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.
Louisia f Romansh (Archaic)19th-century variant of
Luisia. The altered spelling reflecting an attempt to make the name look more French and thus more fashionable.
Ægileif f Old NorseThe first element
Ægi- may be related to Old Icelandic
Ægir, "the sea" or "the god of the sea", found in compounds as
ægisandr "sea-sand" or the Icelandic place-name
Ægisiða... [
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Kanko f JapaneseFrom Japanese 韓 (kan) meaning "Korea, Korean", 實 (kan) meaning "reality, truth", 柑 (kan) meaning "citrus fruit", 寛 (kan) meanin "tolerant", 漢 (kan) meaning "China", 侃 (kan) meaning "upright and strong" or 鑑 (kan) meaning "identify" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child"... [
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Tomie f Japanese, Popular CultureFrom Japanese 富 (
tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance" and 江 (
e) meaning "bay, inlet". Other combinations of kanji are possible. This name is borne by the character Tomie Kawakami (川上富江
Kawakami Tomie), the titular character of the horror manga series
Tomie by Junji Ito... [
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Quyakusi f QuechuaMeans "happy queen" in Quechua, from
quya "queen" and
kusi "happy, joyful".
Tae-yeong m & f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 泰 "great, exalted, superior" (
tae) and 榮 "glory, honor; flourish, prosper", 映 "project; reflect light" or 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero" (
yeong).
Tokaku f Japanese, Popular CultureMeans "impossible". Also the name of the protagonist, Azuma Tokaku of "Akuma no Riddle", which takes place in a school of assassins.
Shuyan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
淑 (shū) meaning "kind and gentle",
舒 (shū) meaning "open up, unfold" or "comfortable, easy" or
书 (shū) meaning "book, letter" and
嫣 (yān) meaning "charming, fascinating",
雁 (yàn) meaning "wild goose",
琰 (yǎn) meaning "jewel, gem, glitter of gems" or
燕 (yàn) meaning "swallow (bird)".
Shian f JapaneseFrom Japanese 祇 (shi) meaning "peace" combined with 杏 (an) meaning "apricot". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Suryati f IndonesianFrom Indonesian
surya meaning "sun" combined with the feminine suffix
-yati.
Caizhong m & f ChineseFrom the Chinese
采 (cǎi) meaning "collect, gather" and
忠 (zhōng) meaning "loyalty, devotion".
Kurdujin f Medieval Mongolian (Rare)A notable bearer of this name was Kurdujin Khatun, Ilkhanid princess and ruler of Kerman and Shiraz. The Iranian village of Kardowjin (كاردوجين) was named after her.
Jo'ragul f UzbekDerived from
jo'ra meaning "fellows at a social gathering" and
gul meaning "rose, flower".
Tông m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 宗 (
tông) meaning "ancestry, origin".
Gulchin f UzbekMeans "florid" in Uzbek, also referring to a floral design imprinted on the upper heel of traditional uzbek shoes called
mahsi.
Fafa f JapaneseFrom Japanese 花 (fa) meaning "flower" combined with 花 (fa) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Miyoha f Japanese (Rare)From 美 (
mi) meaning "beautiful", 代 (
yo) meaning "generation" or 世 (
yo) meaning "world", and 波 (
ha) meaning "wave". Other kanji combinations can be used.
Shuangmeng f ChineseFrom the Chinese
霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost" and
梦 (mèng) meaning "dream".
Shuoyu f ChineseFrom the Chinese
朔 (shuò) meaning "the first day of the lunar month" or "north" or
烁 (shuò) meaning "shine, glitter, sparkle" and
瑜 (yú) meaning "fine jade, virtues",
钰 (yù) meaning "rare treasure" or
玉 (yù) meaning "jade, precious stone".
Nhuận m & f VietnameseFrom Sino-Vietnamese 潤
(nhuận) meaning "soft, sleek, wet, moist".
Callychrowney f Manx (Archaic)Derived from Manx
caillagh, a cognate of Old Irish
caillech "veiled one; (and by extension) nun; female servant" (ultimately from Old Irish
caille "veil") and Irish
Cróine with the intended meaning of "servant of Saint
Cróine", an obscure female saint (since the names of saints were considered too holy for everyday use, they were usually prefixed until the 17th century).
Alaba f Medieval BasqueMeans "daughter" in Medieval Basque. It was documented from the 12th century onwards.
Vervaine f American (Rare, Archaic)Variant of
Verbena, the Latin name for the plant known in English as
vervain. The spelling of the name might have been influenced by
verveine, the French word for the plant.
Sun-ja f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 順 "obey, submit to, go along with" and 子 "child". Sun-ja was the seventh-most popular name for Korean girls born in 1940. The same characters correspond to a number of Japanese female given names, including
Junko... [
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Dubra f Galician (Modern, Rare)Transferred use of the name of the river
Dubra in the province of A Coruña in Galicia, itself from Proto-Celtic
dubros "water".
Akiyo f JapaneseFrom Japanese 明 (
aki) meaning "bright, clear" combined with 代 (
yo) meaning "world, generation". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Mumiak f InupiatBest known as the Iñupiat name of Alaskan mixed race fashion model and activist Laura Mae Bergt.
Boguwłość f PolishPolish name from Slavic
bogŭ "god, deity" combined with
volstĭ "power, rule, sovereignty". In Old Polish, the deuterotheme became
włość "manor, estate".
I-yeong f KoreanFrom Sino-Korean 俐 "smooth; active; clever, sharp" and 英 "petal, flower, leaf; brave, a hero".
Aiping f & m ChineseFrom Chinese 爱
(ài) meaning "love, affection" combined with 萍
(píng) meaning "wander, travel, duckweed" or 平
(píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful"... [
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Goun f & m Korean (Modern)From the present determiner form of adjective 곱다
(gopda) meaning "beautiful, pretty, fine, soft." It can also be written with hanja, combining a
go hanja, e.g. 高 meaning "high, tall," with an
un hanja, e.g. 雲 meaning "cloud."
Muqaddas f & m Arabic, UrduMeans "sacred, holy" in Arabic, from the root قدس
(qaddasa) meaning "to sanctify, to make holy".
Hako f JapaneseFrom Japanese 巴 (
ha) meaning "tomoe, comma" or 葉 (
ha) meaning "leaf" combined with 子 (
ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Gul-e-Rana f UrduFrom Urdu گل رعنا meaning "sweet-smelling flower". There is a Pakistani drama serial with this name, Gul-e-Rana.
Satkhnum f Ancient EgyptianProbably means "daughter of
Khnum" in Ancient Egyptian. The reading is uncertain, so the name can also be read as Satba.
Jesuíta f & m Portuguese (Brazilian)From the Jesuits, a religious order of the Catholic Church named after
Jesus Christ. A notable bearer is Brazilian actor Jesuíta Barbosa.
Kajîn f KurdishPossibly from Kurdish
kaj meaning "pine tree".
Montika f Hungarian (Modern)Derived from Hungarian
montika, itself a vernacular name for Hungarian
pipitér "camomile, chamomile".
Veralidaine f LiteratureThe first name of the protagnist in The Immortals quartet by Tamora Pierce. A diminutive of the name is
Daine.
Hesione f Greek MythologySaid to mean "knowing" from Greek ἡσο
(heso). In Greek mythology this was an epithet of Pronoia, the Titan goddess of foresight and wife of the Titan Prometheus; it was also borne by a legendary Trojan princess, a daughter of King Laomedon and sister to Priam... [
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Tatl f Popular CultureFrom the name of the fairy companion character from the video game
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
Gloom m & f EnglishA word that means "gloaming, twilight, darkness" from Middle English
gloom, glom, from Old English
glōm.
Meghna f IndianFrom the name of the river, or alternatively from Hindi
megh (मेघ)- "cloud".
Shima f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition" combined with 麻 (ma) meaning "flax", 馬 (ma) meaning "horse", 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 万 (ma) meaning "very many" or 茉 (ma) meaning "white jasmine"... [
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Neoris f Ancient GreekDerived from the Greek νεώρεον (
neoreon) meaning "to be overseer of a dockyard".
Lixun f ChineseFrom the Chinese
丽 (lì) meaning "beautiful" and
勋 (xūn) meaning "meritorious deeds, merits".
Tyonkiro f AsháninkaFrom the Ashaninka name for a species of yucca, or
tyonki meaning "thin bone" and the feminine suffix
-ro.
Balausa f KazakhMeans "green, herbs" or "young, beautiful" in Kazakh.
Ephah m & f Biblical HebrewIn the Hebrew Bible, Ephah was the name of three people: one of
Midian's five sons (a descendant of Abraham via Keturah), a son of Jahdai (a descendant of Judah), and a concubine of
Caleb.
Solhild f NorwegianNorwegian combination of
sól "sun" and
hildr "battle, fight".
Senebtisi f Ancient EgyptianFrom Egyptian
snb.tjsj, possibly meaning "she is healthy", derived from
snb "health; to heal, be healthy" and a combination of
tj "you; she, her, they" and
sj "she, her, hers".
Masu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well.
Evernia f English (American)A kind of lichen. From Greek
euernēs "sprouting well" (from
eu- "good" +
ernos "sprout") + New Latin -
ia.
Kesin m & f Shipibo-ConiboFrom the Shipibo name for fine, transparent fibres taken from the banana plant.
Ganka f BulgarianOriginally a diminutive of
Gergana (via
Gerganka), used as a given name in its own right.
Schoysiane f Arthurian CycleShe married Kyot of Katelangen and died giving birth to her daughter Sigune. Prior to this, she raised Condwiramurs (Kondviramur), the hereditary Queen of Brabant, who became Perceval’s wife.
Kiki f & m JapaneseFrom Japanese 葵 (
ki) meaning "hollyhock, althea" combined with 希 (
ki) meaning "hope, request, beg, rare". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Sesera f JapaneseFrom Japanese 星 (se) meaning "star", 々, a phonetic character indicting a duplication of the beginning kanji combined with 来 (ra) meaning "to come". Other kanji combinations are possible.
Qianshan f ChineseFrom the Chinese
千 (qiān) meaning "thousand, many, very" and
珊 (shān) meaning "coral".
Aknur f Kazakh, TurkmenFrom Kazakh ақ
(aq) or Turkmen
ak meaning "white" and Kazakh нұр
(nur) or Turkmen
nur meaning "light".
Arana f TagalogMeans "fresh, new, summer, vegetables, greens, moon" in Tagalog. Usage of this name is, most likely, influenced by the name
Alana and
Alanna.
Dori-mu m & f JapaneseFrom Japanese 夢 (dori-mu) meaning "dream", 童 (do) meaning "juvenile, child", 莉 (ri) meaning "pear" combined with 夢 (mu) meaning "dream". Other kanji or kanji combinations can form this name as well... [
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Fedha f French CreoleFedha Sinon is the real name of Pinkydoll, viral TikTok user/content creator. She is a resident of Quebec, Canada, allegedly of Seychellois origin.
Miarana m & f MalagasyMeans "indulge oneself, gratify one's wishes" in Malagasy.
Swelia f AfricanAfrican variation of Swela, from Arabic name Suela, meaning "beautiful and even".
Maudrith f Papiamento (?), CaribbeanFound on Curaçao at least twice, this name may be Papiamento in origin - it may also be made up by creative parents, or have been inspired by a word or name from a different language. The exact etymology is difficult to tell with a name that is so obscure, so for the time being, one can only speculate about its origins.
Shqiponja f AlbanianDerived from Albanian
shqiponjë "eagle, golden eagle" and, figuratively, "proud and brave person; skillful person".
Moe m & f BurmeseMeans "sky" or "rain" in Burmese.
Asavari f Marathi, HinduismThe name of a raga or melody. This name belongs to a minor character in Hinduism, a lover of
Karna whose father, the king, rejects their marriage out of arrogance.
Rojawelat f KurdishFrom the Kurdish
roj meaning "sun" and
welat meaning "native land".
Fairamay f LiteratureA character from the novel
The Journey to the Forest of Temptation by George Harpen.
Mönkhsaikhan m & f MongolianMeans "eternal beauty" in Mongolian, from мөнх
(mönkh) meaning "eternal" and сайхан
(saikhan) meaning "nice, beautiful, handsome".
Yu-ri f KoreanMeans "a glass pane" from Sino-Korean 琉璃. Alternate characters include 俞 (
yu) "consent, approve" or 宥 (
yu) "forgive, pardon, indulge" combined with 利 (
ri) "gains, advantage, profit, merit".