This is a list of submitted names in which the gender is feminine; and the order is random.
Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Zhaoren f & m ChineseFrom the Chinese
昭 (zhāo) meaning "bright, luminous" and
仁 (rén) meaning "humaneness, benevolence, kindness".
Siman f Berber (Rare)Siman stands for 'two souls', referring to parents, the name in away implies the child is their combination or fruit.
Sypavê f GuaraniEtymology uncertain. This is the name of the first woman in Guarani mythology.
Nadide f TurkishMeans "rare, precious" in Turkish, ultimately from Persian نا دیده
(nā-dida) meaning "unseen".
Jaina f TheatreThis is used as the German translation of
Jane in the 1881's opera
Patience.
Rogue f & m EnglishFrom Breton
rog (“haughty”) or Middle French
rogue (“arrogant, haughty”), from Old Northern French
rogre, Old Norse
hrokr (“excess, exuberance”).
Tjodvor f NorwegianNorwegian name with the combination of
þjóð "folk, people" and
vár "spring".
Qinshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent, attentive" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Ghazwa f ArabicFrom the Arabic
غَزْوَة (ḡazwa) meaning "raid, attack", sometimes also referring to the expeditions of Muhammad.
Phrangphet m & f ThaiEtymology uncertain, however the first name element may be from
พร่าง (phrang) meaning "sparkling, glittering".
Tahlia f ArabicMeaning: " Woman/girl who recites the Quran often"
Ura m & f TahitianFrom Tahitian
'ura meaning "red" or "purple".
Donara f Soviet, Russian (Rare), ArmenianContraction of Russian дочь народа
(doč naroda) meaning "daughter of the people". This name was created by Communist parents who were eager to reject traditional names.
Xuela f LiteratureNamed after the fictional character Xuela Claudette Richardson in the novel, "The Autobiography of My Mother", by Jamaica Kincaid. ... [
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Findis f LiteratureProbably a combination of
Finwë and
Indis. This is the name of the older daughter and first child of Finwë and Indis in Tolkien's legendarium... [
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Teressa f American (Rare)Phonetic respelling of
Theresa, trying to capture several European pronuncations of this name, for example the Italian pronunciation.
Gigliola f Italian (Rare), Medieval ItalianOf debated origin and meaning. Even though folk etymology likes to derive this name from Italian
giglio "lily" (Latin
lilium), a plant considered to symbolize the qualities of candor and purity, it is more likely derived from
Giglio or
Gilio... [
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Zysia f YiddishPolish Yiddish name, presumably related to
Zysla. Found in documents from the early 1800s regarding contemporary Yiddish-speakers in Poland.
Dwynwen f Welsh, Medieval WelshPossibly from the name of the Celtic god of love,
Dwyn combined with the Welsh element
gwyn "blessed, white, fair"; or derived from Welsh
dwyn "to lead (a life)", in which case it means "to a lead a blessed life"... [
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Haiyang m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 海
(hǎi) meaning "sea, ocean" combined with 洋
(yáng) meaning "ocean" or 阳
(yáng) meaning "light, sun, male"... [
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Kamshat f KazakhMeans "otter" in Kazakh, referring specifically to the Eurasian otter. This name could also be formed from Persian کام
(kam) meaning "desire, wish" and شاد
(shad) meaning "happy, glad".
Akgyz f TurkmenMeans "white coloured girl" in Turkmen, from the name elements
ak meaning "white" and
kyz meaing "girl".
Ipaksuluv f UzbekDerived from
ipak meaning "silk" and
sulu(v) meaning "beautiful".
Chunwen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
纯 (chún) meaning "pure, clean, simple" and
雯 (wén) meaning "cloud patterns".
Dahna f KoreanThis name means a sprout that is young and grows into a mature plant.
Jesubori f YorubaMeaning "Jesus is the winner" or "Jesus overcomes" in Yoruba
Osa f Danish (Rare)Short form of names beginning with the element
Os-, itself derived from Old Norse
óss "god" or
ǫss "heathen god".
Kiko f JapaneseDerived from the Japanese kanji 紀 (
ki) meaning "narrative; account; record" or 希 (
ki) meaning "beg, request; hope; rare" or 葵 (
ki) meaning "hollyhock" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child"... [
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Jiangyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
绛 (jiàng) meaning "deep red" and
玉 (yù) meaning "jade".
Musashi m & f Japanese, Popular CultureThis name combines 武 (bu, mu, take.shi) meaning "military, warrior" with 蔵 (sou, zou, osa.meru, kaku.reru, kura, sashi) meaning "own, possess, storehouse", the combination also being read as Takezō.... [
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Hawea f HawaiianPossibly taken from
hāwea, the name of a mythical drum brought from Tahiti.
Ruilan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
蕊 (ruǐ) meaning "unopened flowers, flower bud" and
兰 (lán) meaning "orchid".
Horasan f Karachay-BalkarPossibly from the name of the ancient province Khorasan, itself from the Middle Persian
hwlʾsʾn' (xwarāsān) meaning “sunrise; east”.
Myeong-mi f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 明 (myeong) meaning "bright, light, clear" combined with 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful". Other hanja combinations are possible.
Fadette f French, LiteratureFrench novelist George Sand gave it to the main character of one of her best-known novels La Petite Fadette in the 1840s.
Rotburg f GermanicThe first element of this name is derived from the Germanic element
hrôthi "fame." The second element is derived from Gothic
bairgan (
bergan in Old High German) "to keep, to save, to preserve", or from Old High German
burg "fortress."
Donghua m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 东
(dōng) meaning "east" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [
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Kamira f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (ka) meaning "flower", 心 (mi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" combined with 良 (ra) meaning "good". Other combinations of kanji characters are also possible.... [
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Roszpunka f FolklorePolish name for
Rapunzel, which is taken from their word for corn salad, also known as the Valerianella plant. This is also how the original German
Rapunzel is named... [
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Lazuli f English (Modern, Rare)From an ellipsis of
lapis lazuli, the name of a deep blue semiprecious stone. It is derived from medieval Latin
lazulum meaning "heaven, sky", ultimately from Persian لاجورد
(lajvard) meaning "lapis lazuli, azure (color)".
Zhaomin m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 照
(zhào) meaning "shine, illumine, reflect", 兆
(zhào) meaning "omen" or 召
(zhào) meaning "call together, convene, summon" combined with 民
(mín) meaning "people, citizens"... [
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Zarmina f PashtoFrom Pashto زر
(zar) meaning "gold, metal" and مينه
(mina) meaning "love".
Sayo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 小 (sa) meaning "small" or 咲 (sa) meaning "bloom" combined with 世 (yo) meaning "world" or 代 (yo) meaning "generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Samphel m & f Tibetan, BhutaneseFrom Tibetan བསམ་འཕེལ
(bsam-phel) meaning "increasing, becoming, establishing one's desires or wishes", derived from བསམ
(bsam) meaning "aspiration, wish, intent" and འཕེལ
(phel) meaning "increase, grow, multiply".
Peola f African AmericanUsed in Fannie Hurst's novel
Imitation of Life (1933) and its 1934 film adaptation, where it belongs to a young light-skinned African-American woman who decides to pass as white.
Daizan m & f Japanese, Popular Culture, LiteratureFrom Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, strong, great" and 斬 (zan) meaning "slash, kill". It can also be composed of different kanji that have the same pronunciations.
Ziyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
紫 (zǐ) meaning "purple, violet" or
子 (zi) meaning "child" and
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)",
雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose" or
琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems".
Ayu-ikalti f Hurrian MythologyThe Hurrian name for the Sumerian sun goddess
Aya 3, who was incorporated into the Hurrian pantheon. This name likely derives from the phrase
Aya kallatu, meaning "Aya, the bride".
Teitrun f FaroeseFaroese combination of
teitr "glad, cheerful, merry" and
rún "secret".
Yanan f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 亚
(yà) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 楠
(nán) meaning "Chinese cedar (a type of tree)" or 男
(nán) meaning "male, man, son"... [
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Alanteena f Indian (Christian)Alanteena is a person who is always very happy and positive. She is very loyal,caring and kind towards a lot of people especially to the ones close to her. She is also a very hard-worker.
Uzoqoy f UzbekDerived from Uzbek
uzoq meaning "far away" and
oy meaning "moon".
Bergdís f Old Norse, IcelandicCombination of the Old Norse name elements
borg "stronghold, fortification, castle" or
bjǫrg "help, deliverance" and
dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or
dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".
Beeta f PersianMeaning "unique" and/or "one of a kind". The characters "بی" (bee) meaning "without" and "تا" (taa) meaning "alike/likeness/similar being".... [
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Zhenhua m & f ChineseFrom Chinese 振
(zhèn) meaning "rouse, excite, raise" or 震
(zhèn) meaning "shake, tremor, excite" combined with 华
(huá) meaning "splendid, illustrious, flowery, Chinese"... [
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Mirola f Medieval SlavicMirola is a Slavic feminine name, derived from "mir" meaning "peace" or "world," It likely means "peaceful"
Shahla f Arabic, Persian, UrduMeans "deep blue, bluish-black" in Arabic, also used to refer to a person with such an eye colour.
Kamalei f & m HawaiianMeans "lei child" or "lei person," from
kama meaning "child, person" and
lei meaning "lei, garland, wreath."
Bingxi f ChineseFrom the Chinese characters
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice; ice-cold" and
溪 (xī) meaning "mountain stream, creek",
晰 (xī) meaning "clear, evident; clearly" or
汐 (xī) meaning "night tides".
Agge f YiMeans "fourth sister" in Yi.
Chuki f & m SwahiliMeans "born during a time of hatred" in Swahili.
Tangwen f WelshDerived from Welsh
tagc "peace" combined with
gwen "white, fair, blessed". It occurs briefly in 'Culhwch and Olwen' belonging to a lady at King Arthur's court, the daughter of Gweir Servitor of Birds.
Mimiko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 微 (
mi) meaning "delicate", 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful" and 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Hinatea f TahitianMeans "great white granddaughter admired by goddesses" in Tahitian.
Feibing f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霏 (fēi) meaning "falling of snow and rain" and
冰 (bīng) meaning "ice".
Tongfang f ChineseFrom the Chinese
彤 (tóng) meaning "red, vermilion" and
芳 (fāng) meaning "fragrant".
Xieai f ChineseFrom the Chinese
谢 (xiè) meaning "thanks" and
爱 (ài) meaning "love" .
Sui f & m ChinMeans "gold" in Hakha Chin.
Ioko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 伊 (i) meaning "great, excellent, magnificent", 緒 (o) meaning "cord" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Shuangzhen f ChineseFrom the Chinese
爽 (shuǎng) meaning "bright, clear, cheerful, happy, refreshing" and
真 (zhēn) meaning "really, clearly" or "true, real".