roots have been suggested, including the Common Celtic *moyni- "treasure" - which became muin in Old Welsh, and mwyn "worth, value" in Middle Welsh).
Emeny f Medieval English
Medieval name of uncertain origin. Seems to be of Germanic origin. It was Latinized as Ismene.
Emerley f English (Modern)
Combination of Emer and Lee. Similar to Emerlyn, Emerald and Emery. Variant of Emerlie.
Emerly f English (Modern)
Variant of Emerley.
Emiley f Brazilian (Rare), English
Elaborated form of Emily or just a variant for Emily.
Emily f German
Variation of Amalia.
Emilý f Icelandic, Faroese
Icelandic and Faroese form of Emily.
Emjay f & m English
Phonetic spelling of the initials MJ.
Emmaly f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emily, the spelling is perhaps presumably influenced by Emma and Bellamy.
Emmamay f English (Rare)
A combination of Emma and May
Emmany f American (Rare)
Apparently a combination of Emma and Bethany. Alternatively it could be a variant of the medieval name Emeney.
Emmary f English (American, Modern, Rare)
Variant of Emery influenced by the spellings of Emma and Mary.
Emmery m & f English
Variant of Emory.
Emmey f English
Variant of Emmy
Emmily f English
Variant of Emily.
Emmly f English
Contracted form of "Emily"
Emmý f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Icelandic form of Emmy.
Emsley f English (Modern, Rare), English (American, Modern, Rare)
Newly created name that was given to 55 girls in 2018.
Emý f Icelandic (Rare)
Icelandic form of Emy.
Emyley f English
Variant of Emily.
Energy m & f English
From the English word energy, from French énergie, or via late Latin from Greek energeia, from en- ‘in, within’ + ergon ‘work’.
Enny f Scandinavian
Variant form of Enna (inspired by Jenny, Henny and other names ending with -ny)
Ensley f English
Variant of Ainsley.
Envy f & m Popular Culture, Literature
Middle English (also in the sense ‘hostility, enmity’) from Old French envie (noun), envier (verb), from Latin invidia, from invidere ‘regard maliciously, grudge’, from in- ‘into’ + videre ‘to see’.
Ephy f English
Variant of Effie.
Erekay f Mordvin
Means "live, alive" in Moksha.
Erenay f Turkish
From Turkish eren "saint, mystic, dervish" (cf. Eren) and ay "moon".
Ergashoy f Uzbek
From the Uzbek ergash meaning "to follow" and oy meaning "moon".
Eriskay f Scottish
From the name of the Scottish island of Eriskay. It derives from Old Norse for "Eric's Isle", see Eric.
Erkaoy f Uzbek
From the Uzbek erka meaning "coddled" and oy meaning "moon".
Ersy f Greek
Alternate transcription of Greek Έρση (see Ersi).
Esmay f English
Variant of Esmé.
Esmeray f Turkish
Derived from Turkish esmer "dark" and ay "moon".
Essey f English
Diminutive of Vanessa, Esther, Estelle, or other feminine names with the "es" sound.
Essy f Swedish
Variant of Essi.
Esthefany f Spanish
A version of Estefany, feminine for Stefan, or a version of the more common Esther and Stephanie.
Esty f Jewish
Variant of Estee.
Eternity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word eternity meaning "existence without end; infinite time", ultimately from Latin aeternitas. Use of the name has been influenced by the brand of perfume called Eternity, which was introduced by Calvin Klein in 1988.
Ethelmary f English (Rare)
Combination of Ethel and Mary. Ethelmary Oakland was a silent era child actress.
Ethelmay f English
Combination of Ethel and May.
Etney f Irish (Archaic), Manx
Obsolete Anglicization of Eithne.
Eusy f German (Swiss)
Bernese German form of Elsbeth.
Evajoy f English
Combination of Eva and Joy.
Evely f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Possibly a variant of Evelyn.
Evely f Danish (Rare), Swedish (Rare), Estonian (Modern)
Combination of Eve and Ly and variant of Eveli.
Eveny m & f Irish (Anglicized)
Anglicized form of Aibhne.
Evey f English
Variant of Evie. Borne by the character Evey Hammond in graphic novel, "V for Vendetta", who was portrayed by Natalie Portman in the film adaption.
Evlly f English (Canadian)
Possible contractive variation of Evalee.
Ezzy f English
English diminutive of the Spanish name Esmeralda.
Faigy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Faiga or Faigel.
Fairamay f Literature
A character from the novel The Journey to the Forest of Temptation by George Harpen.
Fairy f English
From the English word fairy, referring to the mythical creature, ultimately derived from the Roman mythological name Fata, "fate". (Compare: Fay)
Faith-my-joy f English (Puritan)
Referring to the joy of faith in God. Also, derived from the Purefoy motto, 'Pure Foi ma Joi' meaning "pure faith is my joy."
Faithy f English
Diminutive of Faith.
Falkny f Literature
The name of the evil tomboy in Poul Anderson's novel "The Valor of Cappen Vara".... [more]
Fally f English, African
Diminutive of Eliphal.
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