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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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Reasey f Khmer
Means "pile, heap", "fortune, luck", or "beauty, charm" in Khmer.
Reasmey f & m Khmer
Alternate transcription of Khmer រស្មី (see Reaksmey).
Reathrey f Khmer
Means "night" or "night-blooming plant" in Khmer.
Rebby f English (Rare)
Diminutive of Rebecca.
Reby f English
Diminutive of Rebecca.
Reesly f & m English (American)
Newly created name, probably a combination of Reese and -ly
Reggy m & f English
Variant of Reggie.
Remedy f & m English (American, Rare)
From the English word, perhaps intended to be an English equivalent of Remedios.
Remény f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Directly taken from Hungarian remény "hope". Theories include that this name was coined as a translation of Nadezhda.
Remmy m & f English (Modern)
Variant of Remy.... [more]
Remy f Filipino
Diminutive of Remedios.
Renay f English
Variant of Renae.
Renley f & m English (American, Modern)
Transferred use of the surname Renley.
Renly m & f English, Literature
Variant of Renley.... [more]
Renny f Irish (Anglicized, Archaic)
Obsolete Anglicization of Rathnait.
Renny f & m English (Rare)
Pet form of various names that contain the -ren- sound.
Resty m & f Filipino
Common diminutive of Restituto. This is also occasionally used as a diminutive of Restituta.
Revy f Popular Culture
Name of the main female protagonist of the anime Black Lagoon. In the anime, Revy is short for Rebecca.
Rey m & f English, Popular Culture
Variant of Ray. More commonly used for boys, it began being used for girls following the release of 'Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens'.
Rezky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.
Rhettley m & f English (American, Rare)
Combination of the name Rhett and the popular suffix -ley.
Rhody f English (American, Archaic)
Diminutive of Rhoda used in the Victorian era.
Rhyley f & m Obscure (Modern)
Variant of Riley.
Rianny f Brazilian
Feminine form of Rian or a phonetic variant of Rianne.
Richemay f Medieval English
Medieval English form of Old English Rícmæg.
Richy m & f English
Diminutive of Richard.
Rielley f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Reilly and Riley.
Rielly m & f English (Rare), Brazilian (Rare)
Variant of Reilly. In Brazil, it's used as a short form of names ending in -rielly, especially Gabrielly.
Rigley m & f American
Transferred use of the surname Rigley (See also Rigby, Ridley and Ripley).
Rilary f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Rhyming variant of Hilary.
Rilley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Riley and Reilly.
Rindy f English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Marinda, Clarinda, Dorinda and other names containing a similar sound... [more]
Rishley m & f English
Of English origin meaning "from the wild meadow"
Risky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.
Ristley f English
Female variant of Riston
Rivky f Yiddish
Diminutive of Rivka.
Rizky m & f Indonesian
Variant of Rizki.
Roby f & m Dutch
Dutch diminutive of Robert (for men) and Roberta and Robine (for women).
Roey m & f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant of Roi 2 influenced by the spelling of the name Joey
Rohatoy f Uzbek
Derived from rohat meaning "pleasure" or "comfort, ease" and oy meaning "moon".
Rohy m & f Malagasy
Means "cord" in Malagasy.
Roizy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Raisa 2.
Rolly m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Roly.
Romany f American (Modern, Rare)
Variant spelling of Romani, the name of a chiefly European nomadic group of people (where they are mostly known as 'gypsies'). They ultimately derive their name from Latin Romanus meaning "Roman".
Ronley m & f English (Modern, Rare)
English variant of Ronli
Rony f & m Hebrew
Variant of Roni 1.
Rooney m & f Irish, English
Transferred use of the surname Rooney. A famous bearer is the American actress Patricia Rooney Mara (1985-). Rooney is her mother's family name used as middle name.
Rory m & f Brazilian
A name used by the Guarani and Kaiowá peoples from Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Meaning "joyful".
Rosary f English (Rare)
Various meaning exist for the word rosary.... [more]
Roselly f Brazilian (Rare)
Brazilian variant of Roselle reflecting the Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation to the French version of Rosella.
Rosemay f Various (Rare), Mauritian Creole
Combination of Rose and May, possibly used as a diminutive of Rosemary or Rosemarie.
Rósey f Icelandic
Combination of the Old Norse name elements rós "rose" and ey "island; flat land along a coast" (which is also often related to the Old Norse name element auja "(gift of) luck; fortune").
Rosey f & m English
Diminutive of Rosa 1, Rose and of compound names that start with Ros-, such as Rosaline.... [more]
Rósmarý f Icelandic
Icelandic adoption of Rosemary.
Rosmery f Spanish (Latin American)
Latin American Spanish adoption of Rosemary.
Rossy f Spanish
Diminutive of Rosa 1 and Rosana. Rosa Elena García Echave (born 16 September 1964), better known as Rossy de Palma, is a Spanish actress, singer and model.
Rósý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Rosy.
Roxxy f English (Rare)
Rare variant of Roxy.
Ro'zaoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek ro'za meaning "Ramadhan" and oy meaning "moon".
Rozy f Judeo-Greek, Greek (Rare), Jewish
Greek form of Rosy. It is not a traditional Greek name except in Jewish communities where it mirrors the Judeo-Spanish name Rosa.
Rozzy f English
Diminutive of Rosalind or similar names.
Rúbý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Ruby.
Ruchy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Ruchel.
Ruey f English
Diminutive of Ruth 1.
Ruffy m & f English
Diminutive of Rudolf.
Runný f Icelandic
Meaning unknown.
Ruxsatoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Uzbek ruxsat meaning "permission" or "please" and oy meaning "moon".
Rwby f English (American, Modern)
From the series RWBY, pronounced "ruby". The name of the series is formed from the initials of the main characters and their associated colours red, white, blue, and yellow.
Rykky f African American (Modern)
Variant of Rikki, Rykky Dorsey is a famous Tiktoker and Youtuber.
Saby f Muslim
This name means “A lovely young lady”.
Saçly f Turkmen
From the Turkmen saç meaning "hair", ultimately meaning "long haired, having lots of hair".
Sæný f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from the Old Norse elements sær "sea" and nýr "new".
Safaroy f Uzbek
Derived from safar, the name of the second month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and oy meaning "moon".
Saffy f English (British), Literature
Diminutive of names beginning with a similar sound, such as Saffron (as used in the children's novel Saffy's Angel (2001) by Hilary McKay). It was also used as an Anglicized form of Sadbh in Ella Griffin's novel Postcards from the Heart (2011).
Safidy m & f Malagasy
Means "choice" in Malagasy.
Sáfrány f Hungarian (Modern, Rare)
Means "saffron" in Hungarian.
Sagey f Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sage.
Şahiy f Karachay-Balkar
Possibly from the Persian شاه (shah) meaning "king", or a diminutive form of names with this name element.
Sairey f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sarah. Charles Dickens used the name for the character of Mrs. Gamp in his novel 'Martin Chuzzlewit' (1844).
Sairy f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
As an English name, it is sometimes used as a nickname for Sarah, which is the case for Sarah Bush Lincoln, the stepmother of Abraham Lincoln. It is also the case for Sarah Gamp, one of the characters in the novel Martin Chuzzlewit, whose nickname is Sairey (Sairy in the 1994 TV miniseries).
Salahy m & f Malagasy
Means "sandpiper (bird)" in Malagasy.
Salisbury f Manx (Archaic)
Transferred use of the English surname Salisbury, recorded several times during the 17th century as a feminine name in Mann.
Salmey f Medieval German, German (Silesian, Archaic)
Medieval German form of Salome, used in what is today Germany and Austria from the 13th century onwards.
Saly f Bosnian (Archaic)
Diminutive of Sara.
Şamdariy f Karachay-Balkar
From the Karachay-Balker шам (şam) meaning "holy, sacred", "native, dear" or "beautiful" and дарий (dariy) meaning "silk".
Samey f Popular Culture
Diminutive of Samantha. This was probably first used in Total Drama: Pahkitew Island, there was a character named Samey but her actual name was Samantha “Sammy”... [more]
Samphy f & m Khmer
Means "hard-working" in Khmer.
Sanamoy f Uzbek
Derived from sanam meaning "beauty, beautiful woman", which is also the name of a classical Uyghur music genre, and oy meaning "moon".
Sənay f Azerbaijani
From the Azerbaijani sən meaning "you" and ay meaning "moon".
Sandey m & f English
Variant of Sandy.
Sandry f Literature, English
Short form of the name Sandrilene.
Sandy f Greek (Modern)
Variant of Santi and Santy, influenced by the unrelated English name Sandy.
Sangay m & f Tibetan, Bhutanese
Derived from Tibetan སེང་གེ (seng ge) meaning "lion".
Sanný f Faroese
Faroese form of Sanny.
Santy f Greek
Diminutive of Kyriaki.
Sapphy f English
Variant of Saffy more often used for names beginning with Saph.
Saraswathy f Malayalam, Tamil
Malayalam and Tamil variant of Saraswati.
Saray f Romani (Archaic)
Corruption of Sarah.
Sarobidy f Malagasy
Means "precious" in Malagasy.
Sarray f English (American)
Meaning unknown. Possibly an elaboration of Sarah
Sarvaroy f Uzbek
Derived from sarvar meaning "leader" and oy meaning "moon".
Sary f English
Short form of Sarah.
Sassy f English (Rare)
Possibly a diminutive of Sasha, Sarah or Saskia. It coincides with the English word sassy.
Satanay f Caucasian Mythology
Karachay-Balkar form of Satanaya.
Sataney f Circassian
Circassian form of Satanaya.
Saturday m & f English (African, Rare), Afro-American (Slavery-era)
From the English word for the day of the week, ultimately deriving from Latin meaning "Saturn's day."... [more]
Savrantey f Chuvash
Chuvash form of Sofron.
Savsanoy f Uzbek
Derived from the name of a kind of Iris flower and oy meaning "moon".
Savvy f American (Modern), African American
Means "shrewd, well-informed", from Tok Pisin (an English-based Creole) save or Nigerian Pidgin sabi, both meaning "to know". In some cases, it is a diminutive of Savannah.
Sayidoy f Uzbek
Derived from the Arabic name Sa'id and oy meaning "moon".
Saysary f Yakut
Etymology unknown.
Scarly f English
Diminutive for Scarlett or Scarlet.
Schenley f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Schenley.
Scully m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Scully.
Sebby f & m Various
Diminutive of Sebastian or Sebastiane, usually not used as a given name in its own right.
Sebby m & f English
Diminutive of Sebastian, Sabrina.
Seeley m & f English
Transferred use of the surname Seeley. Seeley Booth is a fictional character in the TV series 'Bones' (2005-2017).
Seely m & f Medieval English
Medieval nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seely "happy, fortunate" (from Old English sæl "happiness, good fortune"). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages... [more]
Sellvy f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Selvy f Swedish
Variant of Sällvi.
Sely f Medieval English, Judeo-Anglo-Norman
Derived from Old English sælig "happy, blessed".
Sengmany f Lao
From Lao ແສງ (seng) meaning "light" and ມະນີ (many) meaning "gem, jewel".
Sephy f English
Diminutive of Persephone. The main female character in the novel series 'Noughts and Crosses' has this name.
Serendipity f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word serendipity.
Serey m & f Khmer
Means "freedom," "beauty, charm," "peace," or "power, authority" in Khmer.
Sessily f English (Modern)
Variant of Cecily, influenced by the botanical term sessile, meaning "a leaf issuing directly from the stem of the plant, rather than by a petiole."
Setenay f Circassian, Caucasian Mythology
West Circassian (Adyghe) form of Satanaya.
Seteney f Caucasian Mythology
East Circassian (Kabardian) form of Satanaya.
Shailey f English (Rare)
Variant of Shaylee. Sometimes used as a Diminutive of Shailene.
Shaindy f Yiddish
Diminutive of Shayna.
Shalay f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a (misunderstood) adoption of the Indian name/word.
Shamcey f Filipino
A Filipino name. A famous bearer of this name is Shamcey Supsup who is a Filipino actress, presenter, model, architect and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe-Philippines 2011 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant.
Shamsiro'y f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek shams meaning "sun" and ro'y meaning "face".
Shanay f English
Variant of Shanae.
Shanky m & f Hindi (Modern)
The person who always remains happy.
Shannary f Khmer
Means "one like a full moon in the sky".
Shantey f American
Variant of Chante.
Shany f & m Hebrew
Variant transliteration of שני (see Shani 1).
Sharay f English (Rare)
Possibly a variant spelling of Cherie.
Sharpay f Popular Culture
From Shar-pei, the name of a dog breed, ultimately from Chinese 沙皮 (shā pí) "sand skin". This is the antagonist in the film 'High School Musical' (2006).
Sharry f English
Variant of Shari, which is a pet form of Sharon.
Shary f English
Variant of Sherry.
Shaughnessy f & m English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Shaughnessy. The name Shaughnessy was given to 5 girls born in the United States in 2000, according to the U.S. Social Security Administration.
Shellby f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Shelby possibly influenced by the English word shell.
Shelly f Hebrew
Means "mine" in Hebrew.
Shelsey f English
Variant of Chelsea.
Shenny f Spanish (Latin American)
Short for Eugenia
Sheretnebty f Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian feminine name meaning "Nose of the Two Ladies".
Sheuly f Bengali
Bengali word for the plant Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, also known as "night-blooming jasmine". Ultimately from Sanskrit śephāla (शेफाल) via phāla (फल).... [more]
Shey f & m English
Variant of Shay 1.
Shibley m & f Arabic (Expatriate, ?)
Anglicized transcription of Shibli.
Shiny m & f English, African American
From the English word shiny, meaning "glorious, shining, brightness".
Shirinay f Uyghur
Uyghur form of Shirin.
Shirly f Hebrew
Variant transcription of Shirli.
Shiry f Hebrew (Modern)
Variant transcription of Shiri.
Shontay f English
Variant of Chanté.
Shrinidhy f Tamil, Hindi, Sanskrit
Variant transcription of श्रीनिधि (see Srinidhi)
Shurley m & f English (Rare)
Variant of Shirley.
Shy f & m English (Rare)
Variant of Chey. It can also be simply derived from the English word shy.
Shymay f Mari
Means "smooth" in Mari.
Sibay f Tatar
Means "love and youth" in Tatar.
Sibley f Medieval English
Medieval vernacular form of Sibylla (see Sibyl).
Siboney f Spanish (Caribbean), Arawak
Means "people of the precious stone" or "cave dweller" in Arawak, spoken in Cuba. ... [more]
Signey f English (American)
Minnesota Swedish corruption of Signy or Signe.
Sigurey f Icelandic (Rare)
Derived from Old Norse sigr meaning "victory" combined with ey meaning "island" or ey meaning "good fortune".
Silby f Romani (Archaic)
Diminutive of Selbea.
Simony f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Brazilian dialectical variant of Simone 1.
Sincerely f English (Modern, Rare)
From the English word sincerely meaning "in a sincere manner".
Sincerity f & m American (Rare)
Derived from Latin sinceritas "purity; integrity".
Sin-deny f English (Puritan)
Referring to the refusal to sin.
Sirly f Estonian
Variant of Sirli.
Sirrý f Icelandic
Icelandic form of Siri.
Sisly f Manx (Archaic)
Variant of Cisly. It might also be a borrowing of Sisile.
Sissy f Greek
Diminutive of Athanasia, Anastasia and Aspasia.
Sity f Javanese
It means "the land" or "city" in Javanese.
Skippy m & f English
Diminutive of Skipper and Skipton.
Slany f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Sláine.
Smiley f & m English (Rare)
A nickname for a person of happy disposition known for smiling or a nickname whose meaning is particular to the bearer. A notable namesake is comedic actor and country singer Smiley Burnette (1911-1967) who was born Lester Alvin Burnett... [more]
Smokey m & f Popular Culture, English
The name of Smokey Bear, from the fire prevention campaigns.
Snowelly f Romani (Archaic)
Contraction of Snow and Elly.
Snowy f & m English (Rare)
From the English word "snowy" meaning "covered with Snow; resembling snow; or when snow is falling".
Soafaniry m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and faniry meaning "desired, desirable".
Soamiangaly m & f Malagasy
From the Malagasy soa meaning "good" and miangaly meaning "capricious".
Soamiary f Malagasy
Means "good luck" in Malagasy.
Soatoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek soat meaning "time" or "clock" and oy meaning "moon".
Sochoy f Uzbek
Derived from soch meaning "thrush" or "rosy starling" and oy meaning "moon".
Soffy f Danish (Rare)
Diminutive of Sofia.
So'limoy f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek so'lim meaning "pretty, pleasant" and oy meaning "moon".
Solvay f English (Modern, Rare), Swedish (Modern, Rare)
Anglicized form and modern Swedish form of Solveig.