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This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the place is Philippines.
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Nena f Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive of Elena, Josefina and similar names.
Nene f Filipino, Tagalog
Means "little girl" in Tagalog.
Nening f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Nenita or Nena 4.
Nenita f Filipino
Either a diminutive of Nena or derived from Spanish nena used as a term of endearment for a girl.
Nerea f Italian, Sicilian, Galician, Spanish
Feminine form of Nereo.
Nevis f & m English (Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly derived from the name of the country in the Caribbean, Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Nhor f & m Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Nur.
Nhora f Maguindanao
Maguindanao form of Nura.
Nhur f & m Filipino, Tausug
Tausug form of Nur.
Nica f Spanish
Short form of Verónica.
Nicoliah f & m Spanish
Comes from the name Nicole, is part of greek mythology
Nihma f Filipino, Tausug
Possibly a form of Nima 1.
Nikka f Filipino
Used often for nicknames for Filipino girls
Nikyta f & m English, Spanish
Variant of Nikita.
Nilma f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino
Apparently a feminine form of Newman.
Nimfa f Spanish, Polish
Spanish and Polish form of Nympha.
Niña f Spanish (Philippines)
Means "little girl" in Spanish.
Nines f Spanish
Diminutive of Angelines. In other words, this is a double diminutive of Ángeles.
Ningning f Filipino (Rare), Tagalog (Rare)
Means "lustre, sparkle" in Tagalog.
Noraisa f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
Maguindanao and Maranao form of Nuraisah.
Noraisah f Malay, Filipino, Maranao
Malay and Maranao form of Nuraisah.
Noralba f Spanish (Rare)
Perhaps a combination of the prefix Nor (from Leonor) and Alba 1.
Norania f Filipino, Maranao
Possibly a combination of Nur and Raniya.
Norhana f Maguindanao, Maranao, Malay
Combination of Nor 1 and Hana 1.
Norhaya f Filipino, Maguindanao, Maranao
From Arabic نور (nur) meaning "light" combined with the name Haya.
Norielle f Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Meaning unknown, perhaps an invented name.
Norlailah f Malay, Maranao
Malay and Maranao variant of Nurlaila.
Normalyn f Filipino
Combination of Norma and the popular suffix -lyn.
Norming f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Norma.
Norolain f Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Nurulain.
Numeriana f Filipino
Feminine form of Numerianus.
Nurlyn f Tausug (Modern)
Combination of Nur and the popular suffix -lyn.
Nuvia f Spanish, Catalan
Variant of Nubia.
Oda f Bontoc
Meaning unknown.
Ofrecina f Medieval Catalan, Filipino (Archaic)
Probably a Medieval Catalan form of Euphrosina.
Omairah f Filipino, Maranao
Maranao form of Umaira.
Onilda f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Originally a dithematic Germanic name formed from the name elements aun with unknown meaning and hilt "battle".
Opelia f English (Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
English variant or Latin American Spanish form of Ophelia.
Orera f English (Modern, Rare), Spanish, Southern African, Eastern African
Possibly from Spanish or Italian orera meaning, "aurora." See also Aurora.
Oriang f Filipino
Diminutive of Gregoria.
Orieta f Spanish (Rare), Albanian
Albanian and Spanish form of Orietta. This name was borne by Chilean actress Orieta Escámez (1938-2021).
Oritía f Spanish
Spanish form of Orithyia.
Osang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Milagrosa.
Pabericio m & f Filipino
Fabricius It is believed that the name arrived to the Philippine Islands through Malaysians of the same name.
Pabla f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Pablo.
Pablita f Spanish (Philippines), Indigenous American, American (Hispanic), Mexican (?)
Feminine diminutive of Pablo, sometimes used as a diminutive of the related name Paula. Known bearers of this name were Pablita Velarde (1918-2006), a Pueblo (Native American) artist and painter from New Mexico, United States, and Pablita Abeyta (1953-2017), a Navajo (Native American) activist and sculptor who was also from New Mexico.
Pacencia f Filipino
Possibly a variant of Paciencia.... [more]
Paciana f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Paciano.
Pacificación f & m Spanish, Filipino
Means "pacification, creating peace" in Spanish.
Pacing f Filipino
Mostly a diminutive of Pacita. This could also be used as a diminutive of Pacencia, Paciana, and other names containing pac.
Pacu f Filipino, Pampangan
Diminutive of Pascuala.
Pageral m & f Filipino
The name Pageral comes from the Filipino word ‘Pag-iral’ which literally means ‘Existence’
Palma f Spanish, Croatian (Rare), Italian, Medieval Italian, Catalan, Norwegian (Rare)
Spanish, Catalan, Italian and Croatian word for "palm". This name typically referred to Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter, and was historically given to girls born on this day.
Palmita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Palma, as it contains the Spanish feminine diminutive suffix -ita.
Palo f Spanish
Diminutive of Paloma.
Panfila f Italian, Spanish
Feminine form of Panfilo.
Pangako f Filipino
Means "promise" in Tagalog.
Panggoy f Filipino
Diminutive of Josefa.
Paqui f Spanish
Diminutive of Francisca.
Paraluman f Tagalog
Means "muse, inspiration" or "compass" in Tagalog.
Pascu m & f Spanish
Short form of Pascual and Pascuala.
Pasing f & m Filipino, Tagalog
Likely a diminutive of Pascuala or Pascual.
Pasión f & m Spanish
Means "passion" in Spanish, referring to the Passion of Jesus Christ.... [more]
Pastoria f & m Spanish (Archaic, ?), Jamaican Patois (Rare), Literature
Probably a variant of Pastora. It was used by American author L. Frank Baum for a male character (King Pastoria of Oz, father of Princess Ozma) in his Oz series of fantasy books.
Pasya f Filipino
Diminutive of Bonifacia.
Patria f Spanish (Latin American), Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish patria, meaning "homeland".
Pau f Spanish
Spanish short form of Paula and Paulina.
Pauli f Spanish
Diminutive of Paulina.
Paz f Filipino
Short form of Pascuala, Pacencia, and other names starting with a similar sound. Usage of this name is inspired by the Spanish word and name "Paz 1" meaning "peace".
Peejay m & f Filipino
Phonetic spelling of the initials PJ.
Peligros f Spanish (Rare)
Means "hazards, perils, dangers" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Peligros, meaning "The Virgin of the Hazards."... [more]
Peñafrancia f Filipino
Taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñafrancia/Nuestra Señora de la Peña de Francia and La Virgen de la Peña de Francia, meaning "The Virgin of the Rock of France" and "Our Lady of the Rock of France" respectively, venerated in Naga City though originating from the image enshrined in Salamanca, Spain.
Peñarroya f Spanish (Rare)
Taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, Nuestra Señora de Peñarroya, meaning "Our Lady of Peñarroya."... [more]
Peng f Filipino
Diminutive of any name containing the sounds /f/ or /p/.
Pennylane f Filipino (Rare), English
Likely given in reference to the Beatles' song Penny Lane.
Pepa f & m Spanish, Catalan, Czech
Spanish and Catalan diminutive of Josefa (or María José) and Josepa respectively (feminine), as well as a Czech diminutive of Josef (masculine).
Pepay f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefa.
Pepi f Spanish
Diminutive of Josefa and Maria Jose.
Peregrina f Spanish, Galician, Slovene (Rare), Hungarian (Rare)
Spanish and Galician feminine form of either Peregrino and Slovene feminine form of Peregrin.
Perfection m & f English (Rare), English (African, Rare), African American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
From the word perfection, referring to the quality or state of being perfect or complete.
Peri f Spanish
Diminutive of Esperanza.
Perlas m & f Lithuanian (Rare), Tagalog
Derived from perlas, which in Lithuanian and Tagalog is the word for "pearl".... [more]
Perlina f Italian (Rare), Spanish (Rare), English (American, Rare)
Diminutive of Perla. In other words: you could say that this name is the Italian and Spanish cognate of Perline... [more]
Perséfone f Spanish, Portuguese
Spanish and Portuguese form of Persephone.
Perseveranda f History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
From Latin persevērāns meaning "enduring, persevering". This is the name of a Spanish 8th century saint who journeyed to Poitiers (France) to found a convent, dying of exhaustation along the way while escaping from pirates.
Petita f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar and Maria del Pilar.
Phabez f Filipino
name used in a Filipino drama on radio in 1980's...
Phatima f Filipino
filipino
Philmalene f Filipino
filipino-malaysian
Piedras Albas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "white stones" in Spanish (the second word only used as a Latinism or in a poetic/literary sense, in place of blanca), taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedras Albas and Nuestra Señora de Piedras Albas, meaning "The Virgin of White Stones" and "Our Lady of White Stones" respectively.... [more]
Piedrasanta f Spanish (Rare)
Singular (slightly more common) form of Piedrasantas.
Piedrasantas f Spanish (Rare)
Means "holy stones" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de Piedrasantas and Nuestra Señora de Piedrasantas, meaning "The Virgin of Holy Stones" and "Our Lady of Holy Stones" respectively.... [more]
Piling f Filipino
Diminutive of Pilar, Filomena, Felicidad, and other names containing a similar sound.
Piluca f Spanish
Diminutive of Pilar.
Pina f Filipino
Short form of Agrifina and Josefina.
Pinang f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefina.
Pinay f Filipino
Diminutive of Josefina, Crispina, Rufina, and other names with a similar sound.
Pining f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Josefina, Rufina, Agripina, and other names with a similar sound
Pinky f & m English, Filipino
Variant of Pink. Sometimes used for someone with a pink complexion.
Pioquinta f Spanish
Feminine version of Pioquinto.
Pipay f Filipino, Tagalog
Variant of Pepay.
Pirena f Filipino
From the Phillipine fantasy television series "Encantadia".
Pita f Spanish
Diminutive of Guadalupe. A notable bearer was the Mexican poet Pita Amor (1918-2000), born Guadalupe Teresa Amor Schmidtlein.
Piyang f Filipino
Diminutive of Sofia.
Plasinda f Spanish
Plácida (Spanish) in English means placid (calm). Plácida and Plasinda.
Pobena f Spanish
Named for the human settlement in Muskiz, Greater Bilbao, Biscay, Northern coastal Spain. Primarily Basque/Spanish. Pobeña. localidad de España. The word translated to English means "Poor" as in destitute.
Poleng f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Paula and its forms.
Porfiria f Italian (Archaic), Spanish, Spanish (Mexican), Galician, Dutch (Antillean, Archaic), Portuguese (Indian, Archaic)
Italian, Spanish and Galician form of Porphyria (see Porfirio) as well as a variant of Porfíria used in former Portuguese India.
Potenciana f Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino
Spanish and Portuguese form of Potentiana. This was the name of a Spanish saint from the late 16th century.
Potri f Maranao
From Maranao potri' meaning "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्री (putrī).
Prado f & m Spanish (European), Filipino (Rare)
Means "meadow" in Spanish, taken from the Spanish titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Prado and Nuestra Señora del Prado, meaning "The Virgin of the Meadow" and "Our Lady of the Meadow."... [more]
Prados f & m Spanish (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Plural form of Prado, most often used in the province of Toledo in Spain.
Práxedes f & m Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Praxedes. Despite being feminine in origin, it is used for both women and men in Spanish. A famous bearer is Práxedes Mateo-Sagasta, prime minister of Spain in the 19th century.
Praxedes f & m History (Ecclesiastical), Spanish (Philippines), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare), English (African, Rare)
Derived from Greek πρᾶξῐς (praxis), meaning "action, work, success". This was the name of a 2nd-century saint.
Preciosa f Filipino, Portuguese (Rare), Spanish (Rare), Galician, Judeo-Catalan, Judeo-Anglo-Norman (?)
Means "precious" in Spanish, Portuguese and other languages of the Iberian peninsula, from Latin pretiōsa "precious, of great value".
Preciosisima f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Derived from Spanish preciosísima meaning "most precious".
Predestinación f Spanish (Rare, Archaic)
Means "predestination" in Spanish, likely after the predestination of the Virgin Mary to be the mother of Jesus by choice of God.
Prisci f Spanish (Modern)
Diminutive of Priscila, often used in Spanish.
Procesa f Spanish (Philippines)
Spanish feminine form of Processus.
Prosperidad f Spanish (Philippines, Rare)
Means "prosperity" in Spanish.
Providencia f Spanish
Spanish form of Providence.
Pruding m & f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Prudencio or Prudencia.
Psalm m & f English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare), Various
From the English word psalm which refers to a sacred song or poem, especially one of the hymns by David and others which were collected into the Old Testament Book of Psalms... [more]
Puerto f Spanish
Means "port, harbour" in Spanish, taken from the title of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Puerto, meaning "The Virgin of the Port."... [more]
Pula f & m Filipino, Cebuano, Tagalog
Means "red" in Cebuano and Tagalog.
Purificacion f Spanish (Philippines)
Unaccented form of Purificación primarily used in the Philippines.
Puring f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Sinforosa.
Purisima f Spanish (Philippines)
Derived from Spanish purísima meaning "most pure."
Putli f Tausug
Variant of Putlih.
Putlih f Tausug
From Tausug putli' meaning "princess", ultimately from Sanskrit पुत्री (putrī).
Queenelizabeth f African, Filipino
Combination of Queen and Elizabeth. Possibly used in honor of Elizabeth II, the former Queen of the United Kingdom (1926-2022).
Quionia f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish form of Chionia.
Raeven f & m English (American, Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Raven influenced by Rae.
Rafaelita f Spanish (Philippines)
Diminutive form of Rafaela, commonly used in the Philippines. Rafaelita Danita Gomez Paner (1989-) is a Filipino pop-rock singer and actress.
Raiel m & f Filipino (Modern, Rare)
From the Japanese rai, meaning "lightning" and the Hebrew el, meaning "God". Don't ask why this is, ask my parents.
Ramira f Spanish
Feminine form of Ramiro.
Ramos m & f Spanish, Portuguese
From Spanish and Portuguese ramos meaning "branches", in reference to the Christian festivity Domingo de Ramos ("Palm Sunday").
Rasmia f Filipino, Maranao, Maguindanao
From Arabic رَسْمِيَّة (rasmiyya) menaing "formal, ceremonial".
Rayna f Filipino, Cebuano
Derived from Cebuano rayna meaning "queen", which itself derives from the Spanish word (and name) Reina 1 meaning "queen".
Realyn f Filipino
Possibly a combination of Rea and the popular suffix -lyn.
Recuerdo f Spanish (Rare)
Means "remembrance, memory" in Spanish, taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen del Recuerdo and Nuestra Señora del Recuerdo, meaning "The Virgin of the Remembrance" and "Our Lady of the Remembrance" respectively.
Regalada f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Regalado.
Reginita f Spanish (Rare)
Spanish diminutive of Regina.
Regta f Filipino
Means "warm and sincere" in Ilocano.
Reinalda f Dutch (Rare), Spanish, Portuguese
Dutch feminine form of Reinald as well as the Spanish and Portuguese feminine form of Reinaldo. Also compare Reynalda.
Reinalyn f Filipino
Combination of Reina 1 and the popular suffix -lyn.
Reme f Spanish
Short form of Remedios.
Remedio f & m Spanish
Singular form of Remedios.
Remi m & f Spanish
Short form of Remigio and Remigia.
Reming f Filipino, Tagalog
Diminutive of Remedios.
Remy f Filipino
Diminutive of Remedios.
Renalyn f Filipino
Possibly a combination of Rena and the popular suffix -lyn.
Reneilda f Filipino (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Reinhilde used in the Philippines.
Reo f Italian, Catalan, Spanish, Portuguese
Catalan, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form of Rhoeo.
Resa f English, German, Spanish, Literature
Short form of Theresa or Teresa.... [more]
Resti f & m Indonesian, Filipino
Possibly a variant Resty.
Restituta f Late Roman, Italian, Spanish (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Archaic), Filipino, Galician (Rare)
Feminine form of Restitutus. This was the name of a 4th-century Christian martyr from Roman Africa.
Resty m & f Filipino
Common diminutive of Restituto. This is also occasionally used as a diminutive of Restituta.
Resu f Spanish
Short form of Resurrección.
Rexie f & m Filipino, American (Rare)
Diminutive of Rex.
Reyella f Filipino (Rare)
Combination of the given name Rey with the suffix -ella or a feminine form of Rey.
Reyla f Portuguese (Brazilian), Filipino (Rare), English (Rare)
Combination of Rey and the suffix la.
Reylyn f Filipino (Rare)
Combination of Rey and the popular suffix -lyn.
Reymar m & f Filipino, Spanish (Latin American)
Combination of Rey-, from names beginning with this pattern, e.g. Reynaldo, and -mar, from names beginning in that pattern such as María or Maribel.
Reyna f Filipino, Tagalog
Derives from Tagalog reyna meaning "queen", which itself derives from the Spanish word (and name) Reina 1 meaning queen.
Reynalda f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Reynaldo.
Rhealyn f Filipino
Combination of Rhea and the popular suffix -lyn.
Rhodora f Filipino
From the name of the flower.
Ricardina f Spanish
Feminine form of Ricardo.
Ricci f Filipino
Transfered use of the Italian surname Ricci
Ritchelle f Filipino
Variant of Richelle. The spellings Richelle, Richel, and Ritchel are more common.
Ritita f Spanish (Rare)
Diminutive of Rita.
Riza f Filipino
Possibly a short form of Clarissa or derived from the surname Rizal.
Rizalina f Filipino
Feminine form of Rizalino.
Rizalyn f Filipino
Combination of Riza or Rizal and the popular suffix -lyn.
Rizza f Filipino
Variant of Riza.
Ro f & m Spanish
Diminutive of Rocío and Rodrigo.
Robertita f Spanish
Diminutive of Roberta.
Rocaya f Maranao
Maranao form of Ruqayya.
Rocelyn f American (Rare), Filipino (Rare)
Variant of Rosaline/Roslyn influenced by the spelling of Jocelyn (See also Rosslyn/Joslyn).
Roci f Spanish
Diminutive of Rocío.
Rodelia f Filipino
Feminine form of Rodelio.
Rodelyn f Filipino
Combination of Rodel and the popular suffix -lyn.
Rodora f Filipino
Variant of Rhodora.
Rogelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.
Roging f Filipino
Diminutive of Rogelia.
Roguelia f Spanish
Feminine form of Rogelio.
Rohaifah f Maranao
Meaning uncertain, probably of Arabic origin.
Romalyn f Filipino
Probably a combination of Romaine or Romana with the popular English name suffix -lyn.
Romela f Filipino
Variant of Rommela and Romella.
Romella f English, Filipino
Possibly a feminine form of Romel.