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Gwenanwy f Welsh (Modern, Rare)
Diminutive of Gwennan or Gwenan

Hiroyo f Japanese
From 宙 (hiro) meaning "mid-air" and 宥 (yo) meaning "calm, soothe, pacify". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Edvija f Provençal (Archaic)
Provençal form of Hedwig.

Quvenzhané f African American (Modern, Rare)
This name was first borne by American actress Quvenzhané Wallis (2003-). It is derived from the initial syllables of her parents' names, Qulyndreia and Venjie, combined with zhané, an altered form of the Swahili word jini meaning "fairy".

Marileena f Finnish (Rare)
Finnish variant of Marilena.

Yangan m & f Chinese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Yang and An 1.

Keishawati f Indonesian
Combination of Keisha and Wati

Pòlësza f Kashubian
Diminutive of Apòla and Apòloniô.

Eudoria f Literature
An elaboration of Eudora. This is the name a character in the Enola Holmes book and film series, Lady Eudoria Vernet Holmes, who is Sherlock and Enola's mother.

Talaith f Welsh (Rare)

Thursa f English (Rare)
Variant of Thurza.

Skitzom f Ladakhi
Ladakhi form of Kyizom.

Zùstina f Sardinian
Variant of Giustina.

Bertien f Dutch
Dutch form of Bertine, with its spelling phonetical in nature.

Bagym f Kazakh
Alternate transcription of Багым (see Bagim)

Shilat f Hebrew
Acronym of a verse in Psalms that suggests a strong faith in God "שִׁוִּיתִי יְהוָה לְנֶגְדִּי תָמִיד" Psalm 16: 8.

Eskja f Icelandic (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Askja.

Aytəkin f Azerbaijani
Means "like the moon" in Azerbaijani, from ay meaning "moon, month" and təkin meaning "like".

Porferia f Spanish (Philippines)
Variant of Porfiria.

Hestȧhké'héhe f Cheyenne
Means "Twin Woman" in Cheyenne.

Bernabea f Spanish (Rare)
Feminine form of Bernabé.

Gessi f Portuguese (Brazilian)

Yelenka f Russian, South American
Diminutive of Yelena.

Ompión f Romani (Caló)
Means "sacrament" in Caló. This name is used as the Caló form of Sacramento.

Valaida f African American (Rare)
A known bearer is jazz musician Valaida Snow.

Teenie f Irish, Scottish
Diminutive of Christina.

Reposo f Spanish (European, Rare)
Means "rest" in Spanish. It is taken from the titles of the Virgin Mary La Virgen del Reposo and Nuestra Señora del Reposo, meaning "The Virgin of the Rest" and "Our Lady of the Rest", respectively... [more]

Abney f & m English (American, Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Abney.

Chela f Haitian Creole
Haitian Creole form of Sheila.

Rukiyah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Ruqayyah.

Aurisma f Medieval French, Medieval Latin (?)
Derived from Proto-Indo-European aues meaning "brilliant, shining" (related to Proto-Italic *auzōs, from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂éwsōs meaning "dawn" - the source also of Aurora and Auster) combined with -isma, a variant of the Latin superlative suffix -issima.

Majcia f Polish
Diminutive of Maja 1

Shuanglan f Chinese
From the Chinese characters 霜 (shuāng) meaning "frost; crystallized" and 岚 (lán) meaning "mountain mist, mountain haze".

Mwara f Kikuyu
Means "the clever one" in Kikuyu.

Enith f Spanish
This feminine name is predominantly found in Latin America. I am not entirely certain about the meaning and origin of this name, but it may possibly be a variant spelling of Enid.

Sas m & f Dutch, Flemish
Short form of Sasha (unisex) and Saskia (strictly feminine) as well as of their variant spellings.... [more]

Pălăguța f Romanian
Meaning unknown.

Ziwildite f & m Indian (Christian)
It is a mixture of a local dialects Kurmali and Magahi, meaning," Meaning "

Mpule f Southern African
This is the name of Mpule Kwelagobe, she is a Botswana politician, businesswoman, model, and beauty pageant title holder, who was crowned Miss Universe 1999 in Trinidad & Tobago.

Helle f Estonian
Variant of Helena. This name is also associated with Estonian hell “tender” (compare Hellä).

Misono f Japanese
From Japanese 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" combined with 薗 (sono) meaning "garden". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Vesla f Norwegian (Rare)
Directly taken from Norwegian vesle "little".

Belasquita f Medieval Basque
Feminine form of Belasco.

Dylanne f English (Rare)
Feminine form of Dylan.

Cygnet f American (Rare)
Derived from the Anglo-French term, a diminutive of the Old French, cigne or "swan", which in turn came from the Latin cygnus, ultimately from the Greek, kyknos.

Jin-Hyeon m & f Korean
From Sino-Korean 鎭 (jin) meaning "town, market place" or 珍 (jin) meaning "precious, rare" combined with 賢 (hyeon) meaning "virtuous, worthy, able" or 鉉 (hyeon), which refers to a device used to lift a ritual tripod cauldron... [more]

Gusi m & f Biblical Spanish

Materita f Maori
Maori form of Margaret.

Ipiso-waahsa f Siksika
Means "Morning Star" in Siksika.

Benazira f Pashto (Rare)
Variant of Benazir.

Cavidan f & m Turkish, Azerbaijani
Derived from Persian جاوید (javed) meaning "eternal". It is only used as a feminine name in Turkey, while it is primarily masculine in Azerbaijan.

Missia f English (American, Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Elaboration of Missy.

Qingyang m & f Chinese
From Chinese 慶 (qìng) meaning "to celebrate, celebration" combined with 陽 (yáng) meaning "light, sun", as well as other character combinations that can form this name.

Ajanlekoko f Yoruba
Means “predatory” in Yoruba.

Fredesine f Danish (Rare, Archaic)

Jódís f Old Norse, Icelandic
Combination of Old Norse jór "horse" and dís "goddess".

Kiran f Korean
The meaning of the name Kiran is "arisen" "Ki" means "arisen" in Korean and "ran" mean "orchid".

Várdis f Faroese
Combination of the Old Norse name elements vár "spring (the season); woman (in a poetic context); truth" and dís "goddess; woman, lady; sister" or dis "wise woman, seeress; woman, virgin".

Solrun f Danish, Norwegian
The first element of this name is derived from either Old Norse sól "sun", Old Norse salr "house, living room" (see also Salabert) or Old Norse sölr "yellow, sallow." The second element of this name is derived from Old Norse rún "secret lore."

Nicippe f Ancient Greek (Latinized), Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of Nikippe. This is the name of several characters in Greek mythology.

Arcanja f Portuguese (Rare), Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Feminine form of Arcanjo.

Symacho f Ancient Aramaic
Of uncertain etymology. Symacho was a Characene princess (fl. 1st century CE) who converted to Judaism.

Therressa f English
Variant of Theresa.

Yushao f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 妤 (yú) meaning "beautiful, fair" and 劭 (shào) meaning "encourage, excel, excellent".

Yohl Ikʼnal f Classic Mayan
Anglicisation of IX-(Y)O꞉L-la IKʼ-NAL-la, the transcription of the name of a queen of the Maya city-state of Palenque, which translates to "Lady Heart of the Wind Place".

Galaletsang f Tswana
Means "glorify" in Setswana.

Hasina f & m Malagasy
Means "sanctity, virtue" in Malagasy.

Shaundie f English (American)

Alianne f Dutch (Rare), English (Rare)
In the Netherlands, this given name is usually a combination of the names Alie (which is usually a short form of Alida) and Anne 1.... [more]

Jolia f Provençal
Provençal form of Julia.

Maryke f Afrikaans, Dutch (Archaic)
Afrikaans and archaic Dutch form of Marijke.

Yurik f Nivkh
From Nivkh yurud meaning "to read".

Ismênia f Portuguese (Brazilian), Greek Mythology (Portuguese-style)
Brazilian Portuguese form of Isménia.

Khastungalag m & f Mongolian
From Mongolian хас (khas) meaning "jade, jasper" or "swastika (religious symbol)" and тунгалаг (tungalag) meaning "serenity, clarity" or "clear, unclouded, transparent". Compare Khashtungalag.

Boleczka f Polish
Diminutive form of Bolesława.

Makepeace m & f English (Rare)
Transferred use of the surname Makepeace. A famous bearer is William Makepeace Thakeray, English novelist and author of Vanity Fair.

Annalies f German (Swiss)
Swiss German variant of Anneliese.

Chandini f Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Derived from Hindi चाँदनी (cā̃dnī) meaning "moonlight".

Afshaneh f Persian
'scattering'

Lantosoa m & f Malagasy
Means "good order" in Malagasy.

Engleshia m & f English

Nwaanyiabia f Igbo
Means "a woman has come" in Igbo.

Neste f Hungarian
Variant of Nyeste.

Yda f American (Archaic)
Variant of Ida.

Tijda f Kurdish, Turkish

Susannia f Hebrew
Variant of Susanna, which means "Lily" In Hebrew.

Eyfura f Old Norse, Norse Mythology
Derived from Old Norse ey "island" or ey "good fortune", or perhaps from the Primitive Scandinavian adverb *aiwa "always", combined with Old Norse fura "fir tree"... [more]

Daryusha f Russian
Diminutive of Darya 1, not usually used as a given name in its own right.

Khvaramze f Georgian (Rare)
Derived from the Middle Persian noun xwar meaning "sun" combined with the Georgian noun მზე (mze) meaning "sun" (see Mzia).

Annhild f Norwegian, Swedish
Younger form of Arnhild or new combination of Ann and Hild.

Ananna f Bengali (Rare)

Magdalynn f English (Modern, Rare)
Variant of Magdalene.

Mikarla f Portuguese (Brazilian)
Variant of Micarla.

Nurchechak f Uzbek
Derived from nur meaning "divine light" and chechak meaning "flower".

Beloved f & m English (Puritan), Literature
Meaning, "dearly loved."

Norlizah f Malay
Malay variant of Nurliza.

Naminé f Popular Culture, German (Modern, Rare)
From the video game 'Kingdom Hearts'.... [more]

Ogiva f French

Qämär f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Qamar.

Nesya f Hebrew (Modern)
Combination of the name Nes with the letters יה (which are part of the name of God) means "Miracle of God" in Hebrew.

Edelfina f Romansh

Felony f English (Rare)
Unknown. Possibly from the English word felony.

Claria f English (Rare), Medieval Occitan
Elaboration of Clara.

Fee f Dutch, German
As a full name it is derived directly from the German and Dutch word Fee meaning "fairy". It is also used as a nickname for Felicitas or Felicia... [more]

Lenusya f Russian
Variant diminutive form of Yelena.

Flossy f English
Variant of Flossie.

Maizah f Malay, Indonesian
Derived from Arabic مَيْز (mayz) meaning "distinguish, discern (between right and wrong)".

Yanelly f Spanish (Latin American)
Variant of Yaneli.

Siglinde f Swedish (Rare), Norwegian (Rare)
Variant of Sieglinde.

Yama f Japanese (Archaic)
Derived from the Japanese kanji 山 (yama) meaning "mountain". ... [more]

Siubhan f Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic cognate of Siobhán. This name used to be Anglicized as the etymologically unrelated Judith.

Gitt f Swedish
Variant of Git.

Kamerice f African American

Smyrnaia f Ancient Greek
Meaning "of smyrna".

Polymede f Greek Mythology
Derived from πολύς (polús) “much” and μηδομαι (medomai) "to think, to plan".

Glodie m & f African

Dumitrana f Romanian
Feminine form of Dumitru.

Trissie f English (Archaic)
Diminutive of Beatrice.

Mikal f Ethiopian (?)
This name means who's like god.

Moemoeā f Tahitian
Means "dream" in Tahitian.

Erromane f Basque (Rare)
Coined by Sabino Arana Goiri and Koldo Elizalde as a Basque equivalent of Romana and Romaine.

Kimberlie f English
Variant of Kimberly.

Yocelyne f English (American, Rare), Spanish (Latin American, Rare)
Variant of Jocelyn.

Bira f Polish
Diminutive form of Biruta.

Nainika f Indian
Comes from Sanskrit and means "the one with the beautiful eyes".

Raveewan f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai รวีวรรณ (see Rawiwan).

Marinieves f Spanish (Rare)
Contraction of María Nieves or María de las Nieves.

Ruixia f Chinese
From the Chinese 瑞 (ruì) meaning "felicitous omen, auspicious" and 侠 (xiá) meaning "chivalrous person".

Vēsma f Latvian
Directly taken from Latvian vēsma "breeze, whiff".

Wilgard f Germanic, German
The first element of this name is derived from Gothic vilja "will, desire." The second element is derived from gardan "to hedge in, to enclose, to fence in" or from Gothic gards "house, garden, (court)yard."

Bonissima f Medieval Italian
Derived from Latin bonissima meaning "most good, kind, right, pleasant; valid, useful, healthy".

Xinfeng m & f Chinese
From the Chinese 欣 (xīn) meaning "happy, joyous, delighted" and 风 (fēng) meaning "wind, air" or "manners".

Liliʻu f Hawaiian
Means "scorch" in Hawaiian. It is used as a short form of Liliʻuokalani.

Reillette f Obscure
Meaning unknown. Notable bearer lf this name is Rebbie Jackson (1950—), whose birth name is Maureen Reillette Jackson.

Bom-sol f & m Korean (Modern, Rare)
Combination of Bom and Sol.

Méduse f Greek Mythology (Gallicized)
French form of Medusa.

Balsamie f French (Quebec, Rare, Archaic), French (Rare, Archaic)
Cognate of Balsamia.

Neoris f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek νεώρεον (neoreon) meaning "to be overseer of a dockyard".

Pökla f Mari
Mari form of Fyokla.

Ziyoda f Uzbek
Means "more, numerous, abundant" derived from Persian زیاد (ziyâd) meaning "much, a lot, many".

Nkandu m & f Lala
Means "the warm one" in Lala, a Zambian language.

Albray f Medieval English
Vernacular form of Albreda.

Roselina f History (Ecclesiastical), Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese), Flemish (Rare)
Variant of Roseline.

Həfsə f Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani form of Hafsa

Ellsie f English (American, Rare)

Sawe f Medieval Irish (Anglicized)
Early Anglicization of Sadhbh.

Glendi f & m English (Rare)
The feminine name is a hypocoristic form of Glenda.

Sigrade f History (Ecclesiastical)
French form of Sigrada.

Kratesikleia f Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun κράτησις (kratesis) meaning "might, power, dominion" combined with the Greek noun κλέος (kleos) meaning "glory".

Nayu f Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (na) meaning "summer" or 南 (na) meaning "south" combined with 夕 (yu) meaning "evening". Other combinations of kanji characters can also form this name.

Liyu f Chinese, Chinese Mythology, Far Eastern Mythology
From the characters 丽 (lì, meaning “beautiful”) and 娱 (yú, meaning “amusement” or “to make happy”). In Chinese mythology Liyu was a secondary wife to the Yellow Emperor (Xuanyuan) who was said to have invented cooking... [more]

Aaqqat f Greenlandic
Greenlandic younger form of Ârĸat.

Jimin f & m Korean
From Sino-Korean 志 (ji) meaning "will, purpose, ambition" or 智 (ji) meaning "wisdom, intellect" combined with 旼 (min) meaning "gentle, affable", 敏 (min) meaning "quick, clever, sharp" or 珉 (min) meaning "jade, stone resembling jade"... [more]

Ambria f English (Rare), English (American, Rare)

Ariba f Arabic, Urdu
Feminine form of Arib.

Poldica f Slovene (Rare)
Diminutive form of Leopolda.

Floreat f English (Rare, Archaic)
Means "let (it) flourish, may (it) prosper, long live" in Latin. This is often used as a motto, or as part of a motto, which may help explain its use as a personal name; for example, a common scholastic motto is floreat nostra schola meaning "may our school flourish"... [more]

Blanziflor f Literature
German form of Blanchefleur.

Bäđer f Bashkir
Bashkir form of Badr.

Jerusia f English (American, Archaic)
Variant of Jerusha.

Meipala f Hawaiian
Hawaiian form of Mabel / Mable.

Aireen f Filipino
Variant of Irene.

Ailla f English (?)
Variant of Isla.

Maudlen f Medieval English
Variant of Maudlin.

Stineag f Scottish Gaelic
Diminutive of Cairistìona.

Lyriane f French (Rare)
Variant of Allyriane.

Lirios f Spanish (Rare)
Plural form of lirio which refers to a lily flower or an iris plant, taken from the Spanish and Valencian titles of the Virgin Mary, La Virgen de los Lirios and Mare de Déu dels Lliris, meaning "The Virgin of the Lilies" and "Mother of God of the Lilies" respectively.... [more]

Robinne f English
Variant of Robin.

Rogaciana f Spanish (Latin American), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Spanish and Portuguese form of Rogatiana.

Anniebelle f English
Variant of Anabel or a combination of Annie and Belle.

Güzäliä f Bashkir
Alternate transcription of Гүзәлиә (see Guzalia)

Weiping m & f Chinese
From Chinese 卫 (wèi) meaning "guard, protect", 维 (wéi) meaning "tie, fasten, preserve, maintain", or 伟 (wěi) meaning "great, robust, extraordinary" combined with 平 (píng) meaning "level, even, peaceful" or 萍 (píng) meaning "wander, travel" or "duckweed"... [more]

Muka f Japanese
From Japanese 夢 (mu) meaning "dream" combined with 花 (ka) meaning "flower". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Philotera f Ancient Greek
Derived from Greek φιλωτέρα (philôtera) meaning "beloved". This was borne by the younger sister of Arsinoe II and Ptolemy II.

Bryleigh f American
Variant of Briley.

Josienne f Maltese
Variant of Josiane.

Adèla f Occitan, Provençal, Lengadocian
Provençal and Languedocian form of Adela.

Damask f Popular Culture
Transferred use of the surname Damask.

Zlatislava f Russian, Ukrainian
Means "golden and glorious" in Old Slavic.

Kenzhe f & m Kazakh
Means "youngest, lastborn" in Kazakh.

Mehet-weret f Egyptian Mythology
Means "great flood" in Ancient Egyptian. This was the name of a sky goddess associated with water, creation, and rebirth.

Cymantha f English (Modern)
Variant of Samantha.

Jesicca f English (Rare)
Variant of Jessica.

Parwati f Hindi, Indonesian
Alternate transcription of Hindi पार्वती (see Parvati), as well as the Indonesian form.

Bingxi f Chinese
From 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".

Annevieve f English (Rare)
Variant spelling of Annavieve.

Toki f & m Japanese
Time of Opportunity

Cuixia f Chinese
From Chinese 翠 (cuì) meaning "bluish-green, green jade" combined with 霞 (xiá) meaning "rosy clouds, mist". Other character combinations can form this name as well.

Jeong-hye f Korean
From Sino-Korean 正 "right, proper, correct" and 惠 "favor, benefit, confer kindness".

Houri f Armenian
Means "flames" in Armenian.

Hereburg f Medieval English
Possibly derived from Old English elements here meaning "army, military" and burg meaning "fortress".

Xiuye f Chinese
From the Chinese 秀 (xiù) meaning "beautiful, elegant, excellent, luxuriant, refined" and 烨 (yè) meaning "bright, splendid, glorious, firelight".

Nycoly f Brazilian (Modern, Rare)
Brazilian form of Nicole reflecting it's pronunciation.

Éllie f French (Rare)
Apparently comes from a Greek word hêlê who means Sunlight or Sunburst Feminine form of Élie or the diminutive of Eléonore.

Randral f African American (Modern, Rare)

Theolinde f German (Rare), German (Bessarabian)
Younger form of Theodolinde.

Aime f Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" combined with 芽 (me) meaning "bud, sprout, shoot" or 夢 (me) meaning "dream". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Quitterie f French
French form of Quiteria.

Vielka f Spanish (Latin American)
Seemingly derived from Polish wielka, the feminine nominative/vocative singular form of the adjective wielki meaning "big, large; great, grand." It is most often used in Panama.

Walfriede f German (Rare, Archaic)
Feminine form of Walfried.... [more]

Cindazunda f Germanic (Portuguese-style, ?)
Possibly a Portuguese form of Chindaswinth.... [more]

Ica f Hungarian
Hungarian diminutive of ILONA.

Mabasi f Tswana
Mabasi is an African Tswana Name... [more]

Eunez f English (Rare, Archaic)
Possibly a variant of Eunice with the spelling being influenced by Inez.

Cova f Spanish
Diminutive of Covadonga.

Anilla f Medieval English
Contracted form of Anabilla.

Derbie f English (Rare)
Variant of Derby.

Bê f Vietnamese
Means "doll" in Vietnamese.

Milagro f & m Spanish
Singular form of Milagros.

Yosie f English (Rare, Archaic, Expatriate)
Variant of Josie.

Âkasik f Greenlandic
Means "poor little mite" in Greenlandic.

Nivis f Spanish (Latin American, Rare), Spanish (Rare)
Possibly a variant of Nieves.

Cynthya f Various (Rare)
Variant of Cynthia.

Deophilia f German (Bessarabian)
Variant of Theophila.

Jerina f Serbian (Rare), Medieval Serbian
A form of Irene. The most notable bearer was Despotess Jerina (originally: Irene Kantakouzene), the wife of Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković, who lived in the 15th century and who is known in Serbian folk legends as Damned Jerina because of many hardships she reportedly imposed on the people... [more]

Kiriana f English (American, Modern, Rare), English (Australian), English (New Zealand)
Elaboration of Kiria by way of adding the name suffix -ana.

Artio f Celtic Mythology
Derived from the Gaulish word artos "bear".... [more]

Deorswiþ f Anglo-Saxon
Derived from the Old English elements dēor "dear" and swiþ "strong, mighty".

Ellaline f English (Rare)
Combination of the name Ella 1 and the suffix -line. This name was borne by popular British actress and singer Ellaline Terriss (born Mary Ellaline Lewin,1871 – 1971).

Tungigul f Uzbek
Derived from Uzbek tungi meaning "night" and gul meaning "rose, flower".

Kanahstatsi f Mohawk
Name of the clan matron of the clan St. Kateri Tekakwitha belonged to.

Maivân f & m Vietnamese (Modern, Rare)
Combination of the names Mai 1 and Vân.

Deby f English
Variant of Debbie.

Myrlaine f American (Rare)

Verma f English (American, Rare)
Meaning unknown. It could be a rhyming variant of names like Irma, or a variant of Varma.

Sigurrós f Icelandic
Derived from the Icelandic words sigur meaning "victory" and rós "rose" (perhaps the Icelandic vernacular form of Rosa 1)... [more]

Lelie f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch adaptation of the French name Lélie.... [more]

Rira f Yiddish
Yiddish name of unknown meaning that was used in the historic region of Bessarabia.

Marlie f English
Strictly feminine variant of Marley.

Nghiêm m & f Vietnamese
From Sino-Vietnamese 嚴 (nghiêm) meaning "strict, grave, stern".

Zsinett f Hungarian
Hungarian borrowing of Ginette.

Dava f Albanian

Chokyi m & f Tibetan
From Tibetan ཆོས་ཀྱི (chos-kyi) meaning "religious, pious, virtuous".

Dalisha f English (Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Delicia via its other variant Delisha.

Margilia f Medieval Breton, Breton (Archaic)
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One - debatable - theory connects this name with the Vulgar Latin term margella.... [more]

Muscata f Medieval Italian, Judeo-Italian (Archaic)
From Latin muscata meaning "nutmeg".

Amari f Japanese
From Japanese 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia", 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality" and 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit". ... [more]

Bunea f Medieval Romanian
Variant of Buna.

Merlien f Dutch (Rare), Dutch (Surinamese)
Variant of Merlijn.

Metreypheap f Khmer
Means "friendliness" in Khmer.

Lillita f English
Possibly an elaboration of Lillie. This was the real name of Lita Grey.

ǀHúnntuǃattǃatte̥n f San Mythology
Meaning unknown. In the San mythology, she was described as a rock hyrax and as the consort of ǀKágge̥n.... [more]

Goulwena f Breton
Feminine form of Goulwen.

Pravdana f Serbian
Female form of Pravdan.

Rocket m & f English (Rare)
From the English word rocket. The word comes from Italian rocchetta, from Old Italian rochetto (“rocket”, literally “a bobbin”), diminutive of rocca (“a distaff”), from Lombardic rocko, rukka (“spinning wheel”), from Proto-Germanic *rukkô (“a distaff, a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it, used in spinning thread”).

Xeily f English (American)

Yueqin f & m Chinese
From the Chinese 月 (yuè) meaning "moon" and 勤 (qín) meaning "industrious, diligent".

Oella f American, English
It is the name of a small historic mill town in Maryland founded in 1808 that inspired generations of women's name in one family.

Alzire f Theatre, Literature
Used by Voltaire for the heroine of his tragic play 'Alzire, ou les Américains' (1736), about a young indigenous Peruvian woman, daughter of a powerful chief. The heroine is named Alzira in Verdi's opera based on the play... [more]

Kinuko f Japanese
From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" and 子 (ko) meaning "child". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Czyne f German (Silesian, Archaic), Medieval German
Medieval Silesian German diminutive of Christine.

Jonilyn f English (Modern, Rare), Filipino
Combination of Joni 1 and the name suffix -lyn.

Floszka f Medieval Polish
Medieval Polish diminutive of Floriana.

Montoya f & m African American
Transferred use of the Spanish surname Montoya (itself from the name of a Spanish town), used because of its similarity to LaToya and its initial sound (also found in names such as Montrell, Montel or Montez).

Lajunta f Obscure

Beneditta f Sicilian, Hungarian
Sicilian form of Benedetta as well as a Hungarian borrowing of this name.

Seima m & f Japanese
From Japanese 晴 (sei) meaning "clear up", 星 (sei) meaning "star" or 世 (sei) meaning "generations" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine", 舞 (ma) meaning "dance" or 磨 (ma) meaning "polish"... [more]

Prih m & f Javanese
Means "sorrow, pain, sadness" in Javanese.

Gerbalda f Medieval French
Feminine form of Gerbald

Narally f American (Hispanic, Modern, Rare)
Possibly a variant of Narely.

Sharanjeet f & m Indian (Sikh)
Alternate transcription of Punjabi Gurmukhi ਸ਼ਰਨਜੀਤ (see Sharanjit).

Cushla f English (Australian, Rare), English (New Zealand, Rare)
Derived form Irish Gaelic cuisle "pulse". This name was created in the early 1800s from the Irish term of endearment cuisle mo cridhe (usually anglicized as Cushla Macree, in former times also Cushlamachree) which translates to "pulse of my heart"; it is popularly interpreted to mean "beat of my heart".... [more]

Cristhel f Spanish (Latin American)

Umairah f Arabic, Malay
Alternate transcription of Arabic عميرة (see Umayra), as well as the Malay form.

Sadiebethea f English
Princess

Supansa f Thai
Alternate transcription of Thai สุพรรษา (see Suphansa).

Cilika f Croatian
Diminutive of Cecilija.

Anamika f Hindi, Bengali, Assamese
Derived from Sanskrit अनामिका (anamika) meaning "ring finger".

Magnai m & f Mongolian
Means "front, foremost" or "forehead" in Mongolian.

Clarrissa f English
Variant of Clarissa.

Yasya f Russian, Ukrainian
Possibly a diminutive of Yaroslava.

Crisotemi f Italian (Rare)
Italian form of Chrysothemis.

Adalburg f Germanic
The first element of this Germanic name is derived from Old High German adal "noble." 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."

Tingyuan f Chinese
From the Chinese 婷 (tíng) meaning "pretty, graceful" and 远 (yuǎn) meaning "distant, remote, far, profound" or 元 (yuán) meaning "first, origin".

Inûguk f Greenlandic
Meaning unknown.

Luludja f Romani
Luludja means "flower of life".

Lillija f Latvian (Rare)
Variant of Lilija.

Fay f Greek
Variant of Faii.

Chairunnisah f Indonesian
Indonesian form of Khayr an-Nisa.

Prokopia f Late Greek, History
Feminine form of Prokopios. This name was most notably borne by the empress consort of the Byzantine emperor Michael I Rangabe (9th century AD).

Amaira f Indian, Hindi, Arabic, American (Hispanic)
Variant transcription Amirah.

Sainabou f Western African
Form of Zaynab used in Gambia.

Añes f Basque
Basque form of Inés and Agnès.

Lucil f English (American, Rare), Dutch (Surinamese, Rare)
Variant of Lucille.

Renon f Japanese
From Japanese 恋 (ren) meaning "love" combined with 音 (on) meaning "sound". Other kanji combinations are possible.

Æthelfled f Anglo-Saxon, Medieval English, History
Variant of Æthelflæd.

Sylviana f Indonesian (Rare), Swedish (Rare)
Variant of Silviana.

Ouhood f Arabic
Means "knowledge" or "commitments, covenants, pledges, promises" in Arabic.

Tomu m & f Japanese (Modern)
This name combines 十 (ji', juu, ju', to, too) meaning "ten", 登 (shou, chou, to, tou, dou, a.garu, nobo.ru) meaning "ascend, climb up", (to, tou) meaning "Big Dipper, sake dipper", 都 (tsu, to, miyako) meaning "capital, metropolis", 富 (fu, fuu, tomi, to.mu) meaning "abundant, enrich, wealth" or 吐 (to, tsu.ku, ha.ku) meaning "belch, confess, spit, tell (lies), vomit" with 夢 (bou, mu, kura.i, yume, yume.miru) meaning "dream, illusiom, vision."... [more]

Vivianny f Portuguese (Brazilian, Rare)
Variant of Viviany.

Verushka f Russian
Russian diminutive of Vera 1. Also compare Verusha and Verusya.

Maryśka f Polish
Diminutive of Maria.

Cloacina f Roman Mythology
Derived from Latin cloaca, meaning "sewer", and combined with a feminine suffix. This was the name of the goddess who presided over the system of sewers in Rome, sometimes identified with Venus.

Qandila f Uzbek
Derived from qandil which can mean "chandelier" or a kind of apple.

Geertrude f Dutch (Rare)
Dutch variant of Gertrude.

Ashni f Sanskrit
Means "lightning" in Hindi.

Smriti f Indian
Means "memory" in Sanskrit.

Alietta f English (Rare), Italian (Rare)
Variant of Aliette.

Adaleth f English (Rare)

Chhun f & m Khmer
From Chinese 春 (chūn) meaning "spring" or possibly from 津 (jīn) meaning "port".... [more]